Platforms: PS5, PC<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n For players of a certain\u2026 vintage, let\u2019s say\u2026 the pinnacle of Marvel fighting games was Marvel vs. Capcom 2<\/em>, originally released back in 2000 for arcades and Sega Dreamcast. Other superhero brawlers from the House of Ideas since then have mostly fallen flat \u2013 the likes of Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects<\/em> or the mobile Contest of Champions<\/em> are best forgotten, and even later MvC<\/em> entries never quite replicated the majesty of its second outing. Now though, after more than a quarter century, a new challenger has appeared \u2013 and it might finally take MvC 2\u2019s<\/em> crown as king of 2D fighters.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Developed by Arc System Works \u2013 the studio behind the fantastic anime-styled fighting series Guilty Gear<\/em> and BlazBlue<\/em> \u2013 Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls<\/em> brings together a host of Marvel heroes and villains for a tag-team battle with the fate of the world at stake. When cosmic big bad The Champion sets his sights on Earth, hoping to finally find a worthwhile challenger to test his own skills against, he models the competition around the first heroes of the Age of Marvels, gathering groups of four to fight it out for a shot at his curious brand of glory. The only catch? If they underperform, our blue marble goes kablooey.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The five quartets of fighters make for quite the varied roster. The Fighting Avengers teams up Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, and Black Panther (Shuri); Unbreakable X-Men features Storm, Wolverine, Magik, and Danger; The Amazing Guardians consists of Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel, Star-Lord, and multiversal spider-hero Peni Parker and her SP\/\/DR robot; Blade, Ghost Rider, Loki, and Deadpool make up the Samurai Outriders (meant to be the Midnight Suns, but Deadpool overrode the decision); while the Knights of Doom comprise some of Marvel\u2019s deadliest villains \u2013 Doctor Doom, Magneto, Green Goblin, and Carnage. Oddly, given the set up, the iconic Fantastic Four themselves are absent bar a glaringly lampshaded mention \u2013 surely a contender for future DLC.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n T\u014dkon<\/em> offers a surprisingly robust single-player story mode, tapping long-time Marvel writer Kieron Gillen to pen a storyline for each team, and pairing him with an assortment of artists from the worlds of American and Japanese comics to produce cutscenes that play out a living comics. These are all fairly short, eleven chapters each with a battle interspersed in each chapter, but allow Gillen space enough to establish the characters and play with some of the stranger character grouping \u2013 the Amazing Guardians is a standout here.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n However, T\u014dkon<\/em> truly excels as a 4-on-4 tag fighter thanks to its exceptional mechanics. You\u2019ll control each team as one unit, with a shared health bar for all four members. Starting as the leader for each team, you can call on your allies to either deliver additional strikes at pivotal moments, or to tag out entirely, allowing you to take advantage of another member\u2019s unique moves. Each fighter feels unique, from Spidey\u2019s speedy, agile moveset \u2013 Arc has even incorporated his spider-sense, allowing players to react to and dodge attacks \u2013 to Hulk\u2019s lumbering brute strength or Green Goblin\u2019s suite of aerial moves on his glider. You\u2019ll also need to build an \u201cAssemble\u201d gauge over the course of each fight before being able to let loose with an all-powerful full team attack.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n T\u014dkon<\/em> hits that sweet spot between immediate accessibility, thanks to a combo system that at its simplest mixes light, medium, and heavy attacks, and the complexity fighting fans crave, with a high skill ceiling. While casual players can get by on button bashing \u2013 and will have a fun time doing so, thanks to the exquisitely animated visuals and dynamically destructible stages \u2013 more competitive players will be challenged to master exactly when to switch between characters to take control of the or unleash their most powerful team moves. Already, online multiplayer is filled with some extremely competent players.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s crammed with niche characters and deep cut references to the source material<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Marvel T\u014dkon<\/em> also features an odd little extra mode called Arcadia Rumble, which swaps the detailed anime visuals of the main 2D fighter mode for chibi versions of the characters running around 3D maps, gathering stat-boosting power-ups in one round, before swapping back to the familiar fighting interface for the next. It\u2019s an interesting experiment, with the 3D rounds feeling inspired by Power Stone<\/em>, another classic Capcom game, though it might need a few post-launch updates to evolve into a robust experience in its own right.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n What really cements Marvel T\u014dkon<\/em> as the long-delayed successor to Marvel vs Capcom 2<\/em> though is how much respect it shows to the original comics. Like its predecessor, it\u2019s crammed with niche characters and deep cut references to the source material, and while it never feels like it\u2019s snubbing anyone who doesn\u2019t have strong opinions on which version of Ghost Rider should be featured (it\u2019s the modern Robbie Reyes incarnation, for those who do), there\u2019s something really special in this not feeling like a soulless project forced out the door for maximum MCU #synergy. A blazingly brilliant brawler only slightly let down by its half-formed party game mode, Marvel T\u014dkon<\/em> is a worthy rival to the best of the genre.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Platforms: PS5, PC For players of a certain\u2026 vintage, let\u2019s say\u2026 the pinnacle of Marvel fighting games was Marvel vs. Capcom 2, originally released back in 2000 for arcades and Sega Dreamcast. 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