{"id":5544,"date":"2012-06-14T02:22:49","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T06:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=5544"},"modified":"2012-06-14T02:22:49","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T06:22:49","slug":"training-simulations-the-amazing-spider-man-video-game-villains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=5544","title":{"rendered":"Training Simulations: The Amazing Spider-Man Video Game Villains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week at E3, Activision released more information about the villains in the upcoming\"\"<\/a> Amazing Spider-man game. Spidey goes up against some of his most vicious enemies including the Vermin, The Lizard, Scorpion and Felicia Hardy (aka Black Cat).<\/p>\n

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\nWe have some screen shots from the game showing these criminals in all of their video game glory. The Amazing Spider-man game looks absolutely awesome but you will see that for yourself. The Amazing Spider-man video game is set to be released from Activision June 28th a week before the movie\u2019s release.<\/p>\n

Along with the screen shots we have bios of the baddies…<\/p>\n

SCORPION<\/em><\/strong>
\nOf all the cross-species facing off against Spider-Man, none features a more cold, menacing appearance than Scorpion \u2013 and for good reason. Normally reserving his genius toward his specialty in nuclear science, Oscorp physicist Dr. Otto Octavius dug into Curt Connors\u2019 \"\"<\/a>research as quickly as it became available to him. Not satisfied with simply infusing human DNA into a highly venomous black fat-tailed scorpion, Octavius also threw in a touch of a mysterious, organic \u201cblack goo\u201d of unknown origin, which Oscorp had recently retrieved from one of the company\u2019s fallen satellites in secret. The result was Scorpion, an experiment Octavius also would affectionately refer to as \u201cMAC\u201d (as in, \u201cmy astonishing creation\u201d \u2013 he thought it was clever, anyway\u2026).<\/p>\n

Incredibly agile and twice as strong as Spider-Man himself, this personification of everything Alistaire Smythe aims to annihilate also boasts the ability to grab prey with one hand, then cut it in half with the pincer on the other. Scorpion\u2019s stinger houses the most toxic venom the world has ever seen, and he has been known to project it from long distances as well. As if that weren\u2019t lethal enough, he\u2019s just as likely to whip victims with his tail, which itself slings freely at ninety miles per hour.<\/p>\n

Octavius was particularly pleased with one unexpected side effect of the \u201cextra element\u201d he added: No other cross-species derived outside of a human subject possesses anywhere near the intellect of Scorpion. A quick glance at his stoic face reveals his instinctively\"\"<\/a> cunning nature, which in turn has prompted Scorpion to concentrate closely on \u2013 even learn, to a certain degree \u2013 human speech patterns. Though he currently \u201cspeaks\u201d in unintelligible squeals, it seems only a matter of time before the humanity within in him surfaces fully, including at least some degree of intelligent communication with (likely soon-to-be-dead) humans.<\/p>\n

Note: This bio is intended only as back story. Neither Dr. Otto Octavius nor the \u201cblack goo\u201d appear in the film The Amazing Spider-Man or its videogame. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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VERMIN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The rat crossed with human DNA known as Vermin was created entirely by accident, and with the noblest intentions.<\/p>\n

Filling the role of professional confidant to Curt Connors since the abrupt departure of Richard Parker, Oscorp geneticist Edward Whelan kept a watchful eye on his colleague\u2019s cross-species research. Whelan\u2019s initial wonder and amazement gradually matured to doubt and even fear, as he pondered the possible horrific potential of Connors\u2019 discoveries.<\/p>\n

Soon enough, Whelan\u2019s fears came to life in the form of the Lizard \u2013 and Whelan took it upon himself to find a cure to save his friend. Sequestered in his office for days, Whelan \"\"<\/a>didn\u2019t sleep for more than ninety hours, choosing not to rest until he had produced what he believed to be an antidote (which itself included the DNA of the only human around \u2013 himself). Wanting to know for sure that the antidote was safe to organic beings, Whelan injected it into a lab rat \u2013 then collapsed in his office out of sheer exhaustion. Sadly, pure mental fatigue caused Whelan\u2019s calculations and measurements to be off \u2013 way off.<\/p>\n

As Whelan slept the deepest sleep of his life, the injected lab rat began to grow in size. Within an hour, it was the size of a human, even adopting a newly instinctive bipedal mode of locomotion. And it was hungry. Nearby, the humanoid rat took a bite out of the closest food available \u2013 Edward Whelan.<\/p>\n

\u201cOWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!\u201d screamed Whelan, now very much awake and in great pain. \u201cYou Vermin!\u201d The ruckus summoned Oscorp security, who subdued the beast and quarantined it.<\/p>\n

It was in the hospital, as his body began to change, that Whelan realized his greatest\"\"<\/a> error. Fur surfaced from his pours. Claws emerged from his fingers. He was becoming a rat-like monstrosity himself. As his brain faded to mush, shortly before his instincts led him to a new home in the sewers, he recognized his mistake: \u201cI didn\u2019t create an antidote\u2026 I created a virus\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Note: This bio is intended only as back story. Edward Whelan and the events concerning him appear neither in the film The Amazing Spider-Man nor its videogame. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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FELICIA HARDY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Born in Queens, New York, to a privileged and wealthy family, Felicia Hardy led the ideal life growing up, as a popular cheerleader and respected athlete who still managed straight \"\"<\/a>A\u2019s in all her classes. But her family had a dark secret \u2013 the Hardy fortune was a result of her father\u2019s career as a notorious cat burglar. Making plenty of enemies on both sides of the law, he disappeared under mysterious circumstances when Felicia graduated high school. Determined to continue his legacy \u2013 or perhaps for other, less obvious reasons \u2013 Felicia has since dedicated her life to following in her father\u2019s footsteps.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Felicia trained for years, until she felt she was ready to become the ultimate thief. Her obsession paid off \u2013 before long, she\u2019d find that her sharp wit and seductive allure gave her an edge over the competition, landing her in circles that even her father, a master thief, could never have hoped to breach. What\u2019s more, after three years of consistently brilliant jobs, she still managed to elude all authorities (as well as other, less law-abiding figures on her trail). But her luck is about to change\u2026<\/p>\n

And last, but by no means least, we present:<\/p>\n

LIZARD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Lizard is the perfect example of science gone awry.\u00a0 One could blame Dr. Curt Connors\"\"<\/a> for creating the Lizard, but no one should blame him for the actions the Lizard does.\u00a0 When his reptilian mind takes over, Connors loses complete control and there only remains the savage, powerful, cross-species monstrosity known as the Lizard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Amazing Spider-Man game will be available for multiple platforms. The game will be on Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS. The Amazing Spider-man swings into stores on June 26th preorder yours now!<\/p>\n

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