SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Get
ready to brush up your web-shooting skills as The Amazing
Spider-Man™ video game from Activision Publishing, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq:
ATVI), and Marvel Entertainment, is available digitally today in
North America, and will be
available in Europe on
September 26th. As
the official epilogue story to this summer's feature film and
marking Spidey's return to a free-roaming Manhattan, The Amazing
Spider-Man video game is now available for 4800 Microsoft
Points on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft, $59.99 on the PlayStation®Store for the
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and $49.99 on Steam, including complete integration
with Steam achievements. A Nintendo 3DS demo is also now
available in the Nintendo eShop.
Additionally, fan-favorite downloadable content (DLC) for
The Amazing Spider-Man video game launches for Xbox
360, PlayStation 3 system and Steam today, and includes the
Rhino Challenge Pack, Oscorp Search & Destroy
Pack, the all-new Lizard Rampage Pack and the
highly requested Stan Lee Adventure Pack, where fans
will be able to play as the comic legend himself.
Full details on each DLC pack for The Amazing
Spider-Man video game below:
- Rhino Challenge Pack – Take control of the
massive, genetically engineered villain Rhino and rampage around
Manhattan in an exclusive gameplay
challenge of pure destruction! As Rhino, players will be able
to unleash his formidable powers to destroy anything and everything
in his path in a timed event full of speed, combo streaks, and of
course, a ton of things to break! Downloadable on Xbox LIVE
Marketplace for Xbox 360 for 240 Microsoft Points, from the
PlayStation Store for PlayStation 3 system and on Steam for
$2.99. Available in
North America and Europe.
- Oscorp Search & Destroy Pack – In The
Amazing Spider-Man video game, Spider-Man has his own
smartphone to help navigate around Manhattan, locate missions and challenges and
fight crime. With this pack, Spider-Man's smartphone will
feature two mini-games inspired by classic arcade fun.
Downloadable on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 for 240
Microsoft Points, from the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 3
system and on Steam for $2.99.
Available in North America and
Europe.
- Lizard Rampage Pack – The notorious Lizard is on
the loose again in Manhattan!
Take on the role of Dr. Connors' terrifying alter ego in a
race against time. Go berserk through the streets using his
devastating stomp attack and tail swipe to defeat Oscorp guards and
earn mega points. Use his boost jump to bound great distances
over the city. Destroy blast towers to buy yourself more time
and delay Oscorp from releasing their cross-species containment
blast across the city! This pack also includes the exclusive
Vigilante Spider-Man Suit from the feature film, the
suit Peter Parker dons to fight
crime before developing his famous costume. Downloadable on
Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 for 320 Microsoft Points, from
the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 3 system and on Steam for
$3.99. Available in
North America today and will be
available later in the year in Europe.
- Stan Lee Adventure Pack – For the first time
ever, fans will be able to play as…STAN…(wait for it)…LEE
himself in The Amazing Spider-Man video game.
Players take on the role of Stan "The Man" Lee in his own special
mission across Manhattan,
borrowing abilities from his old pal Spider-Man as they
collect pages of his latest script in a spectacular race around
Manhattan. Stan's mission is punctuated with his witty banter
that fans have come to know and love, and a special surprise waits
for them at the end of the mission – after all, this year is
Spider-Man's 50th anniversary! Downloadable
on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 for 320 Microsoft Points,
from the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 3 system and on Steam
for $3.99. Available in
North America and Europe.
- The Amazing Spider-Man Bundle Pack – Finally, for
the ultimate Spider-Man fan, all four content packs can be
purchased together, available through the PlayStation Store for
PlayStation 3 system and on Steam for $9.99. Available in North America today, and available in
Europe later this year.
Go beyond Sony Picture Entertainment's Columbia Pictures'
feature film and find out what happens next in The Amazing
Spider-Man video game. An original story crafted by
Hollywood writer Seamus Kevin Fahey (Spartacus: Vengeance,
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Battlestar Galactica) that picks
up immediately after the events of the movie, The Amazing
Spider-Man video game delivers a brand-new, immersive and
cinematic adventure allowing fans to truly harness the power of
your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Players will
experience numerous choices in navigation and combat with the
game's innovative Web Rush gameplay mechanic, pushing
Spider-Man's abilities to the limit against classic Marvel
villains that are re-imagined exclusively for the game, such as
Scorpion, Felicia Hardy, Rhino,
Iguana and more.
Developed by Beenox for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system, Wii
system from Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS and Windows PC, The
Amazing Spider-Man is rated "T" (Teen – content that may be
suitable for ages 13 and older) by the ESRB. The Nintendo 3DS
edition features several unique mini-games that use its
touch-screen abilities, including the exclusive Vigilante Mode
using StreetPass™. The Nintendo DS version of the game was
created by developer Other Ocean, is rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and
older – content that may be suitable for ages 10 and older) by the
ESRB, and follows the same storyline in an entirely different
platforming adventure.
For more information on The Amazing Spider-Man
video game, please go to http://www.TheAmazingSpiderManGame.com,
and be sure to check out the game's Facebook page at
http://www.Facebook.com/TheAmazingSpiderManGame.
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The
Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent
character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library
of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over
seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in
entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information
visit www.marvel.com.
About Activision Publishing, Inc.
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California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading
worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Mexico, the United
Kingdom, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the
Netherlands, Australia,
mainland China and the region of
Taiwan. More information about
Activision and its products can be found on the company's website,
www.activision.com.
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