Capcom Arcade Stadium Review (PlayStation 4)

by Jim Smale · May 25, 2021

It’s time to go back, it’s time to revisit the sweaty smoke-filled room that is the arcade. Having originally been announced for Nintendo Switch, It’s the PlayStation 4s turn. Capcom is tapping into this nostalgia so let’s take a look and see how they do with our Capcom Arcade Stadium Review.

Capcom Arcade Stadium Pros:

Decent graphics.
1.96GB Download size.
20 trophies.
Triumphs-own in-game achievements.
Arcade game compilation gameplay taking in shooter, fighting, platformer, and more.
Tutorial pop-ups constantly as you enter menus and settings.
Free to start the game and then you buy games packs.
29 games.
Each game has two versions-English and Japanese versions of the game.
Graphic settings can be done on a per-game basis or all at the same time.
Screen orientation-four ways including TATE mode.
Works on Playstation 5.
Full online leaderboards for each game.
Arcade-each game has an arcade cabinet and you can edit/change them individually or all at once.
Filter games by-favorites, action, shooter, fighting, playable, download, and all.
Status-stats screen, total playtime, play sessions, and more.
Class-as your earn CASPO your class goes up and unlocks new rewards like filters and cabinets.
CASPO (Capcom Arcade Stadium POints) are earned by playing games.
State save and load feature.
Rewind-infinite uses and rewind timer.
Each game has its own manual.
Can add/remove favorites and curate a list.
3 game modes in each game start the game, score challenge, and a special challenge mode (usually event-based).
The screen can have filters applied, 3D or 2D cabinets, fullscreen or small.
Attract mode support for sound.
Every game has a choice of difficulties and the amount varies by game.
Game speed-very slow, slow, normal, fast, and very fast. Can be changed per game.
Auto upload scores on/off.
Cheats-you can buy invincibility from the PSN store for real money.