Awesome game but i have a few things i have to say. First, not the real Venom story. Second, little cheesy. And lastly, HOW THE HECK DO YOU BET IT!!!!
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Ultimate Spider-Man
(2005, Video Games - Action/Adventure, Rated T, Play it on: Game Boy Advance)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 11. -
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Common Sense says
Adventure never gets deep and is over too soon.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 11–13
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Ultimate Spider-Man was written by Chris Jozefowicz
Parents need to know that this game contains a lot of cartoonish action, including some gunplay (in one instance, a super-villain is shot through the mouth). There is no swearing but sometimes the teen hero uses the language of his age group, words like "hell" and "sucks." Players will spend some time saving people as Spider-Man, but they will also play as the evil Venom, a vampire-like monster that can only live by killing innocent bystanders. Players will also be confronted with in-game advertisements from Nokia.
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What’s the Story?
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN follows Peter Parker and Eddie Brock, childhood friends who have been driven apart by circumstance. While Parker fights crime as Spider-Man, Brock embraces evil power in the form of Venom, an experimental super-suit that bonds with the mind and body of its wearer. On the convoluted path leading to the confrontation of hero and villain, players tackle missions as both Spidey and Venom. Along the way, they'll battle familiar foes both good and bad, including Wolverine, Green Goblin, and Silver Sable.
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Is It Any Good?
The story and cast is sure to please any fan of the Marvel Comics universe or super-hero comics in general. The graphics are colorful and use the cell-shading technique that makes the game feel like a playable cartoon. Cut-scenes employ the panel-by-panel style of a comic book, but they are spiced up by the fact that the animated characters can jump right out of the panel.
Unfortunately, the game falters when it comes to depth of gameplay. The story missions feel a little disjointed set among the free-roaming action that dominates the game. Most gamers will be able to finish the story mode in five or six hours. There is some replay value in the numerous city missions and in finding tokens hidden around the city, but this grows old quickly -- this is better as a rental than to buy.
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Released on 09/23/2005, price $49.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: T
ESRB rating: T
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- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Spiderman v.s. Venom
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
HA HA
great game and yes violence but i still think the funniest spiderman game to play is friend or foe for ps2 the best violent spiderman game is web of showdows
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
This is rediculous
This is utterly disgusting!!!
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
Good game but very violent.
When I first played this game I thought "Oh wow this game is even less violent than Spider-Man 2" but that was when I played as Spider-Man. Now here comes the bad part, when you play as Venom (Spider-Man's arch nemesis) the only way to survive is to suck the life (feed) on innocent civilians and in the first level you have to suck the life out of a little kid with a balloon! Right when my dad saw that we took it back. This game almost deserved an M rating because you kill innocent civilians and children. Just to tell you parents that I'm only 11! If you still don't think it's too violent for your child(ren) it's a good game and I recommend it to anybody who thinks that but anyone else stay as far away from this game as possible.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Fun but repetitive game.
This is a fun game. As Spider-man, you fight small crimes and chase villains across Manhattan. As Venom (Spidey's most vicious foe and villain in the Spider-man 3 movie), you fend off government agents trying to capture you as you hunt Spider-man and drain the adrenoline out of innocent bystanders for energy. Venom's fierce look and his eerie attacks may frighten younger players, but teens will enjoy it. Parents should consider this game as a good & safer alternative to the Grand Theft Auto series. The gameplay is similar, but the language, violence, and social anarchy are nowhere near as bad in this game.
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