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A few months after the release of the PlayStation 4 version, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 finally lands on the digital shelves of PC and Xbox One. This is probably the last chance for the Japanese software house to take advantage of the proverbial golden hen which, despite the years since its launch in 2011, continues to be very popular in fighting games all over the world. Unbalanced and excessive, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 is still an exciting title capable of kidnapping players and viewers thanks to the intellectual properties involved in a great clash between parallel universes. We tested the PC version: did it perform well?

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New resolutions, old problems

In the event that some telepath has induced temporary amnesia - a fairly common scenario in Marvel comics, just to stay on the subject - it is worth spending a few lines on the gameplay: Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 contrasts the two universes in a roster composed of more than fifty characters. There is no real plot to justify this monumental clash, but an exaggerated dose of fanservice for all those who have always wondered who would win in a duel to the death between Dante from Devil May Cry and the X- Man Wolverine: the fighting game signed Capcom tries to answer, but in reality it is the players who decide the outcome, often even within a few seconds.

Defined "easy to learn, hard to master" (ie easy to learn, but difficult to master thoroughly) Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 has the defect of leaning too much on very long and relentless sequences of shots that on the one hand are absolutely spectacular, on the other, excessively frustrating, especially if we are the ones to suffer them without being able to free ourselves before the opponent has exhausted the energy of our fighter. Despite this, it is a title designed also and above all for newbies thanks to movements that are easy to memorize that translate into gun-like actions capable of giving a lot of satisfaction. Too bad that the PC conversion of Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 does not add anything in terms of single player to what is already offered on old-gen consoles and then PlayStation 4: apart from a simple Arcade mode, the usual Training and a series of challenges that teach some combos, the best that solitaires can aspire to even on PC is the Heroes and Heralds mode which however adds very little to the offer. On the multiplayer front, however, it is obviously possible to compete online with other opponents ... if you find them: perhaps because it is now starting to go out of fashion or perhaps because it has been out for too little time, we have struggled to find players to fight against online . When we did, we found a fairly stable netcode but some minor problems such as the apparent impossibility of changing the microphone. In this sense, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 has appeared to us a more than decent conversion that also allows a certain level of customization on a graphic level. The new screen dedicated to PC settings allows, among other things, to configure the resolution even at 4k, the level of antialiasing and the quality of the textures. For obvious reasons, the frame rate is locked at 60 frames per second; the game ran on our test setup smoothly and without uncertainty, ensuring an optimal experience even at maximum graphic detail. If the visual optimization passes the test very well, the same cannot be said for the rest. We have encountered some problems in configuring the controllers: we didn't even consider the default keyboard control system for a second, but we had to struggle a bit before being able to play with a very common joypad. It appears to be a problem shared by many users, albeit a rather coincidental one, and this should prompt Capcom to post a corrective update as soon as possible. Once solved, however, everything goes smoothly, and they beat their hands, claws and tentacles as much as they can until boredom sets in.

PC System Requirements

Test Setup

Processore: Intel Core i7-2600k @ 3,4 GHz
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
Memory: 8 GB of RAM
Sistema operativo: Windows 10 64-BIT

Minimum requirements

Processor: Intel® Core ™ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or higher
Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX260 or better
Memory: 4 GB of RAM
Sistema operativo: Windows® 7 SP1/ 8/ 8.1 (64-BIT)

Recommended Requirements

Processor: Intel® Core ™ 2 Quad 2.7 GHz or higher
Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 or better
Memory: 4 GB of RAM
Sistema operativo: Windows® 7 SP1/ 8/ 8.1/ 10 (64-BIT)

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The conversion for PC of Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 represents a good but belated proposal from Capcom: in terms of content it does not add anything to a game that would really need it, but guarantees all the DLCs and extras published over the years such as the additional costumes, Jill Valentine and Shuma Gorath. Net of some compatibility problems that we hope will be solved soon with some updates, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 also returns satisfactions and frustrations on PC: waiting for Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite, however, remains the best way to slap Akuma using Deadpool . Which, excuse us, is no small thing.