Ultimate Spider-Man - Strategy Guide (Page 02)

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18 AND OVER

Character: Spider-Man

While at his job at the Daily Bugle, Peter's day get's interrupted by none
other than Nick Fury! He tells Peter to stay away from the Latverian 
Embassy, and in pure Spidey fashion, he goes anyway! However, he
soon wishes he had listened as the Green Goblin blows his way out of
the Embassy in a blaze of fire! Geez, a super hero's work is never done!

Green Goblin leads you on a merry chase through the city and you need 
to keep up. Goblin's moves by making massive leaps down the street, and
he loves to keep you guessing by taking left and right turns every couple
of leaps. Plus, to make matters worse, he loves to stop every four or five
leaps and toss fireballs at you. Jump when you see your Spider-Sense 
flash and you'll be fine. Eventually, he decides to knock down a huge 
billboard, which pins three civilians under the rubble! You have to free 
the pinned civilians by winning the lifting mini-game. But there's a catch, 
the entire time you're doing this, Green Goblin is happily chucking 
fireballs at you, and trust me, these hurt! Free the first civilian and get 
ready to dodge the duo of fireballs that come your way. Once you dodge 
them, you should have enough time to free the nest civilian before the next 
fireball duet comes. Once you've freed the last trapped person, Goblin takes 
off again! You won't have to chase him long though, as he decides it'll be 
more fun to finish you once and for all!

Boss Fight: Green Goblin

Difficulty: Medium/Hard

The Green Goblin is one of Spider-Man's greatest adversaries, and he
proves why in this fight! The fight starts on the street, and considering
Gobby is covered in flame, you can't damage him, and considering he
throws fireball after fireball at you, things don't look good!

Luckily, he looks more intimidating than he really is.

Goblin follows a pretty predictable pattern. First, he throws a couple of 
fireballs at you, just jump over these. Then, he likes to leap right at you,
jump right out of the way. Then, he becomes enraged that he can't hit 
you and throws a duo of fireballs at you in quick succession, jump over 
the first one, then double jump over the second. It seems that poor 
Norman has tired himself out! After this barrage, he becomes 
momentarily stunned and he loses his flame covering. Now's the time 
to go Goblin bashing! Take this moment to unleash combo's and bounce 
attacks against him to maximize damage. He recovers after a moment 
and reignites his flame shield. Just rinse and repeat the above pattern 
and eventually, the fight goes indoors!

At this time, Green Goblin uses his most damaging attacks! Luckily, 
they're also easily avoidable. Dodge his fireballs until he starts leaping 
around the room. Be careful, as every time he lands, a wave of flame 
erupts around him. After a couple of leaps, he screams in rage and 
makes one massive jump, this one produces a huge wave of flame! 
Make sure you're jumping before he lands, and you won't be hurt. His
flame shield goes down allowing you to go on the offensive again. 
Repeat this pattern a couple more times and Stormin Norman goes 
down in flames!


A SAMPLE

Character: Venom

Gee, can't a huge black monster with a big tongue go on a stroll 
without being attacked by a guy in battle armor? Obviously not, as
the Beetle seems to want a sample of the Venom suit, and is willing
to kill Eddie to get it!

The Beetle leads you on a chase over the rooftops, stopping every few 
seconds to fire laser beams at you, what nerve! Just super leap and 
tentacle zip to keep up with him. Try to feed on a few puny humans 
before this short chase ends, you'll need as much health as possible for 
the upcoming battle. Soon, the chase ends and you follow the Beetle 
into a warehouse. Let the battle begin!

Boss Fight: Beetle

Difficulty: Hard

Spidey's earlier tussle with the Beetle was a cake walk compared to this! 
Beetle's playing for keeps this time! Luckily, so is Venom!

The first part of this fight takes place throughout the warehouse, with the 
Beetle flying circles around the area. He loves to pelt the area with grenades 
and laser fire, so keep moving. Every now and then, he floats to the ground 
and starts peppering you with lasers. These hurt, a lot, so close the distance
and start whapping him with tentacle and claw attacks. Every now and then, 
he activates plasma blades on each arm, yikes! When you see these things 
come out, RUN! Don't even think of attacking him in this state, as you will 
take massive damage if he hits you with these things. Soon, he sheaths the 
blades, allowing you to attack him again.

