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Spider-Man Venom Maximum Carnage

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I got this game two days a go and this game is awsome.Play as the amazing Spider-Man or the Lethal Protecter Venom. 25 action packed arcade style levels and more heroes like Captain America,Cloak and Dagger,Black cat and villans like Shriek,Carrion,Demogoblin and more.Buy it if your a Spidey or Venom fan. Even if your not this game may draw you in yet!
( P.S.I have the sega version of the game.)

The Game Maximm Carnage is cool. You can play as Venom. I think this is the only Spider-Man Game that you can play as Venom. You can play as Spider-Man too. They both have different story lines.

Man this game took me three years to beat but it's as fun as picking cherries and i really like it. it gets tough twards the end but if you sit there for three years you'll get the jist of how carnage is a cheap shot and finally beat him down. this game is recommended for ninjas in action, who know how to lay it down on old school nintendo, i still play this game, only beacause i can't afford an Xbox or PS2.

Spiderman games prior to Maximum Carnage were not very good. Games like Spiderman and the X-Men Arcade's Revenge or Spiderman Return of the Sinister Six were pretty lousy. Finally, a good Spiderman game is on the horizon, with gamers also being given the very cool choice of playing as Venom for a few levels.

First off, this game is better on Super Nintendo than it is on Sega Genesis. The Genesis copy is still a fun game, but because the framerate and the sound is better on the SNES, I would recommend to serious gamers interested in this game that they pick up the SNES copy. On top of that, the SNES red cartridge is very attractive. For the life of me I will never understand why The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past on SNES was never produced as a gold cartridge. After seeing Maximum Carnage's red cartridge, I figured that SNES was capable of colored cartridges. In the case of Zelda, they simply just chose not to do a gold cartridge. Anyway, the Genesis also had a limited edition red cartridge, but it just isn't as attractive as the SNES red cartridge.

So the game is based off the 14-part comic book series of the same title. Instead of cut-scenes, we get to see panels from the comic books to help move the story along. In the first few levels, you take the role as Spiderman as you go around beating up bad guys in New York City. Spiderman can shoot webs to ensnare enemies or pull them towards him (similar to Mortal Kombat's Scorpion's harpoon move). Spiderman can also climb walls or swing away from trouble with a web. And of course, Spiderman is perfectly capable of some very excellent and acrobatic street fighting moves to defend himself against typical wave after wave of enemies in side-scroller beat em up action. The game keeps track of your accuracy, and if you land enough hits without missing, Spiderman will be capable of executing a "power move" to take out a bunch of enemies or execute a single enemy.

Aiding Carnage's campaign of terror in New York City are his friends Shriek, Doppelganger, Demogoblin, and Carrion. These enemies all have their own methods of attacking, and you will find yourself fighting them two at a time multiple times throughout the game. But Spiderman and Venom have some friends of their own to help out, such as Black Cat, Captain America, Firestar, Ironfist, Cloak, Dagger, Morbius, and Deathlok. You will find tokens which will allow you to call on them to attack the on-screen enemies.

After a few levels, you will finally be given the choice to pick whether you want to play as Spiderman or Venom. Both characters have their plusses and their minuses. Spiderman is more acrobatic and faster, while Venom sacrifices the speed for raw power. In that instance, it is just a matter of personal preference. However, the levels will play out differently based on whom you choose to play as. If you choose to play as Venom whenever given a choice, you will have a much shorter game since Venom spends a significant amount of time being captured and tortured by Carnage in the Statue of Liberty.

So the toughest part of the game is continuously dealing with Carnage and his friends, especially since they become progressively more aggressive and tougher in the later stages of the game. Doppelganger becomes a step quicker, but Shriek becomes a hellion with her sonic blasts in the late stages of the game. Demogoblin is always tough due to his ability to jump on his glider if you don't stay on top of him, and Carrion will always be a nuissance floating around waiting for his chance to sap some of your strength.

Carnage on the other hand, is the toughest of all. You will fight him several times, and some of his attacks do considerable damage. During the last encounter you will have a difficult time drawing a bead on him because of his double-armed swinging axe maneuver, which can rob you of a full life if you are unfortunate enough to be in the way. Be patient and pick your openings.

This game takes a bit of practice to master. Although the typical action fights are pretty simple, the boss battles may have you begging for mercy at some points. Once you know where all the 1-ups and continues are though, you should be fine as long as you remember to rely on your help tokens for the boss battles.

All in all, this is quite a fun game. It isn't the best side scroller beat em up, and of course it doesnt compare to some true classics like Streets of Rage 2 or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV Turtles in Time, but for a better than average side-scroller beat em up, it's hard to go wrong with Maximum Carnage, especially for Spiderman fans.

While this is fun and loyal to the Spider-Man franchise, the gameplay can get kinda repetetive and difficult to understand at times. Good spider-man game, and considering LJN had something to do with it, it's a huge step up from their other games.

If you are a fan of Spider-Man and arcade side scrolling beat-em ups you can't go wrong with this game! I recently bought this game for the nostalgia factor. The game obviously shows its age, but even today it is a great way to kill a few hours button mashing!

Used to rent this game all the time couldn't get enough of it, feeling nostalgic bought it and couldn't be happier.

While this is a great game, I was expecting the red cartridge when I ordered. Slightly misleading. Sadly, I was stuck with a gray one. None the less, a pleasing experience.

This game was another hard one, even more difficult when fighting the last master. You also get the use very special for help like Captain America, Firestar, Cloak, and Blackcat. Fighting as Spidey or Venom makes this game worth wild playing.

The game's cool. I get to play with Venom. It has like an old school street fighter feel to it. If you like Street Fighter, you'll probably like this.