A Fantastic Fighting Game That Deserves To Not Be Forgotten
For those who love their Marvel vs Capcom 2, 3 or any other Vs. Crossover game, some might not realize that they owe a debt of gratitude to two fighting games: X-Men: Children of the Atom and Marvel Super Heroes.
While Capcom had worked with Marvel before (See X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse, Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems and The Punisher Arcade), it was these two bangers that blew the gates off and provide a team-up that would prove fruitful for a very long time.
To say Marvel Super Heroes presentation is spot on would be an understatement. The animation is slick, the special moves reflect a hero (and villains) personality fantastically, the background stages are well designed and the soundtrack is very catchy (standout is Spider-Man's stage theme) with the audio being excellent.
Capcom had taken the fighting from X-Men: Children of the Atom and tweaked it to be more looser and fast. Add in a gem system which allowed you to activate a power depending on which gem, gave it a slightly different dynamic. Its fantastic and just pure chill to play rounds with a friend as you try to out marvel one another.
Even if Marvel Super Heroes has been superseded by later fighting games involving the Marvel universe (let alone anything outside of Capcom), it still holds up very well and is just such a fantastic visual and audio treat to experience. Pure fighting game bliss.
For those who love their Marvel vs Capcom 2, 3 or any other Vs. Crossover game, some might not realize that they owe a debt of gratitude to two fighting games: X-Men: Children of the Atom and Marvel Super Heroes.
While Capcom had worked with Marvel before (See X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse, Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems and The Punisher Arcade), it was these two bangers that blew the gates off and provide a team-up that would prove fruitful for a very long time.
To say Marvel Super Heroes presentation is spot on would be an understatement. The animation is slick, the special moves reflect a hero (and villains) personality fantastically, the background stages are well designed and the soundtrack is very catchy (standout is Spider-Man's stage theme) with the audio being excellent.
Capcom had taken the fighting from X-Men: Children of the Atom and tweaked it to be more looser and fast. Add in a gem system which allowed you to activate a power depending on which gem, gave it a slightly different dynamic. Its fantastic and just pure chill to play rounds with a friend as you try to out marvel one another.
Even if Marvel Super Heroes has been superseded by later fighting games involving the Marvel universe (let alone anything outside of Capcom), it still holds up very well and is just such a fantastic visual and audio treat to experience. Pure fighting game bliss.