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Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Developer(s)	Capcom
Publisher(s)	Capcom
Director(s)	Norio Hirose
Producer(s)	Mike Evans Tsukasa Takenaka
Designer(s)	Tsuyoshi Nagayama
Programmer(s)	Takashi Nishimura
Writer(s)	Paul Gardner
Composer(s)	Eishi Segawa
Series	Marvel vs. Capcom
Engine	Unreal Engine 4
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One
Release	NA: September 19, 2017 EU: September 19, 2017 JP: September 21, 2017
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is a fighting video game developed and published by Capcom. It is the sixth main entry in the Marvel vs. Capcom series of crossover games. Like previous installments, players control characters from both the Marvel Comics and Capcom universes to compete in tag team battles. Infinite features two-on-two fights, as opposed to the three-on-three format used in its preceding titles. The series' traditional character assists have been removed; instead, the game incorporates a tag-based combo system, which allows players to instantly switch between their two characters to form continuous combos. It also introduces a new gameplay mechanic in the form of the Infinity Stones, which temporarily bestow players with unique abilities and stat boosts depending on the type of stone selected.

Infinite was announced during Sony's PlayStation Experience event in December 2016. Capcom initially lost the use of the Marvel license in 2012, after The Walt Disney Company decided to focus on self-publishing its own gaming titles; however, Capcom was able to reacquire the license after Disney dissolved their console gaming division. Infinite was designed to be more accessible than previous Marvel vs. Capcom games, resulting in several changes to the series' fundamental mechanics. The game also features a larger emphasis on storytelling, with the series' first cinematic story mode. The plot follows the heroes of the Marvel and Capcom universes, who must work together to save their merged worlds against a new threat, Ultron Sigma.

Infinite was released in September 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. The game received mixed reviews; critics praised its new gameplay elements, but criticized its presentation, particularly its art direction, and initial character roster.

Gameplay

Like its predecessors, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is a 2D fighting game in which players compete against each other in tag team combat using characters from both the Marvel Comics and Capcom universes. Players must knock out the opposing team by repeatedly attacking the opponent and draining their health bar. Infinite features two-on-two partner battles, similar to Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes and earlier installments in the franchise. Unlike past entries, the game does not allow players to use traditional call-in assist attacks from off-screen characters; instead, Infinite utilizes a "free-form" tag system, known as "Active Switch", which shares similarities with Marvel vs. Capcom 3's "Team Aerial Combo" system and Street Fighter X Tekken's "Switch Cancel" system. Players can immediately switch between their team members at any point, even while mid-air or during attack animations. This provides players with the abilities to create their own offensive or defensive assists through the tag system and form continuous combos between their two characters.

As with previous Marvel vs. Capcom titles, players will charge their "Hyper Combo Gauge" as their characters deal or receive damage during the fight. Players can then expend the accrued meter from their Hyper Combo Gauge to perform "Hyper Combos", cinematic attacks which deal larger amounts of damage to the opponent. Alternatively, players can sacrifice meter from their Hyper Combo Gauge to perform the newly introduced "Counter Switch" mechanic, which tags in their partner character while the opponent is attacking them. This provides players with the opportunity to counterattack and free the character trapped in the enemy's combo. The Hyper Combo Gauge in Infinite is limited to four bars of meter, as opposed to the five-bar maximum used in Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and 3.

Infinite moves away from the button layout previously used in Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and instead employs a control scheme more similar to Marvel vs. Capcom 2, which includes four attack buttons, consisting of two pairs of light and heavy punches and kicks, and two additional buttons used for swapping characters and activating Infinity Stone powers. To improve accessibility, the game includes an "auto-combo" system which allows players to repeatedly press the light punch button to automatically perform both ground and air combos. In addition, certain Hyper Combos can now be activated by simply pressing the two heavy attack buttons, as opposed to the specific joystick and button combinations required in previous titles.

Infinite also implements the Infinity Stones as a gameplay mechanic, similar to Marvel Super Heroes, where each stone grants unique abilities. Before the match begins, players select one of the six Infinity Stones. Each Infinity Stone bestows one ability that can be activated at any time, known as the "Infinity Surge". For example, the Power Stone produces a knockback effect when used, while the Space Stone pulls an opponent closer to the player character. A second, stronger ability called the "Infinity Storm" can be activated after players fill their Infinity meter at least halfway, giving them a significant boost for a limited time, similar to the X-Factor system from Marvel vs. Capcom 3. The boost is determined by the chosen Infinity Stone; for example, the Power Stone increases the user's damage output and combo ability, while the Space Stone traps an opponent within a confined area that severely limits their movement.

