<s>
Spider-Man	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
action-adventure	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>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2004	O
's	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
itself	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2004	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-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Treyarch	O
,	O
while	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
handled	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
drastically	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beenox	O
ported	O
Treyarch	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
two	O
of	O
Treyarch	O
's	O
previous	O
Spider-Man	O
titles	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
,	O
incorporating	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
design	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
freely	O
explore	O
a	O
fictitious	O
representation	O
of	O
Manhattan	O
when	O
not	O
completing	O
missions	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
directly	O
adapts	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
it	O
builds	O
upon	O
it	O
by	O
including	O
additional	O
characters	O
and	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Spider-Man	O
comic	O
books	O
and	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
critical	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
by	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Web	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
no	O
connections	O
to	O
the	O
Spider-Man	O
film	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
loosely	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
films	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Friend	I-Application
or	I-Application
Foe	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
expiration	O
of	O
Activision	O
's	O
licensing	O
deal	O
with	O
Marvel	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
delisted	O
and	O
removed	O
from	O
all	O
digital	O
store	O
fronts	O
on	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
based	O
on	O
Manhattan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missions	O
are	O
structured	O
in	O
a	O
non-linear	O
manner	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
multiple	O
storylines	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
the	O
player	O
desires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Collectors	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
New	O
Goblin	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Green	O
Goblin	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
Goblin	O
is	O
also	O
briefly	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
mission	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
across	O
all	O
three	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Parker	O
in	O
his	O
civilian	O
outfit	O
is	O
also	O
playable	O
on	O
PC	O
through	O
mods	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
a	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
that	O
prevents	O
progression	O
in	O
certain	O
story	O
missions	O
across	O
all	O
three	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
its	O
next-gen	O
counterpart	O
,	O
except	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
is	O
mostly	O
ground-based	O
,	O
like	O
in	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
,	O
the	O
black	O
suit	O
requires	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
regularly	O
,	O
because	O
if	O
worn	O
for	O
too	O
long	O
,	O
the	O
symbiote	O
will	O
corrupt	O
Spider-Man	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upgrades	O
are	O
purchased	O
through	O
hero	O
points	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
unlocked	O
from	O
completing	O
either	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
missions	O
or	O
side	O
missions	O
,	O
including	O
races	O
and	O
combat	O
tours	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
that	O
appear	O
randomly	O
across	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
features	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
are	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
flicking	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
&	O
Nunchuck	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
perform	O
various	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
Spider-Man	O
'	O
s	O
trademark	O
abilities	O
,	O
web	O
swinging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
a	O
full-on	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
with	O
an	O
extra	O
feature	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
version	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Conquest	O
Mode	O
"	O
:	O
an	O
extra	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
traverse	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
complete	O
challenges	O
such	O
as	O
combat	O
tours	O
,	O
delivering	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
protecting	O
civilians	O
under	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
level-based	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
;	O
only	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
rendered	O
in	O
2.5D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
is	O
completely	O
2.5D	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Touch	O
Screen	O
to	O
execute	O
most	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
set	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Brock	O
,	O
as	O
Venom	B-Application
,	O
finds	O
a	O
still-living	O
Marko	O
and	O
blackmails	O
him	O
into	O
helping	O
him	O
kill	O
Spider-Man	O
,	O
threatening	O
to	O
murder	O
his	O
daughter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harry	O
rescues	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
and	O
defeats	O
Marko	O
before	O
Venom	B-Application
kills	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	O
ultimately	O
defeats	O
Venom	B-Application
after	O
using	O
sonic	O
vibrations	O
to	O
weaken	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
Brock	O
dies	O
after	O
being	O
impaled	O
on	O
some	O
steel	O
bars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
assignment	O
from	O
Jameson	O
leads	O
Spider-Man	O
to	O
encounter	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
he	O
defeats	O
the	O
creature	O
and	O
brings	O
it	O
to	O
Connors	O
,	O
who	O
recognizes	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
as	O
a	O
renowned	O
biochemist	O
Dr.	O
Michael	O
Morbius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Venom	B-Application
,	O
Brock	O
,	O
having	O
deduced	O
that	O
Peter	O
is	O
Spider-Man	O
,	O
finds	O
a	O
still-living	O
Marko	O
and	O
blackmails	O
him	O
into	O
helping	O
him	O
kill	O
