Christian Sven, Capcom’s Senior Director of Strategy and Rey Jimenez, Producer of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix have confirmed the previous rumors about Marvel vs. Capcom 2 being recreated for modern day consoles. Here are some summarized details:

* code base is from Dreamcast version
* online play!
* sprites are not redrawn; HD upscaling options via real-time sprite filtering!
* backgrounds are all 3D
* gameplay area is 4:3; widescreen view, not zoom and crop like HD Remix
* all 56 characters will be initially unlocked and playable!
* background music will be customizable!

Sources: Sven’s Blog, JimmyRey’s Blog

MvC2 officially coming to XBLA/PSN this summer via MvC3

A tip from a user on the NeoGAF Forums revealed that the Entertainment Software Rating Board has recently rated Marvel vs. Capcom 2 with two new Platforms added to it’s listing. Joining the PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox are the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, which would seem to indicate that the title will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network.

Of course, just because the ESRB rated the game doesn’t mean it’s a sure thing but further proof indicates that a MvC2 port is currently in development. Using one of our Xbox 360 debug kits at my company, I was able to spot Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on Microsoft’s PartnerNet, the alternate Xbox Live network used by developers to beta test game content downloads.

Sharing information about content available on PartnerNet supposedly breaches the PartnerNet Non-disclosure agreement so I’m reluctant to post a screen shot. Either way, I’m convinced MvC2 will be resurrected very soon. Those of you with existing copies of MvC2 should definitely sell while the price of the game is still high!

MvC2 gets ESRB rating for possible release to XBLA/PSN via MvC3