Spider-Man: Battle for New York
2006 video game
Spider-Man: Battle for New York is a 2006 action video game developed by Torus Games and published by Activision, and is a prequel to 2005's Ultimate Spider-Man, itself based on the comic book series of the same name. It was released for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS on November 14, 2006. The game features Spider-Man and the Green Goblin as the main characters and is a re-imagining of their first encounter within the Ultimate universe. Battle for New York features the Green Goblin as a playable character. The cutscenes in the game are drawn by Marvel Comics artist Ron Lim.
Plot
After finding out Spider-Man's true identity and how he gained his super powers, Norman Osborn tries to recreate the process on himself, thinking that his superior knowledge and access to his 'Oz Formula' would get a better result. He then turns himself into the Green Goblin (with a few side effects). Thinking his experiment to be a success, he then starts to use his formula on other people, creating a goblin army from the Kingpin's men. It's now up to Spider-Man to figure out what's going on and put a stop to the Goblin's plans before he can take over New York City.
Spider-Man ultimately thwarts the Goblin, who is then incarcerated by The Ultimates (the Ultimate Universe variants of The Avengers).
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