Numerous video games featuring the popular

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superhero Spider-Man have been officially released. To date, Spider-Man has appeared on over 15 gaming platforms, including apps on mobile phones.

Overview

1980s

The

superhero Spider-Man was created by Stan Lee and

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and first appeared in '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962). By the late 1970s, Spider-Man had become a successful

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. At this time the

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had already featured in the

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'' Spider-Man'', a segment on the

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'' (called ''

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''), and the

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prime time series ''

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''. As a result of the success, Marvel Comics licensed the character into a stream of electronic games. Spider-Man was quickly growing in popularity because of his simplistic Spider-Style costume, he was also the favorite character of Stan Lee and soon he was one of the most loved Marvel

Atari 2600 (1982)

In 1982,

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published a game for the

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(and its clone system, the Sears Video Arcade) titled '' Spider-Man''. The action game involves climbing a skyscraper, capturing criminals and defusing bombs set by the

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. It supports two players. The game is similar to the 1980

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''. It is a variation on its gameplay format, with added web shooting and swinging abilities.

Questprobe (1984)

In 1984,

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released the second in the Questprobe series of text adventure games. The second in the series was titled '' Questprobe: Spider-Man'', and involved Spider-Man hunting for a series of gems at the behest of a mysterious character named the "Chief Examiner". The game was ported to the Commodore 64,

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, Atari 8-bit family,

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, PC,

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, and the Apple II. This was a first-person-perspective graphical adventure game, with commands entered textually.

The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge! & The Revenge of Shinobi (1989)

In 1989, '' Spider-Man and Captain America in Doctor Doom's Revenge'' was released for PC DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. The game was written by

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, and published by Medallist (a subsidiary of MicroProse). The story of the game is told in a series of comic panels, with the game play similar to that of ''

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'': The player, as either Captain America or Spider-Man, battles villains one-on-one until facing Doctor Doom. In December 1989, '' The Revenge of Shinobi'' was released on the

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. The game's boss battles feature comic book characters including Spider-Man and Batman, as well as famous movie characters, including Terminator and Godzilla, and even Rambo as normal-stage enemy. Initially, Spider-Man was included without consent from Marvel, but another version was released, this time with the copyright message shown in the beginning of the game, giving credit to Marvel, and editing the looks of Batman, Rambo and Godzilla, so avoiding a possible lawsuit; a

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version was released, being derived from the altered version.

1990s

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based on high-profile comic story lines and the 1994 '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series''.

Home computers

'' was the first game of the decade released, a puzzle oriented action game developed by

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and released in 1990 for the Amiga and ported to MS-DOS, Commodore 64, and Atari ST. The title was published by

and features over 250 screens.

Game Boy

'', developed by Rareware and released in 1990 was the first in a trilogy for the newly introduced

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. The game was published by LJN (a subsidiary of Acclaim), the first of a series of games published based on licensed Marvel characters. The game play involves running across New York chasing supervillains to locate

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. ''

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'' was developed by Bits Studios and released in 1992. The game is a side-scrolling beat-'em up. Spider-Man attempts to clear his name after he is accused of a crime committed by the

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. '' Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers'', the third in the series, was released in 1993 by Bits Studios. '' The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback!'' by Australian company

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was released in 1991 for the Game Boy. The game is much like '' Operation Wolf'', with the Punisher shooting villains while protecting the innocent. Spider-Man appears between the action to offer advice on how to beat upcoming levels and swings in to rescue hostages once their captors have been shot.

Games for the Sega family of consoles

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'', developed and published by Sega and released in 1990, was the first game featuring ''Spider-Man'' on Sega consoles. The game premiered on the Master System and

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in 1991, followed by the

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in 1992, and to the

in 1993. Fundamentally, the game is the same on each platform with each iteration including new levels, enhanced graphics and a few incremental improvements to the game play. The story involves Spider-Man trying to collect six keys from six villains to defuse a bomb in New York planted by the Kingpin. Spider-Man has a finite supply of web fluid and the only way to replenish is to take photos, most profitably of the supervillains, to sell to the ''

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''. '' Spider-Man: The Video Game'' was released in 1991 for coin-operated arcades. Developed by Sega on Sega System 32 hardware, the game is a four-player, platform beat-'em-up similar to

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's '' Captain America and the Avengers'' released the same year. The player plays as Spider-Man, Black Cat,

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, or Hawkeye, with the game divided into four acts.

