Earlier this week Nintendo’s latest Direct live streamCapcom shocked the fighting game world. Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classicsan unprecedented collection of seven iconic crossover games Comic and video game publishers-most A beloved fighting game The best ever, Marvel vs. Capcom 2.
This will be the first time in years that some of these games will be legally available to purchase again, after digital versions disappeared from gaming platform storefronts due to rights issues. About MVC2, Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Includes Capcom’s arcade side-scrolling action games Punisher, Plus 5 crossover fighting games: X-Men: Children of the Atom, Marvel Superheroes, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Superheroes, Marvel Superheroes vs Street Fighterand X-Men vs. Street FighterBut it also includes extras, such as an art gallery collection of concept art and promotional character work developed by Capcom for each game, some of which has never been preserved in such detail before, and we’ve already had a taste of how great it is.
Capcom Official Website The collection includes an additional page for each game, featuring high-resolution sprites and character art that have rarely been seen in this form before. Marvel vs. Capcom 2The book features high-resolution illustrations of all 56 Marvel and Capcom characters by legendary Japanese artist Bengus. As a longtime collaborator with Capcom, Bengus’ illustrations spanning game generations are iconic. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is eternally beloved for all the right reasons: its beautiful colors, sketches, and hatched shadows present a unified aesthetic that blends both sides of the game into a cohesive cast of fighters. On the Marvel side in particular, Bengus’ approach to some of the definitive ’90s designs for the X-Men, Avengers, and their most famous villains was a match made in heaven.
For many fans, the Vengus versions of Spider-Man, Captain America, Cyclops, Magneto, and many other characters are of These characters are new additions to not only Marvel gaming history, but comic book history as well. To finally see them recreated and preserved with such quality is a wonderful celebration of one of the best Marvel comic artists of our time, even though Bengus never actually had the chance to draw comics for the publisher. There’s plenty more great art on Capcom’s website, but click through to see Marvel’s new era of rarely seen heroes.
