Marvel vs Capcom 2 is finally getting a modern release this year as part of the Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics

Nintendo’s
recent
Direct
showcase
held
a
number
of
excellent
surprises,
but
for
dedicated
fighting
fans
there
was
something
truly
massive:
Marvel
vs
Capcom
2
(MVC2)
is
finally
going
to
be
available
on
modern
hardware.
Except
for
Xbox,
for
some
reason.

The
Marvel
vs
Capcom
Fighting
Collection:
Arcade
Classic
package
will
launch
this
year
on
PS4,
Switch
and
PC
for
$49.99.
It’ll
contain
a
whopping
seven
titles.
Check
them
out
below.

X-MEN®
CHILDREN
OF
THE
ATOM
MARVEL
SUPER
HEROES™
MARVEL™
vs.
CAPCOM®
CLASH
OF
SUPER
HEROES
MARVEL™
vs.
CAPCOM®
2
New
Age
of
Heroes
MARVEL
SUPER
HEROES™
vs.
STREET
FIGHTER®
X-MEN™
vs.
STREET
FIGHTER®
THE
PUNISHER™

Marvel
vs
Capcom
2
is
the
standout
of
the
bunch,
though.
It’s
widely
considered
to
be
one
of
the
greatest
2D
fighting
games
in
history.
The
problem
is
that
the
game
hasn’t
been
readily
available
for
years
after
Capcom
lost
the
licensing
rights
in
2013.
The
last
time
it
was
widely
available
was
a
2009
digital
re-release
for
PSN
and
Xbox
Live
Arcade.
That
was
followed
by
an
iOS
release
in
2012,
just
one
year
before
the
licensing
rights
vanished
and
the
game
was
pulled
from
sale.

Without
an
easy
method
to
get
hold
of
the
game,
only
the
most
die-hard
fans
could
play
it
through
either
emulation
or
by
purchasing
a
second-hand
copy
of
the
original
physical
game
which
can
be
very
expensive
indeed.

For
years,
Maximilian
Dood,
a
fighting-game
Youtuber,
has
campaigned
to
get
the
game
re-released
or
remastered.
His
campaign
drew
a
lot
of
fan
interest,
and
perhaps
his
efforts
along
with
the
dedicated
fanbase
might
be
why
Marvel
vs
Capcom
2
is
finally
coming
back.

Considering
the
game
is
so
widely
acclaimed,
its
actually
odd
that
Capcom
and
Marvel
didn’t
make
a
bigger
deal
out
of
this
package.
Hell,it
doesn’t
even
pop
up
in
the
trailer
until
mid-way
through,
while
X-Men:
Children
of
the
Atom
gets
to
be
the
very
first
game
introduced.