True Love In The Making — Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Revealed
August 27, 2024
In the last Nintendo Direct, many fans could not believe that the Marvel vs. Capcom series would be coming back in an official fighting game collection. It came as a total surprise, and, for many fighting game fans, was an outstanding highlight of the Direct.
Today, Capcom has done it again at Nintendo's Partner Showcase with the announcement of Capcom Fighting Collection 2. Capcom continues their efforts to bring their classic catalogue to the forefront and now we have 8 more titles to look forward to, headlined by the Capcom vs. SNK series. Capcom Fighting Collection 2 is expected to release some time in 2025. We also got a couple of updates on the Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection so keep reading to learn more about them.
Availability Is The Best Ability — Old Games Made Easy To Play
The eight games in Capcom Fighting Collection 2 are: Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein, Power Stone, Power Stone 2, Project Justice, Capcom vs SNK: Millenium Fight 2000 Pro, Capcom vs SNK 2: Mark of the Millenium 2001, Street Fighter Alpha 3 UPPER, and Capcom Fighting Evolution. This collection will bring with it features such as rollback netcode (to go alongside new online matchmaking), custom lobbies, a training mode, one button specials, soundtrack selection, concept art, and more.
As is the case for the old Marvel vs Capcom games in the other collection, a lot of the games within Capcom Fighting Collection 2 were only playable at arcades, unpopular in the Western market, and/or no longer easily purchasable and playable. In effect, these games are going to be completely new to today's fighting game audience. Of course, they'll also appeal to some people's nostalgia which is nice as well. The hype for these collections is well-deserved and it's great to see these games getting a second chance.
The Cherry on Top — More On The Marvel vs. Capcom Collection
Right after the initial surprise announcement at Nintendo's Partner Showcase, there came more info about the Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection. The game is available for pre-order right now, and it will be coming out digitally for the Nintendo Switch, Steam, and PS4 on September 12, 2024. A special physical edition will be released on November 22, 2024 for the Nintendo Switch and PS4; it will include an exclusive 32-page comic with original art and everything. You can pre-order it on Amazon for $49.99 MSRP. Personally, I cannot wait to play X-Men: Children of the Atom just to get totally destroyed. I'll see you in two weeks.
