<s>
Ultimate	B-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
character	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
of	B-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Treyarch	O
and	O
are	O
drastically	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
handheld	O
versions	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
includes	O
additional	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
making	O
of	O
"	O
documentary	O
and	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
co-creator	O
Stan	O
Lee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Treyarch	O
's	O
previous	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
title	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
incorporates	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
design	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
freely	O
explore	O
fictitious	O
representations	O
of	O
Manhattan	O
and	O
Queens	O
when	O
not	O
completing	O
main	O
missions	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
notable	O
feature	O
exclusive	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
both	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Venom	B-Application
,	O
who	O
control	O
differently	O
and	O
have	O
exclusive	O
storylines	O
,	O
which	O
cross	O
over	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
is	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Marvel	O
universe	O
,	O
three	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
Venom	B-Application
story	O
arc	O
from	O
the	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
comics	O
,	O
and	O
centers	O
on	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
investigation	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
Trask	O
Industries	O
and	O
their	O
connection	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Venom	B-Application
symbiote	O
and	O
the	O
deaths	O
of	O
his	O
parents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Venom	B-Application
must	O
avoid	O
constant	O
capture	O
attempts	O
by	O
Bolivar	O
Trask	O
,	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
symbiote	O
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	B-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
retrospectively	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	B-Application
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
:	I-Device
Battle	I-Device
for	I-Device
New	I-Device
York	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Torus	O
Games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Treyarch	O
's	O
next	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
game	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	B-Application
Spider-Man	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
and	O
parts	O
of	O
Queens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
or	O
Venom	B-Application
and	O
complete	O
missions	O
—	O
linear	O
scenarios	O
with	O
set	O
objectives	O
—	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
in	O
story	O
mode	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
only	O
free	O
roam	O
as	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
automatically	O
switches	O
between	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Venom	B-Application
during	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
more	O
agile	O
and	O
uses	O
webs	O
to	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
either	O
web	O
swing	O
or	O
web	O
zip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
close	O
to	O
buildings	O
and	O
manually	O
attach	O
webs	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
can	O
also	O
use	O
his	O
webs	O
during	O
fights	O
,	O
immobilizing	O
enemies	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
,	O
or	O
grabbing	O
and	O
throwing	O
them	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
an	O
enemy	O
is	O
down	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
needs	O
to	O
quickly	O
web	O
them	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
immobilize	O
them	O
for	O
good	O
,	O
otherwise	O
they	O
will	O
get	O
up	O
and	O
continue	O
attacking	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venom	B-Application
is	O
much	O
more	O
aggressive	O
and	O
uses	O
his	O
tentacles	O
to	O
pull	O
himself	O
to	O
buildings	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
web	O
zip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
playing	O
as	O
Venom	B-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
consume	O
non-player	O
characters	O
to	O
regenerate	O
health	O
;	O
normal	O
pedestrians	O
usually	O
grant	O
the	O
player	O
more	O
health	O
points	O
than	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
free	O
roaming	O
as	O
Venom	B-Application
,	O
he	O
will	O
slowly	O
lose	O
health	O
regardless	O
of	O
taking	O
damage	O
or	O
not	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
constantly	O
consume	O
people	O
to	O
regenerate	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venom	B-Application
can	O
throw	O
cars	O
and	O
go	O
on	O
destructive	O
rampages	O
,	O
earning	O
police	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
more	O
destruction	O
Venom	B-Application
causes	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
police	O
will	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Venom	B-Application
will	O
have	O
certain	O
"	O
City	O
Goals	O
"	O
to	O
accomplish	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scroller	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
divided	O
into	O
seven	O
"	O
issues	O
"	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
three	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Venom	B-Application
are	O
playable	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
has	O
his	O
own	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
includes	O
a	O
limited	O
supply	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
web	O
fluid	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
refilled	O
by	O
picking	O
up	O
special	O
markers	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
levels	O
or	O
dropped	O
by	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
players	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
collect	O
hidden	O
power-ups	O
to	O
gain	O
more	O
web	O
fluid	O
capacity	O
or	O
gain	O
moves	O
and	O
abilities	O
for	O
both	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Venom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scroller	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
albeit	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Venom	B-Application
are	O
playable	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
play	O
differently	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
levels	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
happens	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
and	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
is	O
only	O
used	O
for	O
selecting	O
special	O
attacks	O
and	O
operating	O
certain	O
objects	O
(	O
moving	O
heavy	O
objects	O
,	O
opening	O
broken	O
elevator	O
doors	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Venom	B-Application
