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Marvel Land (マーベルランド) is a platform arcade game released by Namco in 1989.
In Marvel Land, you play as Prince Paco (Talmit in English), who is on a quest to save Princess Luxy (Wondra in English) from the evil Mole King (Japanese: 魔王モウル; Maō Mōru). The gameplay was in the platformer style so popular at the time. Powerups included dragon wings which allowed you to jump higher and fly (to a certain extent), shoes that allow you to temporarily walk faster, and a clone powerup that allowed you to whip multiple copies of yourself at other enemies in a line. Using these items makes it easier defeating enemies and collecting various items to increase your score.
All of the game's four levels take place in a fantasy amusement park, the "Marvel Land" of the title. Most levels take place outside with various obstacles in your way. Other levels include a ride on a roller coaster and even a walk through a funhouse. At the end of the regular outside levels, you jump through a large target where you can earn extra points.
The game has enemies that consist of a variety of mole-like baddies and a wide range of other creatures. Boss battles are performed at the end of the last level of all four worlds. They are unique in that they are played more like a minigame which can consist of rock paper scissors, musical chairs or even tug of war. After you defeat a boss you rescue a fairy (Princess Luxy after you defeat the final boss), and are treated to a bonus stage where you catch falling stars for points in a float parade at night.
After the minigame against the Mole King the game takes on the regular "final boss" theme and you have to fight him as he claims "If you think you've beaten this mole, you've got another thing coming! This time, it's for keeps!". At this point, the chances of winning are proportional to how many bosses you defeated earlier. This game features a lot of secret "warp" areas that will allow the player to bypass most of the game. However, defeating each of the three regular bosses grants the player powerful orbs; these orbs are required to defeat the Mole King in the final battle.Released
1990
Also For
Genesis, Wii
Developed by
Namco Limited
Published by
Namco Limited
Gameplay
Platform
Perspective
Side view
Genre
Action
Description
In the land of Coni, its inhabitants lived in harmony. At its center lies a mountain called "Peace", in which an amusement park known as "Marvel Land" resides. This park is well-protected by the Fairies. Later, King Mole became rule of the under dwellers and sent his minions to take over Marvel Land, imprisoning the Fairies inside crystal balls.
A young lad named Talmit is called upon to rescue Wondra the princess, and free the Fairies from King Mole. Marvel Land consists of five worlds with seven stages each, and the game plays in platform style, in which you need to run through the level, killing enemies, and find the exit door. More often than not, you have to go through a bullseye to reach it. If you hit the bullseye at its center, you are awarded more points than you do by hitting it above or below.
You kill enemies by either jumping on their heads or attacking them with clones, which trail your movement unless you use them to attack enemies or collect food. The clones have a limited life and disappear one by one as you use them.
During the game, you can open any treasure chests that you may find along the way, and release power-ups which include boots that make you increase your speed, dragon wings that enable you to jump higher and giving you the ability to glide to a soft landing, and giving you the use of the "clone" attack. Hidden throughout the sections are warp doors that can either take your backwards or forwards, anywhere within the park. Each section of a world has you riding a roller coaster, in which you must stay on the cars while avoiding signs and enemies.
The last section of each world has Talmit going through the castle to reach the end-of-world boss. Unlike other platform games where you must defeat bosses with weapons, you are challenged to various mini-games starting from "rock, paper, scissors" through to the Musical Chairs variant. If you win one of the mini-games, you are able to free one of the Fairies, and obtain a crystal ball that you need to defeat King Mole. You then proceed to the Bonus Stage where you must collect shooting stars for points. If you lose a mini-game, you are transported back to the start of the last section.
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