Play Spider-Man & Venom - Maximum Carnage Online

Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage came out on the Super Nintendo in 1994, developed by Software Creations. It was one of those licensed games that felt like a direct extension of the comics, arriving when beat 'em ups were still a dominant genre on the system. The game pulled its story straight from the "Maximum Carnage" crossover event, so if you were following that at the time, it had immediate recognition.

You control either Spider-Man or Venom, moving screen by screen through New York to stop Carnage and his lethal family. As Spider-Man, you rely on web attacks and agility, swinging from poles and kicking enemies from a distance. Venom is pure brute force, using tendrils and raw strength to smash through foes. The objective is straightforward: fight through waves of symbiote-infected enemies and super villains across various city locations. The pacing is relentless, and the difficulty is notoriously unforgiving, with cheap hits and limited continues. It feels like a messy, frantic brawl that captures the desperation of the source material, for better and for worse.