Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage

Overview

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. Universal Studios Orlando used Maximum Carnage as the theme for a haunted house at Halloween Horror Nights in 2002.

Developed by

Acclaim Black Team, Software Creations

Published by

Acclaim Entertainment, LJN, Playtronic

Facts

Game modes

Single player

Player perspectives

Side view

Themes

Action, Science fiction

Franchises

Marvel, Spider-Man, Venom

Series

Spider-Man and Venom

Release dates

• Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Sep 16, 1994
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Sep 16, 1994