PlayStation’s State of Play livestream introduced thrilling information for followers of Marvel’s fighting games, with a stunning twist. Marvel Tōkon: Preventing Souls—arriving in 2026 for PC and PS5—is coming not from Capcom, developer of so many past Marvel games within the style, however as an alternative from a unique Japanese firm, Arc System Works (Responsible Gear, BlazBlue).
Additionally of observe, the sport is a 4v4 tag-team fighter, and options some snazzy tokusatsu-inspired designs for its massive roster of acquainted characters.
The announcement trailer touting the collaboration between PlayStation Studios, Arc System Works, and Marvel Video games provides you some eye sweet to go together with these particulars:
PlayStation’s official blog provides just a few extra particulars past that extremely enjoyable and high-energy teaser video:
”Usually, a crew VS preventing recreation requires the participant to be taught a number of characters,” defined recreation director and lead battle designer Kazuto Sekine. “However for Marvel Tōkon: Preventing Souls, you solely must grasp one character to be able to play the sport. We now have designed the mechanics in such a means which you can carry out a wide range of actions with both conventional preventing recreation inputs or easy inputs. With the press of some buttons, a number of characters can seem on display to offer backup or assault collectively—creating a brand new and thrilling crew VS battle expertise.”
These characters, the teaser and the weblog publish affirm, embrace Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Physician Doom, Storm, Ms. Marvel, Star-Lord, and Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes). They are going to every characteristic “a bespoke set of Regular, Particular, and Distinctive assaults impressed by their talents and powers in Marvel lore,” with particular consideration given to the sport’s format as a particularly 4v4 tag-team fighter.
Marvel Tōkon: Preventing Souls arrives subsequent 12 months. Will you be trying out primarily based on this primary prolonged glimpse?
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