Retro Corner: Spider-Man/Venom: Maximum Carnage (Sega Genesis) Review

A new edition of Retro Corner is up as I tackle the infamous Spider-Man game for the Genesis titled Maximum Carnage. It was a surprise when Marvel Studio was able to strike a deal with Sony who held the film rights to Spider-Man. I always found it strange that the popular Web Slinger wasn't introduced into the MCU in Phase 1. Honestly, it would've been a great idea to bring him in six years ago. If only Sony didn't own the rights to the license back then. It's well-known that Spidy entered the MCU near the end of Phase 2 in Civil War. At least he made it in Infinity War as it would have felt weird for him to not get involved.

As for the game, the theme follows the Carnage arc in the Spider-Man comic and in fact it spanned several issues. The story originally came out during the 90s and was in the cartoon at the time. The cartoon even featured both Iron Man and War Machine who helped Spider-Man and Venom face Carnage. I also recall a time when Marvel was the company that raged against the machine (aka DC). They were like the perfect alternative and set themselves in way that connected with kids and didn't coming off childish. Is that to say the original Warner Brothers Batman cartoon came off childish? Absolutely not as DC was still a series of dark theme stories compared to Marvel. Of course, back then I always saw them as a modern brand that had characters you wanted to see kick people's asses. However, ever since the Mouse Empire took over they turned the brand into a shadow of its former self. It also didn't help that Disney reduced these characters I grew up with to a Marvel version of the Power Rangers.  
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​Spider-Man/Venom: Maximum Carnage (Sega Genesis) Review