We've documented 13 accessibility features for Capcom Arcade Stadium, including Adjust Speed, Custom Difficulty, Select Difficulty, Remap Buttons and Play Without Hearing. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Difficulty but it also has features in Getting Started, Audio, Reading and Visual to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Capcom Arcade Stadium accessibility 2 years ago.
Accessibility Notes
In terms of difficulty, you can rewind play at any time, select the difficulty of the game in general, set how many lives you have, adjust the overall speed of the game. You can also save and reload whenever you want.
You can adjust how the pixels are scaled to make them jagged or smooth. You can also stretch the image to make it larger.
Game Details
Release Date: 17/02/2021, updated in 2021
Price: Free
Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Players: 1-2
Genres: Action (Adventure, Fighting and Shooting)
Accessibility: 13 features
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Developer: Capcom USA (@CapcomUSA_)
Costs: Free
Controls
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Controls in Capcom Arcade Stadium which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
Gamepad
Can play with the following:
Multiple Buttons & Single Stick: Can play with multiple buttons and a stick.
Remap Controls
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Remap Buttons: Can re-map all buttons so that you can use alternatives that better suit your play.
Swap Sticks: Can swap the sticks over so that you can use the opposite sticks to control the game.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Capcom Arcade Stadium, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Fancade (7 Controls Features)
- Formula Retro Racing (6 Controls Features)
- Help! I'm Haunted (4 Controls Features)
- Hotshot Racing (4 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Difficulty in Capcom Arcade Stadium which deal with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play.
Difficulty Options
Select Difficulty: Select the level of difficulty from a range of presets. This not only offers a way to adjust the challenge of a game but enables you to do so without dealing with individual criteria.
Customise Difficulty: Customise different aspects of the game to create a challenge of an appropriate level. Adjusting elements individually enables you to tailor gameplay to suit your needs and style of play.
Adjust After Setting
Adjustable Anytime: You can adjust the difficulty while playing, without having to restart the level you are on. This enables you to quickly adjust the game to suit your needs and see the difference immediately.
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Capcom Arcade Stadium which deal with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing.
Assistance Getting Starting
These features aid your play of the game in terms of cognitive load on learning controls, dealing with pressure and coping with the environment and challenges.
View Control Mapping: You can view a map of controls during play. This clearly displays the mappings of actions to buttons/keys/mouse/keyboard without having to leave the game. This includes games that always display buttons to press during play.
Adjust Speed: Adjust the speed of the game at critical moments or throughout, or rewind play for a second attempt, to ease reaction times. By slowing the game, you have more time to interpret what is happening and then execute your actions. It also reduces the pressure on getting things right quickly or the first time you attempt them.
Assistance For Progressing
These features aid your progress through the game offering different ways of maintaining your progression.
Save Progress Anytime: The game automatically saves progress or you can save any time. This doesn’t mean you never lose progress, but it does mean you can stop whenever you want (without having to get to a save point) without losing progress.
Reading
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in Capcom Arcade Stadium which deals with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose.
Reading Level
How much reading is required to play the game's main path or story and how complex the language is. The presence of voiced characters doesn't reduce this requirement, as it's recorded as a separate datapoint.
Simple Minimal Reading: Minimal reading is required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a primary/elementary student (9-year-old) could understand.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Capcom Arcade Stadium, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Help! I'm Haunted (5 Reading Features)
- Hotshot Racing (3 Reading Features)
- Fancade (2 Reading Features)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (2 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Capcom Arcade Stadium which deal with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces. The following games are similar to Capcom Arcade Stadium, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Formula Retro Racing (3 Navigation Features)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (2 Navigation Features)
- Fancade (1 Navigation Feature)
- Hotshot Racing (1 Navigation Feature)
Visual
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in Capcom Arcade Stadium which deals with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Contrast
Medium Contrast: Game uses generally well contrasting and bright visuals, or has a slider to make this the case.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Capcom Arcade Stadium, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Fancade (6 Visual Features)
- Hotshot Racing (5 Visual Features)
- Help! I'm Haunted (4 Visual Features)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (3 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Capcom Arcade Stadium which deal with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see.
Adjustable Audio
Balance Audio Levels: Set music and game sound effects separately. This enables you to select your preference as well as ensure critical game sounds aren't obscured by other audio.
Play Without Hearing
Play Without Hearing: No audio cues are necessary to play the game well.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Audio
If you want to play Capcom Arcade Stadium, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Audio accessibility:
- Hotshot Racing (3 Audio Features)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch has some built-in features, including a lockable zoom, that can be used on all games.
PC
Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators.
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping).
Xbox One
Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andy Robertson and Jo Robertson