How to play Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes on Mac

Game summary

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes is a fighting game, developed and published by Capcom. It is the fourth game in the Marvel vs. Capcom series of fighting games. With the fourth installment of this series, Capcom simplified the player controls to make the gameplay more accessible to the wider audience of casual players. The button configuration was trimmed down to 4 main buttons and 2 assist buttons. The game also features a different air-combo system and 3 on 3 tag, compared to the 2 on 2 tag from previous games in the series.
First released: Feb 2000

Play Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes like you would on any PC.
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🕹 Editor's notes

Marvel Vs Capcom 2 New Age Of Heroes is a fighting game where the fighters are chosen from a list of Marvel and Camcom characters. It is one of the most successful arcade fighting games to have been released.

In this game, you will choose fighters from Marvel or Capcom and form a team. Once the team is formed, you will have to fight against fighters from other teams.

The MVC2 features new characters from the X-Men series, like Cable and Marrow, in addition to the characters from previous versions of this game. If you find it hard to deal with your opponent in this game, you can tag in one of your teammates.

Plot

The earth was under threat as a force called the Abyss surrounded it with its dark energy. As this situation unfolded, Ruby Heart noticed the sphere causing all the plant life to diminish.

At that time, the heroes were fighting against villains, but she went and warned them of this dark energy. So, they joined their forces and fought against the Abyss.

After the battle, these two teams agreed to a truce and maintained the peace between them.

Gameplay

This game has a new feature where there is a 3-vs-3 game, allowing you to team up with two other team members and fight against the opponents. You can use your imagination to create new combinations during the fight. Each fighter in a team will have an assist technique.

The assist technique allows you to help your team member who needs something different. You can help them to heal, defend, attack, etc.

The game has a fast-paced fighting style and an open-ended combo system, which people say is the best thing about MVC2. The only downside to this game is that it is not as polished as the previous versions.

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