MvC2: Character/Stage unlocks?

[Zavi ☯]

I remember on the old console ports that you had to unlock all of the characters individually through an in-game store. I'm not sure about the Xbox 360/PS3 versions because I never played those. Is that still the case in this version?

[Sixtyfivekills]

Arcade also had that messy way of unlocking, but from what I've heard everything here is unlocked from the very start.

[Kaed✩Wolf]

PS360 versions already had everything unlocked from start.

[NeoStrayCat]

If you check the play demo YV vid in the game page for MVC2, it shows that everyone's unlocked from the start. (PS3/X360 also have everything unlocked from the start. The older console ports you had to unlock everything through the shop menu.)

Also, these days, playing the Naomi arcade version either through legit hardware or other means these days, you can simply enter an operator/cheat code through the game's test menu, and you literally unlock everyone at the start.

As for stages though, yeah, I don't remember seeing the Naomi Arcade version having the alternative versions of stages in that version (unless otherwise), since in the trailer, it has the training stage from the console versions, weirdly enough, lol.

[Zavi ☯]

I hope that the alternate versions of the stages make it here because the alternate Swamp and Airship are my favorites. It’s not a dealbreaker for me though but it still would be nice

[MangorushZ]

Originally posted by Zavi ☯:

I hope that the alternate versions of the stages make it here because the alternate Swamp and Airship are my favorites. It’s not a dealbreaker for me though but it still would be nice

I'm also hoping for that too or hopefully modders will find a way to add the alternative stages into this game.

[Axelhander]

No, thankfully.

Unlockable characters and stages in fighting games suck.

[Zavi ☯]

They had a stream earlier where the game was being showcased for EVO and none of the alt stages made an appearance. Looks like they didn’t make the cut for this version.

[NeoStrayCat]

Originally posted by Zavi ☯:

They had a stream earlier where the game was being showcased for EVO and none of the alt stages made an appearance. Looks like they didn’t make the cut for this version.

That's because its the literal arcade version, and that don't have the alt. stages. However, they backported the training stage from the console version, but for Training Mode.

Otherwise, on Max's stream, the EX Options for MVC 2 that they showed had displayed a toggle for "Secret Characters" and "Hidden Colors" (along with the light/flash reduction on/off).

So yeah, you can probably simulate the character unlock settings either to be from the base roster like booting MVC 2 for the first time to a few other settings (most likely on the Naomi unlock codes) to having the full 56 character roster. (Which, assuming by default, is on "All groups enabled".)

[1τu3]

omg i remember the grind of unlocking every char. highest dmg easiest mode and rush and go ham hahah