5 Marvel vs Capcom 2 mechanics you NEED to know

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Today we're going over 5 techniques you NEED to know in order to play Marvel vs Capcom 2. This game is an all-time classic, so learning how to do magic series, DHC, wavedash, trijump, and everything else in this video is really important! Hope you find this guide useful!
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[@zettovyker]

We're back baby. KZbin algorithm knows it too - MvC2 is freed!

[@casualnerdjason6678]

MASHING all the buttons during Cable’s ultimate: The only mechanic I need to know.

[@noraa872]

Only punch buttons matter

[@tomotombo]

Facts reason why i hate cable lmbo

[@Jburneyjr]

A cable main, someone I can related to

[@MrERLoner]

Cable players need more than Heavy Punch?

[@casualnerdjason6678]

@@Jburneyjr According to my extensive research in malls and movie theaters circa 1999-2003, 90% of players are Cable mains. Except that one jerk who knows that a Magneto/Sentinel is broken and should stop being such a try hard when I’m trying to impress my date…

[@kenneththam2480]

Wish this existed 20 years ago, trying to learn the advanced game mechanics on GameFAQ guides was like reading Greek

[@tommyp4311]

You'd have to study the keys/input language and acronyms before ever even starting the guide itself. Never again

[@Se7enRemain]

@@tommyp4311 I know the annotation; and I still get fucked up, because the turbo virgins on SRK decided what them and their friends called moves was 'good enough' for a Marvel Super Heroes guide

[@LastBastian]

I feel like I'm *watching* Greek right now. Lol!

[@johnpauljonesisabadass8134]

Oh god, I was 9 back then. My brother was too lazy to teach me so he told me to look it up in GameFAQ. Reading guides made me dizzy

[@sbg4422]

😂😆😂 right you would have to buy the freakin game guide to learn how to play.

[@Tp-ce7di]

Jm: let's talk about T.H.C. Me: oh I know this one! Jm: team hyper combo Me: oh nevermind go on

[@raiden3079]

hahaha yeah, before i first found out what thc was (awhile ago before this video). I was like HUH, i knew what dhc was from dbfz but didn't know what a thc was and was VERY confused I thought hmm everyone in the marvel community is potheads? Awesome where do I sign up.

[@gebgeb1]

Someone had to do it and I'm glad

[@mitchmediak]

Me who hasn't played MVC2 since I was 10: "Ah yes...these will come in handy."

[@TheDonaldduck911]

You should make a video of MvC2 vertical assists and why they're meta. Specifically, commando vs cyclops, and why psylocke is useful for magneto. I think a lot of people see these assists everywhere but aren't really sure about the differences between one and another.

[@Nether2342]

Community calls them anti air assists and they’re good because they’re hella invincible and assists are very spammable in mvc2. The strengths of each are: -psylockes sets up combos and incoming guard breaks - Cyclops is a much better overall character than psylocke or capt commando so if the rest of your team dies he’s more likely to get a come back, while still providing an invincible assist. -captain commandos assist is actually broken and the best assist in the game by a lot. It’s huge, very active, and absurdly invincible. Downside is captain commando as a character is one of the worst characters in the game.

[@blaire9524]

Captain corridor

[@rmsb1984]

@@Nether2342 captain comando AAA Assist is no way invincible. The first 4 sprite of his startup which take 9 frames maybe invincible but the rest ofhis startup have hitboxes that can be hit which is like 4 sprites 20 frames before corridor cones out. That's why doom or tbon couter him or even fast characters like magneto can stop him before CaptCom hits the ground.

[@mattzr1550]

@danseilheimer3495 cyclops is much safer than cap coming in and he let u combo off it

[@iswipergosnipin8656]

There's nothing more satisfying than finding an otg combo, turning safe falls on, and finding out it's real.

[@TheEvilCheesecake]

Well, nothing that you'll experience.

[@coomfard5771]

You need to keep doing this. Imagine a 20 video playlist explaining every mechanic in the game.

[@JakeSteinberg]

Here in 2024 and this is a really nice vid. Thank you!