Nintendo Entertainment System

'' Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six'' developed by B.I.T.S. and released in 1992 for the Nintendo Entertainment System was the first game featuring Spider-Man on the NES. It was an action platform game that involved Spider-Man swinging across various levels to defeat each one of the Sinister Six; Electro,

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, Hobgoblin,

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and Doctor Octopus. Ports to the Master System and

followed in 1993.

Genesis and Super NES

'' Spider-Man/X-Men: Arcade's Revenge'', the first Spider-Man cross platform game, was released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis. It was first developed for the

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in 1992 by Software Creations (who went on to produce several games for Marvel) and published by LJN. The game was later ported to the

in 1993. The game involves rescuing four of the

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superhero

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(

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, Cyclops,

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) from an

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named

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. The player must navigate Spider-Man in search of the captured heroes (who join Spider-Man when found), fighting a variety of super villains. Software Creations later adapted the game to the Game Boy in 1993 and to Game Gear in 1994. '' Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage'', released on Super NES and Genesis in 1994, was the first one of two major Marvel comic book storyline adaptations by Software Creations. '' Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety'' released in 1995 for Super NES, Genesis and PC was the sequel. Both games are side scrolling beat-'em up action games where the player controls either Spider-Man or Venom, fighting various villains from the comic book plotlines. '' Spider-Man'' from 1995, was developed by Western Technologies and published by Acclaim on the Genesis, and by LJN on the Super NES. It marked the beginning of a range of software incorporating elements from the '' Spider-Man'' cartoon. The game is a side scrolling action platformer. The Super NES game features six levels, five bosses, and fourteen sub-bosses. The Genesis game features five levels, five bosses, and thirteen sub-bosses. The game also features the Fantastic Four.

Super Famicom

'' The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes'' was released in 1995 for the Super Famicom exclusively in Japan, very loosely based on the mini-series ''The Lethal Foes of Spider-Man''.

Tiger's LCD games

Over the years

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released several handheld LCD Spider-Man games.

''Spider-Man Cartoon Maker''

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'', released in 1995 by

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, is a software package that allowed the user to create films by utilizing an archive of backdrops, animations and props from the ''Spider-Man'' animated series. The game featured the voice of

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, who played Spider-Man in the series.

''Marvel CD-ROM Comics featuring Spider-Man''

That same year Marvel attempted to release classic comic books onto CD-ROM. Only four were ever produced, based on Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man and the Fantastic Four. The Spider-Man one titled, ''Marvel CD-ROM Comics featuring Spider-Man'' included animation from the series, trivia games, and four complete issues of the comic narrated by

Capcom's arcade fighting games

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and features Spider-Man as a playable character. '' Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems'', an unrelated action game, was released for the

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in 1996. The game involves utilizing each of the Marvel superheroes through each of their levels to collect one of the Gems needed to complete the game. The SNES features Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk,

, and Spider-Man. After ''Children of the Atom'' and ''Marvel Super Heroes'', a partnership between Marvel and Capcom began, combining the two universes into the ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' fighting game series. Spider-Man would appear as a playable character in several titles: *'' Marvel Super Heroes'' (1995) *'' Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter'' (1997) *'' Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes'' (1998) *'' Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes'' (2000) Venom also appears as a playable character in the latter two games. Spider-Man later returns in '' Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds''. This Spider-Man was seemingly killed by Morlun with a single punch during the events of

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''The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire''

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, as one of the final titles for the add-on. The game is a platform action game similar to the previous Sega title, ''Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin''. This time Spider-Man teams up with Daredevil to prevent the invading forces of HYDRA from taking over New York City. The game is broken into six levels with bosses such as the Eel, Tangle, and the Super-Adaptoid.

''Spider-Man: The Sinister Six''

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. The game allowed the user to choose the path the narrative would take, interact with characters as Peter Parker, collect items, and confront various puzzles, boss battles, and mini games.

