Spider-Man (2000 video game)

Spider-Man
North American PlayStation cover art
DeveloperNeversoft
Publishers
Producers
  • Kevin Mulhall
  • Marc Turndorf
DesignerChad Findley
Programmers
  • Dave Cowling
  • Kendall Harrison
  • Matt Duncan
ArtistChris Ward
Composers
SeriesSpider-Man
Platforms
Release
August 30, 2000
  • PlayStation
    • NA: August 30, 2000
    • UK: September 15, 2000
    Game Boy Color
    • NA: August 31, 2000
    • UK: September 15, 2000
    Nintendo 64
    • NA: November 21, 2000
    Dreamcast
    • NA: May 1, 2001
    • EU: June 1, 2001
    Windows
    • NA: September 20, 2001
    • EU: September 21, 2001
    Mac OS
    • NA: January 24, 2002
GenreAction-adventure
ModeSingle-player

Spider-Man is a 2000 action-adventure game based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision for the PlayStation. The game was later ported by different developers to various systems, including the Game Boy Color and Nintendo 64 that same year, the Dreamcast and Microsoft Windows in 2001, and Mac OS in 2002.

The game's story follows Spider-Man as he attempts to clear his name after being framed by a doppelgänger and becoming a wanted criminal, while also having to foil a symbiote invasion orchestrated by Doctor Octopus and Carnage. Numerous villains from the comics appear as bosses, including Scorpion, Rhino, Venom, Mysterio, Carnage, and Doctor Octopus, as well as a Carnage symbiote-possessed Doctor Octopus named Monster-Ock, who was created exclusively for the game. The game features narration from co-creator Stan Lee, and is the first Spider-Man game published by Activision following their acquisition of the license, which would expire in 2014.

Spider-Man received an overall generally positive reception. It was followed by three sequels in 2001: the Game Boy Color-exclusive Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six, developed by Torus Games; the PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man 2: Enter: Electro, developed by Vicarious Visions; and the Game Boy Advance-exclusive Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace, also developed by Vicarious Visions.