- Release Date: April 18, 2001
- Genre: Action
- Style: Third-Person 3D Action
- Similar Games: MDK 2 (Dreamcast), Dynamite Cop! (Dreamcast), Max Steel: Covert Missions (Dreamcast)
Game Description
Marvel Comics' friendly neighborhood wall-crawler makes his 3D debut with Spider-Man for the Sega Dreamcast. Bitten by a radioactive spider, Peter Parker (a.ka. Spider-Man) has super-human strength, the reflexes and agility of a spider, the ability to stick to walls and most other surfaces and 'Spider-Sense,' which is an internal sensor that warns him of pending danger. He's used his scientific skills to formulate a webbing substance, which he shoots from a device affixed to his wrists.In this game, patterned closely after the comics, Peter Parker was attending a science exposition given by the now benevolent Dr. Otto Octavius (formerly known as Dr. Octopus) when all hell broke loose. Someone dressed in a Spider-Man costume stormed the building, took out the guards and stole the doctor's new technology. Now, the police and everyone in New York City assume the superhero is a thieving swine.
Adding to the confusion is Eddie Brock, the human half of the symbiotic supervillain named Venom; his attendance at the exposition is baffling. As Spider-Man, you must get to the bottom of the mysterious happenings, clear your name and make New York City safe (relatively speaking) once again.
You control the arachnid superhero as he swings through the city, going in and on top of buildings and pummeling bad guys and other supervillians. Just like Spider-Man's comic book crusades, you can run, jump, punch, kick, stick to surfaces and shoot webs. Your webs enable you to swing through the city and yank, pull and trap enemies; you can also use the webbing to create spiked gloves, projectiles and a shield dome. Additionally, you can use combinations of punching, kicking and webbing for a more fierce and effective attack.
Missions in Spider-Man include infiltrating a bank for a search-and-rescue, saving Daily Bugle editor J. Jonah Jameson's bacon from the deadly Scorpion, chasing Venom (who has kidnapped your girl) through the city and dodging bullets from well-intentioned police. You'll run across fellow superheroes such as Black Cat, Captain America and Daredevil and battle Marvel villains such as Mysterio, Rhino and Carnage. There are eight levels in all. Keep an eye out for the Fantastic Four headquarters, which shares the city skyline with such familiar structures as the Statue of Liberty.
Throughout the game, you can pick up web and health cartridges and armor. Helper icons appear as aids for less experienced players. Walking into one of these will give you helpful information such as how to use your webbing and how to solve certain puzzles. You can also find special alternative costumes that will help you overcome difficult adversaries. A Spider-Compass positioned at the bottom right of the screen will help you find your way through certain sections of the various levels, and your Spider-Sense emits a signal when danger is nearby.
If you're not ready for the demands of being a professional superhero, you can enter a Practice mode that offers the following training sessions: Time Attack, Survival Mode, Speed Training, Target Practice and Item Collection. In the standard game, you can choose from four skill levels -- Kid, Easy, Normal and Hard.