levels	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
switches	O
to	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
and	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
grab	O
and	O
throw	O
objects	O
or	O
enemies	O
using	O
Venom	B-Application
's	O
tentacles	O
,	O
or	O
attack	O
by	O
tapping	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
with	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
explaining	O
how	O
he	O
became	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Venom	B-Application
symbiote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
discovering	O
what	O
Peter	O
did	O
and	O
deducing	O
his	O
identity	O
as	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
Eddie	O
feels	O
betrayed	O
and	O
takes	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
suit	O
for	O
himself	O
,	O
becoming	O
Venom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venom	B-Application
attacks	O
Peter	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
seemingly	O
die	O
after	O
being	O
electrocuted	O
by	O
a	O
downed	O
power	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
day	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
stops	O
R.H.I.N.O.	O
,	O
a	O
giant	O
,	O
rhinoceros-themed	O
mecha	O
suit	O
rampaging	O
through	O
Queens	O
,	O
and	O
leaves	O
its	O
pilot	O
,	O
Alex	O
O'Hirn	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
police	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Trask	O
hires	O
Silver	O
Sable	O
and	O
her	O
Wild	O
Pack	O
to	O
capture	O
Eddie	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
transforms	O
into	O
Venom	B-Application
and	O
escapes	O
after	O
ravaging	O
their	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
field	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
Metropolitan	O
Museum	O
of	O
Art	O
,	O
Peter	O
senses	O
Venom	B-Application
's	O
presence	O
nearby	O
and	O
defeats	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eddie	O
is	O
captured	O
by	O
Sable	O
,	O
who	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
assumes	O
is	O
working	O
for	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
,	O
and	O
imprisoned	O
inside	O
an	O
energy	O
cage	O
by	O
Trask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forced	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
Venom	B-Application
suit	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
he	O
chases	O
and	O
defeats	O
Electro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
tries	O
to	O
intervene	O
in	O
their	O
fight	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
knocked	O
out	O
by	O
Electro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Eddie	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
more	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
suit	O
in	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
presence	O
,	O
Trask	O
remembers	O
that	O
Richard	O
's	O
DNA	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
suit	O
,	O
and	O
concludes	O
that	O
a	O
DNA	O
sample	O
from	O
Peter	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
stabilize	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deducing	O
that	O
Peter	O
is	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
Trask	O
sends	O
Sable	O
to	O
track	O
him	O
down	O
,	O
but	O
during	O
their	O
search	O
,	O
Eddie	O
transforms	O
into	O
Venom	B-Application
and	O
escapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
encounter	O
with	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
he	O
escapes	O
to	O
the	O
Latverian	O
Embassy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
later	O
reluctantly	O
agrees	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
Embassy	O
after	O
Fury	O
asks	O
him	O
to	O
,	O
but	O
ends	O
up	O
chasing	O
the	O
Goblin	O
,	O
who	O
emerged	O
from	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
subdues	O
the	O
Goblin	O
,	O
allowing	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
</s>
<s>
Elsewhere	O
,	O
Venom	B-Application
defeats	O
the	O
Beetle	O
when	O
the	O
latter	O
attempts	O
to	O
collect	O
a	O
sample	O
of	O
the	O
symbiote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venom	B-Application
arrives	O
and	O
kidnaps	O
Sable	O
,	O
forcing	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
to	O
give	O
chase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
confrontation	O
leaves	O
both	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Venom	B-Application
exhausted	O
,	O
allowing	O
Sable	O
to	O
deliver	O
them	O
to	O
Trask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venom	B-Application
escapes	O
and	O
defeats	O
Carnage	O
,	O
before	O
absorbing	O
the	O
symbiote	O
off	O
Peter	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
him	O
full	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
attempts	O
to	O
exact	O
revenge	O
on	O
Trask	O
,	O
but	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
goes	O
to	O
warn	O
him	O
,	O
leading	O
Trask	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
escape	O
via	O
helicopter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Venom	B-Application
tries	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
helicopter	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
stops	O
and	O
defeats	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
arrives	O
and	O
arrests	O
Venom	B-Application
and	O
Trask	O
,	O
Peter	O
retrieves	O
some	O
files	O
from	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
the	O
plane	O
crash	O
that	O
killed	O
Peter	O
's	O
parents	O
was	O
caused	O
by	O
Eddie	O
Sr.	O
trying	O
the	O
Venom	B-Application
suit	O
on	O
board	O
and	O
losing	O
control	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
incompatibility	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
Eddie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Days	O
later	O
,	O
as	O
Venom	B-Application
kills	O
Trask	O
in	O
prison	O
,	O
Peter	O
vocalizes	O
his	O
worries	O
about	O
Eddie	O
to	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
Watson	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
not	O
sure	O
if	O
he	O
is	O
scared	O
of	O
Eddie	O
,	O
or	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elsewhere	O
,	O
a	O
partially	O
transformed	O
Eddie	O
leaps	O
from	O
a	O
skyscraper	O
,	O
turning	O
into	O
Venom	B-Application
just	O
before	O
he	O
hits	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	B-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premise	O
of	O
making	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
styled	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
game	O
led	O
to	O
inspire	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
2010	O
's	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
:	I-Device
Battle	I-Device
for	I-Device
New	I-Device
York	I-Device
,	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
where	O
players	O
can	O
control	O
both	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Green	O
Goblin	O
,	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>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Marvel	O
universe	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
