New Marvel vs. Capcom 2 teased

By Polybren, GameSpotPosted Apr 21, 2009 4:18 pm PT

Ask anyone who has played Capcom's classic crossover fighter Marvel vs. Capcom 2 what is most indelibly burned into his or her memories of the game, and the response might be a huge roster of more than 50 fighters; dream matchups pitting the likes of Mega Man, Ryu, and Strider against Wolverine,...

Ask anyone who has played Capcom's classic crossover fighter Marvel vs. Capcom 2 what is most indelibly burned into his or her memories of the game, and the response might be a huge roster of more than 50 fighters; dream matchups pitting the likes of Mega Man, Ryu, and Strider against Wolverine, Spider-Man, and the Hulk; or the near-constant screen-filling insanity of the action. Then again, the response could just as easily be "that *%#$&^*% theme song."

That song, and its incessant refrain of "Take you for a ride," may be blaring anew from gamers' speakers in the not-too-distant future. In a post on Capcom's official Web site yesterday, one of the publisher's bloggers listed a variety of auctions currently being held, including one auction for something secret. Although the text of the post gives no indication of what the secret is, a picture for the item to be bid on shows the Capcom logo underneath the Web site address " tu4ar.com." Although it isn't spelled out (and what good teaser campaign ever is), tu4ar fits perfectly as shorthand for the accursed theme song's featured lyrics.

Actually visiting the site in question provides another clue. The site features a countdown clock and a variety of flags in front of a nearly black "2" on a completely black background.

This isn't the first indication that Marvel vs. Capcom 2 would be in for a rerelease. Last October, the Entertainment Software Rating Board added the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 to the list of consoles for which it rated the title. That was followed up last month by a public acknowledgment from the publisher's vice president of strategic planning Christian Svensson that Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was its most requested title for an HD Remix, adding that it "would be great to do."

Whatever the teaser site is for, gamers won't have to wait too long to find out. The clock is set to expire on Monday, April 27, at 6 p.m. Pacific time.

230 Comments

  • Akai16

    Posted Apr 30, 2009 2:00 am PT

    yeah no prob man and u know what ur right they should make a snk vs. capcom 3 to dedicate to it cause that series was bad ass.

  • Whut4

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 6:53 pm PT

    Can only hope lag is reduced to minimum in on-line play. Timing is
    critical in this game. One millisecond of delay could mean the world
    of difference in advanced defensive countering techniques and infinite combo set-ups. It's gonna be interesting to see how veterans of the series who have mastered the dynamics of the fighting engine "Shoryuken tournament guests " for years will fair against up and coming players who may learn the game in the on-line arena. Magneto, Storm, Sent.... One of
    my fave teams... Rushdown come this summer!

  • cajunstrike

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 6:24 pm PT

    Official for this summer. Greatly anticipated...

  • Darth_Nater307

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 3:37 pm PT

    So, does this mean we're getting MVC2?

  • Zacek1000

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 3:24 pm PT

    I want it now! I hope it works well online... too fast?

  • Ruffin316

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 2:37 pm PT

    Argh... the suspense is killing me. I gotta wait until 9 here.

  • SolidCactuar88

    Posted Apr 26, 2009 12:21 pm PT

    Yay!! i wanna be Ken, Megaman and Spiderman!!!

  • JACKAL1883

    Posted Apr 24, 2009 7:52 am PT

    I already have it for the PS2 and would also get it as DLC because that's how much this game rocks. the only thing I would be pissed about is that my PS2 version of the game would loose value.

  • majere613

    Posted Apr 24, 2009 4:44 am PT

    On second thought, maybe there is meant to be a UK flag there, but there's some sort of blob on it that made me think it was meant to be the Australian one. Confusion reigns.

  • majere613

    Posted Apr 24, 2009 4:40 am PT

    Haaaang on a second, there's no UK flag there! I hope this means I won't need to resort to my US PSN account to get a copy...

  • Kenshin100

    Posted Apr 24, 2009 1:19 am PT

    That game better use the same engine from SF 4 with three characters per player. If not. iam not buying this. Capcom is not going to rinse and dry and toss it to us like dogs. Screw that @&*#

  • Kenshin100

    Posted Apr 24, 2009 1:15 am PT

    Marvel Vs Capcom 3!!!!!! NOT 2!!!! I DONT WANT A RE-RELEASE WITH THE SAME DAMN GRAPHICS. ITS 2009! Follow street fighter 4 please please.

  • FallenAngel

    Posted Apr 23, 2009 11:22 pm PT

    Please God yes, I've been dying to get this game, and the ps 2 one goes for close to a 100 or more in ebay now...a bit too rich for my blood.

  • sniperfox89

    Posted Apr 23, 2009 10:30 pm PT

    i wanna see a marvel vs dc game

  • sniperfox89

    Posted Apr 23, 2009 10:29 pm PT

    whose got the dc license now?

  • doubledareus

    Posted Apr 23, 2009 8:56 pm PT

    Wii are shafted again...bummer!

  • necrid88

    Posted Apr 23, 2009 4:11 pm PT

    Holy shat, FINNALY! I only played marvel vs capcom clash of super heroes and never MvC2. MvC was my all time favorite fighting game, I never got tired of it. I NEED TO PLAY PART 2!

  • Dizzynecro

    Posted Apr 23, 2009 2:20 pm PT

    HD remix would be incredible, but the game with online play would be worth a buy anyway.

  • JaksCreed

    Posted Apr 23, 2009 12:28 pm PT

    I want a Marvel vs. DC game.....

  • otanikun

    Posted Apr 23, 2009 12:04 pm PT

    It'll see an HD remix and I will get this game when it becomes available

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