<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
a	O
2002	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2002	O
film	O
of	B-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
two	O
weeks	O
before	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
June	O
7	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
and	O
bundled	O
on	O
Twin	O
Pack	O
cartridge	O
with	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Activision	O
's	O
then	O
recently	O
acquired	O
subsidiary	O
Treyarch	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
ported	O
Neversoft	O
's	O
2000	O
's	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
LTI	O
Gray	O
Matter	O
developed	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
and	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
developed	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tobey	O
Maguire	O
and	O
Willem	O
Dafoe	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
as	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Green	O
Goblin	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
while	O
Bruce	O
Campbell	O
,	O
who	O
played	O
a	O
wrestling	O
ring	O
announcer	O
in	O
the	O
movie	O
,	O
narrates	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tutorial	O
and	O
bonus	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
,	O
Treyarch	O
became	O
the	O
lead	O
developer	O
of	O
all	O
major	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
titles	O
published	O
under	O
Activision	O
until	O
2008	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
sequels	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2004	O
film	O
of	B-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2007	O
film	O
of	B-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
2000	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
game	O
and	O
its	O
2001	O
sequel	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
Electro	I-Application
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
a	O
level-based	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
superhero	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
stealth	O
segments	O
,	O
where	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
can	O
hide	O
in	O
the	O
shadows	O
and	O
remain	O
undetected	O
from	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
on	O
each	O
difficulty	O
unlocks	O
different	O
bonuses	O
,	O
namely	O
alternate	O
skins	O
for	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
:	O
completing	O
it	O
on	O
at	O
least	O
easy	O
unlocks	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
in	O
his	O
civilian	O
outfit	O
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
wrestler	O
costume	O
;	O
on	O
at	O
least	O
normal	O
,	O
Alex	O
Ross	O
 '	O
prototype	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
movie	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
costume	O
(	O
which	O
will	O
also	O
cause	O
the	O
Green	O
Goblin	O
to	O
have	O
Ross	O
 '	O
early	O
design	O
during	O
battles	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
on	O
at	O
least	O
hard	O
,	O
the	O
Green	O
Goblin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
others	O
,	O
the	O
Goblin	O
plays	O
entirely	O
different	O
from	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
replacing	O
his	O
web-based	O
abilities	O
with	O
gadgets	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
his	O
signature	O
glider	O
,	O
pumpkin	O
bombs	O
,	O
and	O
razor	O
bats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
playable	O
characters	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
through	O
cheat	O
codes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Shocker	O
and	O
Captain	O
George	O
Stacy	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
serve	O
only	O
as	O
alternate	O
skins	O
for	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
do	O
not	O
provide	O
any	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remembering	O
Ben	O
's	O
words	O
that	O
"	O
with	O
great	O
power	O
comes	O
great	O
responsibility	O
,	O
"	O
Peter	O
vows	O
to	O
use	O
his	O
powers	O
to	O
fight	O
evil	O
and	O
becomes	O
the	O
masked	O
superhero	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
gets	O
a	O
job	O
at	O
the	O
Daily	O
Bugle	O
as	O
a	O
photographer	O
after	O
selling	O
photos	O
of	O
himself	O
as	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anxious	O
to	O
develop	O
his	O
Human	O
Performance	O
Enhancer	O
"	O
Super	O
Soldier	O
"	O
serum	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
goals	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
already	O
exhibited	O
by	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
Osborn	O
sends	O
robots	O
to	O
capture	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
destroys	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
witnesses	O
the	O
Shocker	O
and	O
the	O
Vulture	O
robbing	O
a	O
jewelry	O
store	O
and	O
escaping	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Going	O
after	O
Shocker	O
first	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
pursues	O
him	O
through	O
the	O
sewers	O
and	O
into	O
a	O
subway	O
station	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
defeats	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
wanting	O
to	O
let	O
the	O
Vulture	O
get	O
away	O
with	O
his	O
share	O
of	O
the	O
loot	O
,	O
Shocker	O
tells	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
that	O
he	O
is	O
hiding	O
in	O
an	O
old	O
clock	O
tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
climbs	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Vulture	O
attempts	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
chase	O
through	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
finally	O
defeats	O
Vulture	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Chrysler	O
Building	O
and	O
leaves	O
him	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
stolen	O
loot	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
police	O
to	O
find	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Oscorp	O
creates	O
several	O
spider-shaped	O
robots	O
to	O
capture	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
they	O
end	O
up	O
pursuing	O
Scorpion	O
instead	O
,	O
whom	O
they	O
had	O
mistaken	O
for	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
due	O
to	O
him	O
also	O
having	O
arachnid	O
DNA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
subway	O
station	O
to	O
take	O
