Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars Review

The latest in Capcom's VS fighting game series, Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars represents a large collaboration between two entertainment giants. Featuring a host of characters from popular Capcom franchises in addition to classic manga heroes and villians from Tatsunoko Productions, Ultimate All-Stars is the second version of this game to be released. Boasting some game changes, including new characters not featured in the Japanese version, it's very interesting to see exactly how this title stands out against other console fighting games.

Unlike other fighting titles, Tatsunoko vs Capcom features 2v2 combat - players select two fighters and participate in only one round. It's an odd shift from the norm, as most fighting games feature at least a best-of-three setup, but it works just fine. Characters as a whole have extremely large health bars, and individual attacks only do minimal damage. As a result, the game is extremely combo oriented. Between switching characters mid-fight and using a super attack right in the middle of another super attack, the complexity of the game runs quite deep.