The game offers various offline and online single-player and multiplayer game modes. The offline features include Story Mode, a two-hour cinematic story campaign; Arcade Mode, a classic arcade game experience where players fight against several AI-controlled opponents before confronting the final boss characters Ultron Sigma and Ultron Omega; Mission Mode, where players can complete tutorial missions and character-specific challenges; Training Mode, where players can practice their fighting abilities and adjust various training field parameters; Versus Player 2, where two players can battle against each other locally; Versus CPU, where players can battle solo against an AI-controlled opponent; and Collection Mode, where extras unlocked through gameplay are stored, including story cutscenes, character and stage information, concept artwork, and audio tracks. Online multiplayer includes ranked and casual matches, global leaderboards, replays, and eight-player lobbies with spectating. The online mode also introduces the Beginners League, a special league designated for low-ranking players to compete for graduation into higher ranks.

Playable characters

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite features a base roster of 30 playable characters, consisting of both new and returning heroes and villains in the Marvel vs. Capcom series. Additional characters will also be released post-launch as downloadable content (DLC).

New characters to the franchise are listed below in bold.

^§ : Available as downloadable content.

Plot

One day in the Marvel Universe, without warning, a convergence occurs, merging various locations with the worlds of Capcom. At the center of the convergence, stands Ultron Sigma, a merged form of Ultron, the Avengers' robotic nemesis, and Sigma, arch-enemy of Mega Man X. This new villain used the Space and Reality Infinity Stones to cause the convergence, and is unleashing an evolved form of the Sigma Virus on the merged world to infect the population and turn them into cyborgs under his control. 88 days after the convergence, Captain America leads a group of heroes in an assault on Ultron Sigma's base in Xgard (the merged form of The Mighty Thor's Asgard and Abel City from the Mega Man X series). While most of them manage to distract Ultron Sigma's forces of drones and infected Asgardians, a small group led by Chris Redfield and Doctor Strange infiltrates the base's underground prison to find the Mad Titan, Thanos, who Ultron Sigma somehow took hostage. Even though some of them are cautious about getting his help, the heroes get Thanos out of the prison and manage to escape from Ultron Sigma's grasp, at the cost of Thor Odinson slowly being infected.

Returning to their base in Avengers Tower in New Metro City (the merged form of Marvel's iteration of New York City and Metro City from the Street Fighter and Final Fight series), the heroes put Thanos behind a force field for safety precautions. Even though Iron Man and Chun-Li object to it, Doctor Strange uses his magic to release Thanos from his chains. At that moment, Thor's infection fully takes him over, and speaking through him, Ultron Sigma taunts the heroes, proclaiming that they will eventually be infected too. As the infected Thor leaves for Xgard, Gamora and Nova arrive on a Quinjet, and explain that they learned that Ultron Sigma managed to evolve the virus with help from Grandmaster Meio, and is building a biological weapon with the power to infect the world via Sigma virus. The heroes manage to convince Thanos to reveal the locations of the remaining four Infinity Stones, so they can use them to face Ulton Sigma. They then split of into groups to go search for them, while Iron Man, Hawkeye and Spencer stay behind to guard the base.

Captain America and Chun-Li head for Valkanda (the merged form of Wakanda from the Black Panther comic book and Val Habar from the Monster Hunter series) to get the Time Stone, which is currently being used to hide the nation in a barrier beyond time. On the surface, the king Black Panther and a female Monster Hunter find Ryu, who explains that he got lost while helping a group of researchers study anomalies caused by the convergence. At that moment, Hulk shows up, angry that he got lost too. After Ryu calms him down with a fight, Captain America and Chun-Li arrive asking for the Time Stone. Black Panther is cautious about giving it up, as he fears that his people will get infected if the barrier is broken, but Captain America warned him that even with the Time Stone, Valkanda won't last much longer from Ultron Sigma's powerful invasion, as if Panther keeping his people like a prisoner. At that moment, Ultron Sigma have been sending the drones to attack the heroes, and breach the barrier, as well as using the virus to infect a Dah'ren Mohran, which then starts wrecking the royal gates to the city. Ryu and Hulk manage to protect the gates and destroy the Dah'ren Mohran. Just as Captain America predicted as the virus spread across Valkanda, Black Panther disables the barrier and gives the Time Stone to Captain America on behalf of Chun-Li's wisdom to keep the promises to defeat Ultron Sigma to justice quickly. Ryu and Hulk then joining Captain America and Chun-Li to leave for Avengers Tower while Black Panther and Monster Hunter stay behind to protect their nation.

