Capcom Fighting Collection 2 was officially announced during a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase last August. After the overwhelmingly positive success of Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that Capcom would continue re-releasing some of the best fighting games they’ve created.
Enter Capcom Fighting Collection 2, a compilation of eight old-school fighting games you can look forward to getting your hands on next month. Today, I want to highlight six games I have spent extensive hands-on time with to give you a good idea of what to expect.
The Starting Lineup
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 includes several games that launched between 1998 and 2004. Six of the eight games that will be a part of this collection include the following:
- Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein
- Power Stone 2
- Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro
- Project Justice
- Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper
- Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
Released in 1998, Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein is a 3D weapon-based arcade fighting game that was eventually ported over to the Dreamcast. In 2000, fighting game fans got Power Stone 2, Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro, and Project Justice.
The following year, Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper and Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 launched. Power Stone and Capcom Fighting Evolution are the last two games in this collection. I’ll cover these titles more extensively in the future.
The Main Course
The key attractions in this package are Capcom vs. SNK 1 and 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper, and Power Stone 2. I fondly remember how much fun I had playing these games for the first time as a teenager, and I was instantly brought back to those days. Based on the original counterparts, every game remains beautifully intact, with the same extras and rollback netcode feature for online play from Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics.
Project Justice and Plasma Sword are two games that I had never played before. Playing through these stellar experiences showed me how influential both titles were to the overall fighting game genre at the time. I recall seeing similar gameplay mechanics in other fighting games, and it was cool to see how invested Capcom was and still is in the genre today.
The Verdict So Far
I have only scratched the surface of this collection so far, but I’m having an absolute blast. Stay tuned for more details and an in-depth review when it drops next month.
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 launches on May 16th for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
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