Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage: SNES

11-07-13 11:10 PM

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Cujo here doing a review for Spider-Man & Venom Maximum Carnage:

This was the first of the two Spider-Man & Venom games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The second game being
Spider-Man & Venom Separation Anxiety. Which I hope to also write a review for after this one. I still own both games and they both hold good old memory's for me. I always loved the red cartridge for this game. I would also like to note this is my first "real" type of review for a game and I'm open to any or all, good or bad criticism.

Graphics: 10/10
For the time nothing could hold a candle to how well the comic book style art was done for this game. This game may even still have the best comic book style art for all of the SNES games ever made. It truly feels as if you are playing out the scenes of the actual comic it self. The cut scenes are also well done with the text very easy and clear to read. I love the fact how you can tell what is what and not confused on what to grab i.e. Hearts for energy, extra life and special character to help you along the way. From Spider-Man to the common thug.

Sound: 7/10
The sound is done quite well for it being a game based on a comic book that has no voice acting or sound track to work off of. Compared to the Saga Genesis the sound on the SNES is much much deeper and crisp and seems to fit perfectly. The grunts and screams the common thugs make can get somewhat played out and if you play the game for a good amount of time you will hear them randomly in your day to day life.

Addictiveness: 8/10
Once you get the hang of the basic controls you will be glued to the game for quite some time. The fact that throughout the game you get the option to choose to play as either Spider-Man or Venom makes the replay value that much better. You will find yourself doing multiple run-through to see how or if the story plays out differently.

Story: 9/10
The games story is the same as the comic book story arch series also titled Spider-Man Maximum Carnage. That is a huge plus in my book. For most if not all video games up to that point just took awesome, well known super heroes and made up some random bland basic story for them. Its starts off with a human looking Carnage (A bad guy that came from Venom) strapped down on a medical gurney in or going to a more locked down prison. He escapes and recruits a band of villains to destroy New York City. So Venom and Mr Toby Maguire a.k.a The Amazing Spider-Man must team up and defeat the Carnival Of Carnage.

Depth: 8/10
The game has a lot of levels to play and than also replay them as the other hero you picked on your first run of the game. They also have a few cool hidden and bonus stages you can find while playing on certain parts of the game. It is a top beat-em up game in my book but they do have some climb stages that will get you very upset, but once you get a hang of it you will be on top of world.

Difficulty: 7/10
Some say that this game is a very hard game to beat mainly the later stages in the game. At first I would say it is, but once you master the controls and learn the levels the game is a very easy. Took me about 10 - 15 minuets to master the controls and how the game plays. Other than getting double teamed the game offers no danger that you can not control.