2006 video game
Spider-Man: Battle for New York
is a 2006
action
video game
developed by
Torus Games
and published by
Activision
, and is a prequel to the 2005's
Ultimate Spider-Man
, itself based on the
comic book series of the same name
. It was released for the
Game Boy Advance
and
Nintendo DS
on November 14, 2006. The game features
Spider-Man
and the
Green Goblin
as the main characters and is a re-imagining of their first encounter within the
Ultimate universe
.
Battle for New York
features the Green Goblin as a playable character. The cutscenes in the game are drawn by
Marvel Comics
artist
Ron Lim
.
Plot
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After finding out Spider-Man's true identity and how he gained his super powers, Norman Osborn tries to recreate the process on himself, thinking that his superior knowledge and access to his ‘Oz Formula’ would get a better result. He then turns himself into the Green Goblin (with a few side effects). Thinking his experiment to be a success, he then starts to use his formula on other people, creating a goblin army. It's now up to Spider-Man to figure out what's going on and put a stop to the Goblin's plans before he can take over
New York City
.
Gameplay
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Peter Parker/Spider-Man is the eponymous protagonist. Spidey's game play is almost identical to that of its predecessor, whereby he has to go around and save any civilians that are in trouble, engage in combat with thugs and (in the
Nintendo DS
version) take part in 3 touch screen mini-games: The stroke game, the web draw and the arm/disarm games.
Norman Osborn/Green Goblin is the main antagonist and a playable character. Green Goblin's game play is slightly different. Unlike Venom who could be controlled via the touch screen, the Goblin is controlled with the d-pad and face buttons only. His game play involves destroying objects and fighting security guards &
S.H.I.E.L.D.
agents. The Goblin does not take part in any touch screen mini-games.
Exclusive to the DS version, both Spider-Man & Goblin have access to 4 special moves which appear on the bottom screen, landing hits on opponents increases a special meter that, once full, will allow them to use one of the 4 moves available.
The player will also have to keep an eye out for the Threat Assessment Meter (or TAM for short); when it appears, it will point towards where Spidey & Goblin have to go next and also tell the player how much time left they have to solve the problem. If they fail to sort out the problem when the TAM meter runs out, it'll be game over.
Music
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Original music for the game was composed by
Finn Robertson
. It also reused
Kevin Manthei
's music from the previous
Ultimate Spider-Man
game in its cutscenes.
Reception
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Spider-Man: Battle for New York
received "mixed or average" for the DS version and "generally unfavorable" reviews for the GBA according to
review aggregator
Metacritic
.
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