Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes was released on the Dreamcast on June 23rd 2000 by master developer Capcom and publishers Virgin Interactive. And what a fantastic beat 'em up it is! Not content with pitting two plain old stereotypical brawlers against each other, the legendary Capcom decide to have icons from their gaming catalogue slug it out with well known hitters from Marvel's amazing universe. And if that were not enough they dress everything up in gorgeous candy coloured visuals to put icing on an already sumptious cake.
In the Marvel team you have Captain America, Spiderman, Hulk ,Wolverine, Gambit, War Machine (like Iron Man), Venom and the boss of the game Onslaught. While in the Capcom camp there is Ryu, Chun Li, Zangief (from the Street Fighter series), Mega Man, Morrigan (the sexy succubus from Dark Stalkers), Strider, Jin (Cyberbots) and Captain Commando from a scrolling arcade beat 'em up called erm...Captain Commando natch.
There are also around 20 helper characters who jump in and out of the game to aid (or hinder) your quest. Pretty much cameo roles. Hey even the little guys need press!
Its a 2 on 2 fighter but only one character from each team can be scrapping at a time. Think tag team in wrestling.
Shamefully I totally allowed this cracking title escape my clutches back in 2000, to be honest I hadn't heard of it back then. I must have been too busy wading through the undead in Capcom's other smash hit, Resident Evil. But hopefully I have redeemed myself by picking up a copy now and playing it to bits. Clash of Super Heroes is a brilliant fighting game with nice touches scattered throughout. Fans of both franchises should be in raptures about their favourite characters duking it out together.
To make things even tougher there is also a Turbo mode if you find the Normal mode too easy. And trust me, the Normal mode was tough enough for me.
The only downside has nothing to do with the game at all. Its the price. On auction sites you will be VERY lucky indeed to find this selling for anything below £15. I paid £17 for my copy and that was at a straight sell. When it goes to the highest bid I have seen this title go for a wallet wopping £30. Which is more than a lot of todays games go for! But even at these prices you cannot complain because the whole package amounts to a thoroughly satisfying slab of entertainment.
The only other touch that would have made Clash of Super Heroes utterly unmissable would have been the addition of Resident Evil's zombies, hunters and Tyrants to face off against. In the case of the hunters, quite literally a face off!
A superb 10/10. Bravo!