Spider-Man: Battle for New York

Spider-Man: Battle for New York
North American DS cover art, Spider-Man model re-used from Marvel: Ultimate Alliance's front cover
Developer(s)	Torus Games
Publisher(s)	Activision
Series	Spider-Man
Engine	Vicarious Visions Alchemy
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS
Release	NA: November 14, 2006 EU: December 1, 2006
Genre(s)	Action, platform
Mode(s)	Single-player

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 1st encounter within the Ultimate universe. Much like its predecessor, which let players play as Venom, the game's main antagonist, Battle for New York features the Green Goblin as a playable character. The cutscenes in this game are drawn by Marvel Comics artist Ron Lim.

Plot[]

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[]

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.

Noman 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[]

Original music for the game was composed by Finn Robertson.

Reception[]

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.^[1][2]

References[]

External links[]

• Spider-Man: Battle for New York at IMDb