<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
a	O
2000	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
character	O
of	B-Device
the	I-Device
same	I-Device
name	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Neversoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
by	O
different	O
developers	O
to	O
various	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
follows	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
as	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
clear	O
his	O
name	O
after	O
being	O
framed	O
by	O
a	O
doppelgänger	O
and	O
becoming	O
a	O
wanted	O
criminal	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
having	O
to	O
foil	O
a	O
symbiote	O
invasion	O
orchestrated	O
by	O
Doctor	O
Octopus	O
and	O
Carnage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
narration	O
from	O
co-creator	O
Stan	O
Lee	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
game	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
following	O
their	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
license	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
expire	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
received	O
an	O
overall	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
sequels	O
in	O
2001	O
:	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Color-exclusive	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sinister	I-Application
Six	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Torus	O
Games	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation-exclusive	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
Electro	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance-exclusive	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
:	I-Device
Mysterio	I-Device
's	I-Device
Menace	I-Device
,	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
as	O
he	O
goes	O
through	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
either	O
trying	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
exit	O
or	O
complete	O
a	O
certain	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
retry	O
the	O
current	O
level	O
if	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
runs	O
out	O
of	O
health	O
,	O
falls	O
off	O
a	O
building	O
or	O
fails	O
to	O
complete	O
certain	O
objectives	O
such	O
as	O
rescuing	O
a	O
hostage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
able	O
to	O
utilize	O
his	O
spider	O
powers	O
to	O
traverse	O
the	O
environments	O
,	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
crawl	O
on	O
walls	O
and	O
ceilings	O
,	O
swing	O
short	O
distances	O
and	O
instantly	O
zip	O
between	O
certain	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
combat	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
can	O
utilize	O
a	O
limited	O
supply	O
of	O
web-cartridges	O
to	O
attack	O
his	O
enemies	O
,	O
either	O
webbing	O
them	O
up	O
to	O
stall	O
or	O
defeat	O
them	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
his	O
attacks	O
or	O
forming	O
an	O
explosive	O
barrier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
can	O
also	O
find	O
comics	O
,	O
which	O
unlock	O
a	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
comic	O
book	O
issue	O
cover	O
in	O
the	O
menu	O
screen	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
power-ups	O
such	O
as	O
Spider-Armor	O
which	O
temporarily	O
increases	O
his	O
strength	O
and	O
defense	O
,	O
and	O
Fire	O
Webbing	O
which	O
is	O
effective	O
against	O
symbiotes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
2099	O
costume	O
features	O
enhanced	O
strength	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
civilian	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
suit	O
limits	O
the	O
available	O
number	O
of	O
web	O
cartridges	O
to	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
supposedly	O
reformed	O
Dr.	O
Otto	O
Octavius	O
is	O
holding	O
a	O
scientific	O
demonstration	O
at	O
the	O
Science	O
Expo	O
2000	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
interrupted	O
when	O
an	O
impostor	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
attacks	O
the	O
crew	O
and	O
steals	O
his	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
rage	O
,	O
the	O
Venom	O
symbiote	O
resurfaces	O
inside	O
Brock	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
vows	O
revenge	O
against	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
real	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
who	O
witnessed	O
the	O
incident	O
as	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
,	O
is	O
held	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
theft	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
police	O
ensue	O
a	O
manhunt	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
meeting	O
with	O
Black	O
Cat	O
and	O
foiling	O
a	O
bank	O
robbery	O
by	O
the	O
Jade	O
Syndicate	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
forced	O
to	O
save	O
J	O
.	O
Jonah	O
Jameson	O
from	O
The	O
Scorpion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
trying	O
to	O
escape	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
encounters	O
Daredevil	O
,	O
who	O
promises	O
to	O
spread	O
the	O
word	O
about	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
innocence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
evading	O
a	O
police	O
chopper	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
reunites	O
with	O
Black	O
Cat	O
,	O
who	O
informs	O
him	O
of	O
two	O
new	O
problems	O
:	O
Rhino	O
is	O
attacking	O
a	O
power	O
plant	O
,	O
and	O
Venom	O
has	O
kidnapped	O
his	O
wife	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
Parker	O
to	O
lure	O
out	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Choosing	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
Rhino	O
first	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Black	O
Cat	O
defeat	O
him	O
and	O
leave	O
him	O
for	O
the	O
police	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
badly	O
wounded	O
during	O
the	O
fight	O
,	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
unknown	O
assailants	O
posing	O
as	O
paramedics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
encouragement	O
from	O
the	O
Human	O
Torch	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
sets	O
out	O
to	O
find	O
Venom	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
appear	O
behind	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
lead	O
him	O
on	O
a	O
chase	O
through	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
sewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
pursuing	O
Venom	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
encounters	O
the	O
Lizard	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
imprisoned	O
by	O
Venom	O
after	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
his	O
lizard-men	O
(	O
which	O
attacked	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
at	O
various	O
points	O
during	O
the	O
chase	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lizard	O
points	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
to	O
Venom	O
's	O
lair	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
former	O
rescues	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
and	O
defeats	O
Venom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
amends	O
with	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
after	O
learning	O
he	O
was	O
framed	O
,	O
Venom	O
offers	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
figure	O
out	O
who	O
did	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Left	O
to	O
investigate	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
discovers	O
an	O
infestation	O
of	O
symbiotes	O
in	O
the	O
building	O
and	O
clears	O
them	O
out	O
,	O
before	O
encountering	O
the	O
impostor	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Mysterio	O
in	O
disguise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
him	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
learns	O
Mysterio	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
keep	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
distracted	O
while	O
his	O
employer	O
infests	O
New	O
York	O
with	O
symbiotes	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
fog	O
over	O
the	O
city	O
will	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
beacon	O
for	O
the	O
