<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
:	I-Device
Battle	I-Device
for	I-Device
New	I-Device
York	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2006	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Torus	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
2005	O
's	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
,	O
itself	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comic	B-Application
book	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spidey	O
's	O
game	O
play	O
is	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
whereby	O
he	O
has	O
to	O
go	O
around	O
and	O
save	O
any	O
civilians	O
that	O
are	O
in	O
trouble	O
,	O
engage	O
in	O
combat	O
with	O
thugs	O
and	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
)	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
3	O
touch	O
screen	O
mini-games	O
:	O
The	O
stroke	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
web	O
draw	O
and	O
the	O
arm/disarm	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Venom	B-Application
who	O
could	O
be	O
controlled	O
via	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
,	O
the	O
Goblin	O
is	O
controlled	O
with	O
the	O
d-pad	O
and	O
face	O
buttons	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
both	O
Spider-Man	O
&	O
Goblin	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
4	O
special	O
moves	O
which	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
,	O
landing	O
hits	O
on	O
opponents	O
increases	O
a	O
special	O
meter	O
that	O
,	O
once	O
full	O
,	O
will	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
use	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
4	O
moves	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
reused	O
Kevin	O
Manthei	O
's	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
game	O
in	O
its	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
:	I-Device
Battle	I-Device
for	I-Device
New	I-Device
York	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
