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Instruction booklet · November 1996

Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems

PlatformHack and slash/Beat 'em up1 playerESRB E

The story

The most powerful collection of Marvel Super Heroes now unite to battle treacherous mobs of Super-Villians! A mysterious foe has kicked off his plan to rule the world by collecting the Infinity Gems. While each gem controls one force of nature, combined they command limitless power. The fate of the entire world depends on your ability to defeat this sinister scheme before the gems are combined.

Specifications

Released
November 1996
Developer
Capcom
Publisher
Capcom
Players
1
Genre
Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Rating
ESRB E
Series
Marvel
Themes
Action
View
Side view

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

5
4
4
4
Famitsu · four reviewers
Players
66/100 (14 ratings)
Hobby Consolas
79/100
MG
56%
Mega Fun
37%
Official Nintendo Magazine
78/100
SGP
4/5
Total!
2-
Ação Games
9,5/10
Nintendo Acción
78/100
Power Unlimited
68/100
BE KIND, REWINDNovember 1996
#1 songMacarena" (Bayside Boys Mix)Los del Río#1 albumRecovering the SatellitesCounting CrowsAdmit one · #1 movieRomeo + Juliet$11,133,231 weekend
Vol. 6 · No. 272Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢
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Week of November 1, 1996
Nov. 5

U.S. presidential election, 1996: Democratic incumbent Bill Clinton defeats Republican challenger Bob Dole to win his second term. This election had the lowest voter turnout since 1924.

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