When did Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety release?

Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety was first released on December 1, 1995.

Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety

Dec 1, 1995FightingHack and slash/Beat 'em upSuper Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/GenesisPC (Microsoft Windows)PC

Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety on?: Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), PC.
When did Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety release?: Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety was first released on December 1, 1995.

About Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety

Separation Anxiety is a side scrolling beat'em up game, featuring characters and stories taken from the Spiderman comics. The story is loosely based on a mini series of comics about Venom. In this game, the player(s) gets to choose between controlling Spider-Man, or his on and off again foe Venom. As Spiderman you must stop the life foundation who have removed five symbiotes from Venom. They plan to bond them with their soldiers, creating a dangerous army. Venom recovering from his wounds also realises he must destroy them. The game lets you punch, kick, swing and do combos throughout streets, the woods and underground complexes towards your goal. Throughout the game the player can pick up superhero icons. This icons will help you by summoning help from some of Spiderman's greatest allies like Daredevil, Ghost Rider, Hawkeye and Captain America

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), PC
Developer: Software Creations Ltd.
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action
Series: Spider-Man

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

67/100

from 16 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1995	$24	$70	$1,600	Medium

Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PC. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$24

Complete

$70

Sealed

$1,600

few sales

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$123	$699	—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a week
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about once a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $12.45 in Oct 2007, $31 five years ago, and $24 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$8.75	—
Jan 2009	$7.05	—
Jan 2010	$5.59	—
Jan 2011	$4.82	—
Jan 2012	$7.86	—
Jan 2013	$9.67	—
Jan 2014	$11.76	$22
Jan 2015	$13.99	$22
Jan 2016	$15.26	$22
Jan 2017	$17.00	$30
Jan 2018	$15.70	$30
Jan 2019	$15.74	$33
Jan 2020	$21	$34
Jan 2021	$19.58	$42
Jan 2022	$30	$68
Jan 2023	$28	$72
Jan 2024	$22	$60
Jan 2025	$23	$61
Jan 2026	$22	$74
Oct 2026	$24	$70

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date
North America	November 1995
Europe / PAL	1995

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published only where both agree on the same cartridge dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1995
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A repetitive Marvel beat-'em-up that is above average in price in the US and extremely dear in Europe.

Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up developed by Software Creations and published by Acclaim, sold in North America in November 1995 and in Europe the same year. It is the sequel to Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage. One or two players team up as Spider-Man and Venom against Carnage, with cameo help from Captain America, Ghost Rider, Hawkeye and Daredevil.

Reviews were mediocre, with the game criticized mostly for repetition and a lack of originality.

How the Sega Genesis version differs

GamePro's Air Hendrix judged the Super NES version better than the Genesis one for its more colorful and detailed graphics.

Also on other platforms

Super NES · PC

PC. A Next Generation reviewer called the PC port extremely accurate but rated it below the console versions on value for money.

Before you buy

Among US carts the loose cart sits above the middle. The European cart usually costs far more than the US one, both loose and complete, so the US cart is the practical choice. Because it is valuable enough to check carefully, ask for a photo of the board. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.