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8. Ultimate Spider-Man: The Characters

So obviously, Spider-Man and Venom are both here and both playable. The expected supporting characters like Mary Jane and Nick Fury are also present, but we get a couple surprising heroes as well. The race sequences as Spider-Man let you hang out with the Human Torch and Venom gets a boss fight with Wolverine early on. As for villains, there are some fun ones but most aren't integrated particularly well.

The random street fights with Shocker and Boomerang are nice surprises and the story fights against Electro and Silver Sable fit in naturally. But characters like Green Goblin and Carnage come right out of nowhere and don't really feel like they fit in. Like, there is no reason for Green Goblin to be here. He appears with no reason given, you beat him, and he never comes back. And it really feels like no big deal plotwise, which is a bad thing to do in regards to a Green Goblin fight. Venom's boss fights feel more plot justified, as most are related to different groups trying to capture and experiment on the symbiote. But that's not to say some of the villains aren't done right. That Rhino fight is super fun and cool, and Trask is integral to the story.

Plus it introduces the Ultimate Beetle. But, y'know, why is the Vulture here?