Spider-Man

GO BEYOND THE MOVIE

Bitten by a genetically engineered spider, high school student Peter Parker is suddenly empowered with supernatural abilities, including Spider-Sense, web-slinging and wall crawling. Assume the role of Parker as he adapts to his new powers and becomes Spider-Man. But beware-the city's villains won't be pleased to see a new hero on the scene.

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Defend the city from the clutches of evil with all-new combat moves and dizzying airborne acrobatics.

Move through stunning scenes from the movie as you explore enormous city environments with newfound maneuverability.

Battle the world's toughest villains, including Shocker, Vulture, and the Green Goblin.

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Back of Gamecube box

GO BEYOND THE MOVIE

Bitten by a genetically engineered spider, high school student Peter Parker is suddenly empowered with supernatural abilities, including Spider-Sense, web-slinging and wall crawling. Assume the role of Parker as he adapts to his new powers and becomes Spider-Man. But beware--the city's villains won't be pleased to see a new hero on the scene.

*Defend the city from the clutches of evil with all-new combat moves and dizzying airborne acrobatics.

Move through stunning scenes from the movie as you explore enormous city environments with newfound maneuverability.

Battle the world's toughest villains, including Shocker, Kraven the Hunter, Vulture, and the Green Goblin.*

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Back of Box, XBOX (Canada)

Lucky for us, he's a good guy.

Let's face it. Super heroes don't come much cooler than Spider-Man. His costume is rad, his sense of humor is spot-on, and he can bench-press 10 tons. If you could bench press 10 tons, do you think you'd be using your powers for good instead of evil? Think about it. Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is one swell super-freak of nature.

Activision, who has already released one killer Spidey game for Nintendo 64 and numerous Spider-Man titles for Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, is now bringing the arachnid hero to Nintendo GameCube. This time, Spidey's adventure is based on the feature film Spider-Man, starring Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe.

Even if you never step foot in a theater to check out the flick, the game will give you a serious dose of the web-swinging style found on the silver screen. The game starts just as Spider-Man is beginning to discover his new super powers. You get to guide a street-clothed Peter Parker as he swings high through the city sky. As the game progresses, so does Spidey's fashion sense. By the time you dig down a few levels into the game, you'll be sporting the slick Spidey suit which we all know and love.

Spider-Man's ultimate foe in both the movie and the game is the Green Goblin, but as you might expect, there is an army of lesser-known thugs and bad guys to take out along the way. More recognizable evil-doers include Shocker, Vulture, Scorpion and experimental HK units compliments of OSCORP INDUSTRIES.

Previous Spider-Man games have been developed by Neversoft, but coding duties for the current Spider-Man game have been handed to Treyarch, located in (I-left-my-wallet-in) El Segundo, California. Thankfully, Treyarch didn't stray too far from the topsy-turvy anti-gravity gameplay mechanics found in Spider-Man for Nintendo 64.

Spider-Man can rise and descend while swinging through the sky, he can bank around buildings, cut web-lines and zip-line either horizontally or vertically. He can use his webbing to wrap up enemies, form web boxing gloves or even weave a web dome. A height-meter has been added to Spidey's radar, which comes in quite handy since Spider-Man can zip-line straight up about 30 stories.

Frequent cut-scenes bring the story to life, with voice acting that won't leave you cringing. Even when Shocker says things like "It's time to stop that freak!" it sounds suitably sinister rather than eye-rollingly cheesy.

So far, Spider-Man appears to be handling the responsibility of his great power very well on Nintendo GameCube. Very well indeed.

Spider-Man is available now. Game Progress is saved to a Nintendo GameCube Memory Card.

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www.nintendo.com – Nintendo GameCube

• Spider-Man's unusual abilities make this game a unique wall-climbing, web-slinging adventure.• Includes a motley crew of maniacal super villains, such as The Green Goblin, Shocker, Vulture and others.• Spider-Man can add 28 devastating fighting combos to his repertoire by collecting Gold Spider Tokens.• 22 levels from deep underground to dangerously high altitudes.• Advanced graphics and Cinematic cut-scenes make the game a movie like experience.

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www.nintendo.com.au – GameCube

GO BEYOND THE MOVIE

SPIDER-MAN

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Fight through stunning movie scenes and unique new locations, with all-new aerial combat and in-air features.
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Battle the world's toughest villains, including Shocker, Vulture and the Green Goblin.
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Master web-slinging as you bank around corners, cut web-lines for sudden drops, and zip-line to adjacent buildings. NOW AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE

(Source: page 13 of "Ultimate Spider-Man: Free Comic Book Day Edition", May 2002.)

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magazine advertisement (US)

Go Beyond the Movie. Bitten by a genetically engineered spider, high school student Peter Parker is suddenly empowered with supernatural abilities, including Spider Sense, web-slinging and wall crawling. Take the role of Peter Parker as he adapts to his new powers and becomes Spider-Man.

Spider-Man: The Movie for Xbox features two exclusive levels and a new arch-villain, Kraven, that cannot be found on any other system. Help your favourite wall-crawler save the city and remember, "With great power comes great responsibility…"

• Two exclusive levels and an all new boss not found on any other system
• Battle all-new villains including Shocker, Vulture, Scorpion and Green Goblin
• Master combat high over the streets of New York
• Learn new web-slinging and fighting combos to defeat your enemies
• All new aerial combat and manoeuvrability
• Re-live Spider-Man's movie experience and more!

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www.xbox.com