Overview
- The Marvel MaXimum Collection, which launched Friday, brings 13 versions of 1990s Marvel games to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
- Konami’s X-Men: The Arcade Game is the headliner with online co-op using rollback netcode and support for two, four, or six players, matching the original cabinet’s Guinness-recognized six-player setup.
- Limited Run adds modern tools across the set, including rewind, save states, display/CRT filters, art and manual archives, a music player, and cheats, with the arcade entries getting extra difficulty and continue options.
- Critics say quality varies widely, praising the arcade titles but calling many home-console Spider-Man/Venom ports repetitive and stiff, with some features missing compared with originals such as certain multiplayer modes.
- Several outlets single out the NES shooter Silver Surfer as a surprise highlight thanks to rewind, save states, and Tim Follin’s lauded soundtrack, which help soften its one-hit-death difficulty.