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In what will inevitably go down as the worst kept industry secret in recent years, I'm very happy to finally be able to confirm that Marvel vs. Capcom 2 will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network this summer.
The deal took a good while but it's probably our most requested title to bring back, so Marvel and I and a few other people here at Capcom rolled up our sleeves and got it done. I can't stress enough, if you ask for something loudly enough and long enough, we'll work very hard to make it happen.
So while you may have been able to surmise that something was going on with MvC2, we do still have a few surprises up our sleeves. Let me tell you a little more about how and why this version of MvC2 will be the definitive version.
1. It's based on the Dreamcast code base – While the PS2 and Xbox versions of MvC2 were great, there are a few niggling issues in them that have caused the competitive community to continue using the Dreamcast version of the game. We wanted to bring you the very best version of the game, so we listened to the community and started with the Dreamcast.
2. There is online – With the game being developed by Backbone, we are using largely the same, critically acclaimed net code that we used in Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix and with that will come our player match quarter mode/lobby system that has proven so popular. Naturally leaderboards and some form of stats tracking (details to be provided at a later date) will also be in the mix. So on the net code side, you're pretty much assured the best fighting game net code ever created for consoles.
3. HD upscaling options – Given that most people play Xbox 360s and PS3s on HD TVs, it's important to help make the game look better. We've refined our real-time sprite filtering to use even more advanced techniques and we're providing two upscaling options for the sprites... one we've termed "Crisp" the other we've termed "Smooth". It's a matter of personal preference for which one you'll enjoy more. For purists, if you'd like you can use the "Classic" setting, which leaves the sprites completely unfiltered. Because the filtering is applied in real-time, you can change these settings on the fly, mid-match if you choose. Our producer will be showing you some comparison screenshots in the coming days to better clarify the differences. The backgrounds in MvC2 are all 3D, and when rendered at higher resolutions look fantastic. The original textures and assets from the Dreamcast were actually much higher quality than the Dreamcast could really display at the time and when shown in HD, the impact is really quite amazing.
4. Widescreen – Again, with most people playing on HD displays, we wanted to figure out how to implement widescreen support. To do so, the camera field of view was widened (which we're able to do because of the 3D backgrounds effectively running off the "edges" of the 4:3 scenario) and there are a few camera tricks that minimize any impact on the gameplay. Play area is unchanged, and this is not a zoom and crop like HD Remix was. To put it simply, the gameplay area will be in a 4:3 field, while the viewing area will be widescreen. At the same time, for purists and competitive play, a 4:3 option (with vertical bars on the left and right) still exists.
5. No unlocking – While we love giving people unlockables in games, for this outing, there's not a lot of surprises in terms of what characters are in the game. All 56 characters will be unlocked at the start for immediate play, again great for tournament play where players won't need to mess with save game data or hacked versions (/shame).
6. Music Options – We love MvC2 but the original "jazzy" music has long been criticized even by ardent fans. Independent music volume controls and support of custom soundtracks on PS3 and 360 we deemed an important feature. Purists will still have what they love and fans of customization are also served.
And as an added bonus, some of you will get to play it sooner than you think. The US PlayStation network will have the demo available for download this week (Europe's PSN should follow not far after). Surprise. :)
??? How many threads do we have of this?
Edit: If anything I think we need to put one of the threads into the Game Release thread.
;D ;D ;D ;D
Ya ya
Could I just point out that the latest member of the site is named "CoffinDrop1"
Another anakaris user in New Zealand? :D :D :D
I'm actually really surprised by how many randoms on gpforums and whatnot are interested in this release...
