Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
| Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage | |
|---|---|
North American SNES box art | |
| Developer | Software Creations |
| Publisher | Acclaim Entertainment |
| Producers | John Pickford Mark Flitman |
| Designer | Chun Wah Kong |
| Programmer | Paul Murray |
| Composers | Super NES Chris Jojo Green Jellÿ Genesis/Mega Drive Tony Williams Paul Tonge |
| Series | Spider-Man |
| Platforms | Genesis/Mega Drive, Super NES |
| Release | Genesis/Mega Drive Super NES |
| Genre | Beat 'em up |
| Mode | Single-player |
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage is a 1994 beat 'em up video game developed by Software Creations and published by Acclaim Entertainment and its subsidiary LJN for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis. The game, based on the 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.
The game received mixed reviews upon its release, but in later years, reviews have been more positive and it is regarded as one of the better Spider-Man games in the 16-bit era. It was followed by the sequel Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety in 1995. The game is set to be re-released on the compilation Marvel MaXimum Collection on 2026.