At EVO 2024 this year, Capcom gave fans, influencers and games media the chance to go hands on with the upcoming release Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics.
A few weeks on, we've now got some first impressions doing the rounds online. So, here's a handful of them, starting with the fighting game legend Justin Wong. In brief, he enjoyed it and also noted how he had the time of his life when playing the game alongside other FGC players at this year's EVO:
"For me, I felt like it played really good, it played fine, but what about online? I want to know what it is online, is the rollback going to be crispy, is it going to be awesome, but in terms of like combos and people playing this game, I'm excited"

Fighting game enthusiast Maximillian Dood summed up his first impressions of this collection as "pretty good", although he does note how MVC2 on PS3/360 is still effectively more 'feature rich" because it was a dedicated game:
"Overall impressions, pretty good - it's the best these games have felt in a hell of a long time, it's the best Marvel Superheroes has honestly ever felt. I actually feel like it's the best like a lot of these games have historically felt from previous versions...I think we're in a spot where this is easily going to be the best way to play these games"
Good Vibes Gaming also got the chance to go hands on at EVO 2024:
"This is absolutely one to watch, one to pick up when it comes out, if not just for the historical value, but for the fact Capcom has done everything they can to make these games fit the modern era without changing them fundamentally."
VGC says the entire package is shaping up to be a triumphant return after its time with three of the titles:
"The Evo 2024 demo included three of the six fighters: Marvel Vs.Capcom 2, X-Men Vs. Street Fighter, and X-Men: Children Of The Atom...While we only saw pieces of what this collection offers, Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics is shaping up to be the triumphant return to form that its fans have clamoured for years. The three games we checked out are faithfully recreated, the controls feel great on a fight stick and a controller, and the little additions to the experience are notable improvements."
And here's what the fighting game YouTube channel rooflemonger had to say:
"Considering all the games in the collection, this collection is worth its weight in gold, because so much of modern fighting games is very much influenced by the games you'll find in this collection. So if you already know the games and are looking for a trip down memory lane, this is a really fantastic way to re-experience the classics, and if you've never tried them, you really just owe it to yourself to give it a shot."
Are you excited about this upcoming collection due out on Switch later this year? Let us know in the comments.
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This was a port considered by many of fighting games fans to be impossible due to the tight grip of Disney, similar to Sora in Smash Ultimate.
These two events hopefully will continue with Disney loosening their hands on old retro Disney titles or for new games in old Disney game series. Or the very least, bring back Marvel games that they delisted from the past decade or so, like the super fun Deadpool game from 2013.
Still hard to believe a collection like this is coming out. I still have MVC1 and 2 on Dreamcast and I will never get rid of those. I had the X-Men vs Street Fighter on PlayStation. Man, that was a horrible port. Just need a release date now.
I've heard that X-Men Vs Street Fighter and MVC1 are the best they've ever been on home consoles, and those are the two I'm most interested in. I just want a releeeeeeease daaaaate, Capcom! You're tearing me apart, Capcom!
@Erigen Wolverine Origins please.
Still waiting the release date.
Can't wait for this one! Looks like it'll be a lot of fun playing these games properly again.
@Erigen I'd bet anything that Disney's being nice because they're buttering Nintendo up in the hopes of buying them one day.
Don't get why Justin Wong's quote mentions almost exclusively online when that's clearly outside of the scope of this hands-on instead of focusing on other aspects like the others did but anyway, looking forward to my discounted physical copy of this to arrive even more!
Can we get some of the old disney licensed games next? rescue rangers and duck tales from nes please
@MirrorFate2 hopefully we'll get it at gamecom.
Can't wait to get bodied online XD jokes aside, this will be a day 1 purchase for me. I love this franchise and I want Capcom to make more in the future
I'm already sold on the game, I just want a release date!
@shonenjump86 The PS port really was not good at all. I still have my Sega Saturn and the Japenese copy of X-Men vs Street Fighter. I hope I can finally put ol Bertha out to rest.
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@Overzeal I'm lost. Is this a reference to something?
@CazSonOfCaz Being nice to have Sora in Smash? As for this collection, it isn't just going to be on Switch, so it wouldn't play a part in trying to butter up Nintendo.
@Lanmanna
The Capcom versus SNK “review”
I hope Disney opening back up to gaming leads to some of the other Capcom developed games to get rereleased. Magical Quest trilogy, please?
It's nice that it's getting such strong praise.
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@JohnnyMind How'd you get discount?
@Lanmanna Thanks to my retailer, but unfortunately they sell exclusively here in Italy.
WHAT IS THE RELEASE DATE!!!!!?
At this point, I'd sell my soul for a release date.
September 12 for Digital release November 22 for Psychical realese
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