Spider-Man (2000 video game)

Spider-Man
North American PlayStation cover art
Developer(s)Neversoft[a]
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kevin Mulhall
  • Marc Turndorf
Designer(s)Chad Findley
Programmer(s)
  • Dave Cowling
  • Kendall Harrison
  • Matt Duncan
Artist(s)Chris Ward
Composer(s)
Platform(s)
ReleasePlayStation, Game Boy Color
  • NA: August 30, 2000 (PS)[2]
  • NA: August 31, 2000 (GBC)[1]
  • UK: September 15, 2000[3]
Nintendo 64
Dreamcast
Microsoft Windows
  • NA: September 20, 2001[7]
  • EU: September 21, 2001
Mac OS X
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Spider-Man is a 2000 action-adventure game based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision for the PlayStation. The game was later ported by different developers to various systems, including the Game Boy Color and Nintendo 64 that same year, the Dreamcast and Microsoft Windows in 2001, and Mac OS in 2002.

The game's story follows Spider-Man as he attempts to clear his name after being framed by a doppelgänger and becoming a wanted criminal, while also having to foil a symbiote invasion orchestrated by Doctor Octopus and Carnage. Numerous villains from the comics appear as bosses, including Scorpion, Rhino, Venom, Mysterio, Carnage, and Doctor Octopus, as well as a Carnage symbiote-possessed Doctor Octopus named Monster-Ock, who was created exclusively for the game. The game features narration from co-creator Stan Lee, and is the first Spider-Man game published by Activision following their acquisition of the license, which would expire in 2014.

Spider-Man received an overall generally positive reception. It was followed by three sequels in 2001: the Game Boy Color-exclusive Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six, developed by Torus Games; the PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man 2: Enter: Electro, developed by Vicarious Visions; and the Game Boy Advance-exclusive Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace, also developed by Vicarious Visions.

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  3. ^ "UK releases". Eurogamer.net. September 15, 2000. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  4. ^ IGN Staff (November 17, 2000). "10 Best New N64 Games to Own this Holiday Season". IGN. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Sega-Europe". June 19, 2001. Archived from the original on June 19, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "Treyarch Corporation". December 3, 2001. Archived from the original on December 3, 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "Spider-Man shipping [date mislabeled "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "Aspyr: Inside Aspyr". June 20, 2003. Archived from the original on June 20, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2023.


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