to the player character's limited selection of moves, the lack of objects to interact with, the low variety of enemies, and the similar look to all the backgrounds. Overall, critical reception of the game remarkably improved over later years, where it was praised for its inspired soundtrack, its fun, its faithful comic book adapting and the challenging difficulty, as well as the ability to switch between Spider-Man and Venom, as many called it "one of the best beat'em up games" . IGN gave the game a positive review, where they listed the game 85th in their "Top 100 SNES games of all time". In 2013, Arcade Sushi ranked the game 8th on their "10 Best Retro Beat 'em Ups". In 2018, Complex rated the game 63rd on their "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time". Comic book website CBR.com has given a more positive review about the game, calling it "the superhero game that changed and revolutionized the beat'em up genre and the superhero genre in a positive way, and becoming one of the great beat 'em up games of its era". James Rolfe reviewed the game on his Internet series Angry Video Game Nerd. He considered the game to be decent, and was stunned to see that it was published by LJN, whose content he usually sees as terrible. References External links Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage at GameRankings 1994 video games Acclaim Entertainment games Beat 'em ups LJN games Sega Genesis games Software Creations games Video games based on Spider-Man Video games based on Venom (character) Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Side-scrolling beat 'em ups Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games set in New York City Video games set in San Francisco Superhero video games