''The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge!'' is a side-scrolling
video game
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starring
Marvel Comics
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superheroes
Spider-Man and
Captain America battling a host of
supervillains led by
Doctor Doom. The player alternately controls Spider-Man and Captain America; the character being controlled switches after each battle.
Characters
The game featured an assortment of Marvel Comics supervillains through the course of the game, many of whom are relatively minor characters in the comic books:
Eduardo Lobo,
Grey Gargoyle
Grey Gargoyle (Paul Pierre Duval) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The Grey Gargoyle first appeared in ''Journey into Mystery'' #107 (Aug. 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and J ...
,
Machete
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Gerber machete/saw combo
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Boomerang
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,
Oddball,
Electro,
Hobgoblin
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Rhino
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Batroc the Leaper
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,
Zaran
Zabu
Zadkiel
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, Rattan (who was created specifically for the game), and finally
Doctor Doom himself. Among the bosses included is also the
Hulk (later revealed to be an illusion by
Mysterio
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). The game's manual provided biographies on each character in a style similar to the ''
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
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'', and information about each character was used as a form of
copy protection
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Plot
After his defeat by Spider-Man, Doctor Doom begins a nefarious revenge plot. Hiring several criminals to become his army, he tracks down and attacks Spider-Man. Spider-Man gets the help of Captain America and sets off to confront Doom, though their mission will be very perilous.
Reception
''
Computer Gaming World'' gave ''Doctor Doom's Revenge'' a mixed review, praising the graphics but noting the game loaded and played very slowly. The review also noted the game was extremely linear, and controls were unresponsive.
''
Compute!
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'' liked the PC version's graphics and
sound card
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audio, but the reviewer—a fan of Marvel Comics—stated that the story was not as thought-provoking as the source material.
The magazine described the Commodore 64 version as "a perfect example of a great idea that just doesn't cut it ... the comics are more complex and thus more interesting", calling fights "disappointing" despite the "great" graphics.
In 1996, ''Computer Gaming World'' declared ''Spiderman/Captain America vs. Doctor Doom'' the 27th-worst computer game ever released.
Development
Marvel Comics also released a comic book that was only available in the game package. It illustrated the plot leading up to Spider-Man and Captain America's mission to stop Dr. Doom.
See also
*
List of Spider-Man video games
References
External links
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