Editing Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

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|title          = ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3''
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|developer      = [[Capcom]]
|publisher      = [[Capcom]]
|series         = ''[[wikipedia:Marvel vs. Capcom (series)|Marvel vs. Capcom]]''
|engine         = [[wikipedia:MT Framework|MT Framework]]
|released       = '''PS3 - Xbox 360''' <br> {{Vgrelease|JP=November 15, [[2011]]|NA=November 17, [[2011]]|EU=November 18, [[2011]]}}
'''PlayStation Vita''' <br> {{Vgrelease|JP= December 17, [[2011]]|NA=February 22, [[2012]]|EU=February 22, [[2012]]}}
'''PlayStation 4''' <br> December 3, [[2016]]<br>
'''Xbox One - Microsoft Windows'''<br> March 7, [[2017]]
|genre          = [[wikipedia:Fighting game|Fighting]]
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|ratings        = [[wikipedia:Computer Entertainment Rating Organization|CERO]]: C<br>[[wikipedia:Entertainment Software Ratings Board|ESRB]]: T (Teen)
|platforms      = [[wikipedia:PlayStation 3|PlayStation 3]], [[wikipedia:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]], [[wikipedia:PlayStation Vita|PlayStation Vita]], [[wikipedia:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]], [[wikipedia:Xbox One|Xbox One]], [[wikipedia:Personal Computer|PC]]
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|input          = [[wikipedia:Joystick|Joystick]], [[wikipedia:Gamepad|Gamepad]]}}

'''''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3''''' is a fighting game in Capcom's [[Marvel vs. Capcom series|crossover series]] with the [[wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]] characters, and is an update to their previously released ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''. The game feature 12 new characters as well as changes to the gameplay balance. The game was released on February 15th, 2012.

In early December 2016, the game got re-released for the PlayStation 4 and later released for Xbox One and PC in March 2017. The port features 1080p graphics, 60fps gameplay and all previous released DLC.

==Gameplay==
:''See [[Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds#Gameplay|Marvel vs. Capcom 3 gameplay]]''

''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'' is an updated version of ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds'', an arcade-style fighting game, and changes little from the basic gameplay of the original.<ref name=ESRB>http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.jsp?Certificate=31520&Title=Ultimate%20Marvel%20Vs.%20Capcom%203</ref> Players select teams of three different characters to engage in one-on-one combat.<ref name=ESRB/> The game utilizes the same tag team-based fighting mechanics as its predecessors; players may choose to swap between their characters at any point during a match.<ref name=Guardian>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2011/nov/17/ultimate-marvel-capcom-3-review</ref> Players must use the various attacks in their arsenal, such as character assists, special moves, and hyper combos, to exhaust their opponent's life gauge and defeat the entire enemy team, or have the most cumulative health when time runs out.<ref name=ESRB/><ref name=Guardian/><ref>http://www.gamespot.com/articles/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds-primer/1100-6298911/</ref> While the core mechanics remain the same, a number of aesthetic changes have been made in ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', with a stronger emphasis on the comic book motif.<ref>https://www.engadget.com/2011/11/23/deja-review-ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3/</ref><ref name=PSB>http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/08/04/evo-capcoms-seth-killian-on-psn-street-fighter-iii-street-fighter-x-tekken/</ref> The HUD, character selection, and stage selection screens have been redesigned.<ref name=IBT>http://www.ibtimes.com/ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3-review-709080</ref> In addition, many returning characters receive balancing changes, which include new moves and animation tweaks.<ref name=PSB/><ref>http://www.gamespot.com/news/6326199/evo-2011-marvel-vs-capcom-3-past-present-and-future</ref>