[@KuDaKi67]

0:48 1.- How to access all 6 normals --- Como acceder a los 6 ataques normales 4:06 2.- Trijump / Box Jump --- Triple salto / Salto en triángulo (caja) 6:40 3.- Wavedashing --- Embestida 7:43 4.- Rolling (safe fall) --- Rodada (rodar al caer) 9:50 5.- DHC / THC --- Quintos dobles y Quintos Triples 11:40 Extra.- Solo THC --- Quinto "doble" solitario Though this is about the techniques on the timestamps, he hits some other important stuff in between all of them, like team construction (part 5) and magic combos (part 1) and resets (part 2 and 4). Aunque el video es sobre las técnicas enlistadas en cada tiempo, de repente discute inadvertidamente otras cosas que es importante considerar, como construcción de equipos (parte 5), combos sencillos (parte 1) y reinicios de combos (partes 2 y 4)

[@Himihan]

Gracias.

[@justingoers]

Man this is the first I’ve ever seen the Sabertooth THC. So cool.

[@Ashura96]

Some characters have supers that cause a "DHC glitch" where the opponent will be forced into the dizzy spin out regardless of current combo or damage taken. Then the next character's super comes in and does massive damage due to the damage scale resetting.

I think Morrigan and Storm can both set it up.

[@CrossfacePanda]

I know a lot of people complained back in the day about the game only having 4 attack buttons, that it made it too simplified. But imo, there’s just something so satisfying about pressing the same button twice in a chain combo, especially at the speed you can chain one normal into the next in MvC2. There really hasn’t been another game before or since with a similar feeling from just pressing buttons. You have some pseudo Target Combos in MvC3 that kinda does the trick, but it’s just not the same.

[@dressigvil]

funny how mvc2 got shit for allegedly being too simplified because they have 2 less buttons, and then when mvc3 came out people complained that that game lacks the complexity mvc2 had some things never change

[@vibemasterkorosu2469]

Imo i'd rather just stick with the 6 normal buttons instead of 2 dedicated assist buttons

[@kekker_]

You might like Under Night: In-Birth. Those kinds of combos are usually called "rekkas", and UNI has a million of them. Very different game, but rekkas are just as satisfying.

[@CrossfacePanda]

@@kekker_ I actually don’t jive with UNI at all. I generally don’t like games where each individual hit is low damage, and thus requires really long combos to do any significant damage at all. It’s why I like Marvel: big damage up front, even from stray hits, then squeeze out extra damage if you can and want to put in the effort (I don’t). Also I just don’t like the general feel of combos in UNI; there’s just something very unsatisfying with how juggles work, dunno what it is. Not hating on the game though, it’s well put together, and I get wanting more people to try it. And while I know UNI has Rekka characters, I’m unsure what that had to do with my original comment; maybe I wasn’t clear what I was referring to. I was talking about Normal strings that cancel into each other via double button presses, like Medium to Heavy in MvC2 being on the same button, or Dr Dooms M-M arial string in MvC3. And unless we’ve learned very different definitions (which is certainly possible), those aren’t Rekkas.

[@LOL-gn5oh]

I still don't like how some special moves variations are totally removed because of the 4 attack buttons layout.

[@viccypress6292]

When you said "20 years since..." that hit my soul.. its like Wow! You know.

[@EddyGordo21]

The THC does not always cost 3 bars. It costs the number of bars as the number of characters who are participating in the super.

[@genesisunderscoredenesis]

Thank you for making this video, it explained a lot of things I was unsure about. Looking forward to more MVC2 content from you :)

[@YunchaSokichi]

Thanks so much for this JM. Like many others right now, been inspired by the freemvc2 campaign to give this game a shot. Very surprised to have found such a lack of learning resources online. So this video is hugely appreciated. Would love to see more mvc2 content like this!

[@Darkogazza]

Took me way too long, but I finally subbed. Your relaxed, laid back style with very direct and informative delivery is dope, and I've used many of your tutorials over the past few months. Thanks so much for the great content.

[@ThePlKLE]

Any chance you could do something like this for cvs2 someday too?