~ Brett Alan Weiss, All Game Guide
Production Credits
Lead Programmer
~Treyarch: Srini Lakshmanan; Art Director ~Treyarch: Christian Busic; Programmer ~Treyarch: Andy Chien, Jason Bryant, Biran Lawson; Artist ~Treyarch: Paul Whitehead, Miranda Collins, Michael McMahan, Arnold Agraviador; Additional Sound ~Treyarch: Sergio Bustamante II; Assistant Producer ~Treyarch: Jonathan Zamkoff; Executive Producer ~Treyarch: Gregory John; Quality Assurance ~Treyarch: Alan Barasch, Robert Sanchez; Special Thanks ~Treyarch: Don Likeness, Dr. Peter T. Akemann, Eric Steinmann, Christopher A. Busse, Nick Doran, Chris Soares, James Fristrom, Doris Argoud, Nigel Mills, Kevin Tomatani, Rose Villasenor; Cheers To ~Treyarch: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Jeff Emery, Mom, Dad, Second Foundation Comics Store; Lead Designer ~Neversoft Entertainment: Chad Findley; Lead Programmer ~Neversoft Entertainment: Dave Cowling; Lead Artist ~Neversoft Entertainment: Chris Ward; Executive Producer ~Neversoft Entertainment: Joel Jewett; Character Models and Animation ~Neversoft Entertainment: Peter Day; Production Director ~Neversoft Entertainment: Jason Uyeda; Programming ~Neversoft Entertainment: Kendall Harrison, Matt Duncan; Level Designer ~Neversoft Entertainment: Alan Flores, Brian Jennings; Level Artist ~Neversoft Entertainment: Chris Glenn, Aaron Skillman, Edwin Fong; Character Art ~Neversoft Entertainment: Mark L. Scott; Producer ~Neversoft Entertainment: Kevin Mulhall; Associate Producer ~Neversoft Entertainment: Jeremy Andersen; Intro And Finale Movie Animation ~Neversoft Entertainment: Peter Day; Game Comic Covers ~Neversoft Entertainment: Christian Gossett, Snakebite; Art Assistance ~Neversoft Entertainment: Johnny Ow, Jeremy Pardon; Technical Assistance ~Neversoft Entertainment: Mick West, Jason Keeney; Human Resources ~Neversoft Entertainment: Sandy Jewett, Lisa Davies; Dog ~Neversoft Entertainment: Logan; Producer ~Activision, Inc.: Matt Powers; Senior Producer ~Activision, Inc.: Marc Turndorf; Production Coordinator ~Activision, Inc.: Jay Gordon; Art Director ~Activision, Inc.: David Dalzell; Vise President, North American Studios ~Activision, Inc.: Murali Tegulapalle; Executive Vice President, World Wide Studios ~Activision, Inc.: Larry Goldberg; Vice President, Global Brand Management ~Activision, Inc.: Tricia Bertero; Director, Global Brand Mangement ~Activision, Inc.: Melissa Chapman; Brand Manager ~Activision, Inc.: Nita Patel; Senior Publicist ~Activision, Inc.: Ryh-Ming C. Poon, Lisa Fields; Legal ~Activision, Inc.: Michael Hand; QA Console Manager ~Activision, Inc.: Joe Favazza; QA Senior Project Lead ~Activision, Inc.: Kragen Lum; QA Lead ~Activision, Inc.: Jason Potter; QA Floor Lead ~Activision, Inc.: Bruce Campbell; Tester ~Activision, Inc.: Trey Smith, Jared Kitchens, John Rosser, Alex Coleman; Customer Support Manager ~Activision, Inc.: Bob McPherson; Customer Support Lead ~Activision, Inc.: Rob Lim, Gary Bolduc, Mike Hill; VP, Creative Services ~Activision, Inc.: Denise Walsh; Manager, Creative Services ~Activision, Inc.: Jill Barry; Packaging Design ~Activision, Inc.: Ignited Minds, LLC; For Marvel Comics: Chris Dickey, Nancy Anne Volpe, Andrew Liebowitz; Sound Design ~Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.: Joey Kuras; Music ~Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.: Tommy Tallarico, Howard Ulyate; Spider-Man Remix ~Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.: Apollo Four Forty; Spider-Man Theme Song Written by ~Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.: Robert J. Harris, Paul Webster; Spider-Man Theme Song Published by ~Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.: Hillcrest Music Corporation, Webster