Marvel vs. Capcom (series)

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This article is about the series. For the game, see Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes.
Marvel vs. Capcom
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Current Marvel vs. Capcom logo
Genres Fighting
Developers Capcom,
Rutubo Games (Saturn Children of the Atom),
Probe Entertainment (PS Children of the Atom),
Eighting (Marvel vs Capcom 3)
Publishers Capcom,
Acclaim Entertainment (Children of the Atom home port)
Platform of origin Arcade
First release X-Men vs. Street Fighter
1996
Latest release Marvel vs. Capcom Origins
2012

Marvel vs. Capcom (マーヴルVSカプコン Māburu bāsasu Kapukon?) is a series of crossover fighting games developed and published by Capcom featuring characters from Marvel Comics and Capcom's own video game franchises. It was the first Vs. series involving Capcom, who would later produce other Vs. series with SNK Playmore (SNK vs. Capcom) and Tatsunoko Production (Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars).

The Marvel characters depicted in the earlier games were often based on their appearances in various 1990s animated series, particularly X-Men, and were often voiced by the same voice actors. Similarly, the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 cast bear similarities to and share voice actors with their late 2000s animated incarnations, such as those seen in Wolverine and the X-Men, The Spectacular Spider-Man, and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Titles

Video games

Overview of all titles and versions in the Marvel vs. Capcom series
Title Release Original platform(s) Ports
X-Men vs. Street Fighter 1996 Arcade Sega Saturn (1997); PlayStation (1998)
Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter 1997 Arcade Sega Saturn (1998); PlayStation (1999)
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes 1998 Arcade Dreamcast (1999), PlayStation (2000); PSN, XBLA (2012)
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes 2000 Arcade Dreamcast (2000); PlayStation 2 (2002); Xbox (2003); PSN, XBLA (2009); iOS (2012)
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds 2011 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 N/A
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 2011 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 PlayStation Vita (2011)
Marvel vs. Capcom Origins 2012 PSN, XBLA N/A

Capcom's partnership with Marvel began in 1993 with the release of The Punisher, an arcade beat 'em up based on the comics.[1] Capcom then created their first Marvel-based fighting game, X-Men: Children of the Atom, in 1994. Marvel Super Heroes soon followed in 1995.[1] Many of the gameplay mechanics used in the Marvel vs. Capcom series were first developed and refined in these two fighting games, serving as precursors to the series. Former Capcom USA Strategic Marketing Director of Online and Community, Seth Killian, stated that many fighting game aficionados, including himself, consider them to have laid the foundation for the Versus series.[2]

X-Men vs. Street Fighter was released for arcades in 1996, introducing the series' signature tag team action by combining Street Fighter-style combat with tag team features.[1] The game was succeeded by Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter in 1997, expanding the character roster to the larger Marvel universe. Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes later debuted in 1998, including characters from numerous Capcom video game franchises. The sprite-based games culminated in 2000 with the arrival of Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, which featured a cast of 56 playable characters.[1]

Shortly after the release of the PlayStation 2 and Xbox ports for Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Capcom lost the use of the Marvel license after a string of legal issues put the series on hold.[3] After a decade-long hiatus, the franchise was revived with the 2011 release of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds. The series' traditional sprites transitioned into 3D character models while retaining the 2D-style combat. An updated version of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, was released later in the same year with additional characters, stages, modes, and other gameplay enhancements.[4][5] A compilation of Marvel Super Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, called Marvel vs. Capcom Origins, was released on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade in 2012, featuring high-definition visuals, online multiplayer, challenges, and unlockables.[6]

Related media

On July 2, 2012, Udon Entertainment announced the release of Marvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works, an art book consisting of promotional artwork, sketches, and bonus material from the many video game collaborations between Marvel and Capcom, from the 1993 arcade game The Punisher to Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. The book made its international debut at San Diego Comic-Con on July 11, 2012, in an exclusive hardcover edition. A standard-format softcover was released in October 2012 by Diamond Comics.[7]

