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Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

2000 82 / 100 Arcade Fighting
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes is the fourth game in the Marvel vs. Capcom series of fighting games. The player's controls were simplified to make the gameplay more accessible to the wider audience of casual players and the button configuration was trimmed down to 4 main buttons and 2 assist buttons. The game also features a different air-combo system and 3 on 3 tag, compared to the 2 on 2 tag from previous g Show full summary

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes is the fourth game in the Marvel vs. Capcom series of fighting games. The player's controls were simplified to make the gameplay more accessible to the wider audience of casual players and the button configuration was trimmed down to 4 main buttons and 2 assist buttons. The game also features a different air-combo system and 3 on 3 tag, compared to the 2 on 2 tag from previous games in the series.

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Arcade Genre Fighting Genre Action Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel Multiplayer Game feel
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Story & context

Two years after the battle against Onslaught, peace in the planet Earth was restored until a mysterious entity named Abyss, shrouded the atmosphere with his dark energy. It was consumed within a sphere that the being was holding close to him; With his immense strength, it blew passed a desert and the plant life was also ruined. A pirate known as Ruby Heart discovered the energy and warned the heroes and villains from the two camps who were fighting amongst themselves. Together, they must stop this new nemesis before the Earth and the universe is destroyed by Abyss' terrible power. In the end of the battle, the heroes and villains make a truce while taking a joy cruise on Ruby Heart's ship flying through the skies of the Earth; She holds the orb in her hand then casts it into the sea thus seeing the last of Abyss and closing the rivalry between Marvel and Capcom.

GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer GenreArcade GenreFighting ThemeAction Traitachievements Traitadamantium Traitalien protagonist Traitalternate costumes Traitanimation canceling Traitanthropomorphism Traitartificial intelligence Traitboss fight Traitcharacter select screen Traitcomic book Traitcomic book character Traitcrossover Traitcryokinesis Traitcustom soundtrack Traitdescendants of other characters Traitdigital distribution Traitevo championship series Traitfan service Traitgame title announcer Traitgrapple Traithand-to-hand combat Traithidden character Traithigh score Traitin-game moves list Traitjapanese games based on western ips Traitkarate Traitmartial arts Traitmelee Traitmeme origin Traitmercenary Traitmultiple protagonists Traitmutants Traitonline Traitpolygonal 3d Traitranked match Traitrushdown Traitsega naomi Traitshoto-clone Traitsuperhero Traitsuperpowers Traittag teaming Traitthrowing weapons Traittie-in Traittransforming boss Traittrilogy Traitunlockables Traitversus screen Traitvmu support Traitvoice acting Traitvoice chat Traitwavedash Traitxbox 360 backwards compatibility

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Capcom Production Studio 1
Publisher
Capcom, Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Franchise
Marvel, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, X-Men, Spider-Man, Mega Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Darkstalkers, Hulk, Wolverine, Venom, Strider
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Arcade Feb 24, 2000
  • Dreamcast Jul 16, 2000
  • Dreamcast Jun 29, 2000
  • Dreamcast Mar 30, 2000
  • PlayStation 2 Nov 29, 2002
  • PlayStation 2 Nov 19, 2002
  • PlayStation 2 Sep 19, 2002
  • Xbox Sep 19, 2002
  • Xbox Nov 29, 2002
  • Xbox Mar 30, 2003
  • Arcade May 2000

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