After several years of not having a new Marvel vs. Capcom title, the great Japanese brand decided to launch a super awesome collection titled Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection, which adds titles that were super popular in their time. But is this new collection of Marvel Vs. Capcom classics really worth it?
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics a love letter to arcade fans
The Marvel Vs. Capcom franchise was undoubtedly one of the most incredible and ubiquitous video game franchises in the gaming world many years ago. Today with this new release that includes titles such as: X-MEN CHILDREN OF THE ATOM, MARVEL SUPER HEROES, X-MEN VS. STREET FIGHTER, MARVEL SUPER HEROES vs. STREET FIGHTER, MARVEL vs. CAPCOM CLASH OF SUPER HEROES, MARVEL vs. CAPCOM 2 New Age of Heroes and THE PUNISHER have made more old as well as new fans give this great collection a chance.
The great thing about Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection is that it is not a remastered or modified version like other titles, but all the games inside this collection are basically the original arcade roms that maybe your dad played back in the day. What makes these 7 titles to be considered as pure gold in this new generation in the gaming world.
Capcom has made this great collection have a soul of its own, as they have added CRT filters and beautifully defined music players and even art galleries of the original Arcades, region switching between American and Japanese versions, excellent training modes, save states and 4:3 screen size adjustments. But what shines the most in this game is the addition of online multiplayer mode, something very important in one of the generations of gaming where it is important to have an online mode.
This whole adventure between Marvel and Capcom is nothing more and nothing less than 1993’s The Punisher, a fantastic scrolling game, which allows two players to team up online as Frank Castle or Nick Fury. After Capcom acquired the Marvel license in the 1990s, 1994 saw the release of X-Men: Children of the Atom, taking a cue from Street Fighter. Filled with an ultra-cool comic book visual style, this X-Men-centric fighting game features several playable mutants, including Wolverine, Cyclops, Colossus and Psylocke, as well as Magneto, The Sentinels and interesting additions like Silver Samurai and Omega Red.
Marvel Super Heroes arrived in 1995, loosely based on The Infinity Gauntlet saga, with Thanos as the antagonist and Infinity Gems. 1996 saw the first Street Fighter crossover title in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, bringing back characters from Children of the Atom. And having new additions like Gambit and Rogue made their debut, facing the best of Capcom in Ryu, Ken, Chun-li, Cammy, M. Bison and others.
Street Fighter a game very similar to the previous game, but with assorted Marvel characters (many of which were present in Marvel Super Heroes) instead of just X-Men. In 1998, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes was something of a culmination, despite having later sequels, here Capcom drew on characters from their own universe, including Captain Commando, Morrigan, Strider and Mega Man, to take on Marvel’s finest. There are 15 playable characters, with an addition of 20 “Special Companions”, from Arthur from Ghosts ‘n Goblins to Jubilee from X-Men – and these can be summoned a limited number of times to pack an extra punch.
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes was released in 2000, bringing with it a new art style and 3D backgrounds. It was the last game of this crossover, and the one that fans have been asking to see on modern consoles more than any other. In this game your team consisting of three characters from a roster of 56 characters from both the Marvel and Capcom universes.
Before this collection was released, it had been almost 12 years since the last official release. Now, Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection has opened the doors for more games of its kind to this modern era. Each game within this collection is a commendable act of fantastic preservation that celebrates Capcom’s storied past.