''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'' uses the same simplified, three-button control scheme of undefined light, medium, and heavy attacks introduced in ''Fate of Two Worlds''.<ref name=IBT/> The "exchange button", used to launch opponents into the air and switch between characters while performing air combos, returns.<ref name=Joystiq>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/22/ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3-risks-rewarded/</ref> The aerial exchange feature has been altered in ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3''; players can either remove meter from their opponent's Hyper Combo gauge, add meter to their own gauge, or simply deal more damage.<ref name=Joystiq/> The "X-Factor" mechanic, which grants increased damage output, speed, and health regeneration for a limited time, also reappears from ''Fate of Two Worlds''.<ref name=XF>http://www.capcom-unity.com/snow_infernus/blog/2011/10/13/10_changes_you_need_to_know_about_ultimate_marvel_vs_capcom_3</ref> In ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', the attack and speed boosts for each character while using X-Factor have been adjusted.<ref name=XF/> X-Factor can now be used while in the air, as opposed to the previous game, in which activation was restricted to characters on the ground.<ref name=XF/>

===Modes===
''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'' includes several game modes from the original, including Arcade Mode, where the player fights against AI-controlled opponents to reach the final boss character, Galactus; Versus Mode, where two players engage in combat; Mission Mode, which includes a series of trials for each playable character; and Training Mode.<ref>cite video game|title=Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3|developer=Eighting|publisher=Capcom|accessdate=May 22, 2015|platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|level=Main menu, offline mode</ref> "Heroes and Heralds" is a free downloadable single-player and multiplayer team-based mode where players earn new abilities with upgrade cards, customize their characters with new powers, and compete in factions as either the heroes defending Earth or as one of Galactus' Heralds.<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/12/17/pick-a-side-in-umvc3s-heroes-and-heralds-mode</ref> The "ability cards", which feature various characters from the Marvel and Capcom universes, unlock special power-ups, such as invisibility and projectile invincibility, for use during mode-specific combat. Up to three different cards may be equipped at once, with more than 100 cards available to collect.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111017072800/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/10/15/ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3-panel-nycc-2011/</ref> A new offline mode, called "Galactus Mode", allows players to fight as Galactus against AI-controlled opponents.<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/10/15/nycc-marvel-vs-capcom-3-galactus-is-playable</ref>

An optimized netcode is present in the game, providing smoother online play compared to ''Fate of Two Worlds''.<ref>http://shoryuken.com/2011/11/14/ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3-what-vanilla-should-have-been/</ref> A new spectator mode allows up to six players to watch online matches between other players.<ref name=Online>http://shoryuken.com/2011/10/06/online-changes-in-ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3/</ref> Rematch features and leaderboard functionality have also been improved to enhance the game's online experience.<ref name=Online/>

==Characters==
Every character from the original ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'' returns as a playable character. They have all been rebalanced and most of them have new or upgraded moves. Alongside that, 12 additional fighters (five new Capcom characters, one returning Capcom character and six new Marvel characters) are included in the game, making the roster a total of 50 playable characters. Jill Valentine and Shuma-Gorath, the two characters released as downloadable content (DLC) for the previous game, remained available for download, up until all DLC content for the game was removed from online stores in December 2013; however, they are included with the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC re-releases.<ref name=Removal>http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/15/5213184/ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3-leaving-psn-and-xbla</ref> 

