A Closer Look at Konami's Marvel Trading Card Game

Here is the lowdown on the upcoming Marvel Trading Card Game. Based on the Upper Deck Marvel Trading Card Game, it will introduce a social network for players to meet, buy and trade cards, and compete in sanctioned tournaments to win prizes. The game will be available for the PC, PSP and Nintendo DS with cross-platform online connectivity between the three. The game is slated to be released this fall.

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, then 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 narrative for the chance to acquire additional cards.

Utilizing 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. Nintendo DS users can play online using Nintendo’s Wi-Fi Connection service. 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.

To read the full press release, as well as screenshots and artwork from the game, check out Pulp Arcade's continuing E3 coverage.