Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage cover

Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage

First release
Sep 16, 1994
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Fighting · Action, Science fiction

Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game for the Super NES and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, developed by Software Creations and published by Acclaim Entertainment and it's subsidiary LJN in 1994. The game, based on a sprawling comic book story arc of the same name, features numerous heroes, including Spider-Man, Venom, and their allies from the Marvel Comics fictional universe like Captain America, Black Cat, Iron Fist, Cloak and Dagger, Deathlok, Morbius and Firestar, all teaming up to battle an onslaught of villains led by Carnage, including Shriek, Doppelganger, Demogoblin and Carrion. Both the Genesis/Mega Drive and Super NES versions come in a red cartridge. They were later released in the normal cartridge colors (black for Genesis, gray for Super NES). The game was followed up by a sequel called Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety. Universal Studios Orlando used Maximum Carnage as the theme for a haunted house at Halloween Horror Nights in 2002.

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Release dates
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Sep 16, 1994
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Sep 16, 1994
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Nov 24, 1994
All 5 release dates
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nov 24, 1994
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
1994
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
2h
Main + Extras
3h
Completionist
4h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
death, brawler, side-scrolling, multiple protagonists, wall jump
… All 20, climbing, superhero, boss fight, comic book, licensed game, based on - comics, comic book character, titular antagonist, melee, super strength, comic book cutscene, superpowers, secret identity, color cartridges, male protagonist

At a Glance

Main Story (IGDB)
2h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
3h
Completionist (IGDB)
4h

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
IGDB · recorded 15 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 15 Oct 2026