Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Region: USA
Media: Cartridge
Controller: Gamepad
Genre: Action, Side-Scrolling
Gametype: Licensed
Release Year: 1994
Developer: Software Creations
Publisher: Acclaim
Players: 1
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A 14 issue mini-series. A great super-hero. An awesome anti-hero. Combine all that together and you get Maximum Carnage. Cletus Cassidy is a psychotic killer being held in a mental asylum. On one nasty night a red symbiont (Venom's son) fuses with Cassidy to create Carnage. Carnage, along with Doppleganger and Demigoblin (just to name a few) are terrorizing New York City. Who out there can stop them? Only Spider-man, of course. Well, with the help of Venom and a few others, they can save his beloved city from destruction.

Well, this is a pretty straightforward beat em' up. It reminds me of Streets of Rage. The graphics are good (nothing special), but they let you know who is who.

Directions:

You take on enemies with little variety, most are different models with different colors. Do not let that keep you away, though, this game is a very good adaptation of the comic series. Spider man and Venom have only a select amount of moves, including: punching, kicking, web shield, and a move to slam two enemies into each other. You can also swing on your web/suit to zip through a section and swing kick people. You should also note that Venom uses his suit and not webbing in this. You will also pick up health packs (very limited) and one-ups. There is no save/password feature, so fight well.

Controls:

A Button - Tap to fire webbing. Hold to form shield. (Venom) Tap to extend arm and grab enemy
B Button - Jump. Release from web when swinging, or release from wall when climbing
X Button - Swing from web
Y Button - Punch, pick up object, or throw object/enemy
L Button - Scroll through super heroes you can summon
R Button - Summon selected super hero
Start Button - Pause game
Select Button - Select hero

Tips:

Spider-Man & Venom-Maximum Carnage

5 continues
Enter the following on the Start screen with Cont. 2.  You must do so VERY fast though. Very, VERY fast, or it
wont work.  Up-Up-Down-A-B-Select

5 lives
Enter the following on the Start screen with Controller 2.  You must do so VERY fast though. Very, VERY fast, or it wont work.  Down-Y-B-R-L-Select

Easy Points
You get 7500 points for every final blow to a Super villain. But you can take advantage of this in the easiest way:  In the Climb stage, take out Doppleganger whenever he attacks you. You'll get 7500 points every time you hit him, and you can keep doing this as he reappears after a while. Keep doing this and you can get up to 999, 999 points!

Hidden Stage
After the stage Prospect Park II, choose to play as Venom. When the cinema scene plays, repeatedly press the X and Y buttons. If done successfully, you will be taken to the hidden Statue Of Liberty stage.

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