Marvel Super Heroes is a 2D fighting game and the second Capcom title to feature characters from the Marvel comic universe. Each character starts with a set of gems. These can be activated during a fight to improve speed, power and defence, or provide special abilities to create crushing stone walls, open up a rift in space, or reverse the opponent's controls. The use of the gems is inspired by the The Infinity Gauntlet comic book series.
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Played at NQ64 in Manchester.
Damn Iron Man was busted. Smart Bomb Hue hue hue hue Proton Cannon! Such a scrubby character, but damn was he fun.
Damn Iron Man was busted. Smart Bomb Hue hue hue hue Proton Cannon! Such a scrubby character, but damn was he fun.
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O lance das gemas é legal, leva as partidas pra outro lugar.
Algo como Puzzle Fighter fez na época. Marvel Super Heroes é bom até hoje!
O lance das gemas é legal, leva as partidas pra outro lugar.
Algo como Puzzle Fighter fez na época. Marvel Super Heroes é bom até hoje!
This review contains spoilers
El primero de todos los juegos de pelea de la linea Marvel, y uno bastante poco explorado en mi opinion. Seria lindo verlo brillar otra vez.
It's basically Street Fighter but with Marvel characters. Get used to this.
A Fantastic Fighting Game That Deserves To Not Be Forgotten
For those who love their Marvel vs Capcom 2, 3 or any other Vs. Crossover game, some might not realize that they owe a debt of gratitude to two fighting games: X-Men: Children of the Atom and Marvel Super Heroes.
While Capcom had worked with Marvel before (See X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse, Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems and The Punisher Arcade), it was these two bangers that blew the gates off and provide a team-up that would prove fruitful for a very long time.
To say Marvel Super Heroes presentation is spot on would be an understatement. The animation is slick, the special moves reflect a hero (and villains) personality fantastically, the background stages are well designed and the soundtrack is very catchy (standout is Spider-Man's stage theme) with the audio being excellent.
Capcom had taken the fighting from X-Men: Children of the Atom and tweaked it to be more looser and fast. Add in a gem system which allowed you to activate a power depending on which gem, gave it a slightly different dynamic. Its fantastic and just pure chill to play rounds with a friend as you try to out marvel one another.
Even if Marvel Super Heroes has been superseded by later fighting games involving the Marvel universe (let alone anything outside of Capcom), it still holds up very well and is just such a fantastic visual and audio treat to experience. Pure fighting game bliss.
For those who love their Marvel vs Capcom 2, 3 or any other Vs. Crossover game, some might not realize that they owe a debt of gratitude to two fighting games: X-Men: Children of the Atom and Marvel Super Heroes.
While Capcom had worked with Marvel before (See X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse, Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems and The Punisher Arcade), it was these two bangers that blew the gates off and provide a team-up that would prove fruitful for a very long time.
To say Marvel Super Heroes presentation is spot on would be an understatement. The animation is slick, the special moves reflect a hero (and villains) personality fantastically, the background stages are well designed and the soundtrack is very catchy (standout is Spider-Man's stage theme) with the audio being excellent.
Capcom had taken the fighting from X-Men: Children of the Atom and tweaked it to be more looser and fast. Add in a gem system which allowed you to activate a power depending on which gem, gave it a slightly different dynamic. Its fantastic and just pure chill to play rounds with a friend as you try to out marvel one another.
Even if Marvel Super Heroes has been superseded by later fighting games involving the Marvel universe (let alone anything outside of Capcom), it still holds up very well and is just such a fantastic visual and audio treat to experience. Pure fighting game bliss.
A giant improvement over X-Men: Children of the Atom, thanks to its Arcade Mode actually being fun to play!
The cast of characters is also extremely fun, ranging from iconic pics to more obscure characters. Simply really fun to play!
The cast of characters is also extremely fun, ranging from iconic pics to more obscure characters. Simply really fun to play!