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Platform: Arcade

Region: Region Not Set

Developer(s): Namco

Publishers(s): Namco

ReleaseDate: 1989-04-03

Players: 2

Co-op: No

Marvel Land

Marvel Land is a platform arcade game released by Namco in 1989; it runs on Namco System 2 hardware, was the company's last arcade game of the 1980s, and was later ported to the Sega Genesis in 1991 (the EU version was also released under an alternative name of Talmit's Adventure except in the UK where it retained the name Marvel Land). It also shares its name with the fictitious kingdom in which the 1986 Japan-only Famicom game Valkyrie no B?ken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu took place but has no connections with it otherwise. In Marvel Land, the player must take control of Prince Paco (Talmit in English), who's on a quest to save Princess Luxy (Wondra in English) from the evil Mole King. Powerups include dragon wings which allow Prince Paco to jump higher and fly (to a certain extent), shoes that can allow him to walk faster for a while, and a clone powerup which allows him to whip multiple copies of himself at enemies in a line - and collecting these powerups makes it easier for Prince Paco to defeat enemies and collect various items to increase his score. Each of the game's four worlds take place in an amusement park (which is the eponymous "Marvel Land"), and most areas are set outside with various obstacles that must be overcome; other areas include a ride on a roller coaster, and even a walk through a funhouse.

Trailer: YouTube

ESRB Rating: E - Everyone

Genre(s): Action | Shooter | Platform

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