Marvel Trading Card Game News
Konami Digital Entertainment, GmbH today announced Marvel Trading Card Game, a card based-strategy video game featuring the Marvel Universe for the Nintendo DS™, PSP™ and PC.
Based on the best selling trading card game from Upper Deck, Marvel Trading Card Game allows players to collect over 800 cards based on their favorite Marvel characters and compete in cross-platform online play in a variety of different modes.
Marvel Trading Card Game lets players assemble their own deck and take on different challenges to gain more cards based on legendary Marvel characters such as Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider and more. In the game’s single player story mode, players choose to play as hero or villain, and select a series of enemies to battle. In between each clash, detailed comic book scenes tell the game’s story as players choose to move on to the next enemy or explore a branch in the story for the chance to acquire additional cards.
The Game uses Upper Deck’s ‘Vs. System’, a flexible game engine that represents massive Super Hero battles in trading card game format. Each player begins the game with their own team of Marvel characters, and tries to defeat the cards of their opponent. The Vs. System is specifically designed to be played at all levels of competition and can be played in a variety of formats.
Utilising a sophisticated online network, Marvel Trading Card Game lets players interact with the game’s online community to compete across a variety of game modes and tournaments, trade cards with other players and even purchase new cards from the game’s online store. The game offers several different modes that use each player’s personal decks or randomly created decks for an authentic tournament experience for four or more players. Local multiplayer is supported in the Nintendo DS and PSP™ system versions of the game through each system’s wireless link capabilities.
Cross-platform online play allows the PSP system and PC players to play Marvel Trading Card Game together, while Nintendo DS players can use Nintendo’s Wi-Fi Connection to play online. Players on all platforms will be able to participate in regular sanctioned tournaments for valuable prizes. By visiting the game’s online store, players can purchase packs of cards from the latest Marvel trading card game series and even post cards that they would like to trade.
“Bringing the head-to-head trading card game experience to handheld gaming systems and to PC, Marvel Trading Card Game lets players take part in strategic, fast paced battles with their favourite Marvel characters,” said Christopher Heck, European Brand Manager at Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. “Boasting breakthrough cross-platform online functionality, the game captures the social element of the trading card game and lets players stay connected to the game and its virtual community no matter where they may be.”
