The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes

The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes

Cover art
Developer(s) Agenda[1]
Epoch Co, Ltd.[2]
Publisher(s) Epoch Co., Ltd.[1]
Designer(s) Takaki Kobayashi
Akira Ohtaka
Keita Abe
Shinobu Nakabachi
Composer(s) Shoji Tomii[3]
Minoru Endo
Makoto Igarashi
Daisuke Inoue
Platform(s) Super Famicom
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player
Distribution 12-megabit cartridge

The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes (スパイダーマン リーサルフォーズ)[4] is a 1995 Japan-exclusive action game for the Super Famicom based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. This game was based on a storyline used by Marvel Comics back in 1993 entitled "The Lethal Foes of Spider-Man."

The cover art for the game was designed by comic book artists Mark Bagley, Karl Kesel, and Paul Mounts.

Gameplay

One of the villains in the game is the Beetle

Spider-Man's web-swinging abilities can be used to get to various places. Each level has a timed checkpoint within each level, as players must reach their destination within the time limit. Spider-Man battles various villains throughout the game – Spider-Slayers, Beetle, Lizard, Mysterio, Alistair Smythe, Green Goblin, Scorpion, Venom, Doctor Octopus, and Carnage. In addition friendly characters including Human Torch, Speedball, and Iron Fist appear in cutscenes in between levels.

Additional content was unlocked by scanning barcodes with Barcode Battler II connected via a "Barcode Battler II Interface".

Reception

On release, Famicom Tsūshin scored the game a 21 out of 40.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Spider-Man: Lethal Foes at GameFAQs
  2. The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes at MobyGames
  3. Composer information for The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes at SNES Music
  4. English-to-Japanese title translation at SuperFamicom.org
  5. NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: スパイダーマン リーサルフォーズ. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.327. Pg.38. 24 March 1995.