<s>
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	B-Application
Avengers	I-Application
team	O
of	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
brawling	B-Application
and	O
shooting	O
adventure	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
Red	O
Skull	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
members	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	O
Captain	O
America	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Hawkeye	O
,	O
and	O
Vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
can	O
fight	O
hand-to-hand	O
,	O
throw	O
select	O
items	O
when	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
ranged	O
special	O
attack	O
,	O
either	O
a	O
projectile	O
weapon	O
(	O
Captain	O
America	O
's	O
shield	O
and	O
Hawkeye	O
's	O
arrows	O
)	O
or	O
an	O
energy	O
beam	O
(	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Vision	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
that	O
character	O
's	O
"	O
Avenger	O
Attack	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
jump	O
,	O
Captain	O
America	O
and	O
Hawkeye	O
can	O
attack	O
with	O
a	O
flying	O
kick	O
,	O
while	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Vision	O
instead	O
attack	O
by	O
firing	O
their	O
energy	O
beams	O
at	O
a	O
45	O
degree	O
angle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
game	O
levels	O
feature	O
side-scrolling	O
fighting	O
,	O
with	O
free	O
movement	O
as	O
in	O
traditional	O
arcade	O
brawlers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
players	O
take	O
flight	O
for	O
side-scrolling	O
flying	O
&	O
shooting	O
sequences	O
;	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Vision	O
fly	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
,	O
while	O
Captain	O
America	O
and	O
Hawkeye	O
use	O
flying	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
East	O
released	O
a	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
co-developed	O
with	O
ISCO/Opera	O
House	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
licensed	O
to	O
Mindscape	O
,	O
who	O
released	O
its	O
own	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
are	O
Captain	O
America	O
and	O
Hawkeye	O
;	O
their	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
Vision	O
and	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
from	O
Mandarin	O
,	O
then	O
defeat	O
the	O
Red	O
Skull	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
East	O
's	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
entry	O
in	O
their	O
Captain	B-Application
America	I-Application
and	I-Application
The	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
licensed	O
video	O
games	O
was	O
the	O
1995	B-Application
Avengers	B-Application
in	I-Application
Galactic	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
an	O
arcade	O
exclusive	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
feature	O
assist	O
characters	O
and	O
duplex	O
desperation	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Arcade1Up	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
Marvel	O
themed	O
cabinet	O
that	O
also	O
featured	O
Avengers	B-Application
in	I-Application
Galactic	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
and	O
X-Men	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
topped	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	O
earnings	O
chart	O
for	O
upright	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
in	O
November	B-Application
1991	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Captain	B-Application
America	I-Application
and	I-Application
The	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1992	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
November	B-Application
1991	I-Application
issue	O
of	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
shared	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Games	O
Most	O
Likely	O
To	O
Save	O
The	O
Universe	O
"	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
superhero	O
games	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
Captain	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
ranked	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
85th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