After you've knocked off about half of his health, he activates a huge laser 
cage in the middle of the arena, locking both of you in! To make matters 
worse, a  number of pits line the sides of the arena, doing intense damage 
if you fall in, talk about a death trap! This fight is very difficult, but if 
you follow my method, you'll win. Beetle starts out by hovering over one 
of the pits and activating a  sweeping laser. This is what you do, when you 
see him take position over a pit, position yourself in front of him. As soon
as he activates the laser sweep, do a standing super jump in place. On the 
way down, do a tentacle attack to interrupt the laser attack. At this point, 
he pops those  plasma blades out again, as soon as he does this, do
jumping tentacle attacks to him while he's backed into the corner. You 
should be able to hit him at lease three times before he flies off to another 
pit. Repeat the following steps and Beetle will crash and burn at your feet!
Oh yeah, who da man?!


CRAZY

Character: Peter Parker

Well, this sucks. Silver Sable knows who you are and intends to capture 
and deliver you to Trask! To make matters worse, she's drugged you with
enough tranquilizer to stun a very large horse. Luckily, you're not a horse,
you're Spider-Man!

Boss Fight: Silver Sable

Difficulty: Medium

This fight isn't difficult as it is busy, you've got a lot to do! First, Sable 
flips around shooting her gun at you while her henchmen attack as well. 
Down her goons first, then concentrate on Sable. Unfortunately, you don't 
have your web shooters, so you'll have to rely on your fists. You won't be 
able to get but two or three hits in before she starts counterattacking, so 
use bounce attacks to inflict the most damage. Soon, more goons show 
up. Slap them around before attacking Sable.

When you've reduced almost all her health, she flips you into oncoming 
traffic, where cars begin crashing left and right! Time to play hero again!

Start with the car teetering off the edge of the bridge. Win the mini-game 
to hold it steady, where surprisingly, Sable helps you save the people
trapped inside! You see, Sable was hired to capture you, not kill innocent 
people. Aw, crazy with a heart of gold! Anyway, then proceed to the other 
cars, where you and Sable will help each other to save everyone. Finally,
crawl up the side of the bridge and save the poor guy hanging from
the top.

Now that all the people are safe, Silver Sable feels she can continue with
her current assignment, taking you down! But before either of you have
a chance to act, Venom shows up! Knocking Sable out cold, he scoops
her up and takes off! And guess who has to save her? Geez.


RESCUE

Character: Spider-Man

Peter retrieves his costume and web shooters from Sable's car and takes 
off after Eddie. Considering how familiar you are by now with Venom's 
locomotion, you can probably guess how hard this chase is gonna be! 
Venom  jumps from rooftop to rooftop making very random direction 
changes the entire time. Be prepared for him to drop to ground level and 
leap back up to the rooftops just as quickly. This chase will really test all 
your chase skills up to this point. Eventually, Venom stops at a street 
intersection, where  he drops Sable and turns his attention to you!

Boss Fight: Venom

Difficulty: Medium


This fight is very similar to the 2nd Venom battle, except this time, 
Venom has cars to play with! The first thing he does is throw a car at you! 
Dodge it and start the assault. Use hit and run tactics against Venom so 
that you won't be stunned by a headache. Use bouncing attacks and mix in 
an occasional combo to really pile on the damage. You shouldn't have to 
worry about Sable to much as Venom is really into ending your life! Dodge 
all his attacks and any cars he throws your way and continue the assault and 
Venom will drop. Unfortunately, Spidey finally succumbs to the effects of 
the tranquilizer's and passes out, just as Silver Sable comes to......


BROTHERS

Character: Venom

Awaken by the sound of an horrific scream, Eddie wakes up in an energy 
cell inside of Trask Industries. Suddenly, the power goes out, freeing Eddie 
from his cell, but what could've been behind the attack? It doesn't take long 
for the answer to show up!

It seems that while Eddie was out, Trask's scientists discovered that 
remnants of the original Venom suit still resided in Peter's blood. The 
reason for Peter's headaches was because the suit particles inside him want 
to join with the suit Eddie has. To test the theory, Peter is injected with an 
altered sample of the Venom Serum, big mistake! Before the horrified scientists 
eyes, Peter transforms into an altered red version of the suit....Carnage! 
He slaughters all the scientists and causes power to short in the building. 
The creature that Peter has become now stands before Eddie.

It has now come to this, two people joined by their father's legacy 
face to face. The time has come, brother vs brother, Eddie vs Peter,

VENOM VS CARNAGE BABY!!!!!!


Boss Fight: Carnage

Difficulty: Hard

The fight begins inside the room where Eddie was being held, which is 
nice and open. Carnage is the perfect blend of Spider-Man's agility and 
Venom's strength. In other word's, prepare for a very long fight!

Carnage has a number of attacks he will use, all of which are 
extremely hard to avoid. At different points of the fight, you'll see him 
stand in place with tentacles flailing. When you see this, jump away, as 
he's about to do a massive area effect move. By now, you're used to going 
all out with Venom. In this fight, you need to fight Spider-Man style, 
hit and run. Use tentacle attacks from a distance to knock Carnage down, 
then close in and use punch and claw attacks to inflict the most damage. 
Also, if you can, grab Carnage and throw him if you need a breather.

