Spider-Man and Captain America in Doctor Doom's Revenge was a side-scrolling computer game starring Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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' superhero

Superhero

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es Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...

 and Captain America

Captain America

Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...

 battling a host of supervillain

Supervillain

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s led by Doctor Doom

Doctor Doom

Victor von Doom is a fictional character who appears in Marvel Comics publications . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #5 wearing his trademark metal mask and green cloak...

. The player alternately controls Spidey and Cap; the character being controlled switches after each battle.

Characters

The game featured an assortment of Marvel Comics supervillains through the course of the game, many whom are relatively minor characters in the comic books: Eduardo Lobo

Lobo Brothers

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, Grey Gargoyle

Grey Gargoyle

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, Machete

Machete (comics)

- Machete :The first known Machete was Ferdinand Lopez, a member of Batroc's Brigade and Doom's Brigade. He was also a former revolutionary of San Diablo in South America. He became a mercenary to finance a revolution but was reportedly killed by Zeitgeist...

, Boomerang

Boomerang (comics)

Boomerang is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe and first appeared in Tales to Astonish #81....

, Oddball

Oddball (comics)

Oddball is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. The character first appeared in Hawkeye Vol.1 #3 and was created by Mark Gruenwald.-Publication history:...

, Electro

Electro (comics)

Electro is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a supervillain and an enemy of Spider-Man who gained the ability to control electricity after being struck by lightning while working on a power line. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he first...

, Hobgoblin

Hobgoblin (comics)

The Hobgoblin is the alias of several fictional characters that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first and best-known Hobgoblin is Roderick Kingsley. He first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #238, and was created by Roger Stern and John Romita, Sr...

, Rhino

Rhino (comics)

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, Batroc the Leaper

Batroc the Leaper

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, Rattan (who was created specifically for the game), and finally Doctor Doom

Doctor Doom

Victor von Doom is a fictional character who appears in Marvel Comics publications . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #5 wearing his trademark metal mask and green cloak...

 himself. The game's manual provided biographies on each character in a style similar to the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

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, and information about each character was used as a form of copy protection

Copy protection

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.

Reception

Computer Gaming World

Computer Gaming World

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gave the game a mixed review, praising the graphics but noting the game loaded and played very slowly. The review also noted the game was extremely linear, and controls were unresponsive.

Trivia

Marvel Comics also released a comic book that was only available in the game package. It illustrated the plot leading up to Spider-Man and Captain America's mission to stop Dr. Doom.

External links

• Moby Games
• Game entry at Giant Bomb