''Marvel Creativity Center''

''Marvel Creativity Center'', released in 1997 for both PC and

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by Cloud 9 Interactive, teaches the user how to create comics, the 'Marvel Way' with Stan Lee and Spider-Man acting as guides. The "story" involves Marvel studios being infiltrated by a mystery villain who has broken contact with all the regular Marvel artists and writers, leaving it up to the user to plot, script, illustrate and letter a comic.

2000s

Throughout the late 1990s, Marvel Comics suffered an industry slump with Marvel filing for bankruptcy, which explains the lack of ''Spider-Man'' games towards the end of the late 1990s. However, by 2000, Marvel was profitable again and was gearing up to drop the

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and established its own rating system. They began seriously licensing its characters for major feature film adaptations (with the commercially successful ''

'' film premiering on July 14, 2000). By the late 2000s, new Spider-Man games were in the works, being published by

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, until January 2, 2014, when the license expired.Activision and Marvel's partnership comes to an end
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Early PlayStation and Game Boy Color games

As a symbolic gesture of Marvel's return the development of two separate '' Spider-Man'' titles for PlayStation and Game Boy Color were announced.

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's PlayStation iteration was highly successful. Enhanced versions were ported by other developers to the

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in 2000 and PC CD-ROM and the

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in 2001. A

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, '' Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro'' was released in 2001 for the PlayStation and developed by

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. In those two games, Spider-Man was voiced by

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. A sequel to the Game Boy Color version, '' Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six'' (not related to the

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Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six) was also released in 2001 and was developed by Torus Games. The PlayStation Spider-Man utilized the same engine as ''

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'' (released September 2000) which was also developed by Neversoft. As an

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, developer Neversoft Entertainment included the ability to play as ''Spider-Man'' if the player achieved a high level of success in 'career mode'. A standalone sequel to the first two games, '' Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace'', was released once again in 2001 and also developed by Vicarious Visions. In September 2001, ''Spider-Man'' made a small cameo appearance as one of the fighters in the fighting game by

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, '' X-Men: Mutant Academy 2'' for PlayStation. In '' X2: Wolverine's Revenge'', there was a deleted scene where Wolverine has his encounter with Spider-Man (again voiced by an uncredited

) in a ruined town. When Wolverine states that Spider-Man is off his home turf, Spider-Man states that he heard about the big bust-out at the Void and rode on the Charter Bus to the ruined town with the other superheroes that can't fly or teleport. When Spider-Man asks Wolverine if he needs help fighting Magneto, Wolverine tells him to deal with the chaos in town until Damage Control arrives.

Film adaptation series (2002 - 2007)

''Spider-Man: The Movie'', ''Spider-Man 2'' and ''Spider-Man 3''

As the live action '' Spider-Man'' movie was released in 2002, a game developed by

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titled, '' Spider-Man: The Movie'' was developed for PC, PlayStation 2,

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and

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with a separate title developed by

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for Game Boy Advance. The game play was similar to that of Neversoft's previous Spider-Man game, except it featured for the first time aerial combat, and to an extent allowed the user to 'web sling' over New York openly, although not being able to land on the ground below. The game sported the

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of the actors from the film, including

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, and cult icon Bruce Campbell.

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voices Harry Osborn, who is playable in his own bonus storyline, where he dons his father's

gear after his death and investigates a conspiracy involving

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. After the critical success of both the first Spider-Man film and the video game releases, Marvel ordered a wider selection of titles to coincide with the release of ''

Spider-Man 2 ''Spider-Man 2'' is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Alvin Sargent from a story by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and Michael Chabon. Based on the fictional Marvel Comics character of the same name, it is the ...

