Tatsunoko vs Capcom.

[ProfJamesJoynt]

Tatsunoko vs Capcom. (RELEASE DATE DEC 11TH)

What's this you ask? TvC is the newest game in the Vs series, taking Capcom's finest and pitting them again the heroes of Tatsunoko in what is the spiritual MvC3, until we get an actual MvC 3.

System Info
4 buttons, Light, Medium, Heavy and Partner buttons. I think pressing the Partner button on it's own will tag out, button+direction will trigger an assist. Not 100% sure though. HCF+Partner during a combo will instantly switch your partner to carry on the combo.
Baroque: A+B+C during a combo, is essentially a tribute to CCs. Uses up the red part of your lifebar.
A GG style burst can be used for 2 stocks, not sure of the button combo yet.
3 button dashes are in.
Pushblock is in, A+B+C while blocking.
Standard launcher for everyone is 3+C I think.
Everyone has air dash, Gatchaman has an 8 way airdash.
Max amount of stocks right now is 5.
Matches are 2v2 team fights.

Platforms are Arcade and Wii according to http://ffl.sakura.ne.jp/rv/box1/tatsuvscap.htm

Roster.
Capcom:
Ryu
Chun-Li
Alex
Soki
Batsu
Morrigan
Strider (rumoured)
Megaman Trigger (confirmed as of the 22nd)

Tatsunoko:
Ken the Eagle
Hurricane Polymar
Casshan
Tekkaman
Yatterman No 1
Gold Lightan
Doronjo-sama (rumoured)

Some videos
http://uk.youtube.com/user/wx4374 (Channel with some 3rd and 1st loketest videos)
GameVideos - Tatsunoko vs. Capcom 'EVO 2K8' gameplay 4 Video
YouTube - Tatsunoko vs. Capcom EVO Fight 3
YouTube - EVO2008: TVC Match 2
YouTube - Tatsunoko v Capcom Evo2008 Justin Wong v ???
YouTube - EVO2008: TvC Match 1

Official site: http://www.capcom.co.jp/tatsucap/

Go go go!

 

[Jager13]

I wonder what the chances of this coming to the states are.

 

[ProfJamesJoynt]

Pretty low due to the licencing nightmare. Gatchaman wasn't at the EVO loketest thanks to licencing issues even.

 

[harlekein]

Misconception on my side. This actually looks really good.

 

[rashreflection]

Seth Killian (Evo staff member who works for Capcom) said Gold Lightan WILL be playable, and that the game will include other "gimmick characters". GET HYPE

I watched a bunch of this at Evo and honestly it got old after awhile. It was only a beta so no surprise it was broken. They've already toned down Alex's stungun combos, but Chun was far and away the best so I wonder what they'll do to her.

The main weird thing about this game was that almost every normal besides light attacks was unsafe, along with most special moves.

My friend Keits played it for hours and did a detailed writeup on SRK - link here.

-Josh