| The Amazing Spider-Man Web of Fire | |
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| Developer(s) | BlueSky Software |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Platform(s) | Sega 32X |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire is an action video game released for the Sega 32X and based on the popular Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was the last game released for the 32X system in North America and is known for being one of the rarest games for the system, often selling for hundreds of dollars in the collector market.[1][2]
The player controls Spider-Man through six stages of side-scrolling levels as he goes up against the terrorist organization H.Y.D.R.A. and their hired hands the New Enforcers. Hydra has taken all of New York hostage as they have set up generators throughout the city which has caused a giant electrical grid to be placed over New York trapping its citizens. The New Enforcers are each guarding the generators to make sure Hydra's plans go uninterrupted. At the end of the levels Spider-Man must go up against each member of the New Enforcers while destroying each generator. The bosses are Dragon Man, The Eel, Thermite, Blitz, and Super-Adaptoid. Vanisher also appears although he is not a boss. The player can also get assistance from fellow superhero Daredevil by collecting "DD" tokens.
The character graphics were rendered on Silicon Graphics workstations, using motion captured animation.[3]
Reception[]
The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire was released after Sega had announced that they were dropping support for the 32X.[4] Perhaps in part because of this, the game was largely ignored by the gaming press; GamePro and Game Players gave it only brief reviews, and other gaming publications such as Electronic Gaming Monthly, GameSpot, and Next Generation gave it no coverage at all beyond early previews. GamePro's review said the game was: "decent side-scrollin', web-slingin', thug-punchin' fun, featuring nimble sprites, lots of crawly moves, and fine graphical details. Spider-Man: Web of Fire won't disappoint Marvel fans, though it doesn't raise Spidey to the pantheon of great video game heroes."[5] Roger Burchill of Game Players, in a negative review, lambasted the game's lack of innovation, unimpressive and dated graphics, dull and formless music and repetitive sound design.[6]
References[]
- ↑ "The 25 best Spider-Man games of all time". GamesRadar+. July 6, 2017.
{{cite web}}: ; - ↑ "The Rarest and Most Valuable Sega 32X Games". RetroGaming with Racketboy. January 4, 2018. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
{{cite web}}: ; dead-url - ↑ "Spiderman: Web of Fire". GamePro (IDG) (88): 55. January 1996. https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_078_January_1996/page/n55.
- ↑ "Sega Shuffles Staff and Systems". GamePro (IDG) (91): 16. April 1996. https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_081_April_1996/page/n17.
- ↑ "Spider-Man: Web of Fire 32X". GamePro (IDG) (91): 89. April 1996. https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_081_April_1996/page/n89.
- ↑ Burchill, Roger (March 1996). "Spider-Man: Web of Fire". Game Players (Imagine Media) (82): 65.