''. The flagship titles being Treyarch's '' Spider-Man 2: The Game'' for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube, which extended the open environment concept started by their previous title. Unlike the previous generation of games based on the film, Treyarch's game was not released for the PC, and in its stead was an original game developed by Fizz Factor. The reasons for this remain unclear, and Fizz Factors game did not include the open environment game play as seen in Treyarch's game and appeared to be targeted towards a younger audience, despite the game being marketed the same as the console release. Later, in 2005, another version of ''Spider-Man 2'', this time for Sony's new handheld, the PlayStation Portable; which debuted in the first quarter of the year along with the system, was released. The PSP version of Spider-Man 2 was the first action game for the PSP. This version includes an exclusive character, Vulture. The PlayStation, Xbox and GameCube version got high critical acclaim and is often the basis for comparison for other Spider-Man video games. In 2007 '' Spider-Man 3'' was released for

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, Wii, PC, PlayStation 2, PSP and Nintendo DS, based on the film of the same name. It's very similar to its predecessor in terms of gameplay, and loosely follows the plot of the film, while featuring new secondary storylines with characters not seen in the film. The game introduces the symbiote black suit, which enhances Spider-Man's powers, and the next-gen version also features the New Goblin as a playable character in the final mission of the game; he was later added as DLC for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. The next-gen version of the game was developed by

, the other console version was developed by

, and the PC version by

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and

versions of the game were also planned, but later cancelled due to low sales for Xbox and limited resources for GameCube. In 2007, two ''Spider-Man 3'' games were released for mobile devices, developed by Javaground USA and produced by

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''Spider-Man 3 Action''
was released early in the year, followed by ''Spider-Man 3 Puzzle'' a few months later.

''Spider-Man: Friend or Foe''

'' Spider-Man: Friend or Foe'' was released on October 2, 2007, for Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2, PC, PSP and Nintendo DS where

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reprised his role of Spider-Man. The game borrows inspiration from the ''Spider-Man'' film trilogy in terms of character designs, and also features characters from outside the films. It is a linear

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game, where Spider-Man teams up with various villains and heroes to stop a symbiote invasion orchestrated by

. The game can be played by two players, with one controlling Spider-Man and the other one of his allies.

Cast and characters

Sony Pictures Mobile games

Sony Pictures Mobile released a Spider-Man game for wireless phone in 2003. The game was such a success that a number of titles were planned to be released alongside the ''Spider-Man 2'' film. Some titles were delayed and are slowly being released. Current titles include; ''Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock'' (May 2004) (a multi-level action-adventure game where Spider-Man battles Doc Ock), ''Spider-Man 2 Pinball'' (May 2004) (virtual pinball game, themed with Spider-Man & Doc Ock characters), ''Spider-Man 2 3D: NY Subway'' (April 2005) (the player acts as Spider-Man as he leaps, swings and soars through the city, defeating thugs and ultimately facing off with Doc Ock. The 3D games feature superior graphics and sound and showcase the advanced capabilities of new mobile handsets) and ''Spider-Man 2 Text Messaging Games'' (players must show their knowledge of Spider-Man trivia and navigate through a mission-based text game). Other hand handheld versions developed appeared on the Nintendo DS and

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and N-Gage by

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JakksTVGames

In November 2004, in time for Christmas JakksTVGames released an all inclusive controller that includes an ATV input jack, to operate as a console plugged straight into a TV. It was titled ''Spider-Man Controller with 5 TV Games'', and as the name suggests includes five original video games each with a different goal; ''Streets of the City'', ''Spider Training'', ''Venom's Vindication'', ''Escape from the Sewers'', and ''Vulture's Venture''.

Micro Games of America

Additionally, Micro Games of America towards the end of 2004 released a portable LCD game, titled ''Spider-Man 2''. Sony Pictures has also released, their own LCD game, titled ''Spider-Man 2 Hand Held Game'' and a virtual reality head set portable game titled, ''Spider-Man 2 VR 3D''.

''Spider-Man & Friends''

As 2005 began, Activision released ''Spider-Man & Friends'' for PC. It was developed by their internal company, Activision Value and targeted towards young children. It featured action game based gameplay with various puzzles used as a learning tool. In March, Activision Value released their second title based on the Spider-Man franchise, ''Spider-Man Print Studio''. The software allows the user to print various

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, posters,

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s, flyers, door hangers, and masks from a library of pre-existing Spider-Man themed art, with Spider-Man as a guide to show the user the software. This game also appeared on the Vtech, V.Smile educational console.

