Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage (1994) is a fighting, hack and slash/beat 'em up video game developed by Acclaim Black Team, available on SNES, Genesis/MegaDrive. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 66/100 on IGDB.

What is Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage about?

Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game for the Super NES and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, developed by Software Creations and published by Acclaim Entertainment and it's subsidiary LJN in 1994. The game, based on a sprawling comic book story arc of the same name, features numerous heroes, including Spider-Man, Venom, and their allies from the Marvel Comics fictional universe like Captain America, Black Cat, Iron Fist, Cloak and Dagger, Deathlok, Morbius and Firestar, all teaming up to battle an onslaught of villains led by Carnage, including Shriek, Doppelganger, Demogoblin and Carrion.

Both the Genesis/Mega Drive and Super NES versions come in a red cartridge. They were later released in the normal cartridge colors (black for Genesis, gray for Super NES).

The game was followed up by a sequel called Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety.

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Key details

Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage was released in 1994 and supports single player. Platforms: SNES, Genesis/MegaDrive. Developer: Acclaim Black Team.

Should you play Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage?

Reviews are mixed, but Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage retains a dedicated player base among fighting, hack and slash/beat 'em up fans.