A Capcom brawler in the Marvel universe, colorful and two player friendly. Solid, smooth, with a heroic cast for fans.
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Category
Action Adventure4 players12+
Co-op
Description
Action-adventure with Marvel heroes fighting Thanos for the Gems, European version. Published by Capcom, released in the USA in 1996. Captain America, Iron Man and Marvel allies in action levels with Infinity Gem powers. North American version of Capcom's Marvel game on Super Nintendo.
Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Capcom applies the expertise of its fighting games to the Marvel heroes: wide sprites, emphatic poses, power effects that fill the screen, and a Captain America whose shield ricochets with an animation of its own. The stages cross laboratories, ruins and deep space, with the frank readability the publisher never lets slip.
The soundtrack adopts the register of a superhero serial: heroic brass, fast drums, synthetic guitar riffs and a few more solemn pads for Thanos's appearances. Each playable character gets a motif, and the stage themes stay short enough to bear the back and forth the structure imposes.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾1,2 MB📅01/03/1996
Published by Capcom
Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems (SNES) price, value & rarity
The North American NTSC SNES edition of Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems, the 1996 Capcom Marvel beat'em up. Released at the very end of the console's life, its US print run was short, making it a genuine NTSC rarity, hard to assemble complete in the cardboard box. Desirability rests on this end-of-cycle scarcity, on the Capcom Marvel coherence on SNES (the other title staying Japan-only) and on demand boosted by the current fame of the Marvel characters.
Better with friends
A superhero beat'em up where several Marvel heroes pound in concert through snappy levels, in colorful co-op for up to four. Mutual aid makes the enemy waves a joy to clear: covering each other, combining powers and syncing special moves makes all the difference. Spectacular and accessible, it favors collective fun and triggers bursts of joy at every foe swept aside.
Is Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems still worth playing in 2026?
Marvel Super Heroes - War of the Gems is a Capcom action platformer set in the Marvel universe, namely a roster of five heroes, including Spider-Man, Wolverine and Hulk, crossing varied stages tied to the Infinity Gauntlet saga. The handling leans more brawler than pure platformer, and the missing local co op is partly offset by character swapping between stages. The gems unlock extra abilities. Recommended to Marvel fans and Capcom 16 bit lovers.
