<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
then	O
received	O
ports	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1998	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
and	O
aesthetics	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
remain	O
similar	O
to	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
replaces	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
cast	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
Marvel	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
it	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Variable	O
Assist	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
future	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
,	O
utilizing	O
the	O
4MB	O
RAM	O
expansion	O
cartridge	O
,	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
being	O
an	O
arcade-perfect	O
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
memory	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
tag	O
team	O
battles	O
were	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
removed	O
from	O
its	O
port	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
more	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
of	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
2D	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
utilizes	O
the	O
same	O
one-on-one	O
tag	O
team	O
format	O
previously	O
employed	O
in	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
joystick	B-Device
movements	O
and	O
button	O
presses	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
execute	O
various	O
moves	O
to	O
deplete	O
the	O
opposing	O
team	O
's	O
life	O
gauges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
notable	O
gameplay	O
change	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Variable	O
Assist	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
assists	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
a	O
signature	O
gameplay	O
element	O
used	O
in	O
several	O
future	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
share	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
and	O
Versus	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
waves	O
of	O
artificial	O
intelligence-controlled	O
teams	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
a	O
penultimate	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
boss	O
character	O
,	O
Apocalypse	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
includes	O
three	O
exclusive	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
Training	O
,	O
Hero	O
Battle	O
,	O
and	O
Cross	O
Over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
Gallery	O
Mode	O
containing	O
promotional	O
and	O
character	O
artwork	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
unlocked	O
by	O
completing	O
various	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
features	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
17	O
playable	O
fighters	O
,	O
with	O
nine	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
universe	O
and	O
eight	O
heroes	O
from	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
characters	O
featured	O
in	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Cyclops	O
and	O
Wolverine	O
,	O
are	O
replaced	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
properties	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Captain	O
America	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
characters	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
return	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Cammy	O
and	O
Charlie	O
(	O
although	O
Charlie	O
is	O
actually	O
still	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
palette	O
swapped	O
secret	O
character	O
named	O
"	O
Shadow	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
replaced	O
by	O
Dan	O
and	O
Sakura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
and	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
include	O
an	O
exclusive	O
character	O
named	O
Norimaro	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
II	I-Application
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
supported	O
the	O
4MB	O
RAM	O
expansion	O
peripheral	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
conversion	O
which	O
retained	O
the	O
original	O
frame	O
rates	O
and	O
tag	O
team	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
February	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
limited	O
RAM	O
capacity	O
,	O
the	O
tag	O
team	O
format	O
was	O
switched	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
traditional	O
round	O
format	O
used	O
in	O
other	O
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
Capcom	O
USA	O
community	O
manager	O
and	O
fighting	O
game	O
advisor	O
Seth	O
Killian	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
primary	O
goals	O
for	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
to	O
"	O
tone	O
down	O
the	O
insanity	O
"	O
that	O
occurred	O
onscreen	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ultimately	O
led	O
to	O
Capcom	O
recognizing	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
insanity	O
as	O
the	O
hallmark	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
using	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
focus	O
for	O
future	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
home	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
from	O
Arcade1Up	O
alongside	O
other	O
games	O
like	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
of	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
character	O
roster	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
sprite	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
RAM	O
support	O
,	O
labeling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
arcade-perfect	O
conversion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Gerstmann	O
faulted	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
near-carbon	O
copy	O
"	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
also	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
character	O
roster	O
,	O
it	O
attracted	O
numerous	O
criticisms	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
stemmed	O
from	O
issues	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
memory	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
criticisms	O
,	O
reviewers	O
claimed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
critically	O
panned	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
of	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
expands	O
its	O
character	O
roster	O
beyond	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
to	O
include	O
other	O
Capcom	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Dreamcast	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
and	O
2000	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
