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. 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,

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, Oddball, Electro, Hobgoblin, Rhino,

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, Rattan (who was created specifically for the game), and finally

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). The game's manual provided biographies on each character in a style similar to the ''

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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

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'' 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. ''

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'' liked the PC version's graphics and

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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.

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