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Finally, MvC2 Online! ...well, maybe not

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I can't tell you how long I've been waiting for a good 2D online fighter. Within the space of a month, Xbox fans get not one, but two: Capcom Vs. SNK 2, and now, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2. Yes, fans, you read right-- this version of MvC2 is Xbox Live-enabled... (3/3/03 NOTE: ...that is to say, "was" Live-enabled. Due to Activision having acquired the Marvel license since the release of this game on other platforms, Capcom is no longer legally allowed to make any changes to the core game code, meaning that Xbox Live support has been removed from the game.)

The core game is one of the most frantic fighting games ever created. For each match, you select three-- yes, three-- characters from a roster featuring almost one hundred different fighters culled from Capcom's previous efforts as well as from the pages of Marvel Comics. Ken, Ryu, Guile, Colossus, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Sabertooth, Blackheart, Sonson, Ruby Heart, Rogue... you name it, they're in here, and all with their own fighting moves and style. During a match, you control one character at a time, though you can "tag out" to other characters on your team anytime during the match, and even call them in for brief assists. If you're good, you can use your Super Art (that is, most powerful special attack) in a strategic chain with those of your partners to ensure that your opponents don't see daylight until sometime in the next century. It's easy to pick up, tough to master, and extremely frantic and fun.

As a 2D fighter, MvC2 is still one of the most popular games for use in competitions. You may also want to pick up an Xbox arcade stick if you decide to get this.

mvc2 review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 10
Date: April 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game is the best game i have ever played,dude! It's got rad controls and stuff! I do not have many words to say about this game because it really rocks!

one reason to hold on to your dreamcast!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: April 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

after renting this game to my dismay i found ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING new or different about this port.the graphics are the same as it was 3 years ago on the defunct sega dreamcast.

what's worse..no online option and you can't play your own souindtracks to replace the horrible jazz ecentric BGM during the battle stages. the music was MUCH MUCH better on capcom's previous efforts I.E. MARVEL SUPER HEROES, MARVEL VS CAPCOM OR EVEM XMEN VS STREET FIGHTER (heh, no wonder why i still have my SEGA SATURN as well as my DC)

but if the XBOX is your only system then your'e left with only one option buy it, otherwise avoid..btw where's the gamecube version...oh you mean there isn't one for the lamecube??...oops!

Too good but too late

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 43
Date: January 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Your probably asking why I'm reviewing so freakin early but Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was going to be the reason for me to own Xbox but it seemed it was never comin out. Now because of that I got it for PS2 and made my right choice and I'm staying with it. My PS2 homies can chill and play this right now while you Bill gates fanboys have to wait for 2 more months. Xbox SUX,PS2 rulz

Marvel ,Capcom Rules

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: February 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have played the arcade Mavel vs. Capcom and it was easly my favorite out of alot.I havent experieced the Xbox version but I have played the Xbox and with the power of it can make it better than the arcade one.The fact that there are 59 charecter is awsome .The arcade probly only had like 20.Im glade of this because there were charecters not on the arcade one that I wanted
to play with.

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to the guy above me

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

yeah, it DID come out for PS2 first. i guess you never played the game in the arcade, or know next to nothing about the game, because if you did, you'd know that the PS2 version sucks. they change it drastically from the arcade version, though you couldn't tell from the surface. So, we wait for the xbox version, hoping it'll be a much more accurate port than the horrible PS2 port.

Horrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 10
Date: March 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The main reason anyone would buy a older game(that is a good one) is if it had a new source fo life. For this game it was the xbox live featue but then for no reason other to be gay and lazy the took it out. So i think the sales for this game will be horrible and ur better of buying snkvs street fighter. Longer gaem live. Horrible just horrible

marvel vs capcom 2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is the best when i heard it was out for x box.I ran to
k mart as fast as i could.Im great whith the lego dude,
jill valintine and da catus dude.If you like fast fun and challenging by this game.
You people will see me alot more i only rate
good games.

play on

a Dream crushed port...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: June 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

[...] Lately I've been complaining about pressure sensitive buttons, and their lack of responsiveness. This game is a prime example of that, as there have been many times when I am inputting the classic moves that I know by heart and nothing happens, or I'm pounding away at the controller and nothing happens. Its not that my controller is broken, is that a game meant for digital buttons should either be tweaked to handle analogue buttons, or not put on a system with a controller that has them. The biggest response problem is in the hyper combos, which require you to pull the left and right trigger together. On the DC I could pull the triggers once and pull it off, on the Xbox I have to pull the triggers repeatedly, and getting my butt kicked as a result. I was able to breeze through even the toughest battles on the DC, but the response was much much better for that system.
Don't get me wrong the game is still a blast, and definitely a worthy purchase if you don't already have the DC, or PS2 versions. This game is one of my all time favorite fighter games, and I still love it despite the response problems this game has with the standard Xbox controller. Although I have played with an S-Type controller I have yet to buy one, but I think I may finally do so in hopes that the controller will help be play this game better on the Xbox.
The sound is quite a bit better than the DC version; I can actually hear the taunts and "Ha-do-kens" without having additional volume like I had to have for the DC version of the game. Graphically, however, the game disappoints. Its sad to think that in two years the 3D polygon world has advanced so much that we have amazing pieces of work like Ninja Gained on Xbox, or the Resident Evils on GameCube, but when it comes to 2D sprites things still have jagged edges, and still animate stiffly, even if they are moving quickly. I'd think that Capcom could have easily tweaked the game graphically to enhance the experience, but they didn't. This game looks just like the DC version. I had high hopes for this port, but with no online play, and with no enhancements to the game over all I feel very strongly that getting rid of the DC version in anticipation for this version was a mistake. Definitely pick this up if you don't have the DC or PS2 version of the game though. It's still one of the most fun fighter games of all time, even if the standard Xbox controller isn't the most responsive.

From zack the king of reviews

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: June 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

OK this game has alright graphics compared to my other games [halo, james bond nightfire, and terminator] but I really miss out on having no storyline. When you start you just go pick a team and start battling. You have to win in order to get points and it is really lame what you can buy with 400 points, I mean who cares whether your charachter gets a new color! And in order to buy new charachters that are worth using points on you have to win a lot. Like you can get about 4 or 500 points for getting to level four, an the good charachters cost 2300 points. so before you buy the game you might want to get halo or terminator oh yeah and if you get the game keep the recipt!!!

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