''Ultimate Spider-Man''

The

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iteration of Spider-Man is featured in ''

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'', voiced by

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. Based on the

comics, it was released on September 22, 2005, for the Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PC, Mobile Phones, and Game Boy Advance. Both Spider-Man and Venom are available as playable characters, each with their own storylines that cross over on multiple occasions. The game also introduces the new Comic Inking Animation technology, cel shading that makes the entire game appear as if it were a living comic-book. The writing and art design for Ultimate Spider-Man were done by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, respectively, who both have worked on the comic book series of the same name since it was launched. The game's storyline also supposedly fits into the Ultimate Spider-Man comics, with issues 86 - 88 depicting the aftermath of the game's events . However, the issues did not entirely fit in with the game's story, and in fact had several continuity errors with the game (E.g.

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not knowing who Spider-Man is, despite encountering him multiple times in the game and even learning his secret identity).

''Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects''

Also in September 2005, '' Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects'' was released, which includes both Spider-Man (voiced by

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) and Venom as playable characters. The game was released for

, PlayStation 2,

, PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS. A spiritual sequel to '' Marvel Nemesis'' was scheduled for release. A preview of the game was released containing a battle between Spider-Man and Doctor Doom, but due to the end of the partnership between EA and Marvel the game was cancelled.

''Marvel: Ultimate Alliance''

Spider-Man is a featured playable character in '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance'', voiced by

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. The

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is an alternate costume for Spider-Man outside of his Classic, Symbiote, and Stark Armor costumes. Outside of playable character status, he is seen in the cutscenes with Captain America,

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, and

. Spider-Man has special dialogue with various characters ranging from Dark Spider-Man and Dark Thor, Black Widow,

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, Lizard, Lockjaw,

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, and Shocker. A simulation disk has Spider-Man defending

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from Scorpion while on the

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Omega Base. Spider-Man shows mock envy to his allies during mission briefings, making comments on S.H.I.E.L.D's advanced Hellicarrier and Omega base, Tony Stark's wealth and the

's relationship with the

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Empire.

''Spider-Man: Battle for New York''

In 2006, '' Spider-Man: Battle for New York'' was released for the Nintendo DS and

. Set in the Ultimate Marvel universe prior to the events of the ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' game, it features both Spider-Man and the Green Goblin as playable characters, with Spider-Man voiced by

Stern Pinball game

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has developed a Spider-Man pinball machine that encompasses all three Spider-Man theatrical releases, released in June 2007. This machine is designed by Steve Ritchie and programmed by Lyman Sheats.

''Spider-Man: Web of Shadows''

Spider-Man appears as the lead in '' Spider-Man: Web of Shadows'', voiced by Mike Vaughn. In the game's storyline, Venom has successfully invaded Manhattan with a symbiote army, forcing Spider-Man to join forces with heroes and villains alike to defeat him. The game also features the black suit, which Spider-Man can take on and off at any time during gameplay, and morality choices that influence certain aspects of the story, including the ending of the game. Released on October 21, 2008, ''Web of Shadows'' has received positive reviews with critics praising the idea of an original story, but citing poor polish and execution. Three separate versions of the game were released: a 3D open world action game for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and Microsoft Windows, a 2.5D side-scrolling beat 'em up for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 (called ''Amazing Allies Edition''), and a 2.5D side-scrolling brawler/platformer for the Nintendo DS.

''Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2''

Spider-Man returns as a playable character in '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2'', voiced by

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. In this game, he has the only alternate costume, which is entitled the Iron Spider. The game's plot is mainly based on the '' Secret War'' and ''

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'' story arcs from Marvel comics, with several new elements added. Early on in the story, players can choose to be either as a Pro- or Anti- Superhuman Registration Act, and both factions have their own branching narratives, which often cross over with each other. As such, Spider-Man can end up on either side of the conflict depending on the player's choices, which is reflective of the actual events of ''Civil War'', where Spider-Man was originally supportive of the Act, but eventually defected to the Anti-Registration side in the process.