symbiotes	O
,	O
preparing	O
the	O
citizens	O
for	O
symbiosis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Warehouse	O
65	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
hideout	O
of	O
Mysterio	O
's	O
employer	O
is	O
located	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
encounters	O
the	O
Punisher	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
convinces	O
about	O
his	O
innocence	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
he	O
helps	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
infiltrate	O
the	O
warehouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
discovers	O
an	O
entrance	O
to	O
a	O
massive	O
undersea	O
base	O
inside	O
the	O
warehouse	O
,	O
and	O
proceeds	O
to	O
investigate	O
,	O
quickly	O
coming	O
across	O
a	O
symbiote	O
manufacturing	O
operation	O
and	O
an	O
imprisoned	O
Black	O
Cat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
disrupting	O
the	O
operation	O
and	O
rescuing	O
Black	O
Cat	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
finally	O
confronts	O
her	O
kidnappers	O
and	O
the	O
masterminds	O
behind	O
the	O
symbiote	O
invasion	O
:	O
Octavius	O
and	O
Carnage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
then	O
,	O
Venom	O
appears	O
and	O
takes	O
on	O
Carnage	O
,	O
while	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
fights	O
Doc	O
Ock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
both	O
Doc	O
Ock	O
and	O
Venom	O
are	O
defeated	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
fights	O
Carnage	O
and	O
defeats	O
him	O
by	O
tossing	O
him	O
into	O
a	O
sonic	O
bubble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Carnage	O
symbiote	O
then	O
fuses	O
with	O
Doc	O
Ock	O
,	O
creating	O
Monster-Ock	O
,	O
who	O
proceeds	O
to	O
chase	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
through	O
the	O
self-destructing	O
base	O
until	O
he	O
is	O
caught	O
in	O
an	O
explosion	O
,	O
which	O
removes	O
the	O
symbiote	O
from	O
Doc	O
Ock	O
's	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
carries	O
the	O
unconscious	O
Doc	O
Ock	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
saved	O
by	O
Captain	O
America	O
,	O
Black	O
Cat	O
,	O
and	O
Venom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
headquarters	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
playing	O
cards	O
with	O
Captain	O
America	O
,	O
Daredevil	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Punisher	O
,	O
while	O
Black	O
Cat	O
and	O
the	O
Human	O
Torch	O
are	O
dancing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
uses	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
was	O
a	O
hidden	O
character	O
in	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
reference	O
is	O
made	O
to	O
this	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
have	O
pre-rendered	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
shows	O
captioned	O
freeze-frames	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
and	O
with	O
fewer	O
voice	O
clips	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
that	O
console	O
's	O
technical	O
limitations	O
for	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
both	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
cartoons	O
reprise	O
their	O
respective	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
Rino	O
Romano	O
reprises	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
Spider-Man/Peter	O
Parker	O
from	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
,	O
Jennifer	O
Hale	O
reprises	O
her	O
roles	O
as	O
both	O
Black	O
Cat	O
from	O
the	O
1994	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
cartoon	O
and	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
Watson	O
from	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Efrem	O
Zimbalist	O
Jr.	O
reprises	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
Doctor	O
Octopus	O
from	O
the	O
1994	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
TV	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
song	O
is	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
the	O
1960s	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
cartoon	O
theme	O
by	O
the	O
UK	O
electronic	O
music	O
group	O
Apollo	O
440	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
samples	O
correlate	O
to	O
actions	O
in-game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
when	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
battling	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
and	O
fade	O
out	O
when	O
the	O
action	O
is	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
includes	O
a	O
sound	O
test	O
where	O
the	O
individual	O
samples	O
of	O
tracks	O
can	O
be	O
listened	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
reviews	O
varied	O
from	O
system	O
to	O
system	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
shows	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
86.53	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
66.91	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
82.52	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
80.23	O
%	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
67.96	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
shows	O
scores	O
of	O
87	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
72	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
80	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
68	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
200	O
Activision	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
held	O
the	O
number	O
two	O
position	O
for	O
third-party	O
published	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
though	O
no	O
official	O
sales	O
numbers	O
were	O
given	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
arguably	O
,	O
the	O
best	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
game	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
a	O
8.4	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
good	O
fun	O
for	O
anyone	O
with	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
that	O
has	O
n't	O
played	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
expecting	O
more	O
from	O
a	O
powerful	O
system	O
like	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
got	O
a	O
scathing	O
review	O
for	O
essentially	O
being	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
with	O
no	O
major	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
7.7	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
excellent	O
framework	O
on	O
which	O
to	O
base	O
future	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
games	O
–	O
and	O
an	O
exceptional	O
game	O
to	O
boot	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Orlando	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Excelsior	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Steinberg	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
fun	O
but	O
slightly	O
flawed	O
superhero	O
action	O
adventure	O
that	O
'll	O
have	O
you	O
bouncing	O
off	O
the	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Mans	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
spawned	O
three	O
sequels	O
in	O
2001	O
:	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sinister	I-Application
Six	I-Application
served	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
continuation	O
that	O
followed	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
eventually	O
got	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
Electro	I-Application
,	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
standalone	O
sequel	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
:	I-Device
Mysterio	I-Device
's	I-Device
Menace	I-Device
,	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
exclusively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
November	O
2019	O
interview	O
,	O
former	O
Neversoft	O
employee	O
and	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
Chad	O
Findley	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
developing	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
admitted	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
unlikely	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
the	O
nightmarish	O
licensing	O
and	O
approval	O
processes	O
that	O
are	O
around	O
these	O
days	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
