Spider-Man: Friend or Foe
Developer(s)	Next Level Games (Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2) A2M (Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable) Beenox (PC)
Publisher(s)	Activision
Platform(s)	Xbox 360,[1] PlayStation 2,[1] Nintendo DS,[1] Wii,[1] Microsoft Windows,[1] PlayStation Portable
Release date(s)	NA October 2, 2007[2] EU November 2, 2007 AUS October 31, 2007
Genre(s)	Action, Adventure, Beat 'em up
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: E10+ OFLC: PG PEGI: 7+
Media	DVD, Wii Optical Disc, UMD

Spider-Man: Friend or Foe is a Spider-Man computer and video game based on the comic book series and Spider-Man movies. The game was released on October 2, 2007.^[2]

Spider-Man: Friend or Foe was originally announced via a promotional page on the back of the Spider-Man 3 video game instruction booklet. The teaser stated that the game would be a "A new twist on the legend. A new take on the movies." The game's website shows a few screenshots of the game and the Green Goblin makes an appearance.^[2]

According to the company report, Spider-Man: Friend or Foe is a unique take on the media franchise. Inspired by the movies Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, and Spider-Man 3, this action/adventure game reinterprets big-screen moments and battles with a humorous twist. Players team up with famous heroes from the Marvel Comics universe to combat villains and then convert them to sidekicks after defeating them in epic boss battles.^[3] The game includes a co-op multiplayer mode, as Spider-Man or a sidekick, in locations around the globe, including Tokyo, Egypt, and Nepal.^[4]

[edit] Plot

In an opening cutscene, Spider-Man finds himself beset by his movie villains. He gains help from New Goblin as he combats the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Sandman, and Venom. All six characters suddenly find themselves targeted by an enemy force and one-by-one, the villains begin disappearing. Meanwhile, Spider-Man is rescued by Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D., who informs him that the meteor which brought the Venom symbiote to Earth had broken up in the Earth's atmosphere and five more pieces had landed in numerous locations across the globe. Fury sends Spider-Man to retrieve the shards of meteors. Spider-Man quickly finds that the villains who attacked him and several more of his foes, including Rhino and Scorpion, have been placed under mind control of a mysterious villain. The villain also creates and controls holographic/symbiote combination foot soldiers called P.H.A.N.T.O.M.s (short for Perpetual Holographic Avatar Nanotech Offensive Monsters). As Spider-Man fights his enemies one-by-one and rescues them from the mind control, they promise to aid him in finding the villain responsible. As Spider-Man progresses, he obtains more allies such as Black Cat, Iron Fist, Lizard (not portrayed as a villain), and Blade. He discovers that the evil genius is Mysterio, who intends to use his army to take over the world, using each shard of the meteor to make them stronger. Ultimately, Spider-Man defeats him and turns the shards over to Fury, who decides to analyse them and refers to the study as "Project Carnage".^[5][6]

[edit] Characters

[edit] Playable

• Peter Parker/Spider-Man^[4]
• Silver Sablinova/Silver Sable (Xbox 360, Wii, and PC only)^[4]
• Hobie Brown/Prowler^[7]

[edit] Unlockable

• Felicia Hardy/Black Cat^[8]
• Dr. Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus^[4]
• Norman Osborn/Green Goblin^[4]
• MacDonald Gargan/Scorpion^[8]
• Daniel "Danny" Thomas Rand-Kai/Iron Fist^[4]
• Aleksei Sytsevich/Rhino^[9]
• Curt Connors/Lizard^[7]
• Flint Marko/Sandman^[4]
• Eric Brooks/Blade^[4]
• Eddie Brock/Venom^[8]
• Harry Osborn/New Goblin^[4]
• Max Dillon/Electro (PSP only)^[7]
• Cletus Kasady/Carnage (PSP only)^[7]

[edit] Non-playable

• Nick Fury^[5]
• Quentin Beck/Mysterio (main villain)^[6]

[edit] Voice Cast

• James Arnold Taylor as Spider-Man
• Jennifer Hale as Silver Sable
• Chris Gardner as Prowler
• Audrey Wasilewski as Black Cat
• Joe Alaskey as Doctor Octopus
• Roger L. Jackson as Green Goblin, Lizard
• Fred Tatasciore as Scorpion, Carnage
• Thomas Haden Church as Sandman
• John Rubinow as Iron Fist
• John DiMaggio as Rhino
• Khary Payton as Blade
• Quinton Flynn as Venom
• Josh Keaton as New Goblin
• David Kaye as Electro
• Marc Graue as Nick Fury
• Robin Atkin Downes as Mysterio
• Kathryn Cressida as Computer Voice

[edit] Locations

• S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier (serves as a hub)
• Tokyo, Japan
• Tangaroa Island
• Cairo, Egypt
• Stokerstov, Transylvania
• Alberna, Nepal
• Mediterranean Undercity (PSP only)
• New York (DS only)
• Paris, France (DS only)

[edit] Development

Spider-Man: Friend or Foe was developed by three different companies. The Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 2 editions were created by Next Level Games, who made both Super Mario Strikers and Mario Strikers Charged. Beenox Studios developed the PC edition. Beenox has been porting games to the PC for years including titles from the Tony Hawk Pro Skater and X-Men Legends franchises.

Artificial Mind and Movement developed the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP editions of the game.^[10]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Marvel News Page from Marvel Comics
• Spider-Man: Friend or Foe at GameSpot
• Spider-Man: Friend or Foe at MobyGames