9.2 /10 1 Votes
Initial release date 18 October 1996 Developer Capcom | 4.6/5 Emuparadise Publisher Capcom Mode Single-player video game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Composer(s) Takane Okubo
Katsunari Kitajima Genre(s) 2D action platformer beat-'em-up Platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System Similar X‑Men: Mutant Apocalypse, Marvel Super Heroes, X‑Men: Children of the Atom, Marvel Super Heroes v, Wolverine: Adamantium Rage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marvel Super Heroes In War of the Gems (マーヴルスーパーヒーローズ ウォーオブザジェム, Māvuru Supā Hīrōzu: Wō obu za Jemu) is a 2D action platformer video game developed by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, based on the events of Marvel Comics' series, Infinity Gauntlet. In the game's plot, Adam Warlock calls upon Earth's greatest superheroes to seek out the Infinity Gems before they fall into the wrong hands.
Contents
Although War of the Gems is based on the same storyline as the Capcom arcade game Marvel Super Heroes, it is not a port; War of the Gems instead features gameplay similar to X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse.
Gameplay
The player plays each level as one of five superheroes - Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine, or Hulk - as they battle through various locations around the globe and even outer space. Each character's health bar is separate and carries over between missions - healing can only be done by picking up items in the levels or using healing items picked up during missions. When a character falls, they must be revived individually with the appropriate item. After investigating an area, the player may or may not be rewarded with one of the gem resulting in a restart of the entire game. Only two can be picked up during the first four missions, one is picked up in the following mission upon defeating The Magus, and then two more are randomly received in two of the four following levels. The last gem is only received upon defeating Thanos, thus completing the game.
Playable characters include:
Reception
Allgame gave the game a score of 3.5 out of 5.
