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Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage

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Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage

This beat 'em up features two playable heroes, branching paths, and a challenging fight against Carnage's army.

Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1994, published by Acclaim Entertainment and developed by Software Creations. This was the original release of the game on any platform, with the Sega Genesis version also released in 1994.

About Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage

Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage is a side-scrolling beat-em-up where players engage in combat using punches, jump kicks, and character-specific web abilities. These web-based actions include forming defensive shields and swinging through environments.

The narrative, which draws inspiration from the comics, begins with the villain Carnage escaping confinement and initiating a violent rampage. In response, Spider-Man takes on the mission to confront this threat.

Control alternates between Spider-Man and Venom at specific points, with the choice of character leading to different paths through the game's stages.

Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage Screenshots

10 images
Title Screen
Title Screen 2
Intro - Storyline
That must have hurt
Flying kick
Tied the enemy
Now, what is that chained tied to?!
Other Marvel characters make cameos
Playing a level as Venom
Venom's moves are identical to Spidey's, but with different art.