Eventually, Carnage forces open the door and escapes to the next room,
where he begins healing his health! Pry open the door by winning the 
mini-game and proceed into the next room, where Carnage squirms 
through another door into the next room, once again healing his health! 
It's worth noting, that the Carnage suit does not feed off of Peter, while 
the Venom suit will feed off of you, so make sure to feed on the many 
scientists and police  officers that are all over the place when you run low 
on health.

Win the mini-game and force open the next door, where you'll find 
yourself fighting Carnage inside a long hallway filled with police. These 
police will be shooting at both of you, and the damage can add up, so feed 
on all the police during this phase of the fight. Be sure that you throw 
Carnage before you feed on anyone, as you will be vulnerable while you're 
feeding and Carnage will hurt you. Eventually, Carnage will squirm through 
the next door. Mini-game your way through it and you'll find yourself in a 
massive room filled with big throwable objects, perfect!

Continue fighting Carnage inside this room, feeding on the scattered
scientists if you run low on health. Be sure to keep the pressure on Carnage,
as if given the chance, he'll leap to a far corner of the room and begin
regenerating health! When given the chance, throw one of the objects in the
room at him, as it'll inflict massive damage. Continue the onslaught and
eventually, Carnage will drop.


FINAL BATTLE

Character: Spider-Man

Having defeated Carnage, Venom absorbs the Carnage suit, freeing Peter, 
while absorbing the suit particles in Peter's blood. Having finally done so, 
Eddie gains complete control over the Venom suit, as well as acquiring the 
white spider logo that Peter's version of the suit possessed. Finally complete,
Venom sets off to settle things with Trask.

Spider-Man corners Trask in his office, demanding to know what happened
to he and Eddie's fathers. But before Trask can give Spider-Man the file on
their parents, Venom crashes in, literally.

Trask attempts to escape in his helicopter, but realizes that he has no clue
how to fly it. Venom appears, Spider-Man appears, and the final battle is on!

Boss Fight: Venom

Difficulty: Hard

During this fight, Venom will be wailing away at the chopper that Trask has 
locked himself in, with the intent of pushing it over the edge. Now, 
considering how evil Trask is, I can applaud this, but Trask still has the file 
on Peter and Eddie's parents with him, so we can't let him go over the edge!

This fight takes place on top of the roof with a helipad, where Trask's
chopper is being inched toward the edge by Venom. To make matters worse,
the blades of the chopper are spinning, meaning if you jump up to close to the
chopper, you will get hurt. While Venom is preoccupied with the chopper,
you have the chance to get some free hits in on Venom, so use the chopper to
bounce and combo Venom to maximize damage. When Venom turns his
attention towards you, get away from the chopper so you have room to
maneuver. Unlike previous Venom battles, Venom will not be knocked off
balance by your onslaught, which means that you'll only be able to hit him
once or twice before he slaps you silly. Stick and move with Venom, using
jumping attacks and bounce attacks whenever possible to inflict the most
damage. If he manages to knock you off the roof, swing yourself back up and
get back into the fight. Whenever he starts attacking the chopper, get in as
many free hits as possible before he counterattacks.

Once you've reduced Venom's health to about 1/3, the entire roof goes up in 
flames, trapping you on the helipad with Venom and the chopper. This part 
of the fight can be dangerous due to the lack of room to maneuver and the 
chopper's spinning blades. Use the chopper for bounce attacks and try to stick 
and move as much as possible. Eventually, Venom will drop and you will
win!


Peter finally discovers how his parents died while S.H.I.E.L.D. shows up to 
arrest Trask. Peter feels that Eddie deserves to see the file for himself, but 
Eddie is nowhere to be found....

Congratulations!! You've beaten Ultimate Spider-Man!! See the ending for 
yourself to see what happened to Peter and Eddie's parents as well as what
happens to Bolivar Trask!       

 

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USM      SECRETS

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There is a decent assortment of things to unlock, from comic covers, 
to costumes! Here is a list of unlockables that you can find, as well
as how to unlock them.

Comic covers-USM # 1-75: Finding all 75 comic tokens.

Concept Art: You get new concept art after beating each chapter in
story mode.

Landmarks: You unlock 15 landmark artworks when you find all the 
landmark tokens 

COSTUMES: 

Spidey Wrestling: Complete 30 city events, and find 30 tokens to
unlock this webless outfit..

Peter Parker: Complete 50 city events, find 50 tokens, and beat the
4th Johnny Storm race to unlock Pete in his 'Nerd Clothes'.