Gameplay

The conventions and controls for the Marvel vs. Capcom series have evolved over its near two decade-long run. Following the same gameplay mechanics from Street Fighter II, the series initially began with the standard one-on-one, best-two-out-of-three rounds format as seen in X-Men: Children of the Atom and Marvel Super Heroes. Players would select a character to use in battle and use various attacks to exhaust their opponent's health meter or have the most cumulative health when time ran out. X-Men vs. Street Fighter limited each match to one round, but added two-on-two tag team features. Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter later introduced the concept of the "assist" by allowing the player to summon their offscreen partner to perform a special move without switching characters. The feature was tweaked in Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, which allowed you to select an assist character before each match and only allowed the player to use their assist a limited number of times. The assist features from Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter were used instead in the following sequel, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, once again granting players the ability to call in their offscreen characters at any time during the match without constraint. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 also increased the number of characters per team by one, providing the series' current three-on-three battle format.

As Capcom's design philosophy for the series changed to expand their user base and reach a wider audience, the control scheme has been repeatedly modified to accommodate people unfamiliar with fighting games.[8] The first five games utilized the same configuration of an eight-directional joystick and six attack buttons that was previously established by Street Fighter II. In Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, the controls were cut down to four attack buttons and two assist buttons in order to make the game more accessible. The control scheme was further simplified with the release of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, which included three attack buttons, two assist buttons, and a "launcher" button.[9] In addition, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 included two different control scheme options: Normal Mode and Simple Mode. Simple Mode, tailored to casual players, allowed players to perform combos and special moves more easily at the expense of limiting a character's available moveset.[10]

Playable characters

Marvel

Character XvSF MvSF MvC MvC2 MvC3 UMvC3 Debut
Apocalypse Green tickY[Note 1]:{{{3}}} Green tickY[Note 1]:{{{3}}} Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN X-Factor #5 (1986)
Blackheart Red XN Green tickY[Note 2]:{{{3}}} Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Daredevil #270 (1989)
Cable Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Uncanny X-Men #201 (1986)
Captain America Red XN Green tickY[Note 2]:{{{3}}} Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Captain America Comics #1 (1941)
Colossus Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Cyclops Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN The X-Men #1 (1963)
Deadpool Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY New Mutants #98 (1991)
Doctor Doom Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Fantastic Four #5 (1962)
Doctor Strange Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Strange Tales #110 (1963)
Dormammu Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Strange Tales #126 (1964)
Galactus Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY[Note 3]:{{{3}}} Fantastic Four #48 (1966)
Gambit Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 (1990)
Ghost Rider Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Marvel Spotlight #5 (1972)
Hawkeye Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Tales of Suspense #57 (1964)
Hulk Red XN Green tickY Green tickY[Note 4]:{{{3}}} Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY The Incredible Hulk #1 (1962)
Iceman Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN The X-Men #1 (1963)
Iron Fist Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Marvel Premiere #15 (1974)
Iron Man Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Tales of Suspense #39 (1963)
Juggernaut Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN The X-Men #12 (1965)
Magneto Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY The X-Men #1 (1963)
Marrow Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Cable #15 (1994)
MODOK Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Tales of Suspense #93 (1967)
Nova Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Nova #1 (1976)
Omega Red Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN X-Men Vol. 2 #4 (1992)
Onslaught Red XN Red XN Green tickY[Note 5]:{{{3}}} Red XN Red XN Red XN X-Man #15 (1996)
Phoenix Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY The X-Men #1 (1963)
Psylocke Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Captain Britain #8 (1976)
Rocket Raccoon Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Marvel Preview #7 (1976)
Rogue Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Avengers Annual #10 (1981)
Sabretooth Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Iron Fist #14 (1977)
Sentinel Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY The X-Men #14 (1965)
She-Hulk Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Savage She-Hulk #1 (1980)
Shuma-Gorath Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY[Note 6]:{{{3}}} Green tickY[Note 6]:{{{3}}} Marvel Premiere #10 (1973)
Silver Samurai Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Daredevil #111 (1974)
Spider-Man Red XN Green tickY[Note 2]:{{{3}}} Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962)
Spiral Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Longshot #1 (1985)
Storm Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Super-Skrull Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Fantastic Four #18 (1963)
Taskmaster Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Avengers #195 (1980)
Thanos Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Iron Man #55 (1973)
Thor Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Journey into Mystery #83 (1962)
Venom Red XN Red XN Green tickY[Note 4]:{{{3}}} Green tickY Red XN Red XN The Amazing Spider-Man #299 (1988)
War Machine Red XN Red XN Green tickY[Note 4]:{{{3}}} Green tickY Red XN Red XN Iron Man #118 (1979)
Wolverine Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[Note 7]:{{{3}}} Green tickY Green tickY The Incredible Hulk #180 (1974)
X-23 Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY X-Men: Evolution, S03 E11 (2003)
Notes
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 In X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, the player can fight as the game's final boss, Apocalypse, against waves of enemies in "Boss Mode."
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 In Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, alternate versions of Spider-Man (Armored Spider-Man), Captain America (U.S. Agent) and Blackheart (Mephisto) appear as playable characters.
  3. ↑ In Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, the player can fight as the game's final boss, Galactus, against waves of enemies in "Galactus Mode."
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 In Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Superheroes, alternate versions of Hulk (Orange Hulk), War Machine (Gold War Machine) and Venom (Red Venom) appear as playable characters.
  5. ↑ In the PlayStation version of Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Superheroes, the player can fight as the game's final boss, Onslaught, against waves of enemies in "Boss Mode."
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 In the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 titles, Shuma-Gorath is available as downloadable content.
  7. ↑ In Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, an alternate version of Wolverine, with bone claws instead of adamantium claws, appears as a separate playable character.

