We’re Entering a Golden Age of Marvel Fighting Game Figures

A A few weeks agoHasbro revealed that he was preparing a massive tribute to the legacy of Capcom Marvel combat games, from Children of the atom up to legendary Marvel vs capcom Franchise, with a series of Marvel Legends figurines reproducing the aesthetics and the clashes of some of the most emblematic combat games ever made. But would it be a fighting game without a new challenger entering the ring?

Last night, Bandai confirmed that he was going to launch his own line of “Gamervers” figures in the SH Figuarts range, also inspired by Capcom Marvel Games, starting with a Cyclops gloriously This must be released in November for ¥ 9,900 (or about $ 68). Strongly inspired by the Aesthetics of Bengus works of art For tastes Marvel vs capcom And X-Men vs Street Fighter (himself inspired by the Jim Lee combination of Cyclops to Cyclops from the 90s of the 90s of the X-Men Comics), the figure is more than the first Bandai crack with X-Men figures inspired by comics (the Figuarts line had some mutant entries via adaptations of films, in particular Deadpool and Wolverine via their appearances in Deadpool and Wolverine). It is a celebration of cyclops specifically as it appeared in these classic fighting games.

It is very cool to see the SHF Cyclops hit all the poses that you would like him to hit these first games, his Legendary optical blast sassy Pose, to hit a UPPERCUT spying gene, to, of course, using a set of back leaves to reproduce its massive Mega Optic Blast Hyper Combo. He can even make his pose X-Hand before he pulls, to start!

But what is most interesting in this wave of merchandising nostalgia for the first Marvel / Capcom games – at the back of the reissue of several of the classic games in the Marvel VS Capcom combat collection Last year, it is that they now all fall well while Marvel’s fighting game is preparing to move away from Capcom himself. The start of this month saw Sony doing A surprise revelation of Marvel Tōkon: fight soulsA new fighter of the tag team in the vein of these classic Capcom titles, but made by Guilty equipmentArc systems work. It was the first big Marvel combat game not developed by Capcom in years, and came following the disappointing exit from Marvel vs capcom infinite in 2017.

THE MVC The series had spent almost a decade relaxing for the last title, while also tapping in the back for the legacy that preceded it. Now on the video game front, this heritage is preparing go elsewhere. But on your toy shelf, at least it remains firmly placed in the courtyard of Capcom.

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