Marvel is diving into the arena with a brand new fighting game which would allow players to choose from their favorite characters from the comics and take on their opponents in a 4v4 high-octane fight.
Arc System Works, responsible for the massively popular Guilty Gear franchise, has ed forces with Marvel Games to bring to life this latest fighting extravaganza. MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls features reimagined characters and stages that fans will no doubt recognize. Playstation.blog claims that the game also promises “a heart-pounding soundtrack, intuitive gameplay mechanics, and jaw-dropping visuals.”
Well that certainly sounds like something worth getting excited about. Last year Marvel Games partnered with NetEase Games and surprised players with its hero shooter, Marvel Rivals. Will lightning strike twice as the comic juggernaut hops on yet another gaming trend? Or will Tōkon: Fighting Souls crash and burn upon release?
The gameplay
There’s not a whole load of information about the game available at the moment. Players have been offered a glimpse in the form of a trailer showing the gameplay in motion. It looks similar to plenty of other popular fighting game franchises such as Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Street Fighter and Guilty Gear of course. Of course, this game is different as you’ll get to play as Marvel heroes and villains.
The trailer shows how players can switch out their heroes mid fight and deliver devastating combos. On top of that, the art style is pretty cool, with different character models to Rivals but still a somewhat similar look.
What are fans saying about Marvel: Tokon Fighting Souls
As you’d expect, many were pretty excited at the prospect of the new game. After all, Marvel games rarely disappoint (the opposite can be said of Marvel movies nowadays). One fan wrote, “looks great! I’ll be buying,” another drew attention to the cool-looking character designs with Iron Man’s suit receiving praise in particular.
But not everyone was impressed with the new Marvel game. One person commented, “Am I wrong to think this game might just be Marvel trying to cash in on the fighting game trend?” Meanwhile, another called it a copy of previous fighting games, “2025 and we’re still making copy pastas of mortal kombat.” Then of course there were those who were disappointed that we got a Marvel fighting game and it wasn’t a Marvel vs. Capcom sequel.
Right now it’s very early days of course. We only have one trailer to go off of. The game isn’t even set to be released until some time next year and the specific release date hasn’t even been revealed yet. Let’s wait until we have more info before jumping to conclusions.
Published: Jun 5, 2025 09:32 am