Capcom

Character XvSF MvSF MvC MvC2 MvC3 UMvC3 Debut
Akuma Green tickY Green tickY[Note 1]:{{{3}}} Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Super Street Fighter II Turbo (1994)
Albert Wesker Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Resident Evil (1996)
Amaterasu Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Ōkami (2006)
Amingo Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000)
Anakaris Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (1994)
Arthur Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Ghosts 'n Goblins (1985)
B.B. Hood Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Darkstalkers 3 (1997)
Cammy White Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (1993)
Captain Commando Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Captain Commando Challenge Series (1986)
Charlie Nash Green tickY Green tickY[Note 2]:{{{3}}} Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams (1995)
Chris Redfield Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Resident Evil (1996)
Chun-Li Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[Note 3]:{{{3}}} Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
Crimson Viper Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Street Fighter IV (2008)
Dan Hibiki Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Street Fighter Alpha (1995)
Dante Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Devil May Cry (2001)
Dhalsim Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
Felicia Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (1994)
Firebrand Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Ghosts 'n Goblins (1985)
Frank West Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Dead Rising (2006)
Guile Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
Hayato Kanzaki Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade (1996)
Hsien-Ko Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (1995)
Jill Valentine Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY[Note 4]:{{{3}}} Green tickY[Note 4]:{{{3}}} Resident Evil (1996)
Jin Saotome Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness (1995)
Ken Masters Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Street Fighter (1987)
M. Bison Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
Mega Man Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Mega Man (1987)
Mike Haggar Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Final Fight (1989)
Morrigan Aensland Red XN Red XN Green tickY[Note 3]:{{{3}}} Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (1994)
Nathan Spencer Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Bionic Commando (1987)
Nemesis T-Type Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999)
Norimaro Red XN Green tickY[Note 5]:{{{3}}} Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1997)
Phoenix Wright Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2001)
Roll Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Mega Man (1987)
Ruby Heart Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000)
Ryu Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Street Fighter (1987)
Sakura Kasugano Red XN Green tickY[Note 6]:{{{3}}} Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996)
Servbot Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Mega Man Legends (1997)
Sonson Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN SonSon (1984)
Strider Hiryu Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Comic Computique (1988)
Trish Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Devil May Cry (2001)
Tron Bonne Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Mega Man Legends (1997)
Vergil Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (2005)
Viewtiful Joe Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Viewtiful Joe (2003)
Zangief Green tickY Green tickY[Note 6]:{{{3}}} Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
Zero Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Mega Man X (1993)
Notes
  1. ↑ In Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, the player can fight as the game's final boss, Cyber Akuma, against waves of enemies in "Boss Mode."
  2. ↑ In Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, Charlie appears playable only as a robotic version of himself called Shadow.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 In Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Superheroes, alternate versions of Chun-Li (Shadow Lady) and Morrigan (Lilith) appear as playable characters.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 In the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 titles, Jill Valentine is available as downloadable content.
  5. ↑ Norimaro is exclusive to the Japanese arcade and console versions of Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 In Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, alternate versions of Zangief (Mech-Zangief) and Sakura (Dark Sakura) appear as playable characters.

Reception

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See also

References

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