Drunk on Judgement - Over a decade ago two of the greatest universes clashed in Marvel vs Capcom 2. On February 15th Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was released, and every fighting fan, including myself, went balls out ape shit for it. Thankfully the game doesn’t disappoint a bit. The roster includes 34 characters off the bat, with an additional four that are easily unlocked. The special edition comes with a voucher for two additional characters to be released as DLC a few weeks down the road, leaving those who opted for the standard edition to pick them up at an additional fee. Marvel vs. Capcom 3’s roster is incredible, though smaller then the second, and will provide hours of ass kicking fun with friends or even solo.
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?