Quote from: ILL_BILL on April 29, 2009, 06:19:41 AM
Could I just point out that the latest member of the site is named "CoffinDrop1"
Another anakaris user in New Zealand? :D :D :D
I used to use him back in the days in Vampire Saviour. Anakaris rushdown ftw!
woohoo !
and bill when are you home? i wanna come have a jam on sf4 ;D
Quote from: iRONsoL on April 29, 2009, 08:34:25 AM
woohoo !
and bill when are you home? i wanna come have a jam on sf4 ;D
Haha. Fuck, this arvo would be fine if i wasnt going birthday shopping for the missus. Ill see how long it takes and ill give you a txt. Probably fuckin ages since i have to go out to albany to get her some shoes. Otherwise Im good next thursday/friday whenever.
im gonna get rid of my dreamcast.. =) anybody interest my dreamcast? haha
id be down, but your sticks are rats mike.
dont worri, ill clean it amd make it look good :)
Quote from: iMagneto on April 29, 2009, 11:37:08 AM
im gonna get rid of my dreamcast.. =) anybody interest my dreamcast? haha
Then u have to return my 3rd strike is been a long time
Donate da DC for me bro ..i will take good care of it becuz im broke now....cheers ;D
I might get this. Not for competition just cos I never really played it before and I miss 2d.
Yip I will be picking this up tho I really am more than terrible at it . Hopefully someone can show me a few things when its released .
Quote from: gunsmoke on April 29, 2009, 02:51:19 PM
Quote from: iMagneto on April 29, 2009, 11:37:08 AM
im gonna get rid of my dreamcast.. =) anybody interest my dreamcast? haha
Then u have to return my 3rd strike is been a long time
Donate da DC for me bro ..i will take good care of it becuz im broke now....cheers ;D
Dont tell me u throw my 3rd strike in da bin...
Quote from: B1ackstar Ninja on April 30, 2009, 06:12:25 PM
Yip I will be picking this up tho I really am more than terrible at it . Hopefully someone can show me a few things when its released .
Lot of really alien motions you have to get into muscle memory, you can spend a LOT of time in training mode with this game!
meh.. won't be playing this competitively since its quiet old tbh.
This coming from a 1.6 player? =P
Quote from: fluxcore on May 01, 2009, 07:53:57 AM
Quote from: B1ackstar Ninja on April 30, 2009, 06:12:25 PM
Yip I will be picking this up tho I really am more than terrible at it . Hopefully someone can show me a few things when its released .
Lot of really alien motions you have to get into muscle memory, you can spend a LOT of time in training mode with this game!
But u dont get bored sooo many character 2 use 8) 8) 8)
Quote from: zosla on May 01, 2009, 08:02:33 AM
meh.. won't be playing this competitively since its quiet old tbh.
Sad :-\ :-\
dude what do you mean 1.6.. I started CS at 1.1 with the no zoom AWP ftw!!!
Quote from: zosla on May 01, 2009, 08:02:33 AM
meh.. won't be playing this competitively since its quiet old tbh.
You just know that you would fail miserably.
still waiting for the mvc2 demo on PSN!!
april 30th already ova!! damit!!
playd da demo its pretty sweet since i havnt played it for nearly 2 years.
There was 6 char 2 choose from: ryu, chun, strider, ironman, wolvy(adaman) and spidey....
cant wait 4 da full ver.
is the demo out on psn already?
i cant find it
Quote from: Eddy_COMBO on May 04, 2009, 04:46:31 AM
playd da demo its pretty sweet since i havnt played it for nearly 2 years.
There was 6 char 2 choose from: ryu, chun, strider, ironman, wolvy(adaman) and spidey....
cant wait 4 da full ver.
Same,
I just set the handicap low on player 1 and high on player 2 and use it as a training dummy ,old school megadrive training mode styles.
The graphics look pretty good. The backgrounds especially. Though sometimes the ground plane ends abruptly though. The crisp setting is my fav I reckon.
Wolvy will probably be the new Ken online.
I really REALLY hope for a simultaneous worldwide release. The HD Remix wait was just a joke. Submit that shit NOW capcom!
PS iMag
It's out on US PSN. Just make a Phony US account and Bob's your uncle.
