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The bottom line is that if you’re a retro video game enthusiast you’re going to want Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium. That doesn’t make the timing of this retro compilation’s release any less curious, however – or without caveats. Indeed, launching less than a month after the Capcom Fighting Collection but sharing several titles from its library makes this a slightly unusual proposition – especially when you consider that it’s an entirely separate client from the previous Capcom Arcade Stadium, despite mimicking many of its core features. We can’t make sense of it, but here we are.

The good news is that this is largely a five-star package, and with many of the obvious inclusions like Final Fight (1989) already available as part of its predecessor, it digs into some slightly more left-field efforts from Capcom’s iconic back catalogue. It sets its scene strongly with 1984’s SonSon, a superb side-scrolling shooter-platformer hybrid inspired by Journey to the West. Despite its age and rudimentary 8-bit era graphics, this is an addictive escapade, demanding skill and precision as you deftly transition between its vertical layers. It’s also free for everyone to download, so give it a go.

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