Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage

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Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code

Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage, or simply Maximum Carnage (マキシマムカーネイジ) is a beat-'em-up game based on the Spider-Man universe. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1994.

This is one of the rarest Mega Drive games in Japan along with Acclaim's WWF Raw. Rather than roll out a line of exclusive Japanese packaging, Acclaim opted for giving the Japanese European packaging with very minor changes. As a result, this is the only game in the Mega Drive's official library to have the same product code across all regions (internally the game's code is T-81256-50 in Europe/Japan but the packaging says otherwise).

Strangely, while the game's packaging features the Acclaim name and logo, the game itself has the logo and name of LJN instead, who released the SNES version, and until the release of Spirit of Speed 1937, was the only game on a Sega platform to feature LJN.

Sega Master System and Game Gear versions were planned, but never released. [1]

Production credits

Software Creations Spidey Team

Original Code: Paul Murray
Sega Conversion: Andy Miah, Craig Mitchell, Paul Mashall, Mike Webb
Original Main Artist: John Tatlock
Sega Main Artist: Ste Pickford
Sega Artists: Gavin Eagleton, Martin Holland, Andrew Threllfall
Game Logic: Chun Wah Kong
Artists: Justin Eagleton, Haydn Dalton
Animators: Alan Moult, Clinton J Priest
Original Musician: Chris Jojo
Sound FX: Alistair Brimble
Genesis Musicians: Tony Williams, Paul Tonge
Additional Code: Kevin Edwards, Stephen Ruddy, John Buckley, Pete Andrew
Game Testers: Malcolm Daglish, Dan Curley, Paul Lee, Suddi Raval, Davelee Thornton, Bone
Associate Producers: Lorraine Broxton, Richard Kay
Music Director: Paul Tonge
Animation Directors: Steve Thomas, David MacLachlan
Art Director: Ste Pickford
Producer: John Pickford

Acclaim Development by The Black Team

Producer: Mark Flitman
Associate Producers: Tyrone Miller, Ken Kajikawa, Doug Yellin
Analysts: Joe Allocco, Michael Archer, J.J. Mazziotto
Special Thanks To: Linda Spelman, Dana Moreshead, Mike Thomas

Promotional Material

  • US print advert

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    US print advert 2

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    US print advert 3

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    US print advert 4

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    FR print advert

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    DE print advert

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
72 №5, p14
60 №26, p62/63
60 №46, p129
Sega Mega Drive
 64
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[2]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
89
[3]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
42
[4]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[5]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
72
[6]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)
70
[7]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[8]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
72
[9]
Mega (UK) PAL
60
[10]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
79
[11]
Mega Fun (DE)
71
[12]
Megazin (SI)
78
[13]
Player One (FR) PAL
60
[14]
Play Time (DE) PAL
70
[15]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
72
[16]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
40
[17]
Sega Mega Drive
 67
Based on
16 reviews

Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, US (bundle)

Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, AU
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References

  1. ↑ File:CVG UK 150.pdf, page 13
  2. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 125
  3. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 80
  4. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1994-12-05), page 30
  5. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 121
  6. ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Dicembre 1994" (IT; 1994-xx-xx), page 106
  7. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 135
  8. ↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 134
  9. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 14
  10. ↑ Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 30
  11. ↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 94
  12. ↑ Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 29
  13. ↑ Megazin, "Letnik 2, Številka 16, December 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 30
  14. ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 129
  15. ↑ Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 104
  16. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 19
  17. ↑ VideoGames, "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 86



Spider-Man games for Sega systems
Arcade
 Spider-Man: The Videogame (1991)
Sega Mega Drive
 Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1991) | Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1993) | Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage (1994) | Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1995) | Venom - Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety (1995)
Sega Master System
 Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1991) | Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (1993)
Sega Game Gear
 Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1992) | Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (1993) | Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1994)
Sega Mega-CD
 Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1993)
Sega 32X
 Spider-Man: Web of Fire (1996)
Sega Dreamcast
 Spider-Man (2001)
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