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Date: August 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User
Spider-Man and the X-Men: Arcade's Revenge.
INTRODUCTION:
In recent years, the Spider-Man franchise has gotten a huge revival, due in no small part to the recent theatrical films. Hard to believe that the character Stan Lee created circa 1962 that everyone thought would be a total flop has become one of the most popular superheroes of all time! With this resurgenge in Spidey's popularity, I thought it might be a good idea to go back and check out his video game adventures. One of the games I decided to re-explore was Arcade's Revenge, a game that paired him up with Stan Lee's other classic superhero faction, the X-Men. Read on for my review of the game.
OVERVIEW:
This game was released in the early nineties. Essentially, Spider-Man and the X-Men have joined forces to battle against a common foe. You can play as Spidey or one of a few of the X-Men, including Wolverine and Gambit. Each character has their own special powers, and their own unique levels. It's a one-player side-scroller, with no saves or continues.
REVIEW:
I love Spider-Man, but I won't deny that this game was a huge disappointment. The graphics are pitiful for a game of this era - these look more like early NES-style graphics! Quite honestly, the LAUNCH games for the systems of this era had better graphics than this game! The gameplay itself is also painfully bland. The game FORCES you to complete a tedious Spider-Man level that involves collecting a bunch of items in a specific order before you can play as another character. This is sure to turn off players who bought this just to be the X-Men. You have a limited number of lives and no continues, which makes the experience all the more frustrating. And even though all the characters have their own unique moves, for the most part they play alike and just look different. Play control itself is also an issue. The control seems unfinished - for instance, Spider-Man can't start a web swing while he's in midair. Uh, HELLO! I thought in the comics, that's the ONLY PLACE he did web-swinging! The game's not terrible, but if you only get one Spider-Man game from this era, either get Maximum Carnage or Separation Anxiety. They're WAY better.
EDITION NOTES:
As an older game, this one is long out of print. Fortunately, in this day and age, there are a lot of used game shops out there with an abundance of used games for older systems. Accordingly, if you want to get this game, chances are one of those stores will have it for a decent price.
OVERALL:
Let me sum everything up. If you want a good Spider-Man adventure from the same era for the same systems, check out Maximum Carnage or Separation Anxiety instead. Arcade's Revenge is not a bad game, but compared to those two, vastly-superior titles, revenge is a ninety-eight pound weakling. Unless you want every Spidey and/or X-Men game, take a pass on this one.
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