What a way to kick off the first of Gaming Everything's Top Ten list with the announcement and trailer of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds! Before we jump straight into the list, though, let's recap the series as a whole.
Capcom has done a lot with their "Versus" series of games. It started out as "X-Men vs. Street Fighter" before moving on to "Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter." From there the series expanded to "Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes" and "Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes." EA would soon gain the rights to Marvel, and we'd see the everlasting turd known as "Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects."
From then on out, Capcom would make other crossover games, including "Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000" and "Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001" (known as "Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO" on the Gamecube and Xbox), and SNK would create "SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium" and "SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos" before filing bankruptcy. Capcom just recently released "Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes" in Japan, and, likely due to no MvC title in nearly 10 years, demand was high to bring the fighter, with its obscure anime characters replacing the comic stars of past games, overseas to America. However, because the characters were from different anime series that were obtained by different American companies for translation and US use, not all the characters were able to make the jump to the west. Because of this, we instead received "Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars," replacing the left out characters for Dead Rising's Frank West, Mega Man X's Zero, Tekkaman Blade, Joe the Condor, and Yatterman-2.
That brings us to Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Very few details are known about this game except that it will have a comic book style to it, and like TvC and Street Fighter IV will be a 2D fighter with 3D graphics. The trailer also shows us the only six confirmed characters: Street Fighter's Ryu, X-Men's Wolverine, Darkstalkers' Morrigan, Iron Man, the Hulk, and newcomer Chris Redfield from Resident Evil. The game is said to have a minimum of 30 characters, and DLC is always an option, but these are the only confirmed six characters at this time. While we can assume the many others that will make their way in, and can look at the silhouettes of the Capcom and Marvel logos (Chun-Li, Captain America, Felicia, and Deadpool seem to be the most obvious ones), it can't be helped not to come up with ideas or a wishlist of characters that would be great to see either return or show up for the first time. So, without further ado, here's GE's Top Ten Most Wanted Capcom Characters in Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
First Game: Breath of Fire II
So the Versus series, especially the Marvel vs. Capcom series, has a severe lack of two things: catgirls, and RPG characters. While I'm not the biggest fan of the half-female half-feline variety, it'd be nice to see either one less Street Fighter character or one less obscure character and have it replaced by Katt from Breath of Fire II. Her in-game attacks and techniques could be used in her moveset, and it'd be a fresh face not many would even imagine to make it into the series and could be a pleasant surprise. I mean, if Jill Valentine can summon crows, zombies, and dogs, none of which she could do in her own game, why would this be such a big stretch to see? Show some support to long forgotten games as well, Capcom, like you did with Sonson.
First Game: Power Stone
The belly-dancing beauty from the Power Stone series could be another entrant that could make sense and feel like a fresh new face in the upcoming MvC3. She's already a fighting game character - and considering the Power Stone series was one of the most successful games on the Dreamcast before its demise, it would show long time PS fans some love. While there are certainly more females on the Capcom side than the Marvel side, another femme fatale means the game is even less of a sausage fest.
First Game: Mega Man III
A long time fan favorite from the classic Mega Man series, it's pretty surprising ol' Blues here hasn't seen the light of day in ANY Capcom fighter (barring the Mega Man exclusives, of course). Protoman could be very reminiscent of Mega Man in MvC2, with a charge attack, a shield to deflect projectiles (which is good against hadouken spamming Ryu and Ken players), and perhaps a slide attack, much like his moves in the recently released Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10. I don't know if I'd like to see the Blue Bomber get replaced, but if Roll can make it in to so many of these games, why can't Protoman see the light of day?
First Game: Dead Rising
Other than the fact that he's covered wars, y'know, Frank was a secret unlockable character in the US release of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, so he's got an edge over Chris Redfield from the start. While he had a couple of melee attacks from Dead Rising, such as the baseball bat, golf club, and some of his signature throws, I think more could be done here. Have some more weapons from Willamette Parkview Mall, some obscure stuff; have Frank throw mannequins or canned sodas, or even some of the more serious weapons like the chainsaw or sledgehammer. Finish off with a super that either has Frank throw his opponent to the zombies or escaping the special forces soldiers' wrath only to have it fall upon Frank's opponent.
First Game: Mega Man X
Zero is considered to be one of the most favorited characters in not just the Mega Man X series, but in the entire Mega Man franchise. Zero has appeared, in his Mega Man Zero series' form, in SVS Chaos, and in his Mega Man X series' form in TvC's US release with Frank West. I like the X series' model more, mainly because the X series includes some of my favorite games from generations past. Zero has plenty of moves at his disposal to bring back to MvC3, as TvC showed us nearly all of his moves from Mega Man X4. It's actually quite shocking to see it took Capcom up until TvC to add an X series character to a Versus game's lineup, but let's hope we can chalk him up for two games.
First Game: Street Fighter IV
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom gave us a character from Street Fighter (Ryu), a character from Street Fighter II (Chun-Li), and a character from Street Fighter III (Alex). While it was a little surprising to see a lack of Ken, Guile, or M. Bison, I like that they chose this method instead. While MvC2 has a plethora of Street Fighter characters in it, if they could only add one SF4 character, I'd love to see the seductive Crimson Viper. This badass bitch in a suit is not only a super hot redhead, but shows off a lot of power with her moves and techniques. Plus, she can kick fire in the shape of the letter Z! Best new character in SF4, hands down.
First Game: Bionic Commando
While many consider last year's Bionic Commando to be a failure, the original game's rerelease, Bionic Commando Rearmed, was so successful it warranted a sequel to be released later this year. With the BC series coming to light within recent years, it would be great to see Agent Spencer join in the fight with Capcom and Marvel characters alike. With the bionic arm, creating moves and performing combos could be a lot of fun, and he'd definitely fit in with the cast.
First Game: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
What's an attorney going to do in a fight against super heroes and villains? Well, Phoenix Wright, along with rival prosecuter Franziska von Karma, was originally going to appear in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, complete with his trademark "OBJECTION" speech bubble as an attack. They were actually unable to keep the game balanced with the lawyer as it seemed he may have been a little overpowered with some of his attacks. While Franziska made a little more sense with her whip, Wright could easily have plenty of attacks, from "throwing the book" at foes, hurling evidence, or even the trademark shout he's so very well known for.
First Game: Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
While it's true Cammy was already in the MvC series, it's not guaranteed she'll return in MvC3. For example, she WAS in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, but not in its sequel, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter. She also wasn't in the original arcade version of Street Fighter 4, just the home versions. So the blonde bombshell from Delta Red (or Shadoloo, your choice) earns my vote to return to the MvC universe.
First Game: Mega Man X
Yes, there's been a lot of Mega Man love on this list, but Mega Man X has gotten very little outside of the X series itself. The main protagonist of the darker sequel series to the classic Mega Man needs to prove his worth in the 2D fighting field. His Maverick Hunter pal, Zero (who was already in this list), has already had his chance to shine, so it'd be ncie to see the main hero get the chance to strut his stuff. And if they could use his Mega Man X 1 abilities and powers, as well as his X upgrades or Falcon Armor as a Super? Sweetens the pot a little bit more. Here's hoping that if Zero or Axl can't make it into the fray, that X himself can represent the Mega Man X series!
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