[@jmcrofts]

Yes possibly! CvS2 now has rollback on emulator as well so I'd like to play it some

[@saltyluigi4011]

A video on grooves would be cool

[@joshuacooper2412]

I grew up with MvC2 but i still appreciate a video like this as a refesher especially because it's organized and clearly explained. As always, good stuff and thanks!

[@minechaftgamer288]

Have been playing the game for years and most of this was completely new to me, many thanks!

[@notorious3182]

Great video. Always want to play this game. Play casually but feel it's a high barrier of entry but tutorials like this help a ton. Thank you

[@wealoo806]

This is SO helpful ... would love to see more !!

[@marcwilliams1942]

Bro this is EXCELLENT ! Thank you for teaching me the basics!

[@LolaliciousSmiley]

I knew about ABC, launcher from mvc3, but I never knew about the LLMMHH series in mvc2! You've increased my enjoyment of this game by 300% and I can't wait to go back and try it. Universal LMH Launcher, jump, air combo was a godsend for mvc3. THANK YOU.

[@CarterGb]

I cannot tell you how helpful this video is, as someone who just started this game I learned a lot. I recommend anyone new to mvc2 to watch this video

[@JakeNaughtFromStateFarm]

Just to add to the DHC notes, it’s also a good way to tag out safer. Raw tags are very unsafe, so using a DHC is a lot safer to get another character in play.

[@JorgesHomestead]

Really appreciate these guides man

[@megafluffydraws]

Nice to see MvC2 content for new players! PD: That Sabretooth THC looks like some Touhou Boss

[@LegendaryBoneThugs]

Getting back into MvC2 and others, saved this video!!! Great library of videos !!!!

[@DjGaiden]

Thank you so much for this info! It would have taken me a good while to learn this.

[@curtmonchamp7379]

YES! this is the video I have been looking for. I can't wait to dive into this stuff with my friends.

[@ocean2zx]

Thank u for this guide. I can't wait to play the mvc collection

[@coomfard5771]

Good stuff as always lad.

[@theloquenderoz100]

Thanks for doing this! Imreally apreciate it!

[@ZarelidT]

Bro love the mvc2 content keep it coming!!

[@hicky0000]

This video is actually so useful. Thank you for doing this

[@Jerdawg420]

What up JM! love your videos. Big shout out to you and max and jwong for keeping the 90s/2000's fighting games alive. I think your youtube channels have made a major contribution to the fgc. Would you ever consider doing a tutorial on doing infinites in Xmen vs street fighter? I love that game but I stink at it and I wanna be able to keep up with the really sick players and hopefully get more attention paid to it. its an oldy but a goody haha

[@TonhaoMastersBR]

Best instructional video about Marvel vs Capcom 2 I have found so far!! Thanks, buddy! =)

[@JordansMortalKombatAdven-xn3qo]

@jmcrofts this is great, I am planning on getting into this game, once I get access to the MVC Collection on switch and I must say, this should be extremely helpful

[@Siiimon_]

This was realy helpfull. I hope you are going to make more videos like that about mvc2

[@staphanieseirra2132]

I've been casually playing this at home on the ps2 since I was a child and I learned a ton from your video! 20 years later and I have it on a cabinet.

[@mrbaldeezy]

Thank you very much for this!! Got the Arcade1Up cabinet, and this will come in handy!

[@javiervalencia4699]

do more of this type of videos man, i want to start playing this game but i feel like i do not understand anything while im playing. love ur videos c:

[@neildarr]

Been playing marvel for ages and it’s good to always learn more . You should do a similar video for Tvc too

[@sinisterrain2079]

Good stuff! Thanks!

[@BuMp2RuN]

i wanted to get into this game but really had no idea how... THANK YOU!!

[@gebgeb1]

Been watching mvc2 casually throughout the years and learned so much off this one vid

[@Mantekilla22]

Can you do charcater guides? I’d love one on Spider-Man

[@MultiUltimater]

Awesome stuff!

[@calebsmythTV]

Downloading MVC2 right now, nice time to be watching this vid!