Spider-Man	O
,	O
threatening	O
to	O
murder	O
his	O
daughter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harry	O
rescues	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
and	O
Marko	O
's	O
daughter	O
and	O
helps	O
Spider-Man	O
defeat	O
Marko	O
before	O
Venom	B-Application
kills	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	O
ultimately	O
defeats	O
Venom	B-Application
after	O
using	O
sonic	O
vibrations	O
to	O
weaken	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
Brock	O
presumably	O
dies	O
after	O
the	O
symbiote	O
leaves	O
his	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
symbiote	O
attaches	O
to	O
Eddie	O
Brock	O
instead	O
,	O
who	O
desires	O
revenge	O
against	O
both	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
and	O
Spider-Man	O
,	O
turning	O
him	O
into	O
Venom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	O
is	O
later	O
attacked	O
by	O
Venom	B-Application
and	O
a	O
still-living	O
Sandman	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
since	O
gained	O
quicksand	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Sandman	O
,	O
Spider-Man	O
and	O
Venom	B-Application
engage	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
battle	O
,	O
until	O
Venom	B-Application
falls	O
off	O
the	O
building	O
and	O
seemingly	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
available	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
artwork	O
shows	O
the	O
fully	O
colored	O
Black	O
Suit	O
of	O
Spider-Man	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
both	O
suits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
features	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
were	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Avi	O
Arad	O
,	O
chief	O
creative	O
officer	O
of	O
Marvel	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
founder	O
of	O
Marvel	O
Studios	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
3	I-Application
movie	O
webisodes	O
,	O
a	O
behind	O
the	O
scenes	O
featurette	O
with	O
the	O
cast	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
collectable	O
lenticular	O
card	O
with	O
the	O
movie	O
's	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
pre-installed	O
DLC	O
which	O
featured	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
New	O
Goblin	O
(	O
who	O
becomes	O
available	O
only	O
after	O
defeating	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
Goblin	O
DLC	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
users	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
but	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
all	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
versions	O
have	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
story	O
mode	O
and	O
disappointing	O
graphics	O
,	O
with	O
GamesRadar	O
suggesting	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
technically	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
preceding	O
game	O
from	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
however	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
in	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
strongest	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
despite	O
receiving	O
only	O
average	O
reviews	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
universally	O
better	O
received	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
"	O
D+	O
"	O
grade	O
by	O
The	O
Wire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Play	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
1	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
(	O
the	O
first	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
get	O
1	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
)	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
criticism	O
has	O
surfaced	O
due	O
to	O
having	O
New	O
Goblin	O
only	O
fully	O
playable	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
liked	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
game	O
,	O
giving	O
them	O
an	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
.	O
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<s>
For	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
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,	O
GameSpot	O
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the	O
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of	O
moves	O
,	O
Tobey	O
Maguire	O
's	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
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of	O
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,	O
but	O
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the	O
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.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
cancelled	O
film	O
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,	O
Spider-Man	O
4	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Eurocom	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
ultimately	O
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.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
senior	O
environment	O
artist	O
from	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Wayne	O
Dalton	O
,	O
posted	O
several	O
screenshots	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
revealed	O
that	O
Spider-Man	O
4	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
Radical	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
after	O
its	O
cancellation	O
,	O
assets	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
reworked	O
into	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Spider-Man	O
4	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Eurocom	O
,	O
was	O
posted	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
showing	O
the	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
cancelled	O
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360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
,	O
showing	O
Spider-Man	O
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through	O
Manhattan	O
and	O
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an	O
enemy	O
gunship	O
and	O
several	O
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.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
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for	O
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s	O
web-swinging	O
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to	O
the	O
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used	O
in	O
Beenox	O
's	O
The	B-Application
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and	O
its	O
sequel	O
The	B-Application
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Spider-Man	I-Application
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.	O
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