Another new feature is the option to change visual filters and point of view. Obviously the vault is new too, again an excellent new feature that will get players wanting to challenge themselves for new shiny rewards. The main thing that every good fighting game needs has been added – online multiplayer – so that’s the main box ticked straight away. Moving onto the new stuff – there isn’t a lot, but to be honest I don’t think there needed to be much added, otherwise it may have spoiled the original feel of the game. Basically, the unlockables are in a ‘vault’ and in order to get things out of the vault you must earn ‘vault points’ which you earn just by playing the game and beating challenges, for example, winning a round with full health, ending 15 separate matches with a special move, firing a certain amount of projectiles and so on. The unlockables are a great way to motivate yourself into playing the game despite the difficulty. Ranging from alternative costumes, character art, movies to new playable characters. It will be frustrating at first but there are rewards lurking within the game, namely in the form of unlockables. Power through it though – both of these games are fantastic and completely worth learning. If you are used to games like Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3 (which I am) and are not used to playing the harder more old school games, then this will be difficult for you at first. Sure, some of the characters are a bit broken and could do with some tweaking, sometimes the game is ridiculously hard and the learning curve is relatively steep, but it’s quite nice to see a fighter this challenging. Now, whether this is a pro or a con will depend on your perspective. The other main thing that has not changed is the difficulty. The music is brilliant too, aged just as well as the graphics. Some games are just best left untouched as they looked beautiful to begin with (see the N64 Banjo Kazooie series for a classic example of this), Marvel VS Capcom and Marvel Super Heroes are no exception. This is not a HD release and to be honest I’m happy it isn’t – these games really do take you back in time. Each game is still a joy to look at after all of these years. The colours are brilliant, vibrant and sharp, no detail has been lost in this release of the games. This is not a bad thing – being a 2D fighter instead of a 3D one, Marvel Super Heroes and Marvel VS Capcom still look as impressive as they did all those years ago. Graphically the games still look the same. We’ll start with the regular, unchanged stuff before moving onto the new stuff that’s been added to these games. Marvel VS Capcom: Origins features two complete games – Marvel Super Heroes, originally released in 1995 (arcade) and then later ported over to the Playstation and Sega Saturn in 1997, and Marvel VS Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes which was released a little after Marvel Super Heroes in 1998 (arcade) and then released for the Dreamcast and Playstation in 1998. Now a new addition to the family is gracing our consoles: Marvel VS Capcom: Origins. There has been for a while actually – on XBLA we have a brilliant Mortal Kombat Collection, the amazing Marvel VS Capcom 2 and more recently Jo Jo’s Bizarre Adventures HD. If you’re into the older stuff or you’re new to the genre and you want to experience where the fighting genre really came to light, then there’s plenty for you too. If you’re into the newer stuff we’ve had great releases like Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3, Skullgirls and Tekken Tag Tournament. It’s an awesome time to be a fan of fighting games.
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