''Marvel Super Hero Squad''

Spider-Man appears as one of the playable heroes in the '' Marvel Super Hero Squad'' with

reprising the role. Regular, symbiote, and 2099 versions of Spider-Man are playable. Spider-Man is also in '' Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet'', voiced again by Josh Keaton, and he appears in '' Marvel Super Hero Squad Online'', voiced by

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2010s

''Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions'' (2010)

Four different versions of Spider-Man are playable in '' Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions'', a game from Activision and Beenox. Four different incarnations of Spider-Man, from the Amazing, Noir,

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, and Ultimate universes, are featured in the game, voiced by veteran Spider-Man voice actors

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, and

, respectively. It was released on September 7, 2010, to generally positive reviews. In the game's storyline, the Marvel multiverse is endangered after a powerful artifact called the Tablet of Order and Chaos is shattered by Spider-Man during a fight with Mysterio, forcing the four different versions of the web-slinger to retrieve the tablet fragments from the hands of various villains within their respective dimensions and save their realities. The game is notable for inspiring the 2014 comic book storyline,

''LittleBigPlanet''

Spider-Man is available as downloadable content for the game ''

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'', as part of "Marvel Costume Kit 2".

''Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds''

Spider-Man appeared as a playable character in the crossover fighting game '' Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds''. The character is once again voiced by

. He has the first four alternate color schemes: the classic red and blue costume, the black costume, the " Iron Spider", and the black and green suit from the recent "Big Time" storyline.

''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3''

Spider-Man reprises his role as a playable character in ''

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'', which is eventually an enhanced version of '' Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds''. He is once again voiced by Josh Keaton. His black and green outfit was now replaced with the black and red outfit from "Big Time" as well as the black and yellow Spider Armor suit. He additionally gains his white and black Future Foundation outfit, and his DLC costume is Ben Reilly's Scarlet Spider outfit.

''Spider-Man: Edge of Time''

'' Spider-Man: Edge of Time'' is a 2011 adventure game that was developed by

and

. It is a sequel to ''Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions'', although it features only the Amazing Spider-Man, voiced by

, and Spider-Man 2099, voiced by

, who combat a new threat across space and time as they attempt to save both of their realities.

''The Amazing Spider-Man''

'' is a game based on the movie of same name that was released in

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. It serves as an epilogue to the film, set several months later, and sees Spider-Man reluctantly joining forces with Curt Connors to find a cure for a deadly virus that originated from failed cross-species experiments created by Oscorp using Connor's research. The game was developed by

and

, the same developers of ''Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions'' and ''Spider-Man: Edge of Time''.

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voices Spider-Man, save for the iOS version, where he is voiced by

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''Marvel: Avengers Alliance''

Spider-Man is a playable character in the

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game, '' Marvel: Avengers Alliance''.

''Marvel: Avengers Alliance Tactics''

Spider-Man is a playable character in the Facebook game, '' Marvel: Avengers Alliance Tactics''.

''Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth''

Spider-Man appears as a playable character in the 2012 fighting game '' Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth''.

''Marvel Heroes''

Spider-Man is a playable character in the MMORPG '' Marvel Heroes'', voiced by

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reprising the role while Spider-Man wears his Modern costume,

reprises his voice role while Spider-Man wears his Symbiote costume.

''LEGO Marvel's Avengers''

Spider-Man appeared as a free DLC character in ''

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'' in both classic, his civilian identity and his separate Marvel Cinematic Universe's first appearance costume from '' Captain America: Civil War'', bundled with Iron Spider,

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version of

, Ultimate

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and Ultimate version

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''LEGO Marvel Super Heroes''

Spider-Man is a playable character in ''

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'', voiced again by

. He serves as one of the main story characters in the game alongside the Avengers (consisting of Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk,

, Black Widow, Hawkeye), the

(consisting of

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, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman,

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, Colossus,

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, and

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), and the Fantastic Four.

''The Amazing Spider-Man 2''

'' is a game loosely based on the movie of same name, developed by

and was released in April 2014. Riegel reprises his role as Spider-Man, while

reprises the role in the iOS version. This was the last game published by Activision before the license expired, as well as the last major Spider-Man video game to be released for the Xbox and Nintendo platforms.

