Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six
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System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Flying Edge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: B.I.T.S., The Black Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: Marvel Entertainment Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six is a Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear action game starring Spider-Man. The game is infamous for terrible controls.
Contents
Story
Doctor Octopus sets his master plan into action to take over the world with the help of the rest of the Sinister Six: Electro, Sandman, Mysterio, Vulture, and Hobgoblin. This lineup is the one which debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man issue #334 (dated July 1990). Spider-Man must defeat all of them to save the world.
Gameplay
The game is a side-scrolling platformer where the player controls Spider-Man through six levels, with a member of the Sinister Six to defeat at the end of each level. Some levels require Spider-Man to find a particular item to progress.
Spider-Man moves with or and crouches with . He jumps with and jumps higher if the button is held for longer. He somersaults with + or +. He shoots a web line by pressing while holding to jump; he swings from the web if it attaches to something in the background of the stage (such as buildings or ladders). He stops swinging if is released; he swings from web to web if both and are held down. Spider-Man can grab onto walls in the background with and then climb them by pressing any direction on the D-Pad. He enters doorways with .
Spider-Man punches by pressing once and kicks by pressing twice quickly. He must not be walking in order to attack. He can punch while crouching but can only kick while standing. If he acquires Attack Web Fluid, he shoots web bolts with instead of punching. Each web fluid pick-up lasts for ten shots. Web shots can be fired while jumping or crouching. Spider-Man picks up web fluid with when standing over it.
Spider-Man has four energy squares representing his health. A green square is worth two hit points, and a yellow square is worth one hit point. Enemy attacks cost hit points but not enemy contact. He recovers one energy square for every 1,000 points accumulated. The game ends if Spider-Man loses all of his energy squares, but it can be continued if the player has continues left. Energy squares and web shots are carried between levels.
Items
Attack Web Fluid | |
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Gives 10 web shots to Spider-Man. | |
Key | |
Opens a locked door in the first level. | |
TNT and Detonator | |
Used to blow up a door in the second level. | |
Infrared Goggles | |
Used to see in the dark in the third level. |
Levels
The Power Station | |
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Maps: 1️⃣ | 2️⃣
Boss: Electro | |
Toxic Waste Dump | |
Maps: 1️⃣ | 2️⃣
Boss: Sandman | |
The House of Illusion | |
Maps: 1️⃣ | 2️⃣
Boss: Mysterio | |
Streets and Rooftops | |
Maps: 1️⃣ | 2️⃣
Boss: Vulture | |
The Forest & Hobgoblin's Cave | |
Maps: 1️⃣ | 2️⃣
Boss: Hobgoblin | |
Doc Ock's Castle | |
Maps: 1️⃣ | 2️⃣
Boss: Doctor Octopus | |
Versions
The Sega Master System and Game Gear versions are easier compared to the NES version as certain items were moved (typically to easier places to find), some enemies are taken out, and some jumps are redesigned to be easier. While Doctor Octopus and Mysterio would regenerate their health bars a few times before being defeated in the NES version, they only have one health bar each in the Sega versions.
Production credits
- BITS Development by: Neil Dodwell, Mark Jones, Aziz Rashid, Adrienne Rietema
- Acclaim Development by the Black Team: Mark Flitman, Mike Arkin, Tom Rademacher, Joe Allocco
- Music by: David Whittaker
Magazine articles
- Main article: Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) #55: "August 1993" (1993-0x-xx)[10]
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #49: "August 1993" (1993-xx-xx)[11]
- Sega Visions (US) #14: "August/September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)[12]
Physical scans
Master System version
Sega Retro Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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69 | |
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Based on 4 reviews |
Master System, AU |
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Game Gear version
Sega Retro Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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70 | |
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Based on 20 reviews |
Game Gear, PT |
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Technical information
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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256kB | Cartridge (EU) | |||||||||||
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256kB | Cartridge (US/EU) |
References
- ↑ File:SMRotSS GG EU back.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sega Pro, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 34
- ↑ Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 31
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-28), page 89
- ↑ Megazone, "February 1994" (AU; 1994-01-26), page 41
- ↑ Sega Pro, "Juni 1993" (DE; 1993-05-28), page 23
- ↑ Sega Pro, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-13), page 20
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 1993 (Go! Issue 20)" (UK; 1993-05-15), page 14
- ↑ File:Spider-Man Return of the Sinister Six SMS credits.png
- ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 37
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 123
- ↑ Sega Visions, "August/September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 105
- ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 127
- ↑ Player One, "Janvier 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 110
- ↑ Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 36
- ↑ Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 30
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Juli 1993" (DE; 1993-06-14), page 46
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-02-15)
- ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1993" (US; 1993-04-xx), page 84
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 34
- ↑ Game Power, "Giugno 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 97
- ↑ GamePro, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 148
- ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 121
- ↑ Mega Force, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 110
- ↑ Mega Fun, "07/93" (DE; 1993-06-23), page 93
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-26), page 48
- ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 153
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 2, September 1993" (NL; 1993-08-19), page 57
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-11), page 14
- ↑ Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 40
- ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 32
- ↑ Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 38
- ↑ Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 43
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 50
- ↑ Video Games, "2/94" (DE; 1994-01-26), page 109
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