The Special Edition version of Marvel vs. Capcom has just become available, but this is guaranteed not to last long. The game has a history of becoming a rare find and the Special Edition is without a doubt heading that route.
Artist Chris Cayco, who we’ve featured a few times before on Kotaku, grew up playing Marvel vs. Capcom (and Marvel vs. Street Fighter) games. His tribute to this, which took him over 175 hours, was to combine every single character to ever appear in Capcom’s crossover series in the one enormous image.
Makes me despise Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite that much more
So much wasted potential
As common as it is today, it is hard to believe that there was a time where gaming franchises crossing over was just a pipe dream. Capcom broke down the wall, but they took the combination of some of the most unlikely of franchises and made it the norm.
Whether it was a colossal successful partnership with Marvel Comics or a collaboration with rivals Namco and SNK, the “Vs.” series brought unforgettable experiences to the fighting genre.
Marvel doesn't just have a bright future ahead of it in films, but in the gaming realm as well. Some exciting new titles are showing up on all hardware, so does that mean gamers are finally catching up with the MCU?
I'll just wait for the inevitable release of "Super Duper Marvel vs. Capcom Championship Alpha Edition"
If anybody is looking for the special edition as of right now amazon has it available for both consoles. Probably going to sell out quick.
I figured this would happen, the same thing happened with BlazBlue Calamity Trigger's LE.
That's why I was a total dick, pre-ordered multiple copies of the SE, and will be selling them on eBay for a bit of a profit.
Got one...Won't be here until next tuesday :(. I was going to multiple Best Buys to find one...Just saved me the trouble. Also, it's not bad for $66 considering it would of cost me $66 for the standard edition (with tax)
i bout three at my walmart today keeping on selling the other two figured why not if i cant sell em i'll return em