The big week has arrived for the fighting game community, with the launch of Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics.
Many fighting game fans already suspected this was going to be an all-star package, and it seems like it's living up to expectations. In our own review here on Nintendo Life, we've awarded this collection a "excellent" nine out of ten stars - calling it a stunning showcase of '90s fighter evolution.
So, what did other outlets and critics have to say about the game? CGMagazine also awarded this collection nine out of ten:
“Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics is not only the most accessible way to experience some classic cross-over action, but it’s also the best way to play outside of having to bust out the old SEGA Dreamcast.”
Our friends at VGC gave it four out of five stars, summing it up as a superb line up of games:
"Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection combines seven superb arcade classics, even though Marvel vs Capcom 2's superiority does make five of them feel a tad redundant. The addition of The Punisher is a welcome extra, but the Museum mode is on the basic side."
Noisy Pixel awarded it nine out of ten as well - labelling it a "masterclass" in retro fighting:
"The overall package is well-rounded and appealing to both newcomers and veterans alike. A must-own for fighting game fans and retro enthusiasts."
GameSpot was happy overall, but felt the game needed more save slots - giving the game eight out of ten:
"Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection has opened the floodgates with aplomb, grouping them all into a package worthy of the modern era. There are some issues, and some of these games don't hold up quite as well as others, but the fact that they're all here is a terrific act of preservation worthy of praise."
And last but not least, our pals at Push Square gave the game eight out of ten stars:
"Capcom presents... When you hear those words while booting up a game, you know for sure you’re about to be taken for a ride... Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics is an essential release if you’re after one of the most prolific parts of fighting game history."
So, overall the reviews for this collection have been very positive so far. This game launches on 12th September via the Switch eShop, and will be followed up with a physical release in November 2024.
Will you be adding this one to your Switch library? Let us know in the comments.
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Can’t wait. Been waiting for years on this collection.
Not enough save slots? This game is not chivalrous!!! 1/10!!!
Man I really just want to beat Onslaught
Why is time moving so slowly?!
This collection is gonna sell SO well, I've got zero doubt we're gonna see a new MVC revealed in the next 5-7 years. The future is looking bright, my fellow true believers
I think averaged out over the past 40 years, Capcom is the #1 third party game publisher. Their recent emptying out of their closet has been great to see.
Is Tatsunoko v Capcom tied up in legal rights purgatory? I loved that game and would love to see a rerelease if Capcom are bringing back more of their old classics. And if they do, please give us the animated Japanese endings as well as the extra Western content.
Glad to see such postive reviews.
@Warioware: Pretty much. As I understand it Capcom's license rights with Tatsunoko lapsed sometime during 2012 and Capcom hasn't made any known efforts to renew it since then.
@Coolmusic thanks, but that's a shame. I have my old disk copy but both that and my old Wii U are currently in a box thousands of miles away. Hopefully this one will sell well and encourage them to at least consider it.
@Warioware : You are welcome. I'm also hoping this MvC collection, along with the upcoming Capcom Fighting Collection 2, will sell very well so there atleast be a chance for a TvC return.
It's an easy 10/10 for me, but I'm extremely biased
Sadly, as a disappointment, Norimaro is exclusive to the Japanese ROM, as confirmed by one reviewer.
That was NEVER precised in MSHvsSF's trailer.
Also, the secret Marvel Super Heroes still have a glitchy result screen and glitchy endings.
@MirrorFate2 that been the issue with all the capcom collections they are missing the home extras. So this will also not have the extra speeds or colours found in the saturn version of XM vs SF. Nor will it have the ability to play as the same character in MVC2. Indeed it's vampire savior which suffers the most in previous collections as it's missing 3 characters.
Capcom had to remove characters from the arcade version due to the memory limit of the arcade something the PS1 and Sega saturn did not have an issue with.
Love to hear it, can't wait for my (most likely import at this point) physical copy to arrive and finally give these games a try!
@Warioware As stated by other comments, pretty much. Might not be difficult to get it licensed for Japan but overseas would be much more as you'd need to get the blessing of rights holders from NA and Europe again and apparently that was tough enough for its initial release
@martynstuff I studied IP law ages ago and split rights can be a nightmare, especially if people own specific rights for certain purposes (see some of the fractured ownership for various purposes of some of Tolkein's works)
@MirrorFate2 Not sure why that's a disappointment, both versions (one with Norimaro and one without) of the game are going to be in the collection anyways because those are the only two official versions exist.
@Thomystic I agree with Sega being 2nd and Konami 3rd.
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