Music Co.; Additional Musical Element for The Remix by Apollo Four Forty ~Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.: Trevor Gray, Noko, Ian Hoxley, Howard Gray; Published By ~Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.: Universal - Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.; Produced By ~Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.: @440 At Apollo Control; Presentation By ~Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.: XL Talent Partnership; Music Supervision ~Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.: SoniFusion, Inc.; Voice Of Spider-Man: Rino Romano; Voice Of Bank Thug 1: Rino Romano; Voice Of Doctor Octopus: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.; Voice Of Black Cat: Jennifer Hale; Voice Of Mary Jane: Jennifer Hale; Voice Of Carnage: Dee Bradley Baker; Voice Of rhino: Dee Bradley Baker; Voice Of J Jonah Jameson: Dee Bradley Baker; Voice Of Daredevil: Dee Bradley Baker; Voice Of The Lizard: Dee Bradley Baker; Voice Of Venom: Daran Norris; Voice Of mysterio: Daran Norris; Voice Of scotpion: Daran Norris; Voice Of Punisher: Daran Norris; Voice Of Johnny Storm: Daran Norris; Voice Of Captain America: Daran Norris; Voice Of Bank Thug 2: Chad Findley; Voice Of Eagle-One Pilot: Chad Findley; Voice Of Security Guard: Chad Findley; Voice Of Hostage: Christopher Corey Smith; Voice Of Police Pilot: Christopher Corey Smith; Voice Of Sniper: Christopher Corey Smith; Voice Of Microchip: Christopher Corey Smith; Voice Of Stan Lee: Stan Lee; Special Thanks ~Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.: Connor Jewett; Voice Casting ~Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.: Brigitte Burdine, Sandy Jewett; Studio President ~California Digital Post: Del Casher; Studio Engineer ~California Digital Post: John Brady; Studio Assistant ~California Digital Post: Eric Clopein, Kris Hanson, Scott Rusch; Producer - USA ~Creat Studio: Daniel Prousline; Production Director ~Creat Studio: Natasha Kholiavko; Project Supervisor ~Creat Studio: Andrei Kravchuk; Animation Director ~Creat Studio: Sergei Boginsky, Steve Ziolkowski; Character Animator ~Creat Studio: Alexander Miala, Irina Nikiforova, Anna Zibrova, Denis Davidov, Vasiliy Bohdanov, Elena Alekseeva, Pavel Golubev, Roman Bermas, Nataliya Dobrovolskaya; Additional Movie Production: Super78; Creative Director ~Creat Studio: Brent Young; Executive Producer ~Creat Studio: Dina Benadon; Animation Director ~Creat Studio: Steve Ziolkowski; Producer ~Creat Studio: Siouxsie Alarcon; CG Artist ~Creat Studio: Vinny Dellay; Additional Movie Direction ~Creat Studio: Larry Paolicelli; Thanks ~Neversoft Entertainment: Jamie Briant, Mark Burton, Aaron Cammarata, Ralph D'Amato, Steve Ganem, Noel Hines, Gary Jesdanun, Ryan McMahon, Nolan Nelson, Scott Pease, Silvio Porretta, Chris Rausch, Junki Saita, Darren Thorne; Thanks ~Activision, Inc.: Mom, Dad, Todd Jefferson, James Mayeda, Bobby Kotick, Brian Kelly, Lori Lahman, Brian Bright, Nicholas Favazza, Nathan Lum, George Rose, Michelle Corrigan, Anjie MacDonald, Julie Thompson, Jennifer Stornetta, Stacey Drellishak, Chris Archer, Brian Hawkins, Julie Roether, Jim Summers, Jason Wong, Trey Watkins, Serene Chan, Indra Gunawan, Greg Rubel, Fiona Rubel, Ryan Sinnock, Tanya Langston, Mitch Lasky, Mark Lamia, Stacey Ytuarte-Bush, Dave Popowitz, Michelle Popowitz, Bryant Bustamante, Adam Goldberg, Dave Stohl, Brian Clarke, Gene Bahng, Dan Atkins, Jay Halderman, Nicole Willick, Marilena Morini, Tamadge Morning, Mystee D. Yiffer, Gary Gbolduc, Alexander Watkins, Geoff Olsen, Robert Nall, Casey Smith, Eddie Farias, Shelley Oberlin, Maggie ~ Keith Adams, All Game Guide
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