comic book crime-fighters yearning to see how the other half lives will get their wish in Spider-Man: Battle for New York, the sequel to 2005's Ultimate Spider-Man on Game Boy Advance.

The central character in this side-scrolling beat-'em-up is none other than the web-head's emerald adversary, Ultimate Green Goblin. The evil mastermind has concocted a serum that turns run-of-the-mill thugs into zombies, ready to take a bite out of the Big Apple. To satisfy his abominable ambition, Green Goblin will punch, climb, and smash anything in his path while upgrading a choice of powers along the way. Of course, Spider-Man is also playable in a storyline that involves the webslinger's heroic attempt to stop Green Goblin before it's too late.

The conflict between superhero and supervillain continues in a number of competitive scenarios for two players.