![]() The basic fighting mechanics of Capcom’s Street Fighter series are turned up to 11, and mixed into an all star cast split between the huge names and obscure favourites of Capcom’s various video game properties and Marvel Comics huge universe. "The spectacle of the 3 on 3 clashes is as impressive as ever as huge combos chain seamlessly and particle effects bounce around from specials." That said, fighting games have changed a bit in 5 years, and there are now some obvious holes where Capcom might have stepped in to make it more palatable. This is still very much faithful to the game it was last generation, including all the vibrant backgrounds, amazing characters and huge action that can seem daunting to new players. Instead of treading old ground on what this game is about or how the mechanics work, as I feel its pretty well known by now, and our original review is still around if you’re unfamiliar. While Capcom made sure not to pull a Street Fighter 4 and launch this 2011 port in such a terribly broken state, the game is 100% the hectic 3 vs 3 fighter you remember, that’s all it is. It’s certainly not a huge expansion over the previous game, despite the addition of 12 new characters (who could have been delivered via DLC), but it makes sense to rebalance the original roster in the face of the new playable options, so fighting game fans needn’t worry too much about justification.Seem like the new thing for fighting games this generation, before they can introduce the newest entry to the series on current platforms, they’ll bring a quick and dirty port of the last one to standard and make it available once again. So there hasn’t been much of an expansion in game modes with the new outing, which is a shame, so it’ll depend on whether you own the original release or not, or just how invested you are in the mechanics - and potential - of the series on the whole as to whether or not this is worth forking out any cash for. The verdict is still out on this addition though. Luckily then Capcom are promising a post-release free DLC pack that’ll feature some more single-player options to open the game up beyond being smashed, or smashing, online, in the form of a card collectible game that’ll allow you to augment your characters with new abilities. ![]() It’s a somewhat limited affair though, and the novelty definitely wears off pretty quickly. One of the cool features of the new game is the ability to actually play as Galactus, though it does have a bit of a gimmicky feel to it. He’s the ultimate anti-brawler, and infinitely explorable and enticing as a result. Doctor Strange, from the Marvel camp though, represents a thinking man’s character, with a set of ranged deployables that need a lot of focus and understanding to use properly. ![]() This couldn’t be more exampled than by the inclusion of Phoenix Wright who has about as much right being on the field of battle as he does in a court room, but he’s an awesome character to play with, nonetheless. So what about the new characters? Well there are 12 in total, and it’s good to see the roster moving away from the more well-known characters and into realms of fan-service. Anyone who spent the time discovering these has now been put back into place, a good position for the intermediates of us out there, though it’s arguable the release of Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3, with all its additions and changes, is just another starting point for said exploiters to start their discovery grind. A lot of the exploits might seem trivial to anyone else, but a quick YouTube scan of some of them will sate even the less enthused fighting game players out there (honestly, you’d Dragon Punch someone in real life if you were to sit through some of these exploits). ![]()
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