Spider-Man games with the most boss fights, ranking

Summary

• Marvel's Spider-Man features 16 boss fights with an emotional storyline and some really powerful antagonists.
• Ultimate Spider-Man offers 12 boss fights and many memorable battles against classic villains.
• Spider-Man 3 features 17 boss fights, more than any other Spidey game, including unique encounters with obscure villains.

Very few comic book superheroes have had as successful a career in video games as Spider-Man. From the early 80s to the early 2020s, Peter Parker and his friends starred in numerous digital adventures, many of which became absolute classics of their genres.

This cannot be denied boss fights are some of the most interesting and important aspects of any video game. Luckily for Spidey's fans, his comics show a wide gallery of memorable and formidable villains that developers can easily incorporate into exciting battles. As a result, these eight Spider-Man video games have more bosses than any other.

8 Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge

10 battles with bosses

Spider-Man joins forces with the X-Men in this forgotten Super Nintendo beat 'em up game. Combining these two Marvel IPs gave the developers a wider variety of bosses than one would expect when comparing it to Spidey's solo adventure. However, some of the villains that appear in the Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge surprisingly unclear.

In addition to some of the usual suspects like the Sentinels, Rhino or Carnage, this game also features unknown comic book villains like Nyastir, the Card King and Master Mold. As the title suggests, the main antagonist is Arcade, a classic comic character that most people don't recognize. In the end, this unique lineup of 10 different bosses helped Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge stand out a lot more.

7 Ultimate Spider-Man

12 battles with bosses

Treiarch the third Spider-Man the project stayed away from the world of Sam Raimi's films, resulting in a unique adventure that fans still remember fondly to this day. This popularity was mainly due to amazing stylized graphics, dual playable characters and, of course, incredible boss fights.

U Ultimate Spider-ManSpidey has to face various classic villains such as Shocker, Rhino and Venom. But things get even more interesting when players can control Venom themselves. Players are forced to fight some unexpected bosses like Wolverine, Beetle and Carnage. A total of 12 different boss battles, Ultimate Spider-Man it's an enjoyable experience from start to finish.

6 Marvel's Spider-Man 2

13 boss fights (with many replays)

Sequel to Insomniac's 2023 Spider-Man the game was much more ambitious and expansive, but unfortunately it couldn't surpass its predecessor when it comes to the total number of bosses. This is mainly due to the fact that it did not receive any DLC, and Insomniac has already confirmed that they have no plans to release any DLC for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 in the future.

But even with that caveat, this incredible PlayStation 5 game still featured 13 different boss fights, all of which are as memorable as they are exciting. Of course, a good portion of these encounters are repeat bosses with new abilities (mainly Kraven and Venom) since this game has two playable characters, Peter and Miles. But there are still some solid battles against the likes of Mysterio, Scream, Lizard, and Sandman. The only thing missing from this adventure was an actual battle against Cletus Cassady aka Carnage.

5 Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety

13 boss fights (with some repeats)

This is an often forgotten sequel Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage based on the 1995 comic book story, Venom: Separation anxiety. Considering there were many other iconic symbiotes in that comic, its game adaptation cleverly included all of them as bosses.

U Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxietythe titular duo must face off against villains like Riot, Phage, Agony, Scream, and Lasher. But it's not all about symbiotes. Other unknown characters make unexpected appearances in this Beat 'Em Up adventure, with Ramshot and Bombblast being some notable examples. There's no Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, or Rhino in this game, and the boss gallery makes it more distinctive and memorable, even if some enemies are reused throughout the main campaign.

4 Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

13 battles with bosses

Binox 2010 Spider-Man the game features a more conventional collection of classic villains such as Kraven, Sandman, Vulture, Doctor Octopus, and Carnage. However, they are very different from ordinary ones. Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is an adventure in the Multiverse, and as such it presents unexpectedly unique incarnations of these characters from other dimensions, each with their own design and art style.

In addition to these exciting Multiverse villains, Broken dimensions also features a few unexpected appearances of icons from X-Men series like Juggernaut and Deadpool around the time the Merc with a Mouth became more popular. The final nice touch is none other than Mysterio, which is not often seen in the Spider-Man video games.

3 The Amazing Spider-Man

14 battles with bosses

The Amazing Spider-Man is a loose adaptation of the 2012 film of the same name, and while it's far from the best Spidey video game ever made, it does have some positive qualities. One is an extensive collection of boss battles, 14 in total, including many villains that weren't even mentioned in the original film.

Of course, the Lizard is the main antagonist and final boss of the game, as in the The Amazing Spider-Man the movie. But apart from him, Peter will also have to fight many other villains, both popular and lesser known, such as Scorpion, Black Cat, Vermin and Alistair Smythe. The most interesting aspect of this game is that it includes two additional boss battles against the Iguana and the Rhino, which will later appear in the sequel of the film with a completely different design and personality.

2 Marvel's Spider-Man

16 battles with bosses

Insomniac's first foray into the legendary Spider-Man The IP was a monumental success that forever changed the reputation of comic book gaming. It also had an incredible and emotional plot with many powerful antagonists. The base game already featured 11 different incredible encounters with a variety of characters, from iconic villains like Electro, Vulture and Doctor Octopus to more obscure ones that turned out to be surprisingly compelling like Mister Negative and Tombstone.

And if that wasn't enough, bosses, Marvel's Spider-Man had a three-episode DLC campaign that introduced exciting new bosses like the Black Cat, the Silver Sable, and the Hammer. Out of 16 in total, it's not Spider-Man the game with the most bosses, but it definitely has the best in the series.

1 Spiderman 3

17 battles with bosses

There's no denying that Treyarch's video game adapted the second one Spider-Man the movie not only is it one of the best games in the franchise, but it's also one of the most popular movie-based games of all time. However, much to the surprise of fans, Spiderman 2 only 7 different bosses and half of them are different Doctor Octopus and Shocker encounters. So it was to his continuation, Spiderman 3to up the ante on this aspect.

This adaptation of the third film is often considered one of the most disappointing video games in the world Spider-Man franchise, but featured a total of 17 different boss battles, which is both mind-boggling and refreshing. As expected, it features several encounters with the film's antagonists, such as New Goblin, Sandman, and Venom. But there are also interesting fights against other comic book villains that never appeared in Sam Raimi's trilogy, such as The Lizard, The Rhino, and Kraven the Hunter. But what is especially surprising Spiderman 3 is that it also introduced new characters that were created exclusively for this game, such as the Mad Bomber and the Arsenic Candy Gang.