History VideoGame / MarvelSuperHeroesWarOfTheGems

Gameplay is similar to ''VideoGame/XMenMutantApocalypse'', also by Capcom. You can choose among ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, Franchise/SpiderMan, [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Wolve]][[ComicBook/XMen rine]] (Returning from ''X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse''), ComicBook/IronMan, or [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]], each with their own set of moves. As you find the Gems, you can choose to take one to the battle, each one with their unique properties. Each character has also a Special Gem Attack which allow the player to clear the screen of enemies, or deal tons of damage to the stronger baddies.

* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/{{Thanos}} Thanos's]] ultimate goal if he obtains all of the Gems]]
--> [[spoiler:''"I will destroy you, and obtain the Gems, and become omnipotent"'']]

** [[BaldWoman Nebula is a (disturbingly) rare female example]].

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:If you're able to defeat Thanos]].

* EvilCounterpart: Of the main heroes except Cap and Spidey. There are also evil counterparts of ComicBook/SilverSurfer, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour The Thing]], [[ComicBook/DareDevil Daredevil]], ComicBook/SheHulk, etc.

* GeniusBruiser: Hulk; according to his profile (And victory quote below), he has the brains of a super genius and the brawn of a Titan.

* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Thanos's reaction after his defeat]].

** Wolverine's Tornado Claw requires the same input as in StreetFighter.

* TheCapitalOfBrazilIsBuenosAires: The game shows some [[{{Mayincatec}} Mayan]] temples in the background of the Amazon Jungle stage, located in Brazil.
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Upon the defeat of Thanos, the Heroes deliver the Gems to Adam Warlock, who promises to use the Gems for the benefit of everyone; he then thanks the heroes and sends them back to Earth. The last line reads "will the world ever truly be safe?" '''END'''.]]
* TheLeader: Captain America is the leader of the Avengers.
* TheParalyzer:
** Spidey's Web Ball paralyzes mooks, leaving them wide open for a combo. It doesn't work in bosses, though.
** His Special Gem Attack may also count as this, Spidey paralyzes the baddie with his Web, and slams him hard into the ground.
* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Thanos]]

* AirborneMooks: They exist in some stages, plus a miniboss at Boston Aquarium.

* {{Flight}}: Iron Man can boost horizontally when in the air. Also useful to strike down airborne baddies.

* OneHitPointWonder: The weaker versions of the Evil Puck and Evil Hawkeye mooks are this.

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: The Asteroid Belt stage is the most [[PlatformGame platform-like]] of all. After being beating up a hundred enemies throughout the game, you find yourself jumping from platform to platform and avoiding floating debris. Except for a few airborne baddies, and the battles with Dr. Doom and Blackheart, there are almost no enemies to beat up.

->''Infinity Gems. There are six different Infinity Gems. Each Gem controls one of the forces of either Time, Space, Power, Reality, Mind, or Soul. It is said that the being who obtains all of the Gems will become omnipotent -- [[AGodAmI ruler of the universe]]. "Someone has started to gather these six Gems. If they can gather all of the Gems, [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the universe will suffer a new age of evil]]. You must help!" ComicBook/AdamWarlock asked Earth's mightiest heroes.''\\

** The first time you fight [[SelfDemonstrating/DoctorDoom Dr. Doom]], he escapes. You find him again in Asteroid Belt as a miniboss. This time, you have to finish him for good.

Gameplay is similar to ''VideoGame/XMenMutantApocalypse'', also by Capcom. You can choose among ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, Franchise/SpiderMan, [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Wolve]][[Comicbook/XMen rine]] (Returning from ''X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse''), ComicBook/IronMan, or [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]], each with their own set of moves. As you find the Gems, you can choose to take one to the battle, each one with their unique properties. Each character has also a Special Gem Attack which allow the player to clear the screen of enemies, or deal tons of damage to the stronger baddies.

** ShiftingSandLand: The first part of Egypt stage.
** SlippySlideyIceWorld: Alaska stage.

* WeakenedByTheLight: Iron Man's Special Gem Attack: he creates a pillar of light that damages everything on screen.

* TheLeader: Captain America is the leader of the Avengers.

** Spider-Man's Special Gem Attack, a Web Throw variant, is similar to [[StreetFighterAlpha Birdie's]] Choke Chain move.

* SpiritualSuccessor: The game is this to ''VideoGame/XMenMutantApocalypse''; both games are BeatEmUp with PlatforGame elements, developed by Creator/{{Capcom}}, both games has the same mechanics and graphic style, even Wolverine's sprites are reused.

Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1996 for the [[SuperNintendo SNES]] by {{Capcom}}, loosely based in ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet StoryArc: The six eponymous [[MacGuffin Infinity Gems]] have fallen to Earth and ComicBook/AdamWarlock has recruited Earth's Mightiest Heroes to assist him to [[GottaCatchThemAll find the Gems before they fall into the wrong hands]].

Gameplay is similar to ''VideoGame/XMenMutantApocalypse'', also by Capcom. You can choose among CaptainAmerica, SpiderMan, [[{{Wolverine}} Wolve]][[Comicbook/XMen rine]] (Returning from ''X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse''), ComicBook/IronMan, or [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]], each with their own set of moves. As you find the Gems, you can choose to take one to the battle, each one with their unique properties. Each character has also a Special Gem Attack which allow the player to clear the screen of enemies, or deal tons of damage to the stronger baddies.

** Averted with the bosses; it appears near their lifebar an italic, [[IconicLogo capital ''E'']] ([[CaptainObvious For Evil]]).

* SpiritualSuccessor: Of ''VideoGame/XMenMutantApocalypse''.

* WolverineClaws: Obviously.

** Blackheart (In Asteroid Belt) is perhaps the most disturbing enemy of the game.

->''Infinity Gems. There are six different Infinity Gems. Each Gem controls one of the forces of either Time, Space, Power, Reality, Mind, or Soul. It is said that the being who obtains all of the Gems will become omnipotent -- [[AGodAmI ruler of the universe]]. "Someone has started to gather these six Gems. If they can gather all of the Gems, [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the universe will suffer a new age of evil]]. You must help!" ComicBook/AdamWarlock asked Earth's mightiest heroes.''
->''Knowing that the fate of the entire universe is at stake, Earth's mightiest heroes assemble to assist Adam Warlock in preventing the Infinity Gems from falling into the wrong hands!''

* AdaptiveArmor: Iron Man of all people.

* BigGood: Captain America.
--> ''Freedom! Liberty! Equality! I'll stop anyone who tries to cruch those beliefs.''

** Also the training stage is this, where you fight a holographic copy of one of the bosses of the regular stages.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: The Magus.
* DiscOneFinalDungeon: The Magus's Spaceship.

** Blackheart (In Asteroid Belt).

* GeniusBruiser: Hulk; according to his profile, he has the brains of a super genius and the brawn of a behemoth.

* ArcherArchetype: The Evil Hawkeye mooks; just like the original, [[AnnoyingArrows they shoot fast and hard-to-dodge arrows at you]]. This is specially bad when facing three Evil Hawkeye minibosses at Amazon Jungle stage.

* BareYourMidriff: Nebula.

* EvilCounterpart: Of the main heroes except Cap and Spidey. There are also evil counterparts of ComicBook/SilverSurfer, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour The Thing]], [[ComicBook/DareDevil Daredevil]], SheHulk, etc.

* GeniusBruiser: Hulk.

* HavingABlast: Cap's Special Gem Attack.

* MacGuffin: The six Infinity Gems.
* MechaMooks: The Doombot mooks.

* BaldOfEvil: Evil Hulk.

* BossOnlyLevel: [[spoiler:The Grand Finale against Nebula and Thanos]].

* CharacterPortrait: There's a small one of your character near your lifebar.
** Averted with the bosses; it appears near their lifebar an italic, [[IconicLogo capital E]] ([[CaptainObvious For Evil]]).

* DifficultButAwesome: Cap can throw his shield in front of him, or also diagonal up or diagonal down, it's hard sometimes to hit a target, but with enough practice, this becomes an almost impregnable defense system.

* EldritchAbomination: Blackheart (In Asteroid Belt).

* NeverSayDie: When Adam Warlock advises you about the explosives in Boston Aquarium.

* SharedLifeMeter: [[ImageSource This game provides the page image.]] When you face two Evil Iron Men at the end of Boston Aquarium stage, there is just one life bar for both bosses.

* ShockAndAwe: The Magus can fire a lightning bolt at you.

* {{Shoryuken}}: Wolverine's Tornado Claw requires the same input as in StreetFighter.

* ShoutOut: The Magus's teleport is similar to [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Akuma's]] Ashura Senkuu.

* SuperStrength: Hulk of all people. According to his profile, he can throw a tank as easily as a normal human throws a baseball.
** Taken UpToEleven if you equip the Power Gem with him.