Too early for me to go "lol, psn" Though you guys are getting a demo early, maybe the psn is finally getting some good luck :)
Yeah but he's saying the demo is US only, so potentially the EU release will be delayed a la every other game, big part of the reason I got a 360 over the PS3 tbh
Oh well... Lol PSN!
it is kindof irrelevant which psn store anything is released on because we can access all of them.
And it's not rocket science to figure out how to buy things from there either.
Quote from: boringryu on May 04, 2009, 12:10:29 PM
it is kindof irrelevant which psn store anything is released on because we can access all of them.
And it's not rocket science to figure out how to buy things from there either.
For some. Gets kinda messy though. I'd rather wait than make a phony account. Cool to hear they got a demo though!
i just played the demo~ its pretty damm good. exactly like dreamcast version...
i cant wait for the full game to cme out, iron mans infinite all sweet heh
Oh yeah!!
Question to all: What will be the scrub players chioce for their team.
My guess is Wolvy, Cable and Cyclops. With a hint of Akuma.
Ryu Akuma Ken
You see it at the arcade even
Quote from: fluxcore on May 05, 2009, 11:07:33 AM
Ryu Akuma Ken
You see it at the arcade even
Lol, that is every maori's and anyone under 15's dream team. I should know, I was one of those kids. Yeah yeah! :P
First time I saw you playing at the arcade Stu you were using MSP, but in some weird order like mag psy storm
Quote from: fluxcore on May 05, 2009, 11:07:33 AM
Ryu Akuma Ken
You see it at the arcade even
It will be this. And at some point ill beat a scrub MSP with that team.
Some guy challenged me at MvC2 the other day using some strider based team, and according to my gf one of his friends got a camera out and was recording it. I can only assume they were pretty confident.
I beat him pretty easily with my hella rusty storm/sent/capcom.
Quote from: fluxcore on May 05, 2009, 03:46:07 PM
Some guy challenged me at MvC2 the other day using some strider based team, and according to my gf one of his friends got a camera out and was recording it. I can only assume they were pretty confident.
I beat him pretty easily with my hella rusty storm/sent/capcom.
Lol win!
Real men use Dan.
OYAJIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Quote from: ILL_BILL on May 05, 2009, 06:27:30 PM
Real men use Dan.
OYAJIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Hulk SMASH little man......... >:( >:( >:(
Dan's Self Destruct !!!! LOL
Quote from: fluxcore on May 05, 2009, 03:20:39 PM
First time I saw you playing at the arcade Stu you were using MSP, but in some weird order like mag psy storm
Yeah, I had psy second because I could do her awesome air combo to super, lol! :)
I was lucky enough to watch some of eks(ekins) combo vids after that. Changed me for ever.
magneto, sentinel and cyclops are back!!
Quote from: stereomonkey on May 05, 2009, 10:33:53 AM
Question to all: What will be the scrub players chioce for their team.
I guess Cable, Sent, CapCom ::)
Quote from: iRONsoL on May 06, 2009, 01:24:37 PM
Quote from: stereomonkey on May 05, 2009, 10:33:53 AM
Question to all: What will be the scrub players chioce for their team.
I guess Cable, Sent, CapCom ::)
Agree.... ;D ;D ;D
You have to know something about the game to use those guys.
Scrubs only know ryu/ken/akuma.
First 2 weeks: Ryu/Ken/Akuma.
After they lose to cable/??/?? THEN we will see more cable/??/?? teams.
After THEY lose to Anakaris/Storm/Sonson, I will be the only one playing online.
scrubclops. and raping peeps with tk shinkuu hadouken will be awesome.
FEAR RYU
Quote from: samurai black on May 07, 2009, 04:04:06 PM
scrubclops. and raping peeps with tk shinkuu hadouken will be awesome.
FEAR RYU
damn straight everybody better FEAR RYU and Cpt AMERICA F*ck yea!!
Dan, Servbot and Amingo!