Guilty Gear developer Arc System Works has unveiled new tag team fighter Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, which is bringing 4v4 superheroic battling to PS5 and PC later this year.
Unveiled during Sony’s State of Play showcase, Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls promises a fresh take on the Marvel universe with “reimagined characters and stages, a heart-pounding soundtrack, intuitive gameplay mechanics, and jaw-dropping visuals”.
Players can battle as the iconic likes of Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Doctor Doom, Storm, Ms. Marvel, Star-Lord, and Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes). All have been given a design twist and their own gameplay styles, with each character having a “bespoke set of Normal, Special, and Unique attacks inspired by their abilities and powers in Marvel lore”.
Despite that breath of abilities, Arc says it’s aiming to accommodate genre newcomers while offering “depth and versatility for high level competition.”
“Generally, a team VS fighting game requires the player to learn multiple characters,” Arc explains on the PlayStation Blog, “but for Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, you only need to master one character in order to play the game. We have designed the mechanics in such a way that you can perform a variety of actions with either traditional fighting game inputs or simple inputs. With the press of a few buttons, multiple characters can appear on screen to provide backup or attack together – creating a new and exciting team VS battle experience.”
All this plays out in 4v4 team VS matches set across familiar Marvel locations, including New York City. Stages frequently consist of multiple areas, and Arc says the “transitions between areas are not just action-packed and stunning to witness, but they also play a strategic role”.
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls launches for PlayStation 5 and PC (via Steam and Epic) sometime next year, and Arc says more details – from “characters and stages to gameplay modes and the online experience” – will follow.