Month: May 2015

Chances are everyone who plays fighting games nowadays has at least some history with a Marvel-themed fighting title. Whether you spent childhood Saturdays clunking quarters into the local Children of the Atom machine, dedicated a decade or more to Marvel vs. Capcom 2, or only recently got into Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, you’ve probably slammed out a berserker barrage or two against friends at some point or another.

There’s a certain degree of hype that always comes paired with Marvel fighting games; they’re fast, they’re loaded with great characters, the combos are flashy and exciting, the list goes on. But these are the Marvel fighting games that Capcom had a hand in creating. Sadly, not every title was so lucky.

In their most recent video, the Super Best Friends sit down with with two lesser-known Marvel fighting titles–both dedicated to The Avengers, neither created by Capcom–and do their best to slog through some matches. The first, Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth hit Xbox 360 and Wii U just a few short years ago, but the fact that it pairs motion controls with some of the worst camera angles in one-on-one gaming proves that Ubisoft has no business trying to make a fighting game.

They only spend half an hour with that before moving on to Data East’s Avengers in Galactic Storm, which only ever saw an arcade release. Luckily, Pat has access to an “arcade cabinet,” so they can give it a shot. It’s much more traditional as far as fighting games go, but that likely has more to do with its 1995 release date than anything else.

The game features a whole crew of characters that only the most hardcore comic fans have heard of (aside from Cap, Ronin, and Hank Pym), and actually has a rudimentary assist system. Of course, the damage output of every character is through the roof, as was the style at the time, but these matches appear much more playable than those in the first half hour.

Be sure to check out the video below if you want to see a humorous take on these eclectic titles.

Source: TheSw1tcher via Super Best Friends Play

Typically, Olympic Gaming’s player spotlight videos are dedicated to a player and their main character. We don’t often get to see the highlighted player hopping around the roster, but that isn’t the case for RnK|Lucius, as they display a mastery of not one, but three characters in this highlight reel.

One thing that all of these characters–C. Viper, Decapre and Seth–have in common is the absolutely explosive level of momentum that they’re capable of generating once they get in. And Lucius has no trouble getting in.

As always, this video features the highlighted player facing off against top-ranked online warriors, and in this case, even a special inner-team battle between Lucius and RnK|MeKtOuB’s Guy. If you like seeing high-level rushdown and incredible mix-ups, you won’t want to miss this week’s video.

Source: Olympic Gaming