Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection is Gonna Take You For A Ride [NWRTV] - Hands-on Preview

this video is made possible by our generous supporters on patreon check out patreon.com NWR for all the [Music] details select your [Music] hero there's probably few names in the fighting game community that ring more Hello than Marvel versus Capcom 2 the fighting game debuted in Japanese arcades but became a true classic when it released on platforms like Dreamcast and Playstation 2 for many it is the headliner of the allnew Marvel vs Capcom fighting collection that contains all the arcade releases that Capcom made with the Marvel license I managed to get my ass kicked for about 30 minutes during a special Hands-On preview at Gamescom while I'm still extremely bad at arcade Fighters I am fairly certain that this collection will be everything fans are looking for and more a quick overview for those not in the know Marvel versus Capcom fighting collection arcade Classics features seven fighting games in one package both Marvel versus Capcom one and two are in there as well as X-Men Children of the atom Marvel Superheroes X-Men versus Street Fighter Marvel Superheroes versus Street Fighter and The Punisher I got to play most of the games except the Punisher and Marvel Superheroes vers a street fighter well there is a lot of overlap between these games and mechanics it is clear that every games brings its own distinct style to the fighting game formula while MVC 2 will be the main attraction for most players I will break a lance for X-Men versus Street Fighter which is a much more straightforward fighter but was the first to feature two on two matches is the combat is fluent and each character has their own fighting style that still comes through the roster can be quite small for that game but I do think that it aids in getting to grips with the characters easily I will be the first one to admit that I have very little experience playing fighting games I know the very Basics but my low and high punches or kicks get messed up all the time let alone swapping between five games at a very rapid Pace was quite a bit to get my head around in the short time I had thankfully the presentation of the collection makes it fairly easy to get accustomed to the different games each game comes not only with the dedicated move list per character but it also displays the original Marquee card that was featured on the original arcade machine this feature is delightful as it not only shows some awesome additional artwork but presents these games in context and can be a quick overview if you're familiar with fighting games but not a specific one for this collection but the star of the show without a doubt will be Marvel versus Capcom 2 New Age of Heroes this is the original arcade version so it features 56 characters all the stages and of course a soundtrack that had players grooving for over for two decades the game plays really well and I was personally happy to see that there is now an option for dedicated difficulty settings for both the CPU and using one button specials be aware that this feature is unavailable if you're diving into ranked matches online my time with the demo only featured local play but the final release will also feature rollback net code for all the titles in the collection which will help mvc2 fans kick ass for years to come my main grap with the game was the applied CRT display filter perhaps it was because I had to sit so close to the screen but the filter was just really bad the combination with the flickering attacks while reduced from the original gave me a headache at the end of my play session now I've been told this CRT filter can be turned off so thankfully it is optional but I did find it weird that for a game that wants to adhere to its arcade Roots this choice of filter was actively hurting the experience I was also not yet able to see the museum gallery that contains high resolution artwork of all the characters level designs and design documents for each game but if the previous Capcom collections are anything to go by this should probably be a fantastic ride through dis particular history of the company overall Marvel vs Capcom fighting collection arcade Classics should be exactly what you get a responsive pickup and play experience for some of the most revered fighting games from the 1990s the roll back net code is enough to justify this game for the Puritans who've been anxiously waiting to dive back into Marvel vs Capcom 2 but I feel that this collection overall has enough to satisfy anyone with a passion for fighting games just be sure to turn off the CRT filter and practice in training mode to get your bearings before going online and I'm sure you're going to have a wild ride [Music] [Music]