October 24th, 1995 (
Arcade)
November 1995
( Arcade)
August 8th, 1997 (
Saturn)
September 25th,
1997 ( PS1)
September 29th, 1997
( PS1/Saturn)
September 25th, 2012 (PSN - in MVC: Origins)
September 26th, 2012 (XBL - in MVC: Origins)
Fans of
X-Men: Children of the Atom might've felt a bit disappointed since many of the characters from that game were
missing in MSH. Clearly, Capcom wanted to focus mainly on the "big names"
of Marvel this
time around. Even with the smaller character roster, MSH felt more
comprehensive than Capcom's first Marvel fighting game. Thanks to the solid
visuals and gameplay, Capcom had themselves yet another "hit" in the
mid 90's arcade scene (and later on home consoles).
Marvel Super Heroes was yet another stepping stone in what would soon
become known as the Versus Series. The characters of Marvel Super
Heroes would later appear in future titles, such as: Marvel Super Heroes
VS Street Fighter and Marvel VS Capcom. ~TFG
Webmaster
STORY:
The story behind Marvel Super Heroes is inspired by the famous comic saga called the Infinity
Gauntlet, published in 1991. This gauntlet is wielded by Thanos
and allows him to use all the Infinity gems simultaneously.
T'was an amazing selection
screen.
REVIEW:
In December 1994, Capcom
wowed Marvel and Street Fighter fans alike with X-Men:
Children of the Atom. With the game's brilliant animation and fast-paced gameplay,
Capcom proved they could make a high quality 2D fighting game using Marvel's
trademark characters alone.
To further prove what they could do with the Marvel license, Capcom brought
together an even more iconic cast of Marvel characters with their latest
Marvel fighting game, including the likes of: Spider-Man, The Hulk,
and Captain America. Capcom's second attempt at a Marvel themed fighter raised the
bar yet again in the 2D fighting game realm.
Huge & colorful
character sprites, all well animated.
Not only did Marvel Super Heroes look
incredibly stylish and smooth in 1995, the gameplay system offered more than
most 2D fighters of the time. With a more
solid and intuitive air-combo system, some of the flashiest and most dramatic super and
special moves ever seen in a 2D fighting game, and the ability to pick up
and use "Infinity Gems" to enhance your character's abilities
mid-fight,
needless to say... Marvel Super Heroes was a great improvement over X-Men:
Children of the Atom.
Ohh... and hugely
epic super moves, too.
The Infinity Gems that players can use during gameplay include: Time
Gem (allowing faster movement speed), Space Gem (enabling super
armor), Soul Gem (life recovery), Power Gem (powered-up attacks), Reality Gem (additional attack effects), and the Mind
Gem (allows character to
recover 2 energy levels very quickly). Overall, Marvel Supers Heroes is a
fighting game anyone can pick up and play, but contains a fair amount of depth
for the hardcore players as well. Indeed, there are some cheap infinite combos
and tricks that highly skilled players can use to dominate (which you'll only
see in high level play).
Arcade)
Arcade)
