Captain America and the Avengers 1991
Developed by Data East
- Fighting, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Action
Captain America and the Avengers is an arcade game released by Data East in 1991. It features the Marvel Comics characters The Avengers in a side-scrolling brawling and shooting adventure to defeat the evil Red Skull.
FightingPlatformHack and slash/Beat 'em upActionbrawlerside-scrollingsuperhero8-bitcomic booklicensed gamecharacter select screenbased on - comicsbow and arrowcomic book charactersuperpowersArcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
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Character
Earnest, plot-driven, unpretentious and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Developer
- Data East
- Publisher
- Mindscape, Data East
- Released
- December 31, 1991
- Modes
- Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
- Perspective
- Side view
- Time to beat
- 2 h rushed · 4 h main story · 6 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.5/10 from 42 ratings.
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