Parker Hoodie: Complete 75 city events, find 75 tokens, and 
complete 32 combat tours to unlock Peter wearing his fab hoodie.

Arachnoman: Complete 90 city events, find 90 tokens, and
complete 48 combat tours to unlock this fruity looking Spidey
outfit.

Black Costume: Complete 100 city events, find all 190 tokens,
and complete 36 combat tours to unlock the coolest costume
of all!


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USM      ULTIMATE LANDMARKS

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If you swing around New York long enough, you're bound to notice
several landmarks that fans of the Ultimate comic books will recognize
right away. But for the newbie friendly, here are a few.

MIDTOWN SENIOR HIGH- This is Peter Parker's school. It's not easy
to keep those grades up when people with metal octopus arms keep 
wrecking the city, ya know?!

BAXTER BUILDING- This is the home of the world famous 
Fantastic Four. It's, um, really shiny. 

THE PARKER HOME- This is where Peter and his Aunt live in
Queens. Nothing fancy, but it's a place to hang his hat....or mask.

LATVERIAN EMBASSY- This is where Dr. Doom likes to hang
when he's not ruling over Latveria with an iron fist. (Pun intended)

DAILY BUGLE- This is where Peter works as a web designer.
Get it? Spider? Web designer? Do you ge....oh shut up.

STATUE OF LIBERTY- How could you have any version of 
New York be without the Statue of Liberty? My thoughts
exactly!


PARK CASTLE- It's...um...a castle. And it's in...y'know....the park.
Duh.

QUEENSBOROUGH BRIDGE- Ah yes, the very bridge that the 
Green Goblin chucked Mary Jane off of just to get to Peter. Ahh, 
what memories!

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING- Dude, seriously, if you don't know 
what the Empire State Building is, you need to go back to school!

DOCTOR STRANGE'S SANCTUM- This is where Ultimate U's 
'Sorcerer to the Stars' hangs his cape. His house looks...Strange.
(Pun fully intended)

TRASK INDUSTRIES- Yep, the evil expensive looking building 
where Bolivar Trask concentrates his efforts of turning Peter and 
Eddie's father's work into a horrific weapon. Hmm, I guess crime
really does pay! 

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USM      F.A.Q.

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Q: What is the Ultimate Universe?

A: The Ultimate Universe is basically a modern re-imagining of the 
Classic Marvel Universe. It retains the spirit of Classic Marvel while
re-inventing most of the origins. In the Ultimate Universe, Peter Parker
is still 15 years old, and instead of being a photographer, he maintains
the Daily Bugle website.

While most of the origins are very similar to their classic origins, some
are drastically different. The Ultimate version of the Green Goblin isn't 
a guy in a costume with a glider, he's an actual goblin monster.
And for Ultimate Venom, instead of the suit being an alien symbiote,
it's a man-made organism designed to cure cancer, but went horribly
wrong.

The Ultimate Universe does put off most Classic Marvel fans. But
for those with an open mind, like myself, it's a wonderfully fresh
take on characters I've grown up with.


Q: Is this game worth renting or buying?

A: Nether! Why are you reading this? Run away!!!

Ha Ha, but seriously, with the excellent main story, all the different
side quests, and all the extra costumes to unlock, and you're lookin 
at 36-40 hours of gameplay with lots of replayability. In other words,
this game is most definitely worth buying, especially if you're a fan
of the comic series.


Q: I've done everything necessary to unlock the costumes, why
don't I have them?

A: Unfortunately, it appears that you can only unlock the costumes
after you beat the game. It's kind of a bummer, but they're still cool!

Q: Can you get to the Statue of Liberty in the game?

A: I've tried, but I've failed miserably. It seems that there is an 
invisible barrier with the 'Area Unavailable' message preventing
you from reaching it. Oh well.


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USM       ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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I want to humbly thank the following people:

Activision and Treyarch for making this awsome game!

ultimatespidermangame.com for the character bios.

Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, you guys rock! Keep pumping
out those awesome stories I love so much!

My mother, who taught me how to love life and believed in me no
matter what. God rest her soul.

Everyone on the Ultimate Spider-Man Message Board, for
their great ideas and for their friendship. Thanks again guys!

Caffeine and sugar, which were instrumental in helping me complete this
guide.

And of course, Spider-Man, who continues to bring joy and hope to
people all over the world.

I love you web-head! 


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USM       DISCLAIMER

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USM       CLOSING

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It was a long journey for me, but I did it! 

I hope you found this guide helpful. I put a lot of heart and imagination into
it and I look forward to your feedback! Hopefully, you all enjoyed it, and if 
I hear enough feedback, maybe I'll do more walkthroughs.

Feedback and Frequently Asked Questions are much looked forward too.
Send all to comic_geek21@yahoo.com 

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