![]() Related: Capcom’s 10 Best Arcade Games, Ranked For Capcom arcade fans, this could become the new list of local legends. Take on the Score Attack mode, and if you manage to hit a (surprisingly high, IMO) score threshold, you will be added to an online leaderboard. What’s even more tempting are the new Score Attack challenges available in each game. It’s certainly nice to finally have the chance to play a few of these, though they’re unlikely to become your new favourites. For example, releases of old Japan-exclusive arcade games, such as Tatakai no Banka and Senjo no Okami 2. If you’re after arcade nostalgia though, this collection includes a few things that are hard to resist. Final Fight looks amazing, even if it might not play as well as you remember, and it’s very cool to see classic Haggar and Cody tearing up Metro City. The sprites are massive and gorgeous, and the action has never been so clear and obvious. Ghosts ‘N Goblins is a classic, and playing an arcade-perfect version of Strider, instead of the Mega Drive/Genesis version I played as a kid, feels like a revelation. The action games feel far more robust and worthwhile, mind. They’re fun, but Capcom was clearly following a similar approach and strategy with each of them during this era - though there are some standouts, like Commando, which has you running around on foot, instead of flying through the air as most shooters did. Likewise, it’s nice having 1943 included for free, as it’s one of the better shooters in the collection, but the full library also includes 1941, 1942, 1944, and even 19XX - yes, these are all similar scrolling shooters, and they will look pretty familiar after you’ve played one. Related: Capcom’s 10 Best Arcade Brawlers, Ranked It’s clear Capcom is saving the best of its library for future releases and collections, which makes the selection available here feel a bit thin, despite being 32 games strong. The final fighting game included here is Cyberbots - not a bad game, but it certainly isn’t as interesting as something like Darkstalkers. As nice as it is to revisit older versions of Street Fighter 2, that’s too much of the same game for my investment. Three of those included fighting games are Street Fighter 2, with Hyper Fighting and Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo also part of the package. Now it begs the question of whether all 32 of them are actually worth playing in 2021.įor example, four of Capcom’s arcade fighters are here, despite the fact that everyone knows it has much more to offer than that. Combined with the single included game, this adds up to make a total of 32. The three packs are split into eras, encompassing all of the games released during that time:Įach pack contains ten games, while Ghosts ‘N Goblins can either be purchased separately or is included in the bundle. For £29.99, you get the entire suite of 32 games, which isn’t a terrible offer at face value, at a cost of less than £1 per game, but how much fun you’ll get out of each title is another question entirely. There are three downloadable arcade packs available, or you can purchase each game separately. This is a decent shooter, one of the better ones in the roster, and it’s a clever way to tempt players into spending money on more, but it’s a bit mean that the ‘free’ collection includes just one game. While there are a total of 32 different games available to play - with some including both their Japanese and English variants - the base free download only includes 1943: The Battle Of Midway. Related: Capcom Arcade Stadium Coming To PS4, PC, And Xbox One Next MonthĬapcom Arcade Stadium is a free download available on Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and Steam, and you just know there’s going to be a catch in there somewhere. For me, a game like Capcom Arcade Stadium is ideal, as I’m able to go back and experience all of those games with a friend and a couple of arcade sticks - and no one is going to steal the 50p I put down to secure my next game, either. Despite being nearly 30, I missed out on the glory days of arcades, and barely managed to play the odd game of Metal Slug or Punch-Out in a pub after begging my dad to share his drinking money. Your three initials could become infamous in your area as long as you manage to get those high scores, even if it’s just on a Street Fighter 2 cabinet in the corner of your local chippy. Instead of inviting your friends around to your house, or into your Xbox Live party, you would assemble in the arcade with a pocketful of coins and compete against the local gaming community for high scores and glory. Once upon a time, video games were a different kind of social experience.
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