Chris Redfield infiltrates the base of A.I.M.Brella (an alliance between the Advanced Idea Mechanics from the Avengers/Captain America comic book series and the Umbrella Corporation from the Resident Evil series) to search for the Mind Stone. Even though Chris wants to find it alone, Iron Man calls up Spider-Man to meet up with him in A.I.M.Brella's underground laboratory for assistance. As they search, they are attacked by a group of B.O.W.s unleashed by A.I.M.Brella as security. After dealing with them, they find Frank West spying on them, wanting to get a scoop after hearing reports of A.I.M.Brella abducting people and turning them into B.O.W.s. Letting Frank accompany them, they learn that A.I.M.Brella is bonding their B.O.W.s with alien symbiotes, hoping it increases their strength. They then see Mayor Mike Haggar in one of the stasis tubes, who then bursts out and attacks Chris and Frank, mistaking them for his captors. After Spider-Man explains the situation to Haggar, they hear voices from the next room. The four overhear the leader of A.I.M.Brella, M.O.D.O.K., discussing an agreement with Jedah Dohma to use the symbiotes to create an army of unstoppable monsters. As Jedah leaves to the gateway device to another dimension, the heroes confront M.O.D.O.K., who responds by sending the B.O.W.s after them. As they fight, M.O.D.O.K. uses the Mind Stone lodged in the gem on his forehead to assist the B.O.W.s, but luckily, the heroes still manage to defeat them. As a last resort, M.O.D.O.K. calls in Nemesis to attack them. After the heroes deal with him, Spider-Man web-grabs the Mind Stone from M.O.D.O.K., and recently escape just as a giant symbiote monster emerges when Frank unable to shut down the gateway device, as its functionality is powered from another dimension as well.

Around the same time where Chris' team infiltrates A.I.M.Brella on Earth, at another dimension known as the Dark Kingdom (a merged form of the Dark Dimension from Doctor Strange and the Makai Kingdom from the Darkstalkers series), Ghost Rider drives though on his Hellcycle, seeking vengeance on Jedah for abducting millions of souls from the merged world. As he searches for him, he bumps into Morrigan, who tries to sway him. Unamused, Ghost Rider gets into a fight with Morrigan, which ends with the arrival of Doctor Strange, Dante and Arthur, who are looking for the Soul Stone. Morrigan tells them that Jedah has it, and leads them to him. The heroes find that he is making a weapon using a symbiote and all the souls he took, and intends to take a million more so he can fuel it up and use it against Ultron Sigma. As Dante fires at Jedah, Doctor Strange tries to use a spell to deal with the symbiote, but before he can, Dormammu and Firebrand appear to challenge him and Arthur. As they fight, Doctor Strange criticizes his enemy for giving control of the Dark Kingdom to Jedah since the convergence weakened him, but Dormammu responds by saying that he is still strong enough to face him. After dealing with the two demons, Doctor Strange tries to disable the symbiote weapon with a spell, but is unsuccessful, as Jedah manages to get away with the Soul Stone, revealing the gateway which captive the symbiote is connected to A.I.M.Brella headquarter's gateway device, as Jedah and his now born-giant symbiote chases Chris' team. With no other option, the heroes leave the Dark Kingdom with a portal to chase after him.

Back at Avengers Tower, Iron Man chats with Doctor Thomas Light, who figures that the only way to harness the power of the Infinity Stones is to create a device that can keep them stabilized. At that moment, Ultron Sigma and his drones attack the tower, with the intent on killing Thanos. Dr. Light prepares a shield to protect the tower while Iron Man and Spencer deal with the drones. As the shield activates, the drones start to penetrate it. From behind the force field, Thanos mocks Iron Man and Dr. Light for being indirectly involved in the creation of both Ultron and Sigma, despite fighting for peace. As the drones break through the shield, Ultron Sigma arrives ready to kill. With no other options, Iron Man and Spencer use the power of the tower to electrocute and weaken Ultron Sigma, then release Thanos from the force field to deal with him. As he deals brutal attacks on Ultron Sigma, Thanos punches the Reality Stone, causing it to crack, which deals massive damage to the metal tyrant. With no options left, Ultron Sigma uses the Space Stone to teleport away and repair.

