{"id":1051478,"date":"2024-09-09T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/?p=1051478"},"modified":"2024-09-06T11:44:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T15:44:03","slug":"review-marvel-vs-capcom-fighting-collection-is-a-great-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/review-marvel-vs-capcom-fighting-collection-is-a-great-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection Is a Great Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection <\/em>is a great collection of some fantastic, over-the-top, and fast fighting games. By simply putting all of these games in one place with an affordable price tag it was already going to be a worthwhile purchase for me, but with its wonderful additional content, it makes buying this collection a no-brainer.<\/p>

This collection puts together seven different Marvel fighting games, capturing X-Men: Children of the Atom<\/em>, Marvel Super Heroes<\/em>, X-Men vs Street Fighter<\/em>, Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter<\/em>, Marvel vs Capcom<\/em>, and Marvel vs Capcom 2<\/em>. Plus there is The Punisher<\/em> beat \u2018em up, which is an odd addition. But hey, why not? If you just want to bash heads to burn off steam by punching thugs after Cyber Akuma has stomped you flat for a few hours, it\u2019s a nice thing to have. Having all of these games in a single package is fantastic for those who don\u2019t want to have to hit the lottery to buy copies of them all. As well, having online without having to jump through certain hoops is really nice as well. Being able to launch all of these from one game is just really nice in and of itself.<\/p>

There\u2019s some fun extras to further entice you to pick up the Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection<\/em>. The game features a museum for each of the titles that contains old pamphlets, marquees, comic ads, design documents, rough stage\/move\/character drawings, and other fun oddities from the game\u2019s past. While most of it is in Japanese, it was neat to look back on how a lot of the moves and stages came together as the games were created. The museum also lets you play through each game\u2019s soundtrack as well, which is a fun addition if you just want to enjoy the tunes without having to avoid Wolverine\u2019s Berserker Barrage.<\/p>

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The marquees in the museum are especially important, as you\u2019re going to need to take some time to introduce yourself to each game\u2019s unique mechanics and tools. If you want to learn about what the Infinity Gems do in Marvel Super Heroes <\/em>or what the various assist types do in Marvel vs Capcom 2<\/em>, you\u2019re going to want to check out your move list or the game\u2019s specific marquee. There\u2019s not a ton of wild mechanics, but it\u2019s enough that you\u2019ll want to take a bit of time in the basic move lists to see what you\u2019ll be running into in each game. A part of me wishes that each game had a little introduction to its mechanics (maybe just some still images) for new players to know what to expect, but what\u2019s in place is functional.<\/p>

With Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection, <\/em>Capcom does offer new players (or Street Fighter 6<\/em> players who use Modern controls) the ability to perform easy special moves and supers. On Switch, hitting the L button plus a direction allows you to do a special move. Hitting ZL allows you to do your Hyper Combos and Supers (sometimes with a direction involved if you have multiple buttons). This allows you to do pretty much any special move with ease. What\u2019s unexpected is that there doesn\u2019t appear to be any change in damage to the moves if you use the regular directional input versus the one-button method. I thought this might be pretty controversial, but it is locked out for Ranked play online (but can be turned on or off for Casual Matches or Custom Rooms). It\u2019s a shame this couldn\u2019t be worked into something resembling Modern controls in Street Fighter 6<\/em>, but given the catastrophic possibilities it would add to balancing the moves in these older games, I understand why it was done this way.<\/p>

For those who want to get their execution down for Ranked play, the games all have their own practice modes complete with hit\/hurtboxes, on-screen inputs, attack data, and some dummy behavior you can set up (including recordings). It\u2019s wild to me that I can go in and set up a training dummy doing specific moves in games that are this old, but it\u2019s a really solid training mode that is a welcome feature. Far better than what I used to do when I set it to two player mode and then just beat up on the second player. Holding up with your toe on the second controller to make them jump was always a pain.<\/p>

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And once you get your moves down, whether through practice or just fiddling with the one-button specials, you\u2019ll be able to hop in and have a great time with all of the fighters in the Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection<\/em>. These are games I used to have a blast playing just by mashing buttons because they were fast and looked great. Each have their own visual quirks, but overall they are filled with big, detailed characters with flashy moves that are fun to see in action. I love them all in their own ways, so it\u2019s fun to just bounce around them and enjoy how they look and feel. Considering you can queue for multiple games in the Online mode at the same time, you can also just see what games you get tossed into and enjoy.<\/p>