[@PeterParker-yg6fc]

i played this game so long without knowing these things you just like turned me into an instant super saiyan. this is like the definitive video. thank you

[@lilboosie5]

jmcrofts. You da GOAT for this!!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@Davy_Baby]

It's amazing to see proper tutorials of this game after Soo long of it's release!! I still want to learn more about resets amd ok there proper techniques!? 🤗☺️

[@BBHood217]

The safe fall command can be done with only one punch button instead of both. You also don't need to do it right as you hit the ground, you can do the command between getting hit and hitting the ground and it'll still work.

[@corneliusgrant1622]

More videos like this please 🙏🏼

[@Joey_CapcomFightingNetwork]

Thank you for this!

[@Guts1022]

What a great video! Please can you do more videos on mvc2 covering mechanics and even gameplay. I’m getting into this game and i also truly believe that it will be rereleased on current gen consoles. It’s only a matter of time.

[@MiguelGarcia-hg3ht]

I remember reading the PS2 manual (when I had the game) for rolling forward or backwards was just quarter circle back or forward with two punches when you hit the floor. It works for me.

[@alfredmanzano680]

Thank you! That first tip of how normals work I never knew lol.

[@alexlovehall7796]

I thought I knew alot bout this game tho I just learned so much. I've been playing this for 15 years so now that it's getting some love, time to go back

[@MMSR_Reds]

It's 2024 now and we need a follow up video on this please

[@macuser7048]

Dreamcast and Playstation controllers had the 4 button layout with shoulder buttons so they had to work around that. Made sense for the Capcom vs. SNK games though!

[@jman2050]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I remember that you can only DHC specifically while the “super flash background” is active, which is important for some characters whose supers have enders that happen after the super flash has already passed. Cammy’s air super is the first example I can think of here. It’s also possible I may be confusing that with another game, but I figured it’s worth getting the clarification.

[@isurviveonramen5802]

20 yrs!!!!!! WTF!!! I was going to fun factory just to play this game. Thank you for making me feel old

[@Ronin03]

How to get started?? I never stopped! I am so happy about the comeback~

[@thetonebox]

so a fun thing in the series before 2 (especially in mvc1) was that depending on the strength of the button you saferoll with would dictate how far away you would pop up. Fun mindgame you can use for slight smix on defense. . .but then the Hulk players started to realize the size of his whitebox/movebox lets him recover super fast of light safe roll. . .

[@SquattingxBear]

Need more MvC2 content like this or even more advanced stuff! Anyone organize online brackets for this game?

[@axeoseilez3207]

I'd love to see a comprehensive vid on mechanics

[@KahKiatTan]

1. Switch character kick to cancel off hypercombo or escape from infinity physical attacks from the opponent. 2. Summoning assist or using one long range attack to block or cancel off opponent hypercombo. Then you hypercombo them while one of your characters acting as the scapegoat. 3. Using compatible characters assist to execute infinity physical attacks. 4. All the characters are to be group in ground, anti air, air, dash and etc types for character assist types and their own specialized. 5. After your opponent has finish using his/her hypercombo, you can use your hypercombo as they might be vulnerable if they don't block after that. 6. If you are able to jump behind of your opponent while they missed their hypercombo onto you, you can use your hypercombo to counter them. 7. If your opponent left with only 2 characters, when the moment he/she summoning out his/her assist, you should use team hypercombo to try to kill off his/her assist character.

[@raedien]

Quality content as usual

[@darisking9022]

This has definitely helped

[@lordxrz6588]

Thank for this video

[@SlattrickOwens]

We need more !!!

[@jawllms8]

Bruh I was literally just looking for MvC2 combos and watched your Cable AHVB combo video. Didn't realize I should've been TK the input

[@RonkeyRong]

Liked and subbed. I'm a total noob that has always just loved the game for the fun of it all. Playing for fun and watching people do their thing

[@britton_bucciarelli]

Haven't played MvC2 since on my dreamcast forever ago and would love a more in depth series on this one since it has rollback now!

[@lespaulphoenix5179]

Thanks!

[@lolhyena1714]

Dude you’re awesome! Thanks do an Mvc2 strategy iceberg including teams n shit. 🙏🏾

[@dawsongoldsmith692]

Time to update your tips and tricks cuz #MVC2IsFree

[@weare1388]

Obviously u should make more like this one !!!

