Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars IGN review

Surprised it hasn't been posted here yet (or has it?). Maybe people are out having a life on a friday.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/106/1062972p1.html

9.0

Closing Comments
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom is an amazing win for not only Wii, but the worldwide audience overall. As I consider it to be the true successor of Marvel vs. Capcom 2, TVC melds a few ****c Capcom characters with an otherwise totally unknown roster and still manages to make a fighter that can pull anyone in within a matter of moments. The gameplay is simple enough for a fighting game newbie, but deep enough for seasoned brawlers to really sink their teeth into and enjoy.

There are a few inherent downsides to the experience, including the fact that half the roster is entirely unknown outside of Japan, and there's always the issue of TVC being "too casual" or "too hardcore" for certain people. But when it comes to taking the tried and true Vs. formula that Capcom has continued over the years and making something truly unique and captivating for the Wii crowd, I say "mission accomplished."

The roster is extremely diverse, there's plenty of content to unlock (most of which was never found in the Japanese version), and the core gameplay is just downright fun. I may be in the minority, but I'd take a few rounds of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom over Street Fighter IV any day. It's no wonder 360 and PS3 fans are begging for the game to see a multi-console version, as Ultimate All-Stars is a true gem worthy of the Capcom fighting legacy.

Great month for gaming in general it would seem.

Awesome cant wait to get my hands on it. Finally the wii actually gets a 3rd party AAA title.

holy crap!!! Honestly wasn't expecting that. Now what would be really surprising is if GS also gave it AAA (in a good way :P)

IGN giving a third-party Wii title a AAAE score? BLASPHEMY :lol:!

I was considering passing this up and getting Super Street Fighter IV instead, but seeing as this is getting great reviews I'll probably get both later. Glad to see it getting so much praise. Looks like a great start to the year for Wii on IGN, 8.8 for NMH2 and 9.0 for Tvs.C.

It will get an 8 here. I however am buying this. It will be awesome.

I'm not sure about this one. I'm not a big fighting game fan because I'm really bad at them. But on the other hand this seems newbie/casual friendly, might be a good spot for me to jump in on the genre.

Before anyone start taking this review seriously, I implore you to consider the fact that no one in IGN knows how to play fighting games. And I just saw the league of editors video on their site, and every one of them is a big joke.

That being said, I don't doubt this will be a great game, but saying 'taking a few rounds in this game over SFIV any day' really shows how immature they are.

Wow wii owners better pick this up, i expect good sales damnit!punkrocker163

Before anyone start taking this review seriously, I implore you to consider the fact that no one in IGN knows how to play fighting games. And I just saw the league of editors video on their site, and every one of them is a big joke.

That being said, I don't doubt this will be a great game, but saying 'taking a few rounds in this game over SFIV any day' really shows how immature they are.

PSdual_wielder

[QUOTE="punkrocker163"]Wow wii owners better pick this up, i expect good sales damnit!ultraking

If the game sold awful, why would they risk making the same bad selling game all over again on more expensive hardware? If anything the game is more likely to be ported if it sells great.

I expect AA on GS but I'll be surprised if it scores AAA. I'm still gonna get this game on the 26th so I can't wait.

Before anyone start taking this review seriously, I implore you to consider the fact that no one in IGN knows how to play fighting games. And I just saw the league of editors video on their site, and every one of them is a big joke.

That being said, I don't doubt this will be a great game, but saying 'taking a few rounds in this game over SFIV any day' really shows how immature they are.

PSdual_wielder

I didint know it was immature to like one game more then another one.

It will bomb in sales, be A here and that will be the story of TvsC...

Holy cow! I am super hyped for this :D

[QUOTE="ultraking"]

[QUOTE="punkrocker163"]Wow wii owners better pick this up, i expect good sales damnit!_BlueDuck_

If the game sold awful, why would they risk making the same bad selling game all over again on more expensive hardware? If anything the game is more likely to be ported if it sells great.

Before anyone start taking this review seriously, I implore you to consider the fact that no one in IGN knows how to play fighting games. And I just saw the league of editors video on their site, and every one of them is a big joke.

That being said, I don't doubt this will be a great game, but saying 'taking a few rounds in this game over SFIV any day' really shows how immature they are.PSdual_wielder

WRONG!I will say that the league of editors video is bad but on a resent podcast the guy who dose all the walk throughs is an expert at MvC and he was praising the game on the combos you could do, also what dose being bad at fighting games have to do with how good the game is ? and is really that hard to believe awii game can me better than SF4?

[QUOTE="_BlueDuck_"]

[QUOTE="ultraking"]personally, i want the sales to be awful. that way theres more of a chance ps3 and 360 owners may get a port. The game looks awesome

ultraking

If the game sold awful, why would they risk making the same bad selling game all over again on more expensive hardware? If anything the game is more likely to be ported if it sells great.

[QUOTE="ultraking"]

[QUOTE="_BlueDuck_"]

If the game sold awful, why would they risk making the same bad selling game all over again on more expensive hardware? If anything the game is more likely to be ported if it sells great.