===Marvel===
{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Comic book/series
!Capcom rival
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Steven Rogers_(Earth-96169)|Captain America]]'''
|''[[w:c:marvel:The Avengers|The Avengers]]''/''Captain America''
|Felicia
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Wade_Wilson_(Earth-96169)|Deadpool]]'''
|''[[w:c:marvel:X-Men|X-Men]]''
|Dante
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Victor_von_Doom_(Earth-96169)|Doctor Doom]]'''
|''[[w:c:marvel:Fantastic Four|Fantastic Four]]''
|Chun-Li
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Dormammu_(Earth-96169)|Dormammu]]''' 
|''Doctor Strange''
|Viewtiful Joe
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Galactus_(Earth-96169)|Galactus]]'''+
|''Fantastic Four''
|None
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Robert_Bruce_Banner_(Earth-96169)|Hulk]]'''
|''The Avengers''
|Chris Redfield
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Anthony_Stark_(Earth-96169)|Iron Man]]'''
|''The Avengers''
|Morrigan
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Max_Eisenhardt_(Earth-96169)|Magneto]]''' 
|''X-Men''
|Arthur
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:George_Tarleton_(Earth-96169)|M.O.D.O.K.]]''' 
|''The Avengers''
|Nathan "Rad" Spencer
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Jean_Grey_(Earth-96169)|Phoenix (Jean Grey)]]'''
|''X-Men''
|Mike Haggar
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Sentinels|Sentinel]]''' 
|''The Avengers''
|Hsien-Ko
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Jennifer_Walters_(Earth-96169)|She-Hulk]]'''
|''The Avengers''
|Zero
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Shuma-Gorath_(Earth-96169)|Shuma-Gorath]]''' 
|''Doctor Strange''
|Jill Valentine
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Peter_Parker_(Earth-96169)|Spider-Man]]''' 
|''Spider-Man''
|Albert Wesker
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Ororo_Munroe_(Earth-96169)|Storm]]''' 
|''X-Men''
|C. Viper
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Kl'rt_(Earth-96169)|Super-Skrull]]''' 
|''Fantastic Four''
|Trish
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Tony_Masters_(Earth-96169)|Taskmaster]]''' 
|''The Avengers''
|Akuma
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Thor_Odinson(Earth-96169)|Thor Odinson]]'''
|''The Avengers''
|Amaterasu
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:James_Howlett_(Earth-96169)|Wolverine]]'''
|''X-Men''
|Ryu
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Laura_Kinney_(Earth-96169)|X-23]]'''
|''X-Men''
|Tron Bonne
|}
+Final boss, playable in "Galactus Mode".

====Newcomers (Marvel side)====
{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Comic book/series
!Capcom rival
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Stephen_Strange_(Earth-96169)|Doctor Strange]]'''
|''Doctor Strange''
|Nemesis
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Johnathon_Blaze_(Earth-96169)|Ghost Rider]]'''
|''Ghost Rider''
|Firebrand
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Clinton_Barton_(Earth-96169)|Hawkeye]]'''
|''The Avengers''
|Strider Hiryu
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Daniel_Rand_(Earth-96169)|Iron Fist]]'''
|''[[w:c:marvel:Heroes for Hire|Heroes for Hire]]''
|Vergil
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Richard_Rider_(Earth-96169)|Nova]]'''
|''Nova''
|Phoenix Wright
|-
|'''[[w:c:marvel:Rocket_Raccoon_(Earth-96169)|Rocket Raccoon]]'''
|''[[w:c:marvel:Guardians of the Galaxy|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''
|Frank West
|}

===Capcom===
{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Game/series
!Marvel rival
|-
|'''[[Akuma]]'''
|''[[Street Fighter series|Street Fighter]]''
|Taskmaster
|-
|'''[[w:c:residentevil:Albert Wesker|Albert Wesker]]'''
|''[[w:c:residentevil:Resident Evil (series)|Resident Evil]]''
|Spider-Man
|-
|'''[[w:c:okami:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]]'''
|''[[w:c:okami:Ōkami|Ōkami]]''
|Thor
|-
|'''[[w:c:ghostsngoblins:Arthur|Arthur]]'''
|''[[w:c:ghostsngoblins:Ghosts 'n Goblins|Ghosts 'n Goblins]]''
|Magneto
|-
|'''[[w:c:residentevil:Chris Redfield|Chris Redfield]]'''
|''Resident Evil''
|Hulk
|-
|'''[[Chun-Li]]''' 
|''Street Fighter''
|Doctor Doom
|-
|'''[[Crimson Viper]]''' 
|''Street Fighter''
|Storm
|-
|'''[[w:c:devilmaycry:Dante|Dante]]''' 
|''[[w:c:devilmaycry:Devil May Cry (series)|Devil May Cry]]''
|Deadpool
|-
|'''[[w:c:darkstalkers:Felicia|Felicia]]'''
|''[[w:c:darkstalkers:Darkstalkers (series)|Darkstalkers]]''
|Captain America
|-
|'''[[w:c:darkstalkers:Hsien-Ko|Hsien-Ko]]''' 
|''Darkstalkers''
|Sentinel
|-
|'''[[w:c:residentevil:Jill Valentine|Jill Valentine]]''' 
|''Resident Evil''
|Shuma-Gorath
|-
|'''[[Mike Haggar]]''' 
|''[[Final Fight (series)|Final Fight]]''
|Phoenix (Jean Grey)
|-
|'''[[w:c:darkstalkers:Morrigan|Morrigan Aensland]]''' 
|''Darkstalkers''
|Iron Man
|-
|'''[[w:c:bioniccommando:Nathan Spencer|Nathan "Rad" Spencer]]'''
|''[[w:c:bioniccommando:Bionic Commando|Bionic Commando]]''
|M.O.D.O.K.
|-
|'''[[Ryu]]''' 
|''Street Fighter''
|Wolverine
|-
|'''[[w:c:strider:Hiryu|Strider Hiryu]]''' 
|''[[w:c:strider:Strider|Strider]]''
|Hawkeye
|-
|'''[[w:c:devilmaycry:Trish|Trish]]'''
|''Devil May Cry''
|Super Skrull
|-
|'''[[w:c:megaman:Tron Bonne|Tron Bonne]]''' 
|''[[w:c:megaman:Mega Man Legends|Mega Man Legends]]''
|X-23
|-
|'''[[w:c:viewtifuljoe:Viewtiful Joe (character)|Viewtiful Joe]]''' 
|''[[w:c:viewtifuljoe:Viewtiful Joe|Viewtiful Joe]]''
|Dormammu
|-
|'''[[w:c:megaman:Zero|Zero]]'''
|''[[w:c:megaman:Mega Man X (series)|Mega Man X]]''
|She-Hulk
|}

