World Heroes cover art

World Heroes series

World Heroes

Are you ready for a fierce battle in an ultra-deathmatch!? Who is the greatest hero in the world? You will find out today! A scientist has created a time machine that eight heroes will travel through time with…

28 July 1992

World Heroes is an arcade developed by Alpha Denshi, released 28 July 1992 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Neo Geo AES.

Verified Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What World Heroes is

World Heroes is an arcade game developed by Alpha Denshi and released in 1992. It was published by ADK Corporation. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Neo Geo MVS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the distant future, Dr. Sugar Brown: a well-renowned and famous scientist is determined to figure out who the strongest fighter in history is and has gone to great lengths to gain the answer to his question. Through the use of a time machine he built, Dr. Brown brought together, from among the centuries, several legendary warriors. Each combatant competes in a one-on-one fighting/death-match tournament that Dr. Brown has organized. The tournament is used as a way to determine who the strongest fighter in history is. Little does Dr. Brown, or the participating fighters realize that an unknown threat is secretly watching them during the tournament and that this adversary could readily…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the World Heroes series

World Heroes is the first of 2 entries we hold in the World Heroes series. The next entry was World Heroes 2 in 1993.

See all 2 World Heroes games in release order →

What it launched against

World Heroes launched on 28 July 1992, within three weeks of Mortal Kombat and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time.

Released around the same time: Mortal Kombat, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →

Screenshots

All media

Dlc

Quick answers

World Heroes — frequently asked questions

When did World Heroes come out?
World Heroes was released on 28 July 1992 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Does World Heroes have multiplayer?
Yes. World Heroes supports multiplayer.

If you like this

Games like World Heroes

See all