It’s been thought for years now that the chances of another installment in the incredibly popular Marvel vs Capcom franchise were non-existent. After all, ever since Capcom lost the Marvel license years ago (which subsequently caused the price of Marvel vs Capcom 2 to spike through the roof on Ebay), Marvel really hasn’t shown much of an inclination to do a sequel regardless of the fact that it would probably make them millions of dollars. So Capcom went their own way and started developing Street Fighter IV and Tatsunoko vs Capcom, and Marvel contented itself with making really crappy fighting games, sequel after sequel of X-Men Legends, and being absolute dicks to anyone who might’ve infringed on their copyrights.
However, IGN is telling us that Marvel vs Capcom 3 may very well be on the way. According to Kevin Feige, President of Production at Marvel Studios, when asked about the possibility of a sequel to Marvel vs Capcom 2, he said,
“Yes. And maybe sooner than you think”
Marvel vs Capcom (or X-Men vs Street Fighter as it was previously known) has always been about two things -fan service and delivering a kickass fighting game. In MvC 2, Capcom suddenly excelled in both aspects, giving fans over fifty playable characters from both the Capcom and Marvel universe to beat each other up with in one of the most celebrated fighting engines ever created. But what can Marvel vs Capcom 3 bring us?
While I would be content with just more and more characters to play with with absolutely no updated graphics or game play, there’s a strong chance that Capcom is more than likely going to use the new engine designed for Tatsunoko vs Capcom (which looks as gorgeous as it does badass). Though pretty graphics is definitely a good thing, it does mean that there’s a very strong chance that Capcom’s new fighting engine won’t be ready to support over fifty characters-not if they want to release it sometime in the next decade at least. Some characters will get axed (which is actually a mixed blessing some some were pretty useless), but in all likeliehood, Capcom will also use this as an opportunity to introduce some more characters as well.
Here’s a few that I want to see…
Zero - Megaman X
He’s fast, agile, and has an awesome beam saber in addition to a variety of melee attacks that he steals from his enemies. And on top of that, he even has a fire punch reminiscent of Ryu -Shoooooooooryuken!
Wesker - Resident Evil
A complete asshole and a maniacal psychopath, the fact that Wesker is infected with some strand of the T-virus means he’s fast, strong, and even more badass than he normally is.
Viewtiful Joe - Viewtiful Joe
Eh, sure, why the hell not?
Dante -Devil May Cry
If Capcom were to add one new character into Marvel vs Capcom 3 it would have to be Dante. Half man half demon, he has a freaking huge sword, twin handguns, and a the powers of the underworld at his command.
The Punisher - The Punisher
Armed with tons of guns, explosives, knives, and an unflinching desire for justice and a bullet in the head of every villian, the Punisher would benefit from a nice arsenal of long range attacks similar to Cable. Only hopefully he wouldn’t be such a cheap bastard.
Jamie “The Multiple Man” Madrox - X-Factor
The Multiple Man has the power to create duplicates of himself which are different facets of his personality. In essence, he can exist in multiple places simultaneously. It also means he can command his own small army. I have absolutely no idea how he would work in a fighting game, but it would be badass if they ever figured out a way.
Hawkeye - The Avengers
There’s already Captain America and Iron Man in Marvel vs Capcom, I figure it wouldn’t hurt to add another member of the Avengers in there. Plus he has a bow and arrow that shoots explosives. That’s awesome.
Carnage - Spider-Man
I think the real question is how Carnage HASN’T appeared in a Marvel vs Capcom game yet. Completely insane and a serial killers, Carnage could be just like Venom. Only faster and considerably more crazy. And freaking cool.
Who else do you think should appear in Marvel vs Capcom 3? I’m sure I’m missing out on a ton of characters.
Mark Fujii: I'm your typical college student who plays too much video games. I also work as an electronic sales associate, meaning I sell Ipods and violent video games to your children when not trying to sneak off and play Super Smash Bros while the boss isn't looking. Oh, and I'm totally awesome. True fact.
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Alex (Alex) says:
(Posted January 31st, 2009 at 5:26 pm)
What would be amazing is if Capcom include one of the few characters from the EX series that is a fan favorite: Skullomania. He was flashy, combo heavy, and although had now real “super” powers could rival Spider-Man in the “wittiness” department.
As far as some new blood from the Marvel side, I’d love to see Thor, Deadpool, and Jubilee. Thor and Deadpool should be dead give-aways considering they both will be in upcoming Marvel movies and the reason they haven’t been included before is beyone me. Jubilee from X-Men would be fun because she shoots firework-like projectiles from her hands. They game is all about fast-paced gameplay and bright colors and quite frankly she is a perfect fit.
DaveX (DaveX) says:
(Posted February 9th, 2009 at 11:28 am)
I’m still a huge fan of Marvel VS Capcom 2 - I have it on my PS2. They should definitely release a sequel to one of the craziest & challenging fighting games to date.
They should definitely add more characters, especially SF characters. They might want to think about taking some characters out that didn’t quite fit into MvC2 like Amingo, Tron Bonn & Servbot. Other characters need more moves like Colossus & Blackheart.
There’s loads of possible Marvel characters to add to the roster - Doc Octopus, The Thing, Human Torch, Mr Fantastic (Dhalsim rival!?) Black Panther, Black Widow, Dare Devil, Elektra, Ghost Rider, Silver Surfer (plus all the ones already mentioned)- the list goes on & on.
On the Street Fighter side, definitely SF Alpha 3 characters - Can’t believe they didn’t put Sagat in MvC2!?! They should also add the SF3: Third Strike fighters (not just 1 or 2 - Capcom Fighting Jam anyone).
As for other Capcom characters - DEFINITELY Devil May Cry’s Dante & Vergil, Resident Evil’s Leon, Claire & Chris, Dino Crisis’s Regina, Dylan, Gail etc. Onimusha characters, Viewtiful Joe, more Dark Stalkers fighters - maybe even Okami’s Amaterasu
If they could update the graphics to SF3 style it would be AMAZING, but I’m not really that bothered about the graphics - And bring back Apocalypse as the boss (or even a playable character)
Someone mentioned SF EX fighters - I would absolutely love Capcom to make one massive Street Fighter collection game featuring all the fighters from SFA3, SF3.3 & SFEX3, but SFEX was developed by another company(Arika) so I doubt it would ever happen - Garuda, Skullomania, and Kairi were my favourites!
Hope MvC3 gets developed & produced some day soon - until then I’m going to play all my SF games over & over again…
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I'm your typical college student who plays too much video games. I also work as an electronic sales associate, meaning I sell Ipods and violent video games to your children when not trying to sneak off and play Super Smash Bros while the boss isn't looking. Oh, and I'm totally awesome. True fact.
soundsofsin (soundsofsin) says:
(Posted September 6th, 2008 at 6:57 pm)
Hell Yeah, i think its freaking awesome that someone finally is prepared to get the greatest fighting series ever another installment. MvC2 is over ten years old and still holds it crown as the king of fighting games. As for the characters i would like to see: Cody or Rolento of Street Fighter
Chipp Zanuff or Ky Kiske of Guilty Gear
Bishop or Havok of X men
and i agree, there are way to many hopefuls to list