The general manager of Marvel Games has acknowledged Marvel’s significant place in the fighting game canon, emphasizing that *Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls* was created with the goal of reinstating Marvel as a pillar of the genre.
When people think of fighting games, franchises like *Street Fighter*, *Super Smash Bros.*, *Tekken*, or *Mortal Kombat* likely come to mind. However, Capcom titles based on Marvel superheroes—including *Marvel Super Heroes*—can be argued as one of the main pillars of the fighting game community. While *Mortal Kombat* may have achieved greater commercial success, if EVO entrance numbers are anything to go by, *Marvel vs. Capcom* holds a much bigger place in the hearts of fighting game enthusiasts.
Although Capcom is not at the helm this time, *Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls* marks the exciting return of the Marvel brand to the fighting game scene. Haluk Mentes, general manager of Marvel Games, spoke to *Game Informer* about this connection, stating that “from inception, the goal was to reinstate Marvel as a pillar of the fighting game community.”
With *Guilty Gear* and *Dragon Ball FighterZ* developer Arc System Works behind the project, another ambition was “to do it with a unique, anime-inspired art style and some of the best tag-team fighting mechanics out there,” Mentes explained.
Mentes also addressed the fairly drastic redesigns of some iconic Marvel characters in the game, with many characters sporting looks inspired by Tokusatsu shows. He commented, “From the get-go, we collectively started pushing the envelope in terms of design to bring out that unmistakable ArcSys identity.” He added, “I particularly love how Iron Man looks in the game—super unique but instantly recognizable.”
With these bold design choices and a fresh approach to gameplay, *Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls* aims to reestablish Marvel’s legacy as a cornerstone of the fighting game genre.
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fighting/from-the-moment-development-started-on-marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-the-goal-was-to-reinstate-marvel-as-a-pillar-of-the-fighting-game-community/