OreoMilkshake

and the wii strikes hard and fast in 2010 with NMH 2 and TvC watch out ps3 and 360

[QUOTE="OreoMilkshake"][QUOTE="ultraking"]i see your point. from my point of view tho, if it doesnt sell well,and they atleast wanna make some kinda money on it. they should do a quick port on it. looking at the screens and videos i dont think it would really cost that much to port it. i mean, its a 2d old-school fighting game. it cant be that hard to port

ultraking

[QUOTE="ultraking"]

[QUOTE="OreoMilkshake"]It was designed solely around the Wii's hardware.BattleTurtles

and the wii strikes hard and fast in 2010 with NMH 2 and TvC watch out ps3 and 360

Masterx1220

Let's not get a head of our selves here.

[QUOTE="OreoMilkshake"][QUOTE="ultraking"]i see your point. from my point of view tho, if it doesnt sell well,and they atleast wanna make some kinda money on it. they should do a quick port on it. looking at the screens and videos i dont think it would really cost that much to port it. i mean, its a 2d old-school fighting game. it cant be that hard to port

ultraking

I'm no game development expert, so I can only go buy what the developers say:

"[Tatsunoko vs Capcom] was designed to fully exploit the capabilities of the Wii. It was designed solely around the Wii," Niitsuma explained. "So to transer the game to the other two systems would require starting from scratch."

[QUOTE="Masterx1220"]

and the wii strikes hard and fast in 2010 with NMH 2 and TvC watch out ps3 and 360

ActicEdge

Let's not get a head of our selves here.

So will this game sell some Wii consoles to the hardcore?

So will this game sell some Wii consoles to the hardcore?

Hexagon_777

So will this game sell some Wii consoles to the hardcore?

Hexagon_777

No onewill buy a wii for this game. I simply hope it sells respectably.

[QUOTE="ultraking"]

[QUOTE="OreoMilkshake"]It was designed solely around the Wii's hardware._BlueDuck_

I'm no game development expert, so I can only go buy what the developers say:

"[Tatsunoko vs Capcom] was designed to fully exploit the capabilities of the Wii. It was designed solely around the Wii," Niitsuma explained. "So to transer the game to the other two systems would require starting from scratch."

[QUOTE="PSdual_wielder"]

Before anyone start taking this review seriously, I implore you to consider the fact that no one in IGN knows how to play fighting games. And I just saw the league of editors video on their site, and every one of them is a big joke.

That being said, I don't doubt this will be a great game, but saying 'taking a few rounds in this game over SFIV any day' really shows how immature they are.theG_man

WRONG!I will say that the league of editors video is bad but on a resent podcast the guy who dose all the walk throughs is an expert at MvC and he was praising the game on the combos you could do, also what dose being bad at fighting games have to do with how good the game is ? and is really that hard to believe awii game can me better than SF4?

Is the writer for said guide the reviewer of TvC? And notice how I mentioned I'm not doubting the quality of the game itself, just the 'gamers' at IGN.

A MUST HAVE!

I've played the Japanese version and hoped for a American Release and now it's coming this Tuesday! Now without a doubt I will get this game!

Looks like fun, Capcom is an awesome publisher no matter what platform they are on.

Eh.. I played the japanese version and wasn't to completely amazed by it. THe controls felt really weird, like it was just a total button masher. I mean people complained in MVC2 that moves were too easy to pull off, they are even easier in TVC. To do a super you can just shake the wiimote. Theres an arcade stick for it but from my experiences theres no real reason to use it, your fine with the classic controller or even wiimote. Hopefully they changed the control scheme

Not a big fan of traditional fighters, but I have got to admit that this looks amazing!

Eh.. I played the japanese version and wasn't to completely amazed by it. THe controls felt really weird, like it was just a total button masher. I mean people complained in MVC2 that moves were too easy to pull off, they are even easier in TVC. To do a super you can just shake the wiimote. Theres an arcade stick for it but from my experiences theres no real reason to use it, your fine with the classic controller or even wiimote. Hopefully they changed the control scheme

VendettaRed07

[QUOTE="punkrocker163"]Wow wii owners better pick this up, i expect good sales damnit!ultraking

Personally I won't be getting this because there are too many other good games, and the fighter genre is a thing where you pick one, maybe two franchises and stick with them. For me, that's super smash bros. and street fighter. But seriously wii only owners, please buy this game.

Regardless of what it scores here, I am not very optimistic about how it will do saleswise.

The game looks great and i'm a huge fan of figthing games, but for the first time my decision to get it depends on the online, none of my friends and family are into traditional fighters so the online needs to work properly or else i wont be buying this.

[QUOTE="ultraking"]

[QUOTE="punkrocker163"]Wow wii owners better pick this up, i expect good sales damnit!_BlueDuck_

If the game sold awful, why would they risk making the same bad selling game all over again on more expensive hardware? If anything the game is more likely to be ported if it sells great.

That's what they did with No more heroes...

Looks impressive. Can't wait t buy this next Friday :D

[QUOTE="_BlueDuck_"]

[QUOTE="ultraking"]personally, i want the sales to be awful. that way theres more of a chance ps3 and 360 owners may get a port. The game looks awesome

TalesofRaGnArOk

If the game sold awful, why would they risk making the same bad selling game all over again on more expensive hardware? If anything the game is more likely to be ported if it sells great.

That's what they did with No more heroes...

Great score but the chances it gets the same score here remains to be seen, regardless it should provide hours of entertainment!