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Waste Of Time

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 11
Date: February 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The Arcade was a hit but the playstation kills this game off with a vengence as you once again have to settle for the same swap trick to use crossover mode. the extra modes don't make up for the choppy gameplay either or not being able to tag which is what the game was based on. It's not Capcoms fault though since the DC conversion was flawless.

You've gotta be kidding me !

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: June 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm a big time 2D fighting veteran and I can tell which fighter is worth playing all over and which is worth ditching. Marvel VS Capcom for the PlayStation is an example of one of those 2D fighters that needs to be ditched. But don't get me wrong ! I actually liked the game...on the Dreamcast and arcade. The PlayStation version of Marvel VS Capcom is just swarming with a whole lot of flaws. Trust me ! This is not arcade perfect ! Most of the times, arcade translations that go to the PlayStation come out imperfect like this one. The graphics are just horrible ! Sure the characters and stages look colorful, but if you pay attention to the framerates of the animations, you'll notice that the characters don't move smoothly or move faster. The audio, sounds great. Music tracks and sound effects are brilliant, but nothing special at all. And as for the gameplay, just horrible. And the lack of a tag feature ? Now this is really going overboard ! Just like in Marvel Super Heroes VS Street Fighter for the PlayStation, you have to call up your character to do a one-hit special move. If you want the tag feature, you'll have use the cross over mode, but this feature doesn't emulate the tag features on the superior arcade and Dreamcast versions. The controls could've been slicker, but instead, it ended up choppy. It seems that the PlayStation controller was not meant for great games like this. All in all, the PSX version of Marvel VS Capcom is a big letdown. Choppy animation, choppy controls, lack of a tag feature, and long loading times during the beginning of each fight really makes this game look like a zero. If you want the real Marvel VS Capcom experience, I'd say buy the Dreamcast version of Marvel VS Capcom or spare a few quarters or tokens to play the arcade version. The DC version of Marvel VS Capcom featured flawless animations, awesome graphics, hyper fast controls, no loading times, and a tag feature. Now that's an arcade perfect translation of one of the best 2D arcade fighters of all time ! The DC version is definently worth the money and worth your time ! Please ! Whatever you do, avoid the PSX version ! This version of Marvel VS Capcom is a disgrace to Capcom's ever expanding lineup of 2D fighters ! Not really something to use your money on !

BULL!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game stinks a hadfull of characters and you just fight a handfull of people in arcade mode until you reach onsalught. i don't like it.

DONT BUY THIS GAME

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: March 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is a horrible, stupid game. All you do is sit there, pushing buttons at random, and you win, even on standerd. The controls? Unresponisve. Get Super smash bros for the N64. if you've got one. STAY AWAY FROM THIS GAME! IT is brainless.

Lack of the Tag Feature really hurts the Playstation here

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 10 / 18
Date: August 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If you have played this game in the arcade or on a Dreamcast unit you know how fast and colorful a fighting game this one is. Truth is it is one of the best 2D figthers you can play.

Here is the bad news though, if you own a Playstation and want this translation you will be disapointed when you play. First of all the lack of the tag feature really does kill this game. Without being able to tag in another teamate mid battle it takes away some of the games statagy. I think it also seems to move and load much slower on the playstation than in the Dreamcast. We just have to face it, this game is a next generation game on a five year old piece of hardware, and it just does not live up to its true potential. I love my plastation, but I have to advise all to pass on Marvel vs. Capcom for it. Play Street Fighter Alpha 3 instead if you insist on getting the best 2D fighting action you can out of your old Playstation box.

MARVEL VS CAPCOM

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: July 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Remember back when Street Fighter II (one of the best games.) was popular? Remember how fun it was.Back then all those special moves were actaully special. Nowadays theres a basic button that can do them. Bassically the way to win in this is to press buttons as fast as you can. Thats what my brother and friend do. Those two are obsessed with CAPCOM, and now that the sequel of this wont be on the PLAYSTION my brother is thinkng about spending 200 bucks for a DREAMCAST.(Not that thats a bad decison, I would love to get one.) Just because of one game. MARVEL VS CAPCOM wasnt bad.I have played much worse. I cant say that I reccomend it though,but if you want a 2d fighting adventure this is your kind of game. Maybe CAPCOMs next game will be more like Street FIGHTER II.

COOL

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Cool but not enough caracters.I also hate when you can't use you're special moves.

Not all that great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: August 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you've played any of Capcom's 2D fighter CPS2-to-PlayStation conversions lately, then you already know what to expect from the PlayStation version of Marvel vs. Capcom. While the arcade (and, subsequently, the arcade-perfect Dreamcast conversion) supplied a four-fighter tag-team battle, the PlayStation's RAM limitation limits the battle to two fighters. Also, many frames of animation have been chopped out, particularly those for larger characters. Marvel vs. Capcom is the latest incarnation of Capcom's Street Fighter vs. series. But here, instead of limiting the characters to X-Men or Street Fighters, Capcom has taken characters from all over the Marvel and Capcom universes. Marvel is represented by new additions like Venom and Onslaught, as well as fighting-game veterans like Spider-Man, Captain America, and Wolverine. Capcom's lineup includes Street Fighters Ryu, Chun Li, and Zangief, but also nonfighting characters like Captain Commando, Strider Hiryu, and Mega Man. The result is an ultimate (albeit a bit condensed) lineup of fighters from all over the place. This cross section of comic-book heroes and video-game characters gives the game a truly new and diverse feel, even if the gameplay hasn't changed too much since the last Capcom vs. fighting game, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter.
Some remnants of the tag battle remain. You still select a second character, but that character's only influence on the battle is in the form of short, special attacks. The arcade game actually had you select three fighters, one of whom served as a helper character that you could call on at any time for a quick attack. Now, you select your main fighter and then choose if you want one of these helpers, or a second normal fighter that will join up with you and perform team super combos, should you issue the command to do so. To make up for the loss of the tag action, the ability to link multiple super combos has been added. This lets you really rack up the multihit combos and do a lot of damage to your opponent, to boot. Graphically, the game really doesn't look too bad, taking into consideration the limitations of the hardware. The game is colorful, and the backgrounds are nice. New to the PlayStation version is a quick zoom that occurs during throws. This is a little disorienting, and the characters get pretty pixelated up close as well. The audio portion of the game is troublesome. Everything sounds extremely tinny, and the trebley sound and music will get on your nerves almost immediately.If you're looking for the arcade version, you really need to go to an arcade or pick up the Dreamcast version. The PlayStation version may have the same moves as the original game, but the shell surrounding those moves is completely different. Rent this one first.

Still fun, even with the flaws

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: February 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Marvel vs Capcom is one of the best games I have played. It has great graphics and great game play that you expect from Capcom. Despite its lack of true tag-team mode due to the Playstation's limitations, I still feel that this game is incredible.

Not as good as the Arcade but good Enough

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This was an ok game. The graphics weren't as colorful and vivid as it's arcade counter part, but were good for the PSX. The characters range from huge like Hulk and Zangief to small like Mega Man. While in between like Ryu (who is actually 3 in one, he can morph into a Ken clone and an Akuma clone). There are some secret characters but a couple of them are worth getting. You can even get the final boss Onslaught (combo of Magneto and Professer X). Music is not that bad, some sounds like old cartoons. Voices are good except Mega Man who sounds like Sasami from Tenchi Muyo. Controls are pretty good, some moves though are harder than others to learn. This game is an ok converstion from the arcade, not as good as the Dreamcast version but great 2D fighter for the PSX.

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