* TheParalyzer: Spidey's Web Ball paralyzes mooks, leaving them wide open for a combo. It doesn't work in bosses, though.

* UniqueEnemy: Evil Silver Surfer mooks only appear in the first part of Mount Vesuvius.

** DownTheDrain: Boston Aquarium stage.

** ElaborateUndergroundBase: The second part of Amazon Jungle stage.

* ArcherArchetype: The Evil Hawkeye mooks.
** AnnoyingArrows: Specially when facing three Evil Hawkeye minibosses at Amazon Jungle stage.

%%* CompetitiveBalance:

* DeathFromAbove: Evil Sasquatch, the boss of Alaska stage, drops icicles on your character's head.

* DegradedBoss: The first time you fight [[SelfDemonstrating/DoctorDoom Dr. Doom]], he escapes. You find him again in Asteroid Belt as a miniboss. This time, you have to finish him for good.

* DoubleJump: Iron Man has this in his arsenal.

* GlassCannon: Your character becomes this if you equip the Power Gem.
** If you equip the Soul Gem instead, your character becomes a StoneWall.

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Captain America.
** TheLancer: Wolverine.
** KidAppealCharacter: Spider-Man.
** TheSmartGuy: Iron Man.
** TheBigGuy: Hulk.
** TheMentor: Adam Warlock.

* WeakenedByTheLight: Iron Man's Special Gem Attack.
* WolverineClaws: Duh.
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]: Hulk.

* EvilCounterpart: Of the main heroes except Cap and Spidey. There are also evil counterparts of [[Main/SilverSurfer Silver Surfer]], [[ComicBook/FantasticFour The Thing]], [[ComicBook/DareDevil Daredevil]], SheHulk, etc.

* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:[[SelfDemonstrating/{{Thanos}} Thanos's]] ultimate goal if he obtains all of the Gems]]

* CompetitiveBalance:
** JackOfAllStats: Captain America.
** FragileSpeedster: Spider-Man and Wolverine.
** MightyGlacier: Hulk.
** LightningBruiser: Iron Man.

* ShockwaveStomp: one of Evil Sasquatch's favourite attacks. The stomp per se doesn't hurt or immobilize you, but he can drop icicles on your character's head.

* DeathTrap: There's one at Egypt stage: the instant you enter the Egyptian temple, walls collapse behind, and in front of you, and a spiked celiling starts to slowly descend; you have to quickly make your escape, because this trap is OneHitKill!

* DescendingCeiling: The first DeathTrap you find when you enter the temple at Egypt Stage; complete with OneHitKill SpikesOfDoom.

* SpikesOfDoom: The armors of Evil Iron Man mooks are covered with these.

->''Infinity Gems. There are six different Infinity Gems. Each Gem controls one of the forces of either Time, Space, Power, Reality, Mind, or Soul. It is said that the being who obtains all of the Gems will become omnipotent -- [[AGodAmI ruler of the universe]]. "Someone has started to gather these six Gems. If they can gather all of the Gems, [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the universe will suffer a new age of evil]]. You must help!" AdamWarlock asked Earth's mightiest heroes.''

Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1996 for the [[SuperNintendo SNES]] by {{Capcom}}, loosely based in ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet StoryArc: The six eponymous [[MacGuffin Infinity Gems]] have fallen to Earth and AdamWarlock has recruited Earth's Mightiest Heroes to assist him to [[GottaCatchThemAll find the Gems before they fall into the wrong hands]].

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: [[spoiler:Thanos is sometimes able to block your attacks and counter at once, making the final battle a real pain in the rear.]]

* OxygenMeter: You are given one in the flooded rooms in Boston Aquarium and Dr. Doom's Castle, also in the poison gas room in Arizona Mining Complex. If you run out of air, you don't drown instantly, instead, your lifebar starts depleting.

Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1996 for the [[SuperNintendo SNES]] by {{Capcom}}, loosely based in the InfinityGauntlet StoryArc: The six eponymous [[MacGuffin Infinity Gems]] have fallen to Earth and AdamWarlock has recruited Earth's Mightiest Heroes to assist him to [[GottaCatchThemAll find the Gems before they fall into the wrong hands]].

* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Thanos's ultimate goal if he obtains all of the Gems]]

[[caption-width-right:256:Start Screen]]

* AirborneMooks: they exist in some stages, plus a miniboss at Boston Aquarium.

* SharedLifeMeter: When you face two Evil Iron Men at the end of Boston Aquarium stage, there is just one life bar for both bosses.