Meanwhile, Captain Marvel, Rocket Raccoon, Gamora, Nova, X and Strider Hiryu prepare to assault Grandmaster Meio's base on Knowmoon (the merged form of Knowhere from the Guardians of the Galaxy comic series and the Third Moon from the Strider series) with the intent on destorying the bio-weapon and finding the Power Stone. Arriving at the base, Gamora and Strider take out the security drones while the others head for the core. On the way there, they bump into Zero, who has been forcibly reprogrammed to serve as Meio's main security robot. Rocket and X manage to subdue and fix Zero while Captain Marvel and Nova continue heading for the core. As they arrive at the core, Meio appears and sends the drones to attack them. When questioned during the fight, Meio reveals that he's helping Ultron Sigma because he wants to see the merged world suffer. As Captain Marvel and Nova take out the drones, Gamora and Strider strike the finishing blow on Meio. As Rocket takes the Power Stone from Gravitron Core, the base's computers activate the core, leading the heroes realize that the Sigma Virus gas is actually inside Gravitron Core, and the core itself act as a bomb, just as it launches on a collision course to New Metro City.

As the Gravitron Core heads for the surface, Doctor Strange's group returns to Avengers Tower to report Jedah's escape, while Chris' group contacts them about the giant symbiote monster, which is now hot on their trail. Chasing them outside of A.I.M.Brella's base to downtown New Metro City, the monster starts recking havoc on the city. As Ghost Rider, Dante and Morrigan head off to assist Chris' group, Captain Marvel's group contact Iron Man about the Gravitron Core. At that moment, Captain America contacts the tower to tell them that his group got the Time Stone. Iron Man tells him to come as quickly as possible. Back on the streets, Spider-Man suggests that they use high vibrations to weaken the monster. Chris tries firing his grenade launcher at the monster, but the blast sends pieces of the symbiote all over the place, with one piece bonding with Spider-Man. As Chris continues to deal with the monster, Frank and Haggar use the sound of taxi horns to weaken the beast and force the symbiotic off of Spider-Man. As Spider-Man heads to Avengers Tower to give the Mind Stone to Iron Man, he is ambushed by Jedah, who demands to have the stone. Ghost Rider and Morrigan arrive to deal with Jedah, followed by Dante. When Spider-Man asks for additional aid, Captain America's group blasts by on the Quintet, and Hulk jumps out to help. Seeing he's outmatched, Jedah retreats to Avengers Tower to face Iron Man, just as Doctor Strange, Spencer and Arthur arrive in a portal to help deal with the monster. Back at Avengers Tower, Captain America, Ryu and Chun-Li arrive with the Time Stone just as Captain Marvel contacts the group, reporting the Gravitron Core has entered the Earth's atmosphere. Captain America tells Captain Marvel's group to head back to the tower to assist in dealing with the monster, as Iron Man leaves to assist them. As the heroes attack the monster with everything they got, Jedah arrives at the tower to take the Time Stone. Captain America and Ryu fend him off with the Time Stone, but Ryu starts subsuming to the Satsui no Hado, which intrigues Thanos. After Thanos steps in to defeat Jedah, the demon retreats just as the monster nears the tower and the Gravitron Core inches closer to the ground. Doctor Strange uses a spell to redirect the Gravitron Core towards Avengers Tower, and Iron Man, X and Zero use the Time, Mind and Power Stones respectively to blast the Gravitron Core and destroy the monster. Even though most of the planet is safe, the virus manages to slowly infect the heroes and Thanos, as well as ten blocks of the city. At that moment, the Time Stone knocks Iron Man unconscious, and shows him the story of how Ultron Sigma came into being.

Three days before the convergence, Jedah visited the Marvel Universe with a proposition for Mistress Death, in return for equilibrium, Jedah promised to take the souls of every being in the worlds of Capcom for Death to have by merging them with the Marvel Universe. The two gathered as many villains from the worlds including Thanos, with the intent on finding the Infinity Stones. Giving Thanos the Space Stone and sending the Reality Stone to X's world for safe-keeping, the villains planned to use the stones and a special power-scything engine to merge the worlds and take as many souls as possible. The day before the convergence, Ultron and Sigma, who were part of the villains' alliance, had a private discussion about the plan, and figured they could the stones themselves to accomplish their shared goal of exterminating all organic life and remaking the world in their image, feeling that it doesn't need souls. On the day of the convergence, Ultron and Sigma double-crossed the alliance, with Ultron destroying Sigma's body and absorbing his A.I. into his body, creating Ultron Sigma. Even though he tried fighting back with the Space Stone, Thanos couldn't defeat Ultron Sigma and the power of the Reality Stone. Taking the Space Stone as his prize, Ultron Sigma combined Ultron's body with the two stones and the engine, and began the convergence. As Iron Man wakes up back in the present, the heroes and Thanos discuss on what to do, and figure the best option to cure everyone of the virus is to destroy Ultron Sigma. Captain America tells everyone that they need to get the Soul Stone from Jedah and complete the device. Dante volunteers to face Jedah, while everyone else heads for Xgard, with Iron Man, Gamora, Zero, Ryu, Frank and Thanos head for Sigma's old lab to finish the device.

