Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 slated for Summer Re-release

Do you hear that? That’s the cries of thousands and thousands of fanboys weeping with tears of joy at the forever teased re-release of Capcom’s much celebrated Marvel vs. Capcom 2 fighting game. Among the ESRB leaks, the interview clues, and achievement list confirmations, the downloadable MvC2 really does earn its reputation as the worst kept secret in the gaming industry today. From the official blog over at Capcom-Unity:

It’s based on the Dreamcast code base – While the PS2 and Xbox versions of MvC2 were great, there are a few niggling issues in them that have caused the competitive community to continue using the Dreamcast version of the game. We wanted to bring you the very best version of the game, so we listened to the community and started with the Dreamcast.

There is online – With the game being developed by Backbone, we are using largely the same, critically acclaimed net code that we used in Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix and with that will come our player match quarter mode/lobby system that has proven so popular. Naturally leaderboards and some form of stats tracking (details to be provided at a later date) will also be in the mix. So on the net code side, you’re pretty much assured the best fighting game net code ever created for consoles

Additionally, since this will be the first time that MvC2 will grace the current generation of consoles, Capcom ensures that there will be a few HD upscaling options in the form of thre graphic filters: Classic, Smooth, and (Extra) Crispy. Yum! While the game won’t possess the quite remarkable redrawn graphics from their insanely titled Super Street Fighter II: Turbo HD Remix, it’s nice to know that some effort has gone into making the game at least look a tiny bit better in the age of plasmas and hi def televisions.

As can be gleaned from the poster above, MvC2 is scheduled for a summer release for both Xbox Live Arcade and the Playstation Network. PS3 users get to have an additional bonus as well: a demo for the much-awaited re-release will be available on the PSN starting this Thursday, April 30th! How’s that for a sweet surprise?

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