The official Marvel Entertainment YouTube channel shared a full story trailer today for the upcoming Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, shedding more light on the central conflict and villains of the game’s story, as well as confirming several more characters for the game’s roster.
As we see in the trailer, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite will be putting the combined forces of Capcom and Marvel’s heroes up against a number of evildoers, including Ultron, Jedah Dohma, and some sort of giant Venom symbiote. The trailer also adds a few more familiar faces to the growing roster of heroes we know will be present in the game, which, building from the lineup we already knew, gives us this updated character list:
Captain America
Captain Marvel
Doctor Strange
Dormammu
Gamora
Ghost Rider
Hawkeye
Hulk
Iron Man
Nova
Rocket Raccoon
Spider-Man
Thanos
Thor
Ultron
Arthur
Bionic Commando
Chris Redfield
Chun-li
Dante
Firebrand
Frank West
Jedah
Mega Man X
Mike Haggar
Morrigan
Nemesis
Ryu
Strider Hiryu
Zero
Capcom also shared a new announcement regarding the playable game modes of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, giving details on the game’s multitude of gameplay modes and additional features for online and offline play:
Offline Modes and Features:
Story – puts players at the center of a fierce battle as heroes from both universes come together to stop Ultron Sigma, the combined form of two robotic villains.
Arcade – recreates the classic arcade experience. Keep winning to move forward and confront the final boss in an epic showdown of skills.
Mission – players can do various tutorial missions, or try their hand at advanced character-specific challenges.
Training – set up a training area with various parameters and hone skills to improve fighting abilities.
Vs. Player 2 – go head-to-head against another player locally.
Vs. CPU – play solo against an AI-controlled opponent.
Collection – the Dr. Light Database contains numerous unlockable items, including cut scenes from the story mode, character/stage information, concept artwork and character/stage audio tracks.
Online Modes and Features:
Ranked Match – battle other players online to advance in the rankings.
Casual Match – battle other players online without the results affecting the rankings.
Beginners League – a special league fought between players of Rank 14 or lower.
Lobby – search for or create a lobby where up to 8 players can engage in simultaneous player-vs-player matches.
Rankings – view the rankings of players from all over the world.
Replay Settings – configure replay settings and view replays.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is scheduled for release September 19th of this year.