Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins

I've always dug Capcom’s fondness for digging up its old arcade classics and porting them to modern systems. Games like Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Dungeons & Dragons and Darkstalkers 3 are either difficult to come by or their home ports simply weren't good. With that in mind, I still found it strange that Capcom would do a HD re-release of Marvel Super Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom. Neither game is very expensive or hard to come by. In addition, the star attraction, Marvel vs. Capcom, has a Dreamcast port that’s nearly arcade-perfect. It was an odd cash-grab for Capcom and the high price tag didn’t make it an appealing purchase when it came out. However, now that every other Marvel vs. Capcom title has been delisted, I think it’s worth diving into. 

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes

The original Marvel vs. Capcom quickly fell off the radar after Marvel vs. Capcom 2’s release a scant two years later. To make matters worse, its contemporaries like Third Strike and Darkstalkers 3 overshadowed the game. Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes is almost like the neglected middle child of late 90s Capcom fighters. It was popular for a time but its little brothers overshadowed it fairly quickly. It may not be as deep or refined as Third Strike or Darkstalkers 3 but it’s still a fine game in its own right. At any rate, it’s an absolute shame that it’s been given the shaft for so many years.

Marvel Super Heroes

First thing first, Marvel Super Heroes has no balance whatsoever. I can’t even tell if it was intended to be a competitive fighter because there is nothing here resembling fair. The game’s main gimmick manages to kill any competitive scene the game could have potentially had. The result is one of the fastest, most furious fighters to come out of the Early 90s. As far as unbalanced fighters go, Marvel Super Heroes is one of the better ones.

Devil May Cry 2

Something I don’t say too loud at parties is that I’m not a huge fan of the original Devil May Cry. I certainly think it’s a unique game and I enjoyed my time with it but I’d never call it one of the best games on the Playstation 2 and I don’t think it’s a pillar of the genre like people insisted it was. However, I did appreciate that it was something unique. It knew what it was and I have some modicum for respect for it. It was unique and interesting, if nothing else. Its sequel, Devil May Cry 2 on the other hand is a focus-tested, soulless product that directly flies in the face of everything neat about its predecessor.