Many of the heroes go back to Xgard, fighting off all the Ultron Drones and Xgardians they can before they reach Ultron Sigma. While in the lab finishing the device (later dubbed the Infinity Buster by Iron Man), Iron Man reveals to Thanos what the Time Stone revealed to him. Learning that Death betrayed Thanos and was simply using him to fulfill her goals with Jedah, Thanos attacks the heroes in a fit of rage. He successfully manages to beat them single-handedly, however he keeps his end of the bargain, finishes the device and gives Gamora the Time Stone, revealing that all he wants now is the Satsui no Hado which was sealed inside Ryu's body, thus freeing Ryu from the dark Hadou with energy absorbing gauntlet and use it for revenge against both Jedah and Death before teleporting away. Doctor Strange then arrives to take Iron Man and the device to Xgard.

Dante goes to the Dark Kingdom to fight Jedah, who is there waiting for him. Dante strikes, but Jedah dodges and injures Dante to the point where he goes into a permanent Devil Trigger to fight Jedah. Dante ultimately comes out victorious and leaves with the Soul Stone, sparing Jedah and effectively leaving him with his plans in ruin.

The heroes make it to Ultron Sigma, who sends an infected Thor to fight them. After Thor is beaten, Ultron Sigma steps in and fights them himself. After the fight, Dante shows up, and pretends to give up the Soul Stone to Ultron Sigma, knowing very well that he won't be able to control it's power, since he lacks a soul, the same warning mentioned by Thanos to Ultron prior the convergence. As the Soul Stone's power harms him, Ultron Sigma calls upon the full power of his two Infinity Stones to take on a bigger form, Ultron Omega. As Spider-Man web-grabs the Soul Stone from Ultron Omega's hand, it is flung at the infected Thor, who uses it to cure himself of the infection. With Thor free, the heroes strike a final assault on Ultron Omega, and after Captain Marvel and Dante weaken the metal giant, X uses the Infinity Buster, and the combined willpower of Strange, Morrigan, and the rest of the heroes, to destroy Ultron Omega, putting an end to his reign and eliminating any trace of the virus.

While Ultron Sigma is destroyed, Haggar and Frank West realize that the universes aren't separating. Strange says that the only way for them to be separated is with the power of the six Infinity Stones and the Reality Stone is cracked due to the fight between Ultron Sigma and Thanos, thus rendering the stone useless and must be repaired in a time being. Thor places them in protection in three locations in number of two stones per area with the Dark Kingdom, Xgard & Earth. The heroes then leave with Captain America, Ryu, Chris and Spider-Man having a talk on restructuring the now unified worlds of Marvel and Capcom.

In an after-credits scene, Jedah and Death are seen having a talk on Death's Fountain with Jedah revealing that there is yet another way to meet their original goal. However, Thanos arrives and attempts to destroy both Jedah and Death with the power of the Satsui no Hado he stole from Ryu as revenge for Death's betrayal. The outcome remains unknown.

Development

Following the release of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 for the PlayStation Vita in 2012, Marvel's new parent company, The Walt Disney Company, which acquired Marvel in 2009, chose not to renew their licensing deal with Capcom, instead opting to move its viable properties towards their self-published game titles, such as the Disney Infinity series; this resulted in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom Origins being removed from the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2013. However, in May 2016, Disney announced its decision to discontinue self-publishing efforts and switch over to a licensing-only model, allowing third-party game developers, including Capcom, to negotiate licenses with Marvel once again. On December 3, 2016, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite was officially unveiled during Sony's PlayStation Experience event; its first gameplay footage debuted on the same day following the conclusion of Capcom Cup 2016. Norio Hirose, a programmer who had previously worked on X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, and Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, as well as other Capcom fighting games, such as Project Justice and Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000, served as Infinite's director.