[@kgthesupreme713]

My Slim PS2 JUST stopped working, have to replace the disc reading laser. Now my copy of MvC2 have to collect dust once again, but I'll definitely save this video in my "Good Stuff" playlist.

[@nickthamayne627]

Damn that’s tuff, I only don’t have the game. Is there anywhere you think I could buy it from

[@Davy_Baby]

You should do videos of having all the legends of MVC2 like Justin Wong, IFCYIPES etc... And have them reach a technique of the day on MVC2 where they go into detail.. that would be sick!!

[@Hugo_Tate]

What do the variety types when you choose a character mean

[@legalam]

Finally got my Japanese version of MVC2 for my PS2 as it’s the only version I can play. Absolutely loving it, a lot of people say the PS2 version is the worst port but it seems fine to me, only issue is unlocking a lot of the roster.

[@p99chan99]

Just play on Fightcade 2, it's better there.

[@zakuguriin4521]

One thing I want to mention that most people never talk about is a mechanic specific to Silver Samurai. Silver Samurai's power up supers for Ice, Fire and Lightning can actually stack 3 up to 3 times. My best friend Alex discovered this years ago in the lab with Silver Samurai. So each super on their own gives Silver Samurai a boost to either his speed, damage, or defense, but when you do that super again it increases that effect. So for example a 3 stacks of Ice, Silver Samurai gets super armor like Mech-Zangief and cannot be knocked out of some of his attacks like he would be normally. So if you do his ice super where he slams the ground and pins the characters down, even if someone like Iron Man does their Proton Cannon super, Silver Samurai will just tank the damage and still complete the super thus locking Iron Man to the floor for a major punish. The Fire Super is probably the most nutty one though, because it boosts his damage output and can make his shurikens and even his fire super lethal in situations where normally it wouldn't be. Try this out for yourself in training mode and tell me what you think. Also credit goes to Alex Alvarez for finding this, I'm sure he isn't the only player who has found this, but like I said, I haven't heard of anyone talking about this.

[@semantik95]

I want to point out that there is another way to wavedash. You dont have to go to neutral, you just have to not be pressing a down input. So instead of [loop(2PP,5)] I do 6PP, [loop(3PP, 6)]. I like this way better because i can always just start holding the direction i want to be going cuz i can just reverse this for back wave dash: 4PP, [loop(1PP, 4)]

[@ichor20]

I dont even play fighting games .... actually, i dont even play video games anymore. I just find this guy down to earth and entertaining.

[@pebble943]

I would love to see more of this type of content consider maybe doing a series " Are you a xxxx player?" to highlight strengths and weakness.

[@Tonedawg181]

I'm noticing while using fightcade that the normal usa dreamcast version (used for training mode) has the punches and kicks swapped the opposite way than the naomi version (used for online play). It also seems to remember the settings i bound my inputs to when switching between the two titles, so if i wanted to use training mode does that mean i have to swap the controls back and forth every time?

[@rmsb1984]

I have a question. After you superjump, how many frames do it takes before you can do any normal attacks?

[@kelvintay1803]

We really need a twitch rivals for this after evo gone haywire

[@rogersnick17]

The announcement has me coming back to your vids.

[@JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski]

Yeah the LP+HP (LK+HK) Super/LP+HP Dash system in this game makes me want to get a stick. I'm using a Sega Saturn controller right now for the 6 face buttons and I gotta do some frenzied finger yoga to combo into super in this game reliably. The hidden mediums was the most baffling thing I encountered when I was starting out

[@1andonlyhoncho]

I like to DHC strider’s “bounce around the room” combo into Commando’s “swordo” hyper combo. Less health damage than just crushing ops souls.

[@StrangeSunset7]

Is there any way you can map assists to just a combination of buttons so I can have 6 attack buttons?

[@dspsblyuth]

I’m going to test the THC right now

[@RonkeyRong]

Hey jmcrofts, is there a way to play ratio format on a real Dreamcast?

[@s1ve089]

Man i was so confused why the light punches changes after the presses and i thought it was like a range thing, kinda make sense now why they decided to hide the medium moves now

[@QvsTheWorld]

Cyclops neutral standing animation make it seems like he's breathing through his legs.