Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge
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''Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge'' is a video game released for the Super NES in 1992 by
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. It was released for the
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and Game Gear (under the
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brand) as well as the Game Boy. The game features Marvel Comics characters
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and the X-Men as they battle their captor, the villainous Arcade.


Summary

While swinging his web throughout the city, Spider-Man notices the disappearances of X-Men Cyclops, Storm, and Wolverine; he then notices a tube from a garbage truck sucking up Gambit, and after figuring out it's Arcade, swings his web to the truck. He tracks Arcade down to an abandoned building, which is the location of the first stage; the player portrays Spider-Man de-activating "Security Eyes" in a set order (as indicated by the Spider-Sense) to enter. Inside, he, along with Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine and Gambit, are placed in the deadly games of Murderworld, a simulated program designed by Arcade to torture and kill his victims.


Goal

The player must successfully complete each Marvel hero's two "events" in order to get to control Spider-Man in a final battle with Arcade and escape. While any character's first event can be selected at the player's will, his or her second event isn't playable until the completion of the first. All the heroes have the same
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s, meaning if one hero loses a life, the others do as well.


Development and release

''Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge'' was released in 1992 for multiple platforms, including the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and the Sega Genesis. The development of the game was influenced by the popularity of the ''X-Men'' animated series, which was airing at the time, and LJN's desire to capitalize on the success of previous Spider-Man and X-Men games.


Reception

Reviewing the Game Boy version, ''
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'' commented the graphics are good but the controls are frustratingly imprecise and complained of the fact that players must re-solve the tedious level 1 maze every time they start the game. They gave the Game Gear version a negative review as well, saying it retains the problems of the Game Boy version. '' Electronic Gaming Monthly'' gave the Game Gear version a 6 out of 10, praising the ability to play as multiple different characters but criticizing the difficulty as overly high. Brett Alan Weiss of AllGame criticized the Game Gear version for "awkward" controls, particularly of Spider-Man and its weak portrayals of the superheroes. Super Gamer reviewed the SNES Version and gave an overall score of 75% stating: "A whole host of superheroes make this attractive for any comics fan. Gameplay is varied and tough, graphics impressive and sound brilliant".


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