''Marvel: Contest of Champions''

Spider-Man is a playable character in '' Marvel: Contest of Champions''. Spider-Man (Symbiote), Spider-Man (Stark Enhanced), Spider-Man (Stealth Suit), Miles Morales and Spider-Man 2099 also appear as separate playable characters.

''Marvel Puzzle Quest''

Spider-Man is one of the heroes in ''

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''.

''Spider-Man Unlimited''

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'', an endless runner mobile game developed by

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, was released in September 2014 for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. It features Spider-Man, along with his other alternative versions, as playable characters. Spider-Man is voiced by

''Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes''

Spider-Man is a playable character in the toys-to-life video game '' Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes''. with Drake Bell reprising his voice role.

''Marvel Mighty Heroes''

Spider-Man was a playable character in ''Marvel Mighty Heroes'', until the game was shut down only a year after its launch.

''Marvel: Future Fight''

Spider-Man is a playable character in the mobile game '' Marvel: Future Fight''.

''Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2''

Spider-Man is a playable character in the mobile game '' Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2''.

''Marvel Avengers Academy''

Spider-Man is a playable character in the mobile game ''

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''.

''Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite''

Spider-Man returns and appears as a playable character in '' Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite'' with

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reprising his voice role from the 2017 '' Marvel's Spider-Man'' series. He was officially revealed at

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2017, along with Frank West from the

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series,

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from the

series and the Nemesis from the

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series.

''Marvel Strike Force''

Spider-Man appears as a playable character in ''

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''. He is a City Brawler allied with the Web Warriors team. His default costume as Spider-Man is based on his classic outfit with influences from his costume in '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'', while his alternate costume is based on the black and gold suit from '' Spider-Man: No Way Home''. His Symbiote costume is a separate playable character, as are Miles Morales, Scarlet Spider, Ghost-Spider and

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''Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2''

Spider-Man returns as a playable character in ''

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''. He teams with the other heroes to stop the evil

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. He seems to be good friends with

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and

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, and is seen flirting with

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. He primarily wears a costume based on the one worn by

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's character in

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(introduced in '' Captain America: Civil War''). The homemade suit (shown in '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'') also appears as an unlockable variant. He is voiced by the British voice actor Martin T. Sherman.

''Marvel's Spider-Man''

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, Sony announced a new Spider-Man game developed by

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for the PlayStation 4. '' Marvel's Spider-Man'' features a detailed open world environment and depicts an older and more experienced Spider-Man with an original story and no ties with any existing Marvel project. Spider-Man was again voiced by

. The game was also remastered for PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Windows.

''Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order''

Spider-Man is featured as a playable character in the Nintendo reboot of the ''Marvel: Ultimate Alliance'' series - '' Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order'' - voiced again by

. The game was officially announced at

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, and released on July 19, 2019, for the Nintendo Switch.

''Marvel Super War''

Spider-Man is a playable character in the mobile game ''

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''.

2020s

''Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales''

On June 11, 2020, Sony announced a new Spider-Man game titled '' Spider-Man: Miles Morales'', which was released for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in November 2020, and set to be released for Microsoft Windows in late 2022. The game is a follow-up to 2018's ''Marvel's Spider-Man'' game, and shifts focus towards

as he learns to master his new powers and become his own Spider-Man. Miles Morales is voiced by Nadji Jeter, and

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appears in a supporting role, with

reprising the role.

''Marvel's Avengers''

On August 3, 2020, Crystal Dynamics announced that Spider-Man will be added as a playable character in their '' Marvel's Avengers'' game via a free DLC, which released on November 30, 2021, exclusively for the PlayStation versions. The character is voiced by

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. This version of Peter Parker applied an internship at A.I.M. alongside Allan Chemicals’ heir, Liz Allan, following a tragedy of A-Day. During the internship, Peter and Liz discover A.I.M.’s shady operations, including the organization’s co-operations with some of Spider-Man’s rogues, such as Marx Raxton and

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. While Spider-Man joins the Avengers, Liz joins the Resistance. However, it is ultimately revealed that Raxton had been helping the heroes to uncover A.I.M.'s shady operations and expose them to the public. In the end, Raxton betrays Spencer and A.I.M., while receiving a reduced sentence for exposing their illegal activities.

