Akuma and Taskmaster Join the Cast

It should come as no surprise that Akuma and Taskmaster are in Marvel vs Capcom 3. Akuma looks mostly like his MvC2 incarnation, with a few additions: He has his demon flip now, and the palm follow-up does a ground bounce. His dive kick OTG's, allowing for re-launch combos. He can combo into a ground hurricane kick, then into a launcher for huge damage. Also, his supers seem to have beam-type and fireball-type variations. I'm not sure how to perform these variations or what effects they will have. Finally, his Raging Demon travels full-screen very quickly and has a ton of invincibility.

Taskmaster is the first character revealed that looks completely unappealing to me. He's got a sword and a gun, but doesn't seem to be able to use his sword as well as Dante nor his gun as well as Deadpool. He has a counter super, which is almost always disappointing. He can do Spiderman's Spider Swing for extended air combos, and  seems to have Captain America's Stars & Stripes. His bow and arrow is somewhat unique, however. He can do all sorts of angled projectile attacks from the ground and the air. He can even fire arrows vertically into the air, only to have them rain down later. I think he looks like a real dud, but I wouldn't mind being proven wrong.




Videos via Eventhubs YouTube channel (since I really didn't want to embed IGN's crummy player, complete with commercials).

29 Days to MvC3

Today we have another video from WorstGiefEver (Hakf) highlighting some of the combos and tricks the characters can do. A couple of things that are new to me are how Hulk can launch off of an angled Gamma Crush and how Felicia has a low normal that OTG's quite nicely.

30 Days Until the Fate of Two Worlds

There are only thirty days left until the Marvel and Capcom worlds clash in Marvel vs Capcom 3. Join me as I count down the days to release, highlighting a particular video or piece of information about the game each day along the way. Today, let's take a brief look at Felicia, who has really not been shown off in MvC3 yet. This is courtesy of WorstGiefEver, AKA Hakf on YouTube.

Dante, Show Me Your Moves!

Video by CrossCounterTV.

Thor Talks Smack

And he gains five levels in the process! Video by WorstGiefEver, AKA Hakf on YouTube.

Haggar and Phoenix Announced for MvC3

Haggar and Phoenix were just announced for MvC3. Haggar seems to play a bit more like Hulk than Zangief, which is probably a good thing. He's got a command throw or two and a Level 3 grab super. He can even combo into a hammer-toss-style air grab. I didn't see any sort of Raidenesque dropkick in the video, but I'm still holding out hope for it.

Phoenix has a teleport, flight mode, and a few different projectiles. She has a super that puts a "Healing Shield" around her. Does it protect her from all attacks for a limited time? Does it absorb a certain amount of hits? It is unknown at this time exactly how it works. She does resurrect as Dark Phoenix (as rumored) when taken to zero life with 5 bars of super. As Dark Phoenix, she looks significantly more powerful. In fact, regular Phoenix looks rather like a weak character, especially in comparison to her second form.

Supposedly, Haggar and Phoenix will be playable at Capcom's "secret event" in Las Vegas tonight. The event won't be completely secret, since there will be a live stream. Details are here, along with a stream going on right now that doesn't have the two new characters available.

Is Seiei Enbu Better Than Genei Jin?

Yun always excelled in Third Strike due to his extremely powerful Genei Jin super art. In that game, Yang's super meter was rarely ever used for anything but EX Mantis Slashes. In SSF4: AE, Yang's super finally looks potent, and it doesn't hurt that he is able to rapidly build meter. The video above shows Nemo building a rather foolproof reset into his Seiei Enbu combo for maximum damage. Will players develop similar strategy's with Yun's Genei Jin in AE or will Yang's super reign supreme?