SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Spider-Man™ faces his greatest challenge ever – saving Spider-Man –
in Spider-Man™: Edge of Time, available now in North
American retail stores from Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq:
ATVI). Created by Beenox – the studio that developed last year's
popular Spider-Man™: Shattered Dimensions – players take the
roles of both Peter Parker's Amazing
Spider-Man, and Miguel O'Hara's Spider-Man 2099 in a harrowing,
action-packed adventure, spanning two timelines 100-years apart in
order to thwart a cataclysmic future from happening – and the death
of Peter Parker.
"Just like with Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Beenox
is bringing a fresh perspective to the series with
Spider-Man: Edge of Time," said David Oxford, Executive Vice President and
General Manager, Activision Publishing, Inc. "Dee Brown and the team at Beenox worked closely
with Marvel's own veteran writer and co-creator of Spider-Man 2099,
Peter David, on a high-stakes
narrative experience where the ultimate challenge is not only to
save the world, but also save Spider-Man himself."
"We're very excited to bring Spider-Man: Edge of
Time to Marvel fans everywhere," said TQ Jefferson, Vice
President of Games Production, Marvel Entertainment. "Activision
and Beenox have managed to pack more fun, excitement and challenge
into this game than their previous hit Spider-Man: Shattered
Dimensions; and we're eager for fans - both new and old - to
dive into Spidey's latest pulse-pounding adventure."
Playing as the two extremely different personas of Peter Parker and Miguel O'Hara, both heroic
web-slingers must urgently work together to correct a timestream
gone awry, save each other, and prevent the death of the Amazing
Spider-Man. With the story's two timelines evolving in
parallel, each Super Hero must navigate through "cause-and-effect"
gameplay moments, utilizing Spider-Man: Edge of
Time's picture-in-picture display where the actions of one
Spider-Man can result in immediate, and sometimes unexpected,
effects on the other Spider-Man and his surroundings. Players
will battle a variety of fan-favorite and all-new villains,
including Anti-Venom and Black Cat 2099, using expanded combat
abilities specific to each timeline – from Spider-Man 2099's
close-quarters brute force, futuristic enhancements and
gravity-defying acrobatics, to the Amazing Spider-Man's evasive
techniques, upgraded web abilities and ranged tactics, as they race
against time to preserve the balance of both worlds.
The game includes an all-star voice cast, beginning with
legendary film star Val Kilmer as
Walker Sloan; Smallville and
V mainstay Laura Vandervoort as Mary Jane; Battlestar Galactica's
Katee Sackhoff as Black Cat; "The
Spectacular Spider-Man's" Josh
Keaton as the Amazing Spider-Man; and Christopher Daniel Barnes, who voiced the iconic
Marvel web-slinger in the 1994 "Spider-Man" series, as the voice of
Spider-Man 2099.
Spider-Man: Edge of Time is rated "T" for Teen by
the ESRB and is available on the Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system, Wii™ and Nintendo 3DS™, all developed by
Beenox. The Nintendo 3DS edition marks the debut of
Spider-Man on Nintendo's newest platform. A Nintendo DS™
version, created by developer Other Ocean, is also available and
features a platforming adventure full of unique villains, such as
the first-ever appearances of Overdrive, Arcade and Big Wheel 2099,
created exclusively for this version.
For more information about Spider-Man: Edge of Time, or to join
the Hero HQ VIP community on Facebook, visit
www.Facebook.com/HeroHQ.
About Marvel Entertainment
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Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent
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of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over
seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in
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