Peter then decides to use his powers for personal gain and enters in a wrestling competition however, he is cheated out of his prize money by the fight promoter.
He learns how to use his newfound powers in the form of an optional tutorial, narrated by Bruce Campbell. Outcast teen genius Peter Parker develops spider-like superhuman abilities after being bitten by a genetically altered spider created by Oscorp.
Mary Jane Watson was initially unlockable through a code as well, but was dropped in re-releases due to the perceived lesbianism implications of scenes featuring the player (playing as Mary Jane) kissing with the in-game Mary Jane. More playable characters can be unlocked through cheat codes, such as the Shocker and Captain George Stacy, though they serve only as alternate skins for Spider-Man and do not provide any new gameplay mechanics. If playing as the Goblin in story mode, while the levels remain unchanged, the narrative is different, and follows Harry Osborn as he becomes the Goblin after his father's death and investigates a secret plot involving Oscorp, while facing off against another Goblin, who claims to have been hired by Norman Osborn. Unlike the others, the Goblin plays entirely different from Spider-Man, replacing his web-based abilities with gadgets, such as his signature glider, pumpkin bombs, and razor bats.
While the game is primarily in third-person, a cheat code allows players to switch to first-person view.Ĭompleting the story mode on each difficulty unlocks different bonuses, namely alternate skins for Spider-Man: completing it on at least easy unlocks Peter Parker in his civilian outfit and Spider-Man's wrestler costume on at least normal, Alex Ross' prototype design for the movie Spider-Man costume (which will also cause the Green Goblin to have Ross' early design during battles) and on at least hard, the Green Goblin. The game also features stealth segments, where Spider-Man can hide in the shadows and remain undetected from the enemy. There are 21 different combos, which are unlocked by collecting Gold Spiders, with 4 web controls, each having a type of "upgrade" to each. Wall-crawling is automatic, and players are also able to lift up heavy and light objects such as cars and chairs. Depending on how the player combines different buttons, it will have different results. The basic abilities are swinging, zipping, punching and kicking, dodging, web, camera lock, and the Web Mode in Enhanced Mode. On easy mode, each bonus is 500 points, normal is 700, and hero is 1000 each. Players can gain, depending on difficulty, points on completing these tasks. Some levels have other specific aspects, such as "Secrets" (uncover a secret area), "Combat" (defeat all enemies), and "stealth" (remain undetected by enemies). Levels use a scoring system that covers more aspects, such as "Time" (clear level in a set time), "Perfect" (not take damage/not be detected) and "Style" (use as many combos as possible). While most levels are indoors, there are several levels set outside, among the sky-scrapers of New York, which require the player to web-sling from building to building, as falling below a certain height will result in an instant Game Over.
Like the 2000 Spider-Man game and its 2001 sequel, Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro, Spider-Man is a level-based beat 'em up video game, where the player takes on the role of the superhero Spider-Man. After the game's success, Treyarch became the lead developer of all Spider-Man titles published under Activision until 2008, and produced Spider-Man 2, based on the 2004 film of the same name, and Spider-Man 3, based on the 2007 film of the same name. Upon release, it received generally positive reviews, although some criticized its length, voice acting, and camera control, and became a best-seller.
The game was published by Activision, and primarily developed by their recently-acquired subsidiary, Treyarch, who had previously ported Neversoft's 2000 Spider-Man video game to Windows and Dreamcast. Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe reprise their roles from the film, as Spider-Man and the Green Goblin, respectively, while Bruce Campbell, who played a wrestling ring announcer in the film, narrates the game's tutorial and bonus levels. While the game directly adapts the plot of the film it is based on, it also builds upon it by including scenes and villains not present in the film. The Game Boy Advance version was later re-released and bundled on Twin Pack cartridge with Spider-Man 2: The Game in 2005. Made to promote the film of the same name, it was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance on Apin North America (two weeks before the film's release), and June 7 in Europe. Spider-Man (also known as Spider-Man: The Movie) is a 2002 action-adventure video game based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man.