<s>
Spider-Man	B-Application
and	I-Application
Venom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Carnage	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Software	O
Creations	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
its	O
subsidiary	O
LJN	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
story	O
arc	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
features	O
numerous	O
heroes	O
,	O
including	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
Venom	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
allies	O
from	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
fictional	O
universe	O
like	O
Captain	O
America	O
,	O
Black	O
Cat	O
,	O
Iron	O
Fist	O
,	O
Cloak	O
and	O
Dagger	O
,	O
Deathlok	O
,	O
Morbius	O
and	O
Firestar	O
,	O
all	O
teaming	O
up	O
to	O
battle	O
an	O
onslaught	O
of	O
villains	O
led	O
by	O
Carnage	O
,	O
including	O
Shriek	O
,	O
Doppelganger	O
,	O
Demogoblin	O
and	O
Carrion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
prints	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Genesis	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
red-colored	O
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
titled	O
Venom/Spider	B-Application
-Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Separation	I-Application
Anxiety	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
later	O
years	O
,	O
reviews	O
have	O
been	O
more	O
positive	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
games	O
in	O
the	O
16-bit	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
meets	O
Venom	O
and	O
asks	O
him	O
if	O
his	O
promise	O
to	O
do	O
good	O
was	O
true	O
,	O
but	O
Brock	O
says	O
he	O
is	O
still	O
thinking	O
about	O
it	O
,	O
angering	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Venom	O
vow	O
to	O
stop	O
Carnage	O
,	O
despite	O
their	O
rivalry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Carnage	O
finds	O
a	O
four-armed	O
reproduction	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
called	O
Doppelgänger	O
,	O
who	O
he	O
manages	O
to	O
employ	O
after	O
restraining	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carnage	O
then	O
attacks	O
New	O
York	O
with	O
his	O
team	O
,	O
causing	O
Venom	O
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
to	O
almost	O
be	O
killed	O
when	O
they	O
confront	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Venom	O
retreat	O
,	O
but	O
create	O
a	O
“	O
resistance	O
”	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
previous	O
allies	O
,	O
who	O
they	O
finally	O
confront	O
Carnage	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
thanks	O
Venom	O
,	O
saying	O
he	O
hopes	O
he	O
will	O
work	O
with	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
but	O
Venom	O
retreats	O
before	O
replying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
single-player	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
(	O
with	O
a	O
format	O
similar	O
to	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Venom	O
through	O
various	O
levels	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
supervillain	O
Carnage	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
hundreds	O
of	O
criminals	O
they	O
inspire	O
in	O
their	O
wake	O
,	O
from	O
taking	O
over	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Marvel	B-Device
heroes	I-Device
can	O
be	O
summoned	O
by	O
collecting	O
appropriate	O
items	O
hidden	O
within	O
certain	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
which	O
character	O
summoned	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
summoned	O
heroes	O
may	O
help	O
out	O
in	O
different	O
ways	O
,	O
usually	O
being	O
more	O
effective	O
for	O
whichever	O
character	O
(	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
or	O
Venom	O
)	O
they	O
favor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
video	O
game	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
teen	O
rating	O
(	O
while	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
re-release	O
version	O
had	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
K-A	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
was	O
rated	O
MA-13	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
limited	O
storage	O
capacity	O
of	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Genesis	O
cartridges	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
not	O
recorded	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
computerized	O
rendition	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
scored	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
a	O
unanimous	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
appearances	O
by	O
other	O
superheroes	O
are	O
"	O
cool	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
outweighed	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
sloppy	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
mediocre	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
a	O
3.45/5	O
from	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Genesis	O
port	O
,	O
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
fighting	O
action	O
are	O
identical	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
—	O
unfortunately	O
,	O
so	O
are	O
the	O
drawbacks	O
that	O
made	O
this	O
only	O
an	O
average	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
critical	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
remarkably	O
improved	O
over	O
later	O
years	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
inspired	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
its	O
fun	O
,	O
its	O
faithful	O
comic	O
book	O
adapting	O
and	O
the	O
challenging	O
difficulty	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Venom	O
,	O
as	O
many	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
beat'em	B-Application
up	I-Application
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
85th	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Arcade	O
Sushi	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
8th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
10	O
Best	O
Retro	O
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
Ups	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
63rd	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comic	O
book	O
website	O
CBR.com	O
has	O
given	O
a	O
more	O
positive	O
review	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
superhero	O
game	O
that	O
changed	O
and	O
revolutionized	O
the	O
beat'em	B-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
and	O
the	O
superhero	O
genre	O
in	O
a	O
positive	O
way	O
,	O
and	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
great	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
its	O
era	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
