Capcom is bringing its Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection to the Switch at some point later this year and in the lead up to the big release, it's given fans a look at one of the games in this retro compilation.
It's footage of 'X-Men Children of the Atom' which originally made its debut in arcades back in the mid '90s, and followed with a console and PC release in the second half of this same decade.
In this particular fighting game, you'll be able to duke it out as popular Marvel characters like Wolverine and Cyclops. There's also a training mode - allowing you to hone your skills, and there's a museum where you can view development materials and listen to the original soundtrack.
Apart from X-Men Children of the Atom, there are six other games included in this collection. Here's the full rundown:
・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
・THE PUNISHER
A physical release of this game has also been confirmed, and apparently, no downloads will be required. You can also check out the hands on impressions of this game from this year's EVO in our round up. The reception has been quite positive so far.
Are you looking forward to this upcoming release? Will you be checking out this particular game or are you more excited to revisit something else in the collection? Let us know in the comments.
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Still one of my favorite fighters to this day. TYPHOON! Woo still can’t believe this is happening!
Still no release date... Sigh
I am disappointed of no release date yet.
This game had some really great character animation, and some were lost in later games. The CPU was very hard in this game though. 😂
Just release the damn thing, Capcom !
Discovered CotA on PlayStation soon after it launched and snatched it up. Love this game!!!
7 games, maybe one of these vids a week, so end of September earliest? Currently I'm going with the Amazon placeholder of Dec 31st, so anything earlier than that is a bonus. It's definitely a autumn/winter game and not a summer game for sure.
Release daaaaaaaate, Capcom! Stahhhhhhp
@shonenjump86 I had it for Saturn (still have my copy) and I don't think I ever beat the arcade mode 😂
Most will rush to play MvC2
I'm going Punisher! One of the greatest '90s beat 'em ups.
Children of the Atom and Marvel Super Heroes are my favorite 1990s non-SF Capcom fighting games. The games were so beautiful and fun to play that it's hard to say how many hours and coins I spent playing them back in the day. Hard as nails, but great fun all the same!
I wish I was at least half decent at fighting games but I'm not even remotely close. I've owned so many over the decades and put a lot of hours into some of them but I've never got past the point of being crap at them. I could put 50+ hours into one, like I did with Soul Calibur, and lose to one of my mates playing it for the first time. I try not to be a button bashing move spammer but if my opponent is doing it to me, I'll struggle to get the better of them.
With that said, I'm looking forward to this. The only MvC game I've played was on the Dreamcast. Another game I was crap at.
It's a great time to be an X-Men fan!
(Which I only bring up because of how bad it was to be an X-Men fan for a good several years there between IvX and Krakoa)
Looks great, looking forward to giving this and the other games included a try when my discounted physical copy arrives!
Capcom are doing great bringing us all our old favorites back, this looks beautiful! Only because Punisher is included here, I could’ve seen them adding X-men mutant apocalypse from the snes. I know it’s not an arcade title but it was released in the mvc arcade 1 up set and is from capcom. I’d have loved to played that game on here as well for one more great beatem up but this game will be plenty beefy without it still. Can’t wait…but I’ll have to.
I don't think my hype for this one can get any bigger. Just release it already!
@MontyCircus Me too, can't wait to finally dive into this amazing beat 'em up.
Ok so we are definitely getting a release date soon.
On their Twitter they were sort of "counting down" until something by posting 3-4 tweets on each game, and after they hit the Punisher they uploaded the video on Cota.
My guess is we'll see a release date after the next 6 videos, but how often will they be uploaded? Even if it's once every three days, that puts us before the end of August.
My initial guess was a September release date but a release date a month ahead is pretty crazy, but then again Nintendo just ANNOUNCED a game with a physical release the next month (Emio).
Gamescom is in a week and it's confirmed Terry will be playable in SF6 there. That's pretty much confirmation that they're going to drop a gameplay trailer soon, and the characters themselves usually come out less than a month after, putting Terry at a mid September release.
Capcom's September is already looking pretty good for rereleases/remasters, with Ace Attorney on the 6th and Dead Rising on the 19th, so my guess is we see Terry release in late September.
That puts the MVC collection in either a pretty stacked month for Capcom, OR a wide open October. I doubt they'd release it any later than that, my guess is the 18th.
Would’ve been cool if somehow they were able to get the x-men arcade game as well. I know it’s Konami but feels like it would’ve fit well here!
@Desrever 🌳 Krakoa 4 Lyfe! 🌳
@KingBurger That would have been a homerun, I really hope we get that game on modern consoles somehow (with online and local multiplayer).
@Reprise yup, it was brutal
@Vyacheslav333 might be revealed at PAX go this link and scroll down it reveals MVC Fighting Collection will be there https://news.capcomusa.com/lets/browse/play-monster-hunter-wilds-dead-rising-deluxe-remaster-and-more-at-pax-west-and-twitchcon
@IceClimbersMain Its confirmed to be at PAX https://news.capcomusa.com/lets/browse/play-monster-hunter-wilds-dead-rising-deluxe-remaster-and-more-at-pax-west-and-twitchcon
@mariokirby485 we might be getting it soon read this article and you will see MVC Fighting Collection will be at this event https://news.capcomusa.com/lets/browse/play-monster-hunter-wilds-dead-rising-deluxe-remaster-and-more-at-pax-west-and-twitchcon
@jrt87 Marvel Vs Capcom Fighting Collection is confirmed to be at PAX so the release date might be revealed there.
https://news.capcomusa.com/lets/browse/play-monster-hunter-wilds-dead-rising-deluxe-remaster-and-more-at-pax-west-and-twitchcon
@Jackomorgan I was gonna say, if there's just more games playable it might not mean much (I mean, how did it NOT get announced at Evo???) but then it said there'd be "discussion" on it and I feel like that has to be it. Already have my Switch preorder in as well as Steam.
@IceClimbersMain I'm pretty sure the collection is finished now so the release date being revealed at PAX seems to be highly likely Dead Rising is being Discussed as well and a release date is confirmed (September 2024 I can't remember what date it is).
@Jackomorgan. ok, thank you. I hope they show it this September 1st.
These were the best animations Marvel characters ever got. A cool extra feature would be a simple animation player with adjustable speeds and whatnot.
@mariokirby485 don't mention it no one seems to be mentioning PAX so I have been spreading the word.
This is by far the game I’m most excited about buying this year. Shows just how boring modern games have become with huge budgets and lead times for development of graphics at the expense of creativity and fun.
@Taikuaile Yep. Graphics over quality.
@Jackomorgan. Just one more thing, how can you be sure if PAX and will announce the release?
@mariokirby485 I see it as the most likely place to announce it because if It wasn't there we probably wouldn't have got it there but because it's there it's seems to be the likely place to announce it I'm not saying it's confirmed or not confirmed I'm saying it's the most likely.
@Jackomorgan. Ok, thanks. I just wanted to confirm
I've never been even remotely a challenge playing most of these, but I'd always take my friends up on the challenge when the controller was handed to me. Sometimes I'd get a groove and eek out a couple wins, but it was all dabbling-- I have great memories though, and was entertained just watching pros go at it, so I can honestly say it was a part of me and my gamer life. It's technically a waste bothering to pursue a purchase, but I've made my reasons clear. It also doesn't hurt that I haven't played The Punisher in eons, so that's a nice oddball addition.
@jrt87
"The last experience I really had of this was in uni when we'd play Tekken 5/6 for hours."
(question: "uni")
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