 Sean Elliot , senior edit of iF Magazine , gave " Survival of the Fittest " an " A " ; Elliot wrote that it was " a Spider @-@ man cartoon that 's for all ages and ranges . " Elliot said that he enjoyed the usage of several different Spider @-@ Man villains to the point of watching the episode twice . Though the Vulture is not a favorite of Elliot 's , he commented that the episode made him seem " pretty cool ; " he went on to praise the voice cast , including Englund 's performance as Vulture . Like Goldman , Elliot commented favorably on the animation style and nods to classic comic stories and said that it had a " bit for every level of Spider @-@ man fan . " 