====Newcomers (Capcom side)====
{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Game/series
!Marvel rival
|-
|'''[[w:c:gargoylesquest:Firebrand|Firebrand]]'''
|''[[w:c:gargoylesquest:The_Gargoyle's_Quest_Wiki|Gargoyle's Quest]]''
|Ghost Rider
|-
|'''[[w:c:deadrising:Frank West|Frank West]]'''
|''[[w:c:deadrising:Dead Rising|Dead Rising]]''
|Rocket Raccoon
|-
|'''[[w:c:residentevil:Nemesis|Nemesis T-Type]]'''
|''Resident Evil''
|Doctor Strange
|-
|'''[[w:c:aceattorney:Phoenix Wright|Phoenix Wright]]'''
|''[[w:c:aceattorney:Ace Attorney (series)|Ace Attorney]]''
|Nova
|-
|'''[[w:c:devilmaycry:Vergil|Vergil]]'''
|''Devil May Cry''
|Iron Fist
|}

==Gallery==
===Official art===
''To view all official character artwork, see: [[Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3/Official Art|Official Art]].''
===Promotional Art and Packaging===
<gallery captionalign="center" orientation="square" widths="185">
Mvc3-ultimate-poster-art-by-shinkiro-highres.jpg|Poster by [[Shinkiro]]
Ultimate-mvc3-tgs11poster.jpg|TGS Poster by [[Shinkiro]]
Umvc3-by-shinkiro2.jpg|Poster by [[Shinkiro]]
Umvc3-kinunishimura.jpg|Art by [[Kinu Nishimura]]
Umvc3-japanese-poster.jpg|Japanese Poster
Mvc3-ultimate-wolverine-vergil-concept-art.jpg|Wolverine vs. Vergil Concept Art
Mvc3-ultimate-strider-hiryu-spiderman-concept-art.jpg|Spider-Man vs. Strider Concept Art
Mvc3-ultimate-deadpool-phoenix-wright-concept-art.jpg|Deadpool vs. Phoenix Wright Concept Art
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*This was the first crossover game from Capcom involving Marvel that saw a PC release.

*[[Ingrid]] was planned as a playable fighter for ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'' but she didn't make the cut.<ref>https://twitter.com/Ryota_Niitsuma/status/827435790485512192/</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.capcom.co.jp/mvsc3/ Official Japanese site]

* [http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us Official International site]

* [[Wikipedia:Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3|Wikipedia article]]

* [[w:c:marvel:Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3|Marvel Database article]]

* [[w:c:marvelvscapcom:Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3|''Marvel vs. Capcom'' Wikia article]]

* [[w:c:capcom:Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3|Capcom Database article]]
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