Avengers in Galactic Storm Longplay (Arcade) [4K]

Game Info
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Developer: Data East
Publisher: Data East
Year of Release: 1995
Game Review & Impressions
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The MCU juggernaut might have made Avengers a household name, but the Marvel franchise has always had place in popular culture throughout the decades, no more so than video games. Avengers in Galactic Storm hit the arcades in 1995, a release by Data East that introduced the concept of "assist" characters to help players out when the going gets tough.
Whereas Capcom games focused on beautifully drawn pixel art, Avengers uses pre-rendered 3D models. The overall visual style is, therefore, much closer in tone to Rare's Killer Instinct, and to give Data East credit, the characterisations of the ensemble cast of Avengers all look pretty good. There are, however, some weird side effects with the parallax and background sprites, which float around as though they're not anchored to the ground, which can't be unseen once you notice them.
As for the gameplay, it's surprisingly decent. I wouldn't say Data East were particularly renowned for their versus fighting games, but I quite enjoyed my time with this. Each combatant has light and strong punch and kick attacks, various combos, grapples and special moves, each of which connect with satisfyingly meaty thuds and crunches. Landing attacks and blocking blows fills up your "Special" gauge, which can used to summon your battle partner in a supporting role, or unleash an extra powerful "Ultimate" attack. I don't think the mechanics are as refined as anything Capcom or SNK were putting out during this period, but it's not bad at all!
If you're a fan of Marvel comics, Avengers in Galactic Storm is definitely worth a shot. The graphics probably don't hold up as well as games with traditional sprite artwork of the era, but overall presentation is good. Fighting fans should find plenty to like here.
Information & Trivia
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- All fighters are voiced by Jon St. Jon of Duke Nukem fame, and Lani Minella
Chapters
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00:00 Attract mode
01:00 Story Mode
07:38 Versus Mode

[@damirko06]

_"...i can do this all day..."_

[@Jackfromshack]

Never heard about this game. Looks fun

[@samuelcarrasquillo4590]

This Game Takes Place During OPERATION: GALACTIC STORM Otherwise Known As... "The Kree/Shi'ar War"

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

The videos of Justin Wong playing this competitively and against the computer are hilarious. This game is a janky good time lol

[@Black-Scarlatta]

At least un this playthrough the una move more than in others players that i watched. Mostlybif youtubers doesnt play really the hard way with the ia. They show that they play, but you then watched how the ia doesnt move at all. I think AL IS more geniune, i like dhen enemy hit you and your character actually get hit and hace damage. I prefered the hobesty over liers. Keep going on, Buddy i LOVE you!!! ❤❤❤❤❤🤗

[@BoogimanBoogiman]

Never heard of this one before

[@TMNTRaphael-lz5ew]

I wish they could put this game 🎮 on the Nintendo switch that would be cool yo 😎👍👍

[@HrvojeGrahovac]

Was going to mention Jon St. John and Lani Minella being the voices, but it looks like you've done your research

[@MrCydoo]

don't know this game :) Graphics look good but the ia difficulty seems realy bad lol Nice play !

[@Zebpro]

Those ugly prerendered graphics were not that good at the time, but they age sooooo badly, LOL 🤣😂🙃