The game's sound is a bit off. The sound effects are nice and crisp, but most of the vocal samples, both from fighters and from the game's chatty announcer, are rather low-fidelity and sound muddy. The music is anything but what you'd expect from a fighting game. While previous games have been accompanied by the typical style of rock and techno that make up most game soundtracks, MVC2 features a strange sort of jazzy lounge music. You'll either love it because it's so hilariously out of place or be annoyed to death by its happy, upbeat rhythms. Either way, custom soundtrack support would have been a welcome addition.
The lack of Xbox Live support really hurts MVC2's replayability.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 for the Xbox generates the same sort of replay value as the Dreamcast version did. As you play, you'll earn points that can be used as currency in a shop, and you can purchase new characters, outfits, and artwork. There's a lot of stuff to be unlocked, but anyone who has been playing this old game for any length of time in the past will find that unlocking everything you're already used to seeing in the arcade can be a bit of a hassle. New players obviously won't have this problem. The game's replay value has also been chopped off at the knees by the game's lack of Xbox Live support. Considering that Capcom's previous Xbox fighter, Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO, was based on the same arcade hardware and managed to include Xbox Live support, there doesn't seem to be any technical reason as to why this couldn't have been included.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is only a useful Xbox purchase for fans of the game who don't care about online support and don't already own any other version of the game. If you fall into that unlikely category, the game has something to offer. But most fighting game fans would be much better off with Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO, which is much better game overall.
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