Spider-Man: Battle for New York

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 Ultimate Spider-Man video game. 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 Ultimate Spider-Man, 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.

Spider-Man: Battle for New York
North American DS cover art
Developer(s)Torus Games
Publisher(s)Activision
SeriesSpider-Man
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS
Release
  • NA: November 14, 2006
  • EU: December 1, 2006
Genre(s)Action, platform
Mode(s)Single-player

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
  1. "Spider-Man: Battle for New York Critic Reviews for DS". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  2. "Spider-Man: Battle for New York for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
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  5. Provo, Frank (2006-12-20). "Spider-Man: Battle for New York Review (GBA)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  6. Zacarias, Eduardo (2006-11-30). "Spider-Man: Battle for New York - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  7. Adams, Chris (2006-12-01). "Spider-Man: Battle for New York Review (GBA)". IGN. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
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