Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls finally has a release date, two uncanny new characters, and so much more. Coming August 6th to PlayStation and PC, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is the next Marvel fighting game in the grand tradition of the Marvel vs. Capcom series, just without the Capcom this time. Developed by Guilty Gear studio Arc Systems Works, Fighting Souls is also the latest in a firehose of Marvel games that’s been spraying almost non-stop since Insomniac released its first Spider-Man game back in 2018.
During tonight’s big State of Play, we got a brief introduction to the game’s story and the new characters joining the roster. Joining Marvel’s usual fighting game suspects such as Spider-Man and Captain America are the “Unbreakable X-Men—a new team of X-Men that debuted in Marvel Comics last year. Led by Storm, the team features Storm’s fellow Marvel fighting game staple Wolverine, Magick the sword-wielding metal-head viking, and Danger, the physical manifestation of the program the X-Men use to run their deadly training facility. Comics are silly, y’all. In addition to these four new characters, Fighting Souls will feature a story mode that features motion comics that blend Japanese and American comic styles.
Over the last decade, the House of Marvel has been on a tear with great games. There’s of course Insomniac’s Spider-Man series, the criminally underrated Guardians of the Galaxy, the other criminally underrated Marvel game, Midnight Suns, and Marvel Snap. Lately the focus has been on multiplayer games and that, too, has gone well with the massive success of Marvel Rivals. Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls looks it’ll be another addition to this renaissance of Marvel-flavored video games when it launches August 6th.