Tatsunoko vs. Capcom updates #2 - Release date

The wave of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom updates have been building over the last couple of weeks since the announcement of the game's first location test. In addition to a couple of flyers posted earlier today on the NeoGAF forums, another series of shots have been leaked from 2ch and feature some of the new characters and the game in some pretty detailed action shots. To round off the triumvirate of updates on Tatsunoko vs. Capcom today, AM-net is also revealing that the game is being targeted for a December 2008 release window.

There are a few things that we can gather from all of the information being posted today. In the promotional flyer, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom is being featured with a 4 button layout similar in style to the one used in Sengoku Basara X. When this is taken with the relative 4:3 aspect ratio the screens seem to be sporting, it leads me believe that the game is more than likely being developed on the same hardware that Sengoku Basara X is featured on in arcades and will serve as an easy 'update' for arcade owners to switch out the game in the current Basara X cabinets. This is speculation of course, but it would make sense based on what we know so far (and roughly speaking - the game doesn't look like it's that far above what can be expected from the system 246/256's technical power).

4 more characters have also been confirmed. Though early speculation was spot on with the revelation that Morrigan and Hurrican Polymer were set to be featured in the game, the other two recently revealed characters (and part of the silhouettes featured on the game's official site) were a bit harder to guess. However they were confirmed with today's updates - Soki from Onimusha (Capcom) and Gold Lightan (Tatsunoko) will both be playable characters in the game.

The first location test for Tatsunoko vs. Capcom will begin this weekend. The game's official website has been updated pretty quickly after character reveals, so hopefully the profiles for the new fighters will show up online prior to the location test.


With it being so early in the game's development cycle and so many characters already shown off, I'm beginning to wonder if the cast of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom may end up rivaling Marvel vs. Capcom 2...