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While the 3D third-person action again takes place in large, freely-roamed urban environments, as in Spider-Man 2, this game has players taking control of two Marvel super-beings - Spidey himself, and his costume-cum-criminal rival, Venom.Īs Spider-Man, players can patrol the rooftops of large Queens, NY, neighborhoods, using spider sense to find people in need and super agility to get to them in time. Between story missions, Spider-Man and Venom can follow race paths, go on combat tours, discover and collect hidden icons, and help (or hurt) the citizens of New York.After producing two successful movie-based games featuring the arachnologically augmented teen hero, the inventive Activision developer Treyarch spins a more comics-influenced yarn with Ultimate Spider-Man. When the player is done patrolling (or destroying) the city, they can hit these hot spots to advance the story. Story missions show up as hot spots on the map as do other in-game objectives.

With few exceptions, Spider-Man and Venom can explore Manhattan and Queens, climbing, jumping, and web swinging away. Ultimate Spider-Man features a fully rendered, cel-shaded Manhattan open to exploration. The Human Torch, Wolverine, Electro, and Green Goblin are some of the Ultimate characters who make appearances. The Ultimate version of the Spider-Man mythos revamps the franchise, bringing in edgier (and often younger) versions of famous superheroes and supervillains. Ultimate Spider-Man follows both their Brian Michael Bendis-scripted adventures, as Spidey attempts to prevent Venom from killing innocents while Venom seeks to avoid S.H.I.E.L.D.’s machinations. In search of his scientist father’s legacy, Eddie came in contact with a symbiotic suit which transformed him into the monstrous Venom. Add web shooters and a costume and Peter becomes Spider-Man. When 15-year-old Peter Parker was bitten by a genetically altered spider he became faster, stronger, more agile and gained the spider-like ability to cling to walls.