Game development involved Capcom Japan, Capcom USA, and Marvel Games. According to Mike Jones, Executive Producer at Marvel Games, Infinite was designed to be a "more elegant and simplified" game which remained as "complex and hardcore" as past Marvel vs. Capcom installments. While the developers sought to keep the core elements of the series intact, such as air combos, they also wanted Infinite to push away from its predecessors, resulting in several changes to the series' traditional formula. The decision to change the three-on-three battle system used in Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and 3 was considered for a long time before ultimately settling on two-on-two fights for the sake of accessibility. Producer Mike Evans hoped that introducing a more manageable two-character system would give casual Marvel vs. Capcom fans the ability to play the game without becoming overwhelmed. To offset the streamlined character select system and removal of call-in assist attacks, the six Infinity Stones were implemented to provide teams with additional customization options and increase gameplay depth. Marvel and Capcom compared the Infinity Stones to the "Groove System" used in Capcom vs. SNK 2. The primary goal with the Infinity Stones was to create a level playing field by acting as a comeback enabler, and allowing players to compensate for their characters' deficiencies and enhance their strong points. According to developers, the inclusion of the Infinity Stones and the theme of "infinite possibilities" influenced their decision to use Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite as the game's title, rather than Marvel vs. Capcom 4. To further differentiate Infinite, the developers opted to use the Unreal Engine 4 to develop more cinematic and modern visuals, as opposed to the stylized art direction used in Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

According to Producer Evans and Associate Producer Peter Rosas, the development team examined the strengths and weaknesses of each returning character and adjusted them by providing new moves and abilities, hoping to make every fighter viable. In terms of roster selection, characters were chosen based on two aspects: their potential interactions within the story and their gameplay style. The developers sought to include a variety of different character archetypes, from small, nimble characters, such as Strider Hiryu, to large, brawler-type characters, such as the Hulk. The Marvel characters' designs were proposed by Capcom's research and development team in Japan, who took inspiration from both the characters' comic book and film appearances. Marvel staff members worked closely with the team, providing feedback to maintain the authenticity of their characters' portrayals. While speaking at E3 2017, Evans explained how they picked the roster based on which characters Marvel was currently pushing or planning to push in the future.

Beyond appealing to genre and series fans, Capcom sought to target a diverse audience with Infinite and bring in casual players who were fans of Marvel's movies, comic books, and television shows. To this end, the developers wanted to introduce a more robust, cinematic story compared to previous Marvel vs. Capcom titles. Bill Rosemann, Creative Director at Marvel Games, stated that Infinite's increased emphasis on storytelling was influenced by Marvel's story and character-centric approach to their recent projects in games, film, and television; Rosemann and Jones cited Insomniac Games' Spider-Man video game, Telltale Games' Guardians of the Galaxy title, and Marvel's successful Netflix series as examples. While speaking at the 2017 D.I.C.E. Summit, Rosemann also explained that Marvel Games would not force its development partners to tie their games into existing storylines throughout Marvel's universes, giving them more freedom to craft their own original stories and create new visions for their characters. Infinite's story mode script was penned by writer Paul Gardner, with oversight from Rosemann and Marvel's gaming division. Gardner first became involved with the project beginning in 2015 and finished writing the script in 2016. Marvel provided feedback to Capcom on the revisions, animations, music, and presentation of the overall story mode experience. Frank Tieri, the lead writer for Marvel vs. Capcom 3, has also confirmed his involvement with Infinite.

According to developers, Capcom's struggle with the launch of Street Fighter V influenced several decisions during Infinite's development. The heavy criticism towards Street Fighter V's lack of content prompted Capcom to promise a larger variety of single-player and multiplayer content for Infinite upon release. As a result of Street Fighter V's initial online multiplayer server issues, the developers plan to forgo their own servers in favor of dedicated servers by Sony and Microsoft, aiming to provide more stable online play for Infinite. The game does not feature cross-platform play, with Evans citing Capcom's trouble with implementing the Capcom Fighters Network cross-platform structure into Street Fighter V. Infinite also does not include any currency systems similar to Street Fighter V's "Fight Money".

