Marvel vs Capcom 2
SCORE: 55
Family Friendly Gaming is one of the few media outlets that will look honestly at the fighting games. Too often bird feeder websites will say bashing each others faces in is family friendly. Well they normally forget to accurate describe what they are doing in fighting games. So why even bother with them? Someone has to set the records straight. The WMG decided Marvel vs Capcom 2 on the iPhone/iPod Touch was a good game to review. After all Apple says this app is appropriate for everyone nine years old and older. It is interesting that the lenient ESRB gave Marvel vs Capcom 2 a ‘T’ for Teen rating. Meaning thirteen years and older.
The visuals in Marvel vs Capcom 2 are shockingly impressively. This little screen and little machine can pump out some very good graphics and animation. But there is a caveat here. Marvel vs Capcom 2 shows numerous women as sexual objects to be lusted after. When is the video game industry going to grow up and start to treat women with respect? There is all this talk of how gamers are getting old and want progress in this area. Yet in 2012 we are still getting this garbage.
If the blood, violence, and enticement to lust were not bad enough Marvel vs Capcom 2 also has audio that reinforces these themes. The violence can fill the screen with super powerful attacks. And the sound effects will reinforce that. At times it is distracting and difficult to see what is going on in this hand held game.
This is not the only thing that causes confusion though. Marvel vs Capcom 2 has some of the worst controls this reviewer has ever seen. There is an on screen joystick to the left and four buttons on the right. We can also swipe in certain areas. The biggest problem is we have more than half of the screen covered up by our hands. We can’t see what is going on, which leads to frustration.
Marvel vs
Capcom 2 is one of those games scientifically proven to increase
aggression. So why even mess with it? Do yourself a favor and pass on
this mess. Marvel vs Capcom 2 promotes violence, and women as sexual
objects. There is also the opportunity in Marvel vs Capcom 2 to
physically abuse women. There are a lot of fighters to unlock in Marvel
vs Capcom 2 if you do not mind spending hours trying to win.
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Working Man Gamer
Graphics: 55%
Sound: 66%
Replay/Extras: 80%
Gameplay: 25%
Family Friendly Factor: 50%
System: iPhone/iPod Touch
Publisher: Capcom
Rating: ‘9+’ - 9+ {Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy
Violence}
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