$29.99Capcom Fighting Collection Ten arcade fighters, one more round
Ten arcade fighters in one package, from Darkstalkers and Hyper Street Fighter II to Cyberbots, Red Earth, and Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo. For co-op friends it means easy lobbies, rollback online play, and one-button specials so anyone can jump in and trade rounds.
Is Capcom Fighting Collection worth it?
Capcom Fighting Collection is worth it if…
- you like versus nights where co-op friends take turns and talk over matches
- you want lots of retro 2D fighters and a puzzle spinoff in one buy
- you need training mode and simple controls to bring beginners along
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Lobbies built for friendly grudge matches
This is a versus collection first. Every one of the ten titles supports online play, and you can make a lobby with friends for casual games while others spectate. Ranked matches and global leaderboards are there when you want them, but the co-op appeal is simpler: invite a friend, pick from five Darkstalkers games, Hyper Street Fighter II, Cyberbots, Red Earth, Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix, or Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, and run it back. Rollback netcode keeps matches with friends smooth, and most titles let you switch between Japanese and English versions.
Easy ways in for uneven skill levels
Mismatched fighting game skill can end a night early, and this collection has padding for that. Training mode lets new players learn inputs without pressure, and a one-button special move option means co-op friends can throw fireballs and supers right away. You can also save and load at any time for a quick do-over, which helps when arcade bosses get mean. Between matches, the Museum gives you something to browse together, with more than 500 illustrations and development materials plus over 400 arcade music tracks across the ten games.
What else should you know?
Can you play it solo?
Yes. All ten games include their arcade single-player, with difficulty settings, training mode, and save and load anywhere. Red Earth even adds progression with levels, items, and multiple endings, so it plays a little like a boss rush when you go alone.
Which games are best for a quick session with a friend?
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo and Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix are the lightest to explain, one built around falling gems and chains, the other around collecting gems to power up specials. Hyper Street Fighter II works when you both know the basics, since it lets you mix versions of characters from across the series history.
What is different about Red Earth and Cyberbots?
They are the least standard fighters here. Cyberbots has you pick a robot body and arm combination before 2D fights, which changes your options. Red Earth is getting its first home port here, and two of the Darkstalkers revisions, Vampire Hunter 2 and Vampire Savior 2, are Japanese versions only.
