Epoch's Japan only Spider-Man, mixing platforming and brawling with surprising polish. A curiosity that web heads should sample.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player7+
Description
Action-adventure featuring Spider-Man battling a cartel of super-villains attempting world domination. Published by Yuke's, released in Japan in 1995. Side-scrolling movement, Spider-Man's web and acrobatics, varied Marvel Comics-inspired enemies, iconic bosses including Venom and Carnage, colorful visuals. Japanese exclusive version of the Spider-Man game on Super Famicom.
Amazing Spider-Man, The - Lethal Foes review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,73 MB📅04/08/1995
Published by Epoch
Amazing Spider-Man, The - Lethal Foes (SNES) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
Japan-exclusive Spider-Man beat'em up, published by Epoch in 1995 and never released outside the archipelago despite a worldwide Marvel license. That absence of a Western version, paradoxical for so popular a superhero, made it one of the most hunted Super Famicom cartridges among English-speaking collectors. Desirability rests on that rare regional imbalance and the sustained foreign demand for a Spider-Man locked to the Japanese market alone.
Is Amazing Spider-Man, The - Lethal Foes still worth playing in 2026?
A Japanese action platformer developed by Epoch, Lethal Foes sets Spider-Man against a gallery of supervillains across snappy levels that make good use of webbing and wall movement. The smooth animation, the comic faithfulness and the run of boss fights make it one of the machine's best Spider-Man games. The cartridge's rarity and the Japan exclusivity complicate access. A gem for fans of the web slinger and collectors of overlooked 16 bit platformers.
