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Captain America and the Avengers

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear

Publisher:

Data East,

Mindscape

Developer: Data East,

ISCO, Opera House,

Realtime Associates

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code

US	1992		T-87028

VRC

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Captain America and the Avengers is a beat-'em-up developed by Data East. Ports were made to the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear, as well as the competing SNES. Despite being developed by a Japanese team, it never saw a release in Japan. The music was arranged by Hitoshi Sakimoto, who is well regarded among Sega Mega Drive composers. Interestingly, the PAL version appears to have been optimized in both music speed and gameplay.

Gameplay

The game employs a 2 button setup, which defaults to for jumping and for attacking, although the controls can be redefined. By holding down the attack button, it's possible to guard attacks. Pushing jump and attack simultaneously fires a projectile attack. By attacking late or early during a jump either a dive attack or an aerial shot can be performed. Stages are littered with rocks, tires, scrap etc. These can be picked up and thrown, as well as downed opponents. Two stages feature auto scrolling sections that play like a shooting game.

Playable characters

Vision
Iron Man
Captain America
Hawkeye

Vision and Iron Man have an aerial downward aimed projectile, while the other two characters propel themselves downwards.

Trivia

For unknown reasons the game uses an unoptimized color palette, with lots of details getting lost due to neighboring colors having a too similar shade.

Version differences

The SNES version has more detailed graphics, but has control issues and lacks voice data. It was not ported by Data East but instead by Mindscape. The Sega Mega Drive version is also closer to the arcade version's stage layout.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Producer: Mentaiko
Planner: E.Nishiyama, H.Iwano
Graphics: T.Ishiro, T.Sawajiri, Yorokin, H.Sasaki
Software: S.Miki, H.Fujiwara, Y.Mizutani
Sound: S.Shougo, Tom.Satoh, Ymoh.S
Marketing: K.Nakamura, S.Miller
P.R.: S.Takeuchi, D.Saitoh
Arcade Staff: H.Itoh, K.Miyazawa, H.Ohnuki, T.Haga, M.Tokoro
Special Thanks: M.Nakamura, K.Yokoyama, H.Yamaguchi
Director: E.Nishiyama, T.Ishiro
© 1992 Data East Corporation

Game Gear version

Programming: Steve Ettinger
Backgrounds: Phil Knowles
Animations: Lance Hutto
Assistant Programmer: Cheryl Harada
Map Layouts: Alan Hickey
Music and Sounds: Eric Swanson
Producer for Realtime Associates: Dave Warhol
Producer for Software Toolworks: Steve Hutchins
Associate Producer for Realtime Associates: Ann Lediaev
Testing: Robert Arellano, Marty Lafleur, Wikian Tang, Rob Vance

Promotional material

CAatA MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

Mega Drive US print advert

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

30

^[6]

Cool Gamer (RU)

30

^[7]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

31

^[1]

Digitiser (UK)

PAL

40

^[8]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[9]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10 (RU)

80

^[10]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

67

^[11]

Game Power (IT)

60

^[12]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[2]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

46

^[13]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[14]

Joypad (FR)

72

^[15]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-U

50

^[16]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

62

^[3]

Mega Force (FR)

64

^[17]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

27

^[18]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

57

^[19]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

67

^[4]

Player One (FR)

25

^[20]

Play Time (DE)

28

^[21]

Power Up! (UK)

60

^[22]

Power Play (DE)

40

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

61

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

37

^[25]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

41

^[26]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-U

52

^[27]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

82

^[5]

Supersonic (FR)

78

^[28]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

32

^[29]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[30]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

54

^[31]

	54
Based on 31 reviews

Captain America and the Avengers

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU (Classic Mega Drive)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, KR

Game Gear version

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart

References

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↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 42
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 47
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-02-08)
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1993" (US; 1992-12-10), page 76
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10, "" (RU; 2003-10-08), page 36
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 29
↑ Game Power, "Ottobre 1992" (IT; 1992-xx-xx), page 36
↑ GamesMaster, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 81
↑ Game Informer, "November/December 1992" (US; 1992-1x-xx), page 6
↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 238
↑ Mega Force, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 112
↑ Mega Fun, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-xx), page 42
↑ MegaTech, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 38
↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 92
↑ Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 104
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, July 03, 1993" (UK; 1993-07-03), page 1
↑ Power Play, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-xx), page 142
↑ Sega Power, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-04), page 44
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 63
↑ Sega Zone, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 56
↑ Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 38
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 86
↑ Video Games, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-27), page 97

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[6] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 42

[7] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 47

[digitiser1993-02-08-8] Digitiser (UK) (1993-02-08)

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_04.pdf_p76-9] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1993" (US; 1992-12-10), page 76

[10] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10, "" (RU; 2003-10-08), page 36

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p29-11] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 29

[:File:GamePower_IT_10.pdf_p36-12] Game Power, "Ottobre 1992" (IT; 1992-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_004.pdf_p81-13] GamesMaster, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 81

[:File:GameInformer_US_007.pdf_p6-14] Game Informer, "November/December 1992" (US; 1992-1x-xx), page 6

[:File:Joypad_FR_016.pdf_p68-15] Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:Joystick_FR_034.pdf_p238-16] Joystick, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 238

[:File:MegaForce_FR_18.pdf_p112-17] Mega Force, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 112

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1992-11.pdf_p42-18] Mega Fun, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-xx), page 42

[:File:MegaTech_UK_14.pdf_p38-19] MegaTech, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 38

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_033.pdf_p92-20] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 92

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1993-05.pdf_p104-21] Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 104

[22] Power Up!, "Saturday, July 03, 1993" (UK; 1993-07-03), page 1

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1993-02.pdf_p142-23] Power Play, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-xx), page 142

[:File:SegaPower_UK_41.pdf_p44-24] Sega Power, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-04), page 44

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-25] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[:File:SegaPro_UK_19.pdf_p63-26] Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 63

[:File:SegaZone_UK_04.pdf_p56-27] Sega Zone, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 56

[:File:Supersonic_FR_12.pdf_p32-28] Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 32

[29] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 38

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_48.pdf_p86-30] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-02.pdf_p97-31] Video Games, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-27), page 97

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Difference between revisions of "Captain America and the Avengers"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 12:37, 24 March 2016

Contents

Gameplay

Playable characters

Trivia

Version differences

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

References