Spawn: In the Demon's Hand
{{Infobox video game
| title = Spawn: In the Demon's Hand
| image = Spawn - In the Demon's Hand Coverart.png
| developer = Capcom
| publisher = {{vgrelease|WW|Capcom|EU|Eidos Interactive (DC)}}
| released = Arcade
{{vgrelease|JP|January, 2000 |NA|February 01, 2000}}Dreamcast
{{vgrelease|JP|August 10, 2000|NA|October 18, 2000{{cite web |url=http://www.capcom.com/xpml/game.xpml?gameid=550022 |title=Spawn: In the Demon's Hand |website=Capcom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001204080000/http://www.capcom.com/xpml/game.xpml?gameid=550022 |archive-date=December 4, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 29, 2021}}|PAL|January 19, 2001}}
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| genre = Fighting
| arcade system = Sega NAOMI
| platforms = Dreamcast, arcade
}}
{{nihongo|Spawn: In the Demon's Hand|スポーン イン ザ デーモンズ ハンド|Supōn In za Dēmonzu Hando}} is a 3D fighting game developed and published by Capcom for the Dreamcast and arcade. It is based on the comic book character Spawn created by Todd McFarlane and produced by Image Comics. A port was planned for the PlayStation 2 as a launch title but was later canceled.{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/games/spawn-in-the-demons-hand/ps2-690815 |title=Spawn: In the Demon's Hand - PlayStation 2 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230144930/http://www.ign.com/games/spawn-in-the-demons-hand/ps2-690815 |archive-date=December 30, 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 29, 2021}}
Storyline
Al Simmons was a military operative who was murdered by his superior, Jason Wynn, then sent to Hell for his previous work as an assassin. Five years after his death, Simmons makes a deal with the demon Malebolgia to resurrect him from death as a hellspawn so that he could see his wife, Wanda, again. However, he soon finds out that his wife, in the five years that he was dead, had married his best friend, Terry Fitzgerald.{{cite news |last=Szadkowski |first=Joseph |date=November 18, 2000 |title=Spawn Fights to Regain His Humanity after Death |newspaper=The Washington Times |publisher=The Washington Times, LLC}}
Gameplay
This game includes three modes:
- Boss Rush Mode - The main mode of the game. Players must defeat bosses in each stage within the time limit to earn points.
- Team Battle Mode - Players must defeat the opponent team to win.
- Battle Royale - Players must defeat all enemies to win.
The game features thirty-seven playable characters overall, including eleven main playable characters from the arcade release as well as multiple hidden characters.
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Reception
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| MC_SDC = 62/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/spawn-in-the-demons-hand/ |title=Spawn: In the Demon's Hand (DC) |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101182512/https://www.metacritic.com/game/spawn-in-the-demons-hand/ |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=November 1, 2023}}
| Allgame_ARC = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Weiss |first=Brett Alan |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=23038&tab=review |title=Spawn [In the Demon's Hand] (ARC) - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116062310/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=23038&tab=review |archive-date=November 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 29, 2021}}
| CNG_SDC = 7/10{{cite web |last=Torres |first=Ricardo |date=October 20, 2000 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Dreamcast/Reviews/Spawn/ |title=Spawn: In the Demon's Hand Dreamcast Review |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001201232700/http://www.gamecenter.com/Dreamcast/Reviews/Spawn/ |archive-date=December 1, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 29, 2021}}
| Edge_SDC = 4/10{{cite magazine |author=Edge staff |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/9/9f/Edge_UK_089.pdf |title=Spawn [In the Demon's Hand] (DC; JP Import) |magazine=Edge |issue=89 |date=October 2000 |pages=92–93 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007114728/https://retrocdn.net/images/9/9f/Edge_UK_089.pdf |archive-date=October 7, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=November 1, 2023}}
| EGM_SDC = 8/10{{cite magazine |last=Dudlak |first=Jonathan |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/c/c0/EGM_US_136.pdf |title=Spawn [In the Demon's Hand] (DC) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=136 |date=November 2000 |page=248 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319215008/https://retrocdn.net/images/c/c0/EGM_US_136.pdf |archive-date=March 19, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=November 1, 2023}}
| Fam_SDC = 31/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12694&redirect=no |title=ドリームキャスト - SPAWN -In the Damon's [sic] Hand- |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |volume=915 |date=June 30, 2006 |page=51 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229194250/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12694&redirect=no |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 1, 2023}}
| GI_ARC = 7.75/10{{cite magazine |title=Spawn: In The Demon's Hand (ARC) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=84 |date=April 2000}}
| GI_SDC = 6.5/10{{cite magazine |title=Spawn: In the Demon's Hand (DC) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=91 |date=November 2000}}
| GameFan_SDC = 75%{{cite magazine |last1=Mylonas |first1=Eric "ECM" |last2=Weitzner |first2=Jason "Fury" |last3=Van Stone |first3=Matt "Kodomo" |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_8_Issue_12/page/n23/mode/2up |title=Spawn [In the Demon's Hand] (DC) |magazine=GameFan |publisher=BPA International |volume=8 |issue=12 |date=December 2000 |page=23 |access-date=December 29, 2021}}{{efn|Three critics of GameFan gave the Dreamcast version each a score of 68, 79, and 77.}}
| GameRev_SDC = B−{{cite web |last=Sparks |first=Shawn |date=October 2000 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32240-spawn-in-the-demons-hand-review |title=Spawn: In the Demon's Hand Review (DC) |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009200446/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/spawn-in-the-demons-hand |archive-date=October 9, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=December 29, 2021}}
| GSpot_SDC = 5.6/10{{cite web |last=Satterfield |first=Shane |date=September 7, 2000 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/spawn-review/1900-2625688/ |title=Spawn [In the Demon's Hand] Review (DC; JP Import) |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001061243/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/spawn-review/1900-2625688/ |archive-date=October 1, 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=June 26, 2023}}
| IGN_SDC = (US) 6.8/10{{cite web |last=Chau |first=Anthony |date=October 23, 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/24/spawn-in-the-demons-hand |title=Spawn: In the Demon's Hand (DC) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229194250/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/24/spawn-in-the-demons-hand |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=November 1, 2023}}
(JP) 6/10{{cite web |last=Williamson |first=Colin |date=August 15, 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/16/spawn-in-the-demons-hand-import |title=Spawn: In the Demon's Hand (Import) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229194252/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/16/spawn-in-the-demons-hand-import |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=June 26, 2023}}
| NGen_SDC = {{Rating|1|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Orlando |first=Greg |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen72Dec2000/page/n109/mode/2up |title=Spawn: In the Demon's Hand (DC) |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=72 |date=December 2000 |page=108 |access-date=December 29, 2021}}
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The Dreamcast version received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. It is judged as the best Spawn game, although it did not achieve high rates in GameSpot and IