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Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds is a fighting game in which players compete in battle using characters with different fighting styles and special attacks.[1] The game features tag team-based gameplay similar to previous installments of the series.[2] Players select teams of three characters to engage in one-on-one combat, and can choose to switch between them at any point during the match.[2] During combat, players can call in one of their off-screen characters to perform a single special move, known as an "assist".[1] As characters deal or receive damage, their team's "Hyper Combo Gauge" will gradually fill with energy, which can be expended by players to execute certain techniques, such as hyper combos, which are stronger versions of special moves; "snapbacks", which force the current opponent off the screen and replaces them with one of their other teammates; and "crossover combinations", which summon the player's entire team to use their hyper combos all at once.[3] Players must use the various attacks in their arsenal to exhaust their opponent's life gauge and defeat the entire enemy team, or have the most cumulative health when time runs out.[4] Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is the first entry in the franchise to feature three-dimensional character models as opposed to two-dimensional sprites.[5] However, gameplay remains restricted to two dimensions, resulting in a 2.5D graphical design.[2][5]

Unlike Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, which featured four attack buttons separated as two pairs of low and high-strength punches and kicks, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 uses a simplified, three-button control scheme of undefined light, medium, and heavy attacks modeled after Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, which aims to "knock down the wall of complicated controls and open up the field of strategic fighting to all comers".[6][7] The game includes a new "exchange button", which is used to launch opponents into the air, swap characters while performing combos, and slam the opponent into the ground.[8] Players can use each button to string together attacks and form combos, as well as perform special moves using a combination of button presses and joystick movements.[3] Marvel vs. Capcom 3 also features an alternate control scheme designed for players unfamiliar to fighting games called "Simple Mode".[9] Simple Mode allows players to perform special moves and hyper combos with single button presses at the expense of limiting a character's available moveset.[9]

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 introduces a new game mechanic known as "X-Factor", which offers increased damage, speed, and health regeneration for a short period of time.[10] It can be activated by players once per match, and can also be used to extend combos.[3] The duration and intensity of X-Factor is dependent on the number of active characters in the player's team; as a player loses fighters, X-Factor lasts longer and grants higher damage boosts.[10]

 

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