03/06/21
Man, there’s just something about playing games on an arcade cabinet that feels so gosh darn right. For gamers of a certain age, the nostalgia of pumping 50p after 50p into the latest arcade sensation is intense, as are memories of the playground bragging rights that could be yours for blitzing Final Fight on one credit or smashing through Street Fighter 2 to achieve a particularly high score. It is this experience that Capcom has sought to emulate in Capcom Arcade Stadium.
Capcom Arcade Stadium is essential a free app – or ‘a platform’ to use Capcom’s marketing jargon – that allows players to travel through time and play their favourite arcade classics of yesteryear. You get the still decent vertical shooter 1943: The Battle of Midway for free, but then you’ve got to stump up the cash to buy various packs to unlock any other games to play.