Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds - Xbox 360

After a decade of waiting, I am so glad MVC3 is finally out! The game interface is simple but gets to the point. The gameplay is amazing and despite the limited controls (as opposed to MVC2) learning the new controls was a breeze and you can find yourself mastering the game in no time. The screen shots speak for itself. The graphics are amazing and stunningly beautiful. For the most par,t each character has their own individuality, there aren't any repeated characters (Iron Man/War Machine; Wolverines; Ryu/Ken; etc.) As a huge fanatic, I am quite satisfied, but not blown away by this game, which I will explain below.The one thing that I was bummed out about most was the roster. It is no where near as big as MVC2 and the added characters were not all that exciting. I was excited that Dante and Zero were added, but then I realized that SEVERAL characters were removed like Strider Hiryu, Hayato, Iceman, Gambit, and many more! From a roster of 56 diluted to 38 (Two that will be DLC; Four unlockable), there's bound to be quite a few characters we will miss. If it weren't for the roster, this game could've easily been one of the greatest fighting game created. Although the roster was dissapointing, the gameplay and graphics make up for its shortcomings. I highly recommend this game to anyone!

This is the first review I have ever written on Amazon (I don't like writing reviews but feel I need to support this game). I have owned hundreds of games since Playstation 1 and my favourites were Ninja Gaiden 2 on XBOX 360 and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure on PS1. I'm a big fan of action/fighting games (they have high replay value) and have played them all (tekken, mortal kombat, etc). I preordered this MVC3 game and have played since the first day it released, it's much better than MVC2 and the gameplay + graphics are amazing. No other companies can make video game better than CAPCOM. Every character is very detailed and they interact differently at the beginning and end of each fight. I would write more if I had free time but all I can say is that this game is a dream come true. I hope CAPCOM releases a lot of DLC characters; I will buy them all.And I hope they add VERGIL from Devil may cry 3!!!!!!! He's my favorite CAPCOM character. OH and characters from Jojo like Dio Brando and Jotaro would be great.Overall I would give this game more than 5 stars if I could....best game ever..period I'll write more if I have time

I've been waiting a little bit to pass judgement on this game because I too was initially disappointed by the simplified controls and the lack of characters but honestly after putting in many hours and many matches into this game, I have to say that those problems are overstated imo. Yes it's true, some of the characters are obscure and many recognizable characters are missing, but this doesn't mean that any of the characters are bad(Except possibly Thor :P). If you take the time to learn them, YES, Modok IS good, YES, Taskmaster is good, YES, Spencer is good and they actually grow on you. Particularly Taskmaster imo.Also regarding the characters, I do have to commend Capcom for making each character actually play differently. In MVC2 you basically had 4 Ryu clones, two iron men, two wolverines and many people who played generally the same aside from a hyper combo or two. In MVC3 all characters have their own unique styles and feel different when played and furthermore, every character is a viable mainstay. You just have to understand how to use them.As for people who say that the roster is full of garbage people, well honestly, MVC2 had a lot of garbage people too, arguably more. Amingo, Ruby Heart, Servbot, Roll, and Anakiris come to mind just off the top of my head, so to fault MVC3 for not having the characters "you wanted" isn't really fair since there were a lot of nobodies in part 2 as well.Also, regarding the complaints about the control scheme being simplified, it really doesn't have as much impact on the gameplay as many seem to imply and to be fair, MVC2 did this EXACT same thing and the gameplay wasn't altered that much in that game either.A few people also seem to be complaining about X factor. I like the addition, here's why. In MVC2, if you lost 2 characters and your opponent still has all 3 with relatively high life, you might as well put the controller down. At least in this game, with X factor, there's always at least a chance that you can comeback. This makes matches more dynamic imo and more varied as you'll often find your strategy change drastically when either you or your opponent initiates X factor. If your opponent does X factor, will you rush them and try to shave off their life with a combo before it regenerates? Or will you simply play keep away and try to wait for the X factor to burn off? When you use X factor, you could be using it to extend a combo and kill a character who would've lived otherwise, you could be using it as a last ditch because your first two guys got ROFLstomped, or maybe the combo you like only works with X factor? It's just the variety that it adds to the matches that I like.I do take a star off due to the "DLC characters" that we'll eventually have to pay for rather than them being included at launch, although I suppose that's more a sign of the times these days so I don't blame Capcom too much for jumping on the DLC bandwagon. The only other gripe I do have with this game is that it is too easy to perform insane, 100% damage juggling combos. I understand there's a level of skill needed to perform them, but when you can literally lose a full health character to one huge never ending combo, the game's fun factor takes a hit. These combos were present in MVC2 as well, however they seemed much more difficult to do.All in all, the game is good. The "simplified" controls allow for less skilled players to jump in and feel like a boss performing some cheap newb combos, but at the same time, if they go up against a truly skilled player, they're gonna get ROFLstomped because the skilled player knows longer, higher damaging combos and more ways to set them up and counter them. In fact, I dare say that truly skilled players dominate harder in MVC3 than in MVC2. The graphics are obviously gorgeous, although I've never been one to give out too many points based on graphics, and the sound has been... fixed from the abortion of an OST that was MVC2. Sure, the roster's thinner than MVC2, although at the same time, it's equal to or larger than every other previous entry in the versus series, so I believe the amount of characters they put into the game are fine to start off with and I'm sure more DLC characters will come around eventually.Bottom line, if you like part 2, you'll like part 3 so long as you're able to let go of those characters from MVC2 who didn't make it to part 3, and learn to love a new squad.

I love this game - when I have the family over and all my cousins and my aunts and uncles I can put this game in and entertain everyone. You can do just button mashing and all the graphics go "Whizz! Bang! Woosh!" and it's exciting! You get a lot of "Ooh, look what I can do!" There is a level of skill to be really good, but we don't care. The matches go quick, the controllers get passed around, everyone has a good time and no one gets too competitive.As a fan of the Marvel and Capcom franchises, I get particular enjoyment when certain matchups pop up - Mega Man versus Wolverine = Awww Yeah! For my family, however, they couldn't care less and to them it's a short guy with a gun versus a guy with claws. But for them, it's a guy with FLASHY claws and a short guy with a LAZER on his arm. It's great fun to see my aunts and uncles little kids again and this game brings out the inner child in all of us and a little of that childhood show-off mentality as well.10 out of 10