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Summary

Marvel Super Heroes (often just called Marvel Super Heroes on the PlayStation) is a 2‑D fighting game that lets you juggle iconic Marvel heroes and villains while hunting for the six Infinity Gems – Power, Time, Space, Reality, Soul and Mind. Each gem temporarily boosts a fighter’s abilities, and the Power Gem even lets Spider‑Man summon a doppelganger for extra damage. As you rack up the super meter you can unleash an Infinity Combo, a flashy, high‑damage sequence that feels like a comic‑book showdown.

The roster mixes six heroes – Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man, Psylocke, Spider‑Man and Wolverine – with four villains: Blackheart, Juggernaut, Magneto and Shuma‑Gorath. A hidden Darkstalkers cameo, Anita, appears only in the Japanese version, while the boss battles feature Doctor Doom and Thanos, the latter stealing all your gems (except Mind) for his own devastating attacks.

Critics noted the PlayStation port suffered more slowdown and fewer animation frames than its Saturn counterpart, though its voice samples were a step up. The game was later bundled with Clash of Super Heroes for PS3 in 2012, and in 2013 it earned a spot on several "best of" lists, praised for its chaotic yet fresh gem‑collecting mechanic.

Storyline

Marvel Super Heroes, the PlayStation beat‑'em‑up, is loosely based on the classic Infinity Gauntlet saga from the Marvel Universe. The game pits iconic heroes and notorious villains against each other in a frantic scramble for the powerful Infinity Gems.

At the heart of the story is Thanos, who schemes to collect all the Gems and use their combined power to seize control of the universe. Players experience the clash of forces as each side fights to either protect or claim the Gems, driving the action forward.