Release

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows, on September 19, 2017, in North America and Europe, and September 21, 2017, in Japan. The game was available in three editions: a standard edition, a Deluxe Edition, and a Collector's Edition. Pre-orders for the standard edition include the Evil Ryu and Warrior Thor alternate in-game costumes. Pre-orders for the Deluxe Edition include the Evil Ryu, Warrior Thor, Gladiator Hulk and Command Mission X alternate costumes, in addition to the "2017 Character Pass". The Collector's Edition, which includes the Deluxe Edition and its pre-order incentives, features four character dioramas of Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Mega Man X and Chun-Li by TriForce, and a case filled with six LED-powered Infinity Stone replicas. The Major Carol Danvers alternate costume was also packaged exclusively with the PlayStation 4 version. A story mode demo was released on June 12, 2017, following Sony's press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

To coincide with the game's release, Capcom announced their first global tournament series for Infinite called Battle for the Stones. In addition to extending special invitations to the Evolution Championship Series' seven Marvel vs. Capcom 3 champions, Capcom selected six community events to act as "Infinity Stone Tournaments". The winner of each event, in addition to qualifying for the Battle for the Stones finals, will receive an Infinity Stone that can be used to gain a unique advantage during the competition. For example, the Space Stone allows its bearer to swap their position within the tournament bracket to face a different opponent, while the Mind Stone allows its bearer to pick their opponent's team. Fellow competitors can steal Infinity Stones by successfully defeating their current owners. Capcom will also hold three regional online tournaments to fill out the remaining bracket spots. The finals will be held in Anaheim, California on December 9–10, 2017, and includes a US$30,000 prize pool.

Downloadable content

The "2017 Character Pass" includes six DLC fighters: Black Panther, Black Widow, Monster Hunter, Sigma, Venom, and Winter Soldier. Black Panther, Monster Hunter, and Sigma were released on October 17, 2017, while Black Widow, Venom, and Winter Soldier will be released on December 5, 2017. Players could also obtain the Superior Spider-Man alternate costume by pre-ordering Spider-Man: Homecoming through the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One online stores before October 24, 2017. On October 17, 2017, Capcom released three themed costume packs, each containing six outfits: the Avenging Army Pack (Iron Man, Hawkeye, Thor, Dante, Spencer, Arthur), the World Warriors Pack (Captain America, Captain Marvel, Hulk, Chris, Ryu, Chun-Li), and the Mystic Masters Pack (Doctor Strange, Dormammu, Ghost Rider, Morrigan, Firebrand, Nemesis). The costumes can also be purchased individually or altogether with the "Premium Costume Pass". The Premium Costume Pass gives players additional access to the Stone Seekers Pack (Spider-Man, Ultron, Thanos, Jedah, Frank, Haggar) and the Cosmic Crusaders Pack (Rocket Raccoon, Gamora, Nova, Strider Hiryu, X, Zero), which will be released on December 5, 2017.

Related media

In February 2017, Hasbro announced a Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite toy line during their presentation at the American International Toy Fair. In May 2017, Marvel announced a series of Marvel vs. Capcom-themed comic book variant covers, which became available in comic stores throughout August. In September 2017, Marvel revealed a new wave of Funko Pop! collectibles, featuring the playable cast from Infinite in their premium alternate costumes. The collectibles will be released in November 2017.

Reception

Pre-release

In pre-release coverage, Infinite's departure from some of the series' long-standing gameplay mechanics, namely three-on-three battles and character assist moves, for the sake of accessibility was met with mixed reception. Suriel Vazquez of Game Informer and Wesley Yin-Poole of Eurogamer stated that Infinite could end up being a divisive game, especially to the hardcore audience, since both mechanics had defined the Marvel vs. Capcom series for nearly two decades. The issue was mirrored by IGN's Daniel Krupa, who mentioned that the shifts in the series' formula could lead to a feeling among fans that their game was being "diluted" for newer players. Vazquez and Krupa, however, appreciated the changes, with Vazquez saying that he preferred the series "go for broke", rather than play it safe. GamesRadar's David Houghton and Kotaku's Ian Walker gave positive remarks in their impressions of the press preview build, with both praising the development team's attempt to create an accessible environment for newcomers while also pleasing the competitive community.

Early criticism was directed at Infinite's less stylized art direction. Alex Donaldson of VG247 stated that "the art style just feels off — or at worst, unfinished...as it stands right now the art style is a mistake when compared to Marvel vs. Capcom 3." Sergio Figueroa of Gamereactor and Nick Valdez of Destructoid also expressed disappointment with the visuals, particularly the in-game character models and the HUD. Figueroa wrote that "the developers have chosen a simplistic and, in our opinion, insufficiently detailed character design that we think diminishes the fighters' personalities." The release of the story mode demo was also criticized. Polygon's David Cabrera felt the demo was a "squandered opportunity" by Capcom that "actively the good points of the game and its failings," such as unpolished character models and awkward voice acting, while Game Informer's Ben Reeves thought the demo lacked entertaining moments and failed to showcase Marvel and Capcom's "dream matchups" in any meaningful or creative way. Following complaints about the quality of certain character models, particularly on the Capcom side of the roster, the developers announced plans for a day-one patch that would focus on artistic improvements.

