It's shaping up to be a shockingly good year for former arcade-dwelling beat-em-up fans. This month saw the arrival of the excellent Absolum, which infuses old-fashioned 2D combat in a cartoony high fantasy setting with roguelike elements to great effect. And now we also have a release date for Marvel Cosmic Invasion.Out December 1 on practically every platform, Marvel Cosmic Invasion lets you choose a team of two superheroes from a playable roster of 15, and you can switch character mid-fight. The new release date trailer rounds off the roster with the Invincible Iron Man (heard of him?) and Phoenix/Jean Grey (played by Jennifer Hale, who also voiced Jean in X-Men 97), who join a list of previously announced characters that includes Spider-Man, Wolverine and Captain America.With its gorgeous pixel art visuals and obvious '90s-era Marvel comics inspiration, it's hard to see Marvel Cosmic Invasion being anything other than a hit, and it's fair to say that the license is in very good hands. Developer Tribute Games' last game was the excellent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, while publisher Dotemu has already put out the aforementioned Absolum this year, as well as Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, which also got a big tick from Engadget.You can play with up to four players, local or online, with crossplay also supported. Marvel Cosmic Invasion will be available for PC, Switch, Switch 2, PS5/PS4 and Xbox on December 1.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nostalgic-beat-em-up-marvel-cosmic-invasion-is-out-on-december-1-172217400.html?src=rss