Just in time for Halloween, Capcom decided to unveil the remaining two
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 characters, complete with character trailers and commentary videos from Capcom's Seth Killian
showcasing how they look in action. Here is a small rundown of what to expect from these new characters:
Frank West - The original protagonist of the Dead
Rising series is not a stranger to the vs Series, having appeared
previously in Tatsunoko vs Capcom. Unfortunately for fans of his
Tatsunoko vs Capcom incarnation he appears to be sporting a completely
different movelist from his last fighting game appearance, but it looks
to have been altered with Dead Rising 2 gameplay mechanics in mind (two
of his hyper combos involves combination weapons). He also appears to
make use of camera this time around with a "Level Up"
power-up, which allows for him to obtain additional weaponry and special
moves for each level gained up to the level cap of 4. He also has the
ability to drink, which enhances his photography capabilities and the
cost of him potentially vomiting at some point, rendering him
momentarily vulnerable to the opponents attacks.
Rocket Raccoon - Most people were confused when this
character was leaked to be in this game, mainly because only the
hardcore comic book fans even knew of him. Despite what one may expect
from such a silly looking character, Rocket Raccoon look to be played
mostly serious. Right off the bat, Rocket Raccoon is can be labeled as a
small and fast weapons expert, making use of various guns with a number
of his other weapons appearing to be trap based, such as swinging logs,
nets and so forth. As far as maneuverability goes, Rocket Raccoon has
such as the
ability to burrow, which looks to enable him to avoid most attacks so
far as well as gives him a teleport move for the ground(depend on the
input from the looks of it), a downward hovering move to slow your
decent and lastly the rocket skates which enable him to have more aerial
mobility.
Based on what I have seen and heard looking into the
character, Rocket Raccoon sounds to be a trap character with various
mobility options to keep the distance between the players. While his
normal attacks are genrally short ranged in nature, they are primarily
there for the sake of comboing rather than being part of his main
offensive game.
And with these final two characters reveals out of the way, which of
the twelve new character appeals to you the most? Feel free to share
your thoughts in the comments below.