Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes

For an overview of Capcom's Marvel-licensed fighting games, see Marvel vs. Capcom (series).

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Developer(s)	Capcom
Publisher(s)	Capcom/Virgin Interactive
Composer(s)	Yuko Takehara Masato Kouda
Release date(s)	Arcade JP January 12, 1998 NA January 23, 1998 Dreamcast JP March 25, 1999 NA September 9, 1999 EU October 14, 1999 PlayStation JP November 11, 1999 NA January 31, 2000 EU February 17, 2000
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Up to 2 players simultaneously
Cabinet	Upright
Arcade system	CPS-2
Display	Raster, 384 x 224 (Horizontal), 4096 colors

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (Japanese: マーヴル VS. カプコン クラッシュ オブ スーパーヒーローズ) is the fifth Marvel Comics-licensed fighting game by Capcom and the third game in the Marvel vs. Capcom series. In contrast to X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, the game features characters from numerous Capcom franchises such as Mega Man and Strider, rather than just Street Fighter characters. The game takes place within the Marvel comic continuity, as Professor Charles Xavier calls out for heroes to stop him before he merges with the consciousness of Magneto and becomes the being known as Onslaught, the final boss. The game was developed in late 1997 and first released in January 1998.

Gameplay

Unlike the previous game in the series, the point character of a Marvel vs. Capcom team cannot summon the offscreen partner for an assist attack; instead, an assist character is randomly selected before the match begins. This character can be summoned a limited number of times in battle to attack the opponent in parallel. Codes can be used to force the system to select a certain assist character.

The Duo Team Attack allows a player to control both characters on his or her team simultaneously for a brief period of time; the characters has unlimited use of their super moves during this time. Since some characters have hard-to-avoid super moves that do substantial damage if blocked, the Duo Team Attack can lead to tactics that are oriented around activating it before an opponent could. Since the PlayStation version only allows one character to play a point, a Duo Team Attack will call the assist character repeatedly without cost during its duration.

Playable Characters

Marvel characters	Capcom characters
Captain America	Captain Commando
Gambit	Chun-Li
Hulk	Shadow Lady (Robot Chun-Li)
Orange Hulk	Jin
Onslaught	Mega Man
Spider-Man	Morrigan
Venom	Morrigan (Lilith mode)
Red Venom	Roll
War Machine	Ryu
Gold War Machine	Strider Hiryu
Wolverine	Zangief

Partners

Marvel

• Colossus
• Cyclops
• Iceman
• Jubilee
• Juggernaut
• Magneto
• Psylocke
• Rogue
• Sentinel
• Storm
• Thor
• U.S. Agent

Capcom

• Anita
• Arthur
• Devilotte
• Lou & Siva
• Michelle Heart
• Pure & Fur
• Saki Omokane
• Shadow
• Ton Pooh
• Unknown Soldier

Console ports

An arcade perfect Dreamcast port was released in 1999 as a launch title. This version contains a "cross-fever" mode that allows four-player simultaneous gameplay .

A PlayStation port (titled as EX Edition in Japan) was released in 1999/2000. Due to memory limitations, majority of the modes remove the tag team gameplay, reducing the secondary character to an assist role, like in Rival Schools. The port, however, contains a "crossover" mode that allows tag team play with identical teams (the character player 1 chooses, becomes the partner for the opposite). This version also offers three exclusive bonuses that aren't presented in the Dreamcast version; beating the game with Mega Man allows him to use the Magnetic Shockwave super attack teased in his ending, an ending collection, and an art gallery.

Soundtrack

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Yuko Takehara and Masato Kouda
Released	March 21, 1998 (1998-03-21)

The original soundtrack was released by Capcom's own Suleputer label on March 21, 1998 in Japan only.

Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Opening"
2.	"Player Select"
3.	"VS."
4.	"Theme of War Machine"
5.	"Theme of Captain America"
6.	"Theme of Hulk"
7.	"Hurry Up"
8.	"Win"
9.	"Theme of Wolverine"
10.	"Theme of Gambit"
11.	"Theme of Spider-Man"
12.	"Theme of Venom"
13.	"Here Comes a New Challenger"
14.	"Ranking"
15.	"Variable Cross"
16.	"Theme of Ryu" (remix of the original Street Fighter II theme)
17.	"Theme of Captain Commando"
18.	"Theme of Chun-Li" (remix of her original Street Fighter II theme)
19.	"Theme of Jin"
20.	"Theme of Zangief" (remix of his original Street Fighter II theme)
21.	"Continue"
22.	"Game Over"
23.	"Theme of Strider Hiryu"
24.	"Theme of Morrigan"
25.	"Theme of Rockman" (remix of the theme from Mega Man 2)
26.	"Theme of Roll" (bonus track, theme song from Mega Man Battle & Chase)
27.	"Theme of Hidden Character"
28.	"Boss Introduction"
29.	"Theme of Onslaught I"
30.	"Theme of Onslaught II"
31.	"Ending - After the Battle"
32.	"Ending - Peace"
33.	"Ending - Tension"
34.	"Ending - Grief"
35.	"Ending - Gambit"
36.	"Ending - Venom"
37.	"Ending - Roll 1"
38.	"Ending - Roll 2"
39.	"Ending - Ryu"
40.	"Ending - Strider Hiryu"
41.	"Ending - Morrigan"
42.	"Ending - Rockman 1"
43.	"Ending - Rockman 2"
44.	"Staff Roll"

See also

• Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

External links

• Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes at the Killer List of Videogames
• Marvel vs. Capcom guide at StrategyWiki
• Marvel vs. Capcom hints, cheats, FAQs & walk-throughs