13 classic Marvel Games heading to modern consoles

You might scratch your head having heard the claim (which we first saw on Newsweek) of 13 games. It sure doesn’t look like 13 to me. The asterisk inherent is that the list of games includes any of the alternate, other console or handheld versions of the same titles. Here’s the official list and Limited Run’s description.

MARVEL MaXimum Collection is action-packed, featuring 13 comic-to-console and handheld counterpart titles from the past! And of course, arcade perfection is delivered with the legendary X-Men: The Arcade Game! With all new music from legendary game composer Chris Huelsbeck and robust new features, MARVEL MaXimum Collection is the perfect assortment of nostalgia for fans everywhere! This illustrious collection includes:

• X-Men: The Arcade Game
• Spider-Man/X-Men: Arcade’s Revenge
• Captain America and the Avengers
• Spider-Man/Venom: Maximum Carnage
• Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety
• Silver Surfer

Additional crime-busting features:

• Rollback Netcode in X-Men: The Arcade Game
• Save Anywhere
• In-Game Rewind
• Museum
• Cheat Menus
• And More!

As was the way of the late ’80s and early ’90s, the X-Men and Spider-Man are very overrepresented in this roster of games. But they’re also some games people tend to love, especially the original X-Men arcade game. You’re definitely going to need the in-game rewind and cheat menus function in the collection for the NES Silver Surfer game. That is infamous for its crushing difficulty. It made the Angry Video Game Nerd go insane. Although that was true of every game.

While the Marvel MaXimum Collection doesn’t have a release date yet, fans can expect to pick it up on PS5, Xbox, Switch, and PC via Steam.

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