Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
| Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin | |
|---|---|
North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Technopop Sega (GG/MS/Sega CD) |
| Publisher(s) | Sega Acclaim Entertainment (GG) |
| Producer(s) | E. Ettore Annunziata Stewart Kosoy (GG/MS/Sega CD) |
| Designer(s) | Christopher Erhardt Burt Sloane, Bridget McKenna, Douglas Herring, Lisa Sands (Sega CD) |
| Programmer(s) | Burt Sloane Jonathan Miller Paul Hutchinson (GG/MS) |
| Artist(s) | Burt Sloane (Sega CD) |
| Composer(s) | Mark Miller John Karr David Javelosa Paul Hutchinson (GG/MS) Spencer Nilsen David Young (Sega CD) |
| Platform(s) | Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, Sega CD |
| Release | August 1991 (Genesis) August 1991 (Master System) May 19, 1992 (Game Gear) 1993 (Sega CD) |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin is a video game produced by Sega and developed by Technopop initially on the Mega Drive/Genesis. It was ported internally by Sega for the Master System and Game Gear consoles, the latter being published by Acclaim Entertainment through its Flying Edge division. An updated version was also released for the Sega CD, internally at Sega, under the name The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin.
All versions of the video game are side-scrolling platform games, whereby the player controls superhero Spider-Man to battle various supervillains (Doctor Octopus, Sandman, The Lizard, Hobgoblin, Vulture, Mysterio, Electro, and Venom) to obtain the keys needed to disarm a nuclear bomb that the Kingpin has not only framed Spider-Man for stealing but plans to detonate within 24 hours. In the middle of the game, Spider-Man's wife Mary Jane Watson is also kidnapped by Venom.