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Marvel Super Heroes (Europe)

Sega Saturn
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1998
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✪ Reviewed on June 14, 2023
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Capcom Avengers-based versus fighter, very polished Saturn port. Original and fun Infinity Gem system. Visuals faithful to the CPS2 arcade. One of Saturn's best fighting games for Marvel fans.

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Category
Fighting 2 players 12+
Description
Fighting game featuring Marvel characters with cosmic attacks powered by the Infinity Gems. Published by Capcom, released in Europe in 1998. Ten Marvel fighters including Spider-Man, Hulk and Wolverine, activatable Infinity Gems granting temporary powers, spectacular supers and detailed 2D visuals. Saturn port of Capcom's arcade versus fighter with some additions.

Marvel Super Heroes review

MAX
Art direction
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
"Excellent"
2/5
Story
"Classic"
Colourful sprites mixing Marvel heroes and Capcom fighters in a flood of effects: the fighting game looks like a comic page in motion. The readability of the chaos and the energy of the animation overflow with panache. This hand-drawn virtuosity, lively and polished, celebrates two universes in a visual party.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,48 GB 📅01/01/1998
Published by Capcom

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Collector interest

European PAL Saturn edition of Marvel Super Heroes, distributed by Capcom Europe in 1998, a Marvel Universe arcade conversion that lays the groundwork for the Marvel vs Capcom line and requires the 4 MB RAM expansion cartridge for animation fidelity. Capcom Europe run was short, jewel case with intact cartridge slot, and the combination of the Capcom Saturn standard with the PAL run scarcity makes it for Capcom Fighters completists a clearly valued archive object. Complete with expansion cart clearly sought after.

Better with friends

A spectacular 2D fighter where collecting gems grants super-powers that flip the balance mid-action. The competition blends aggression and tempo, each gem grabbed opening a heady offensive window against the opponent. Colorful and snappy, it pleases comic fans and versus lovers alike, and its sudden reversals trigger lively reactions.

Is Marvel Super Heroes still worth playing in 2026?

A 2D versus by Capcom, Marvel Super Heroes offers fights between Marvel heroes and villains with an Infinity Gems system offering temporary powers. The vibrant cartoon art direction faithful to comics, polished animation and versus mode make it a good Marvel adaptation on Saturn. The RAM cartridge improves performance. For anyone fond of Marvel or Capcom 2D versus games, a warm recommendation still valid today without any hesitation on the Sega machine for comic versus genre fans truly here indeed for any returning newcomer.

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