Post-release

Review scores

Publication	Score
Destructoid	7.5/10
Game Informer	8.25/10
GameSpot	8/10
GamesRadar+
IGN	7.7/10
Polygon	7.7/10
VentureBeat	75/100
Metro	8/10

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite was released to mixed or average reviews, according to Metacritic, which provided aggregated scores of 77, 72, and 69 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows versions, respectively.

The game received praise for its gameplay, including its changes to the series' traditional tag team system and the addition of the Infinity Stones. GameSpot's Tamoor Hussain complimented the developers for simplifying tagging without sacrificing gameplay depth. He appreciated the game's more open-ended fighting systems, comparing Infinite to "a blank canvas" and its mechanics "as the brushes for painting your unique superhero squad." Polygon's Chelsea Stark and Jeff Ramos also praised the revised core mechanics, saying that the new tag system opened more options for clever combo creation. Similarly, IGN's Darry Huskey was impressed by the game's willingness to "completely traditions fans have known since X-Men vs. Street Fighter in 1996" by overhauling time-honored game mechanics, such as the assist system. Additionally, Huskey described the decision to replace each team's third character with an Infinity Stone as the "crown jewel" of Infinite's design, claiming that it "works so well, it makes the very idea of a three-character team now seem like old news." Game Informer's Ben Reeves wrote that the streamlined fighting system and the inclusions of automatic combos and simplified super attacks would allow newcomers "to feel right at home."

Reviewers frequently criticized the game for its presentation. Huskey labeled the character design as "distractingly bad and stiff", and found the orchestral soundtrack to be "forgettable and easily ignored." Stark and Ramos proclaimed that the aesthetics were "the stalest the franchise has ever seen", and compared the user interface to "placeholder graphics that were never changed for the final product." Destructoid's Chris Carter also loathed the visuals, describing the art style as "a crime against humanity." GamesRadar's Sam Prell felt that Infinite's presentation, in comparison to "the flashy cel-shaded art direction and over-the-top tone of Marvel vs. Capcom 3" and "the silky smooth sprites and technical precision of Marvel vs. Capcom 2," made the game fall "hopelessly short...in the shadow of its own pedigree." Eurogamer's Wesley Yin-Poole reproached the art style, calling it a "desperate attempt to appeal to fans of Marvel's all-encompassing cinematic universe" and "an abomination of a look that neither appeals to movie nor comic book fans." GameCentral for Metro faulted the game for its "bland visuals", "drab menus", and "uniformly dull backdrops."

Infinite was also criticized for its playable roster at launch, which was smaller than the previous installment, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and recycled many of its characters. VentureBeat's Mike Minotti expressed his disappointment with the game's smaller selection of fighters, especially compared to its predecessors, and the meager amount of newcomers. Yin-Poole pointed out the lack of diversity in the roster, particularly the lack of playable female characters. GameCentral stated that the roster "smacks of laziness and/or a lack of budget" and suspected that most of the final roster decisions were made by lawyers and marketing people. The omission of characters from the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises was also chastised by critics, who speculated that the ongoing legal dispute between The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Studios, and 20th Century Fox over their film rights was the main motive behind their exclusion. Prell and Yin-Poole both lamented the lack of X-Men characters, highlighting the franchise's significance in establishing the Marvel vs. Capcom series. The latter declared their omission as "a dagger in the heart of every fan - one that there is no recovering from."

Sales

According to their sales plans for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2018, Capcom expects Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite to sell two million units worldwide. The game saw poor first-week sales in the United Kingdom, debuting at #12 on the all-formats chart. The PlayStation 4 version peaked at #16 in the individual formats chart, while the Xbox One version failed to reach the Top 40. In Japan, the PlayStation 4 version ranked #8 on the Media Create sales chart after its first week, selling 8,273 copies; the Xbox One version did not make it into the Top 20. This marked a significant drop from the 80,966 units Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds had sold in a similar time period. The game reached #6 in Australia and #7 in New Zealand for its first week. It ranked #6 in the United States' list of top-selling games for September 2017, and #19 in the US PlayStation Store's September download charts. In its first half report of the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2018, Capcom reported that over 900,000 units had been shipped in the period ending September 30, 2017.

Notes

1. Māberu VS. Kapukon: Infinitto (Japanese: マーベル VS. カプコン：インフィニット)

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