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SpiderMan is a 2000 actionadventure game based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision for the PlayStation. The game was later ported by different developers to various systems, including the Game Boy Color and Nintendo 64 that same year, the Dreamcast and Microsoft Windows in 2001, and Mac OS in 2002.

The game's story follows SpiderMan as he attempts to clear his name after being framed by a doppelgänger and becoming a wanted criminal, while also having to foil a symbiote invasion orchestrated by Doctor Octopus and Carnage. Numerous villains from the comics appear as bosses, including Scorpion, Rhino, Venom, Mysterio, Carnage, and Doctor Octopus, as well as a Carnage symbiotepossessed Doctor Octopus named MonsterOck, who was created exclusively for the game. The game features narration from cocreator Stan Lee, and is the first SpiderMan game published by Activision following their acquisition of the license, which would expire in 2014.

SpiderMan received an overall generally positive reception. It was followed by three sequels in 2001: the Game Boy Colorexclusive SpiderMan 2: The Sinister Six, developed by Torus Games; the PlayStationexclusive SpiderMan 2: Enter: Electro, developed by Vicarious Visions; and the Game Boy Advanceexclusive SpiderMan: Mysterio's Menace, also developed by Vicarious Visions.