Ludography
90/100
Players8 ratings
78/100
Critics6 reviews
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Metacritic11 critic reviews
79/100
Metacritic usersuser score
70/100
GameFAQsTough
4.28/5
Player reviews
91% positive821 reviews
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Verified
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Windows
Price
US$29.99

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2022 · Bundle / compilation · Capcom · 2D fighting · Arcade

Capcom Fighting Collection

Bundle / compilation

Capcom Fighting Collection is a compilation of arcade versions of ten fighting games originally developed and published by Capcom. It adds new features to the original games such as online play with rollback netcode, training and spectator modes, save states, concept art, design documents, and a music player.

Released
24 June 2022
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
Genres
2D fightingArcadeFightingPuzzle
Developers
Capcom
Publishers
Capcom
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
Engine
MT Framework
Country
Japan
Age ratings
GRAC 15+ESRB TPEGI 16CERO CUSK 12CLASS_IND 12ACB M
Languages
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal) and 3 more
Time to beat
7hmain story33hcompletionist

About

Capcom Fighting Collection is a fighting game compilation by Capcom in celebration of the Street Fighter series' 35th anniversary. The collection includes arcade versions of ten games originally released by Capcom between 1994 and 2003, including all five Darkstalkers games. It was released in June 2022 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. A follow-up focusing on the Marvel vs.

Capcom series, Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, was released in 2024, while a direct sequel, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, was released in 2025.

Players say

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Capcom Fighting Collection is a compilation of arcade versions of nine fighting games and one puzzle game originally developed and published by Capcom. Most prominently, all five arcade entries in the Darkstalkers franchise are included, marking the first time the full series was made available outside Japan. The collection also includes Red Earth for its first ever release outside arcades. The compilation features online play with rollback netcode, training and spectator modes, save states, concept art, design documents, and a music player. Since the titles featured in the compilation are based on the original arcade releases, they lack the added content featured in the home console versions of certain titles, such as Vampire Savior, Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness, and Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix.

Reception

Capcom Fighting Collection received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator platform Metacritic.

GameSpot and Hardcore Gamer praised the approachability of the added mechanics, "perfect" port quality of the compilation, and Red Earth's inclusion, but felt the compilation lacked variety with the overrepresentation of the Darkstalkers franchise, and lamented the exclusion of more forgotten Capcom fighting games. IGN gave heavy praise to the modern rollback netcode and the inclusion of "an impressive museum filled with interesting art and music, and a snappy UI linking everything together", but took minor issue with the absence of cross-platform play and the exclusion of Street Fighter III. Nintendo Life lauded the compilation's "excellent, polished, and accurate" presentation, inclusion of the Darkstalkers franchise and Red Earth, and the "excellent" online net-code. The site also criticized the exclusion of inaccessible titles and the lack of both in-game soft resets and untranslated text in the Vampire Savior games.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows23 June 2022Worldwide
Nintendo Switch24 June 2022Worldwide
Xbox One24 June 2022North America · Worldwide 24 June 2022
PlayStation 424 June 2022Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Included in
Fighting Legends PackCapcom Fighting BundleCapcom Fighting Collection 1 & 2 Bundle
Includes
Darkstalkers: The Night WarriorsCyberbotsNight Warriors: Darkstalkers' RevengeRed EarthPuzzle FighterVampire Hunter 2Super Gem Fighter Mini MixVampire Savior 2: The Lord of VampireVampire Savior: The Lord of VampirePocket FighterHyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition

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