Spider-Man (1982 video game)
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"Is this more action than even Spider-Man can handle ??!!?!"
— Spider-Man, on the commercial
Spider-Man is a vertical scrolling action game programmed by Laura Nikolich for the Atari 2600, and released in 1982 by Parker Brothers. It was both the first video game to feature Spider-Man and the first Marvel Comics based video game.
Plot
Norman Osborn has been removed of the Goblin formula and incarcerated by Spider-Man. He manages to cause a prison riot, which breaks him out, and decides to blow up the Empire State Building. Spider-Man catches wind of this, and decides to stop Goblin from using his new creation, a “Superbomb”, to blow up the building. Along the way, he must contend with the Goblin’s group of hired thugs, and, ultimately, the Goblin himself.
Why It's Not Our Spider-Man
- The web is so sensitive that if the web fluid bar on the bottom right will be empty, Spidey will fall and loses a life.
- You can't attack enemies with web. You have swing Spidey to attack the thugs and defuse bombs.
- Even the checkered mark (Superbomb), you need to swing Spidey to reach the next level, or else, he'll fall.
- Funnily enough, even you're close to the window, if a thug reaches that place, he'll be defeated by Spidey by just staying idle.
- What's even worse is that if you attach to the blank (Blue sky screen), he will fall as well.
- You can't even defeat The Green Goblin by webbing and by making contact!
- The falling sound effect can get you in the nerve.
Redeeming Quality
- The soundtrack and sound effects don't sound that bad.
Reception
WatchMojo ranked this game the 4th WORST in the Top 10 BEST & WORST Spider-Man games.[1]