Spider-Man (Acclaim)

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Spider-Man
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment
Developer: Marvel Software, Western Technologies Inc., The Black Team
Distributor: Sega-Ozisoft (Australia), Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: Marvel Entertainment Group
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code US 1995 $64.9564.95 T-81436 EU 1995-03 T-81436-50 PT 199x UK 1995-03 £44.9944.99 T-81436-50 SE (Rental) 199x AU 1995 NZ 199x BR 199x 046740
Non-Sega versions Super NES

Spider-Man is an action game released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1995 by Acclaim. It is not to be confused with the earlier Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin, released by Sega in 1991, which was also called just Spider-Man.

The game is based on the 1994 animated series of the same name. A somewhat different version for the Super NES was also released.

Story

Villains

Several of Spider-Man's most dangerous foes have escaped from Ravencroft prison (including Dr. Octopus, the Green Goblin, Alistair Smythe, and the Alien Spider Slayer), and Spider-Man must put a stop to them before they wreck New York City.

Gameplay

Pause menu

The game is an action platformer played as the costumed crime-fighter Spider-Man. Spider-Man must defeat the bosses of each stage in order to open the exit. The last boss of each stage drops a card, which Spider-Man needs for the last stage to open the way to the final boss.

Spider-Man runs with and . He crouches with and crawls with and . He jumps with . Many stages allow Spider-Man to jump to the background layer with and jump back to the foreground with +. He grabs onto walls and ceilings by pressing while holding the D-Pad in the direction of the surface. He punches with and performs a flying kick with when in midair. He flips switches by hitting them. He shoots a string of web upward to latch onto ceilings with + while standing or with while jumping.

Spider-Man uses his special weapon with . His special weapon, which is firing a Web Bolt by default, has limited supply and can be changed by pausing the game with  START . Web Bolts can be fired in midair with . Spider-Man can also find special icons that allow him to call on a member of the Fantastic Four to assist him (selectable through the same menu as special weapons).

Spider-Man has a health bar in the top center of the screen, and he loses a life if he runs out of health. The game ends if he runs out of lives, but it can be continued as long as the player has continues remaining. There are three difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, and Hard).

Special Weapons

	Web Bolt

Items

	Web Armor
	Makes Spider-Man invincible. Lasts for a certain number of hits. Spider-Man's costume changes to blue while the invincibility is active.
	Health
	Fully restores Spider-Man's health.
	Extra Life
	Gives the player an extra life.
	Fantastic Four Token
	Allows Spider-Man to summon a member of the Fantastic Four to assist him.

Stages

	Laboratory
	Bosses: The Lizard, Vermin, Dr. Octopus
	Coney Island and the Funhouse
	Bosses: Rhino, Bulldozer, Scorpion, Mysterio, Tinkerer, Green Goblin
	The Deconstruction Zone
	Bosses: Shocker, Owl, Wrecker, Black Widow Spider Slayer, Alistair Smythe
	The Mean Streets of the City
	Bosses: Hammerhead, Alien Spider Slayer
	The Ravencroft Prison for the Insane
	Bosses: Mysterio, Shocker, Jack O'Lantern, Beetle, Venom
	Spider-Man must place the right card in each terminal to proceed to the final boss, Venom. The blue station receives the beta (Β) card, the red station receives the omega card (Ω), the green station receives the lambda card (Γ), and the yellow station receives the upsilon card (Υ).

Production credits

• Software Developed by: Western Technologies, Inc.
• Executive Producer: George Degolian
• Producer: Michael Ahn
• Director of Software: Michael Staw
• Programming: Steven Taylor, Patrick E. Hughes, Mark Guidas
• Additional Programming: Chris Sidhall, Chris Longpre, Allen Maynard
• Background Art: Tate Mosesian, Eric Iwasaki, William Longworth, John Harris
• Sprite Animation: Malcolm Hee, Charles Amsellem, Bernie Petterson, Rodger Ferris, Erik Alwill, Mike Disa
• Splash Screens: Lin H. Shen
• Storyboards: Rodger Lueras
• Game Testing: John Wagner
• Game Design: Lincoln Kamm, William Longworth, Mike Disa, Charles Morales
• Music and Sound Effects: Fletcher Beasley
• Special Thanks: Avi Arad, Bob Richardson, Dennis Venizelos

Acclaim Development by The Black Team

• Producer: Mark Flitman
• Associate Producers: Tyrone Miller, Doug Yellin, Ken Kejikawa
• Analysts: Joe Alloco, Michael Archer, J.J. Mazziotto
• Special Thanks: Mike Thomas, Dana Moreshead, Lisa Geisenheimer, Linda Spelman, C.P. McBee, Martin de Riso

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Spider-Man (Acclaim)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US print advert

Print advert in Game Players (US) #0802: "Vol. 8 No. 2 February 1995" (1995-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Console Mania (IT) PAL 77 Cool Gamer (RU) 60 Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U 67 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 43 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 70 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 72 MAN!AC (DE) PAL 49 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 50 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 0 Play Time (DE) 59 Todo Sega (ES) 74 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 65 Ultimate Gamer (US) NTSC-U 70 VideoGames (US) NTSC-U 60

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Spider-Man (Acclaim)

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Technical information

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