''Marvel Future Revolution''

Spider-Man is a playable character in '' Marvel Future Revolution'', voiced again by Yuri Lowenthal. Many other versions of Peter Parker / Spider-Man from alternate realities also appear as

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, including one from the technologically advanced New Stark City or one who eventually made a deal with

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which caused him the soul of

''Marvel's Midnight Suns''

Spider-Man features as a playable character in the tactical role-playing game ''

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'' developed by

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and published by

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. He will again be voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.

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will also appear in both its regular form as a playable character, and a corrupted variant posing as a supporting villain serving under

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, voiced by

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''Marvel's Spider-Man 2''

In September 2021, Insomniac Games revealed ''

'' at the PlayStation Showcase event as the sequel to ''Spider-Man'' and ''Miles Morales''. Yuri Lowenthal and Nadji Jeter reprise their voice roles as Peter Parker / Spider-Man and Miles Morales, with

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voicing the character

''Fortnite Battle Royale''

In December 2021, Spider-Man was added as a purchasable playable outfit in ''

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'' Chapter 3 Season 1 Battle Pass. Additionally, Spider-Man also got his own map location named "The Daily Bugle", based on the Marvel location of the same name, and got his own Mythic item called "Spider-Man's Web Slingers", which lets the player wear Spider-Man's gloves and shoot webs and swing in Spider-Man's likeness. The Spider-Man outfit also had two additional unlockable styles based on his Symbiote and Future Foundation suits. Later in December, during the Winterfest Christmas event, the

versions of Spider-Man and MJ appeared as purchasable outfits in the Item Shop, character design by the then-forthcoming film '' Spider-Man: No Way Home''. In January 2022, the

was added as part of the game.

References

External links

*
History of Spider-Man Games at GameSpotUGO.com's Spider-Man HubSpider-Man pinball video
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spider-Man video games Activision Blizzard franchises Spider-Man in other media Spider-Man lists Video game franchises Lists of video games by franchise

Overview

1980s

Atari 2600 (1982)

Questprobe (1984)

The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge! & The Revenge of Shinobi (1989)

1990s

Home computers

Game Boy

Games for the Sega family of consoles

Nintendo Entertainment System

Genesis and Super NES

Super Famicom

Tiger's LCD games

''Spider-Man Cartoon Maker''

''Marvel CD-ROM Comics featuring Spider-Man''

Capcom's arcade fighting games

''The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire''

''Spider-Man: The Sinister Six''

''Marvel Creativity Center''

2000s

Early PlayStation and Game Boy Color games

Film adaptation series (2002 - 2007)

''Spider-Man: The Movie'', ''Spider-Man 2'' and ''Spider-Man 3''

''Spider-Man: Friend or Foe''

Cast and characters

Sony Pictures Mobile games

JakksTVGames

Micro Games of America

''Spider-Man & Friends''

''Ultimate Spider-Man''

''Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects''

''Marvel: Ultimate Alliance''

''Spider-Man: Battle for New York''

Stern Pinball game

''Spider-Man: Web of Shadows''

''Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2''

''Marvel Super Hero Squad''

2010s

''Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions'' (2010)

''LittleBigPlanet''

''Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds''

''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3''

''Spider-Man: Edge of Time''

''The Amazing Spider-Man''

''Marvel: Avengers Alliance''

''Marvel: Avengers Alliance Tactics''

''Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth''

''Marvel Heroes''

''LEGO Marvel's Avengers''

''LEGO Marvel Super Heroes''

''The Amazing Spider-Man 2''

''Marvel: Contest of Champions''

''Marvel Puzzle Quest''

''Spider-Man Unlimited''

''Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes''

''Marvel Mighty Heroes''

''Marvel: Future Fight''

''Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2''

''Marvel Avengers Academy''

''Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite''

''Marvel Strike Force''

''Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2''

''Marvel's Spider-Man''

''Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order''

''Marvel Super War''

2020s

''Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales''

''Marvel's Avengers''

''Marvel Future Revolution''

''Marvel's Midnight Suns''

''Marvel's Spider-Man 2''

''Fortnite Battle Royale''

See also

References

External links