photos	O
of	O
his	O
battle	O
site	O
with	O
Shocker	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
runs	O
into	O
Scorpion	O
and	O
helps	O
him	O
fight	O
off	O
the	O
spider	O
bots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
an	O
increasingly	O
paranoid	O
Scorpion	O
then	O
attacks	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
believing	O
he	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
take	O
him	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
scientists	O
who	O
experimented	O
on	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
's	O
friend	O
and	O
crush	O
,	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
Watson	O
,	O
is	O
caught	O
in	O
the	O
chaos	O
,	O
but	O
Peter	O
intervenes	O
as	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
rescues	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
then	O
fights	O
the	O
Goblin	O
,	O
stopping	O
him	O
from	O
harming	O
more	O
bystanders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impressed	O
,	O
the	O
Goblin	O
offers	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
a	O
chance	O
to	O
join	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
latter	O
refuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Goblin	O
then	O
reveals	O
he	O
has	O
planted	O
bombs	O
filled	O
with	O
deadly	O
gas	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
escapes	O
while	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
finds	O
and	O
disarms	O
the	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
only	O
,	O
Osborn	O
later	O
hires	O
Kraven	O
the	O
Hunter	O
to	O
capture	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
defeats	O
Kraven	O
and	O
leaves	O
him	O
for	O
the	O
police	O
,	O
obtaining	O
an	O
antidote	O
for	O
the	O
poison	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
another	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
Goblin	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
studies	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
the	O
villain	O
's	O
gear	O
that	O
he	O
recovered	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
Oscorp	O
manufactured	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
then	O
arrives	O
in	O
Osborn	O
's	O
office	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Goblin	O
knows	O
about	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
after	O
seeing	O
the	O
photograph	O
of	O
her	O
kissing	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deducing	O
that	O
the	O
Goblin	O
kidnapped	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
to	O
lure	O
him	O
out	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
escapes	O
from	O
Oscorp	O
and	O
chases	O
the	O
Goblin	O
to	O
the	O
Queensboro	O
Bridge	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
rescues	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
and	O
defeats	O
the	O
villain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Goblin	O
unmasks	O
himself	O
as	O
Osborn	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
attempt	O
to	O
kill	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
accidentally	O
gets	O
impaled	O
by	O
his	O
glider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
he	O
dies	O
,	O
Osborn	O
asks	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
not	O
to	O
reveal	O
his	O
identity	O
as	O
the	O
Goblin	O
to	O
his	O
son	O
Harry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
attempts	O
to	O
reveal	O
his	O
identity	O
to	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
but	O
stops	O
when	O
she	O
kisses	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
then	O
ends	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
fourth	O
wall	O
break	O
,	O
telling	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
"	O
go	O
outside	O
and	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
said	O
that	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
top	O
five	O
best	O
selling	O
franchises	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ranked	O
at	O
number	O
seven	O
in	O
sales	O
among	O
video	O
game	O
titles	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
mostly	O
dominated	O
by	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
both	O
PlayStation	O
's	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
's	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
collections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
in	O
18	O
months	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
2	O
years	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
2002	O
film	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
when	O
it	O
came	O
to	O
web-swinging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
78%	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
76%	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
75%	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
76%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
78%	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
;	O
and	O
likewise	O
,	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
75	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
76	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
79	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
considered	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
had	O
sold	O
2.1	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$74	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
15th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
console	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
2000s	O
reached	O
6	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
also	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>
Its	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
sold	O
over	O
400,000	O
copies	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
high	O
sales	O
allowed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
"	O
Best-Sellers	O
"	O
of	O
each	O
console	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
's	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
recently	O
promoted	O
to	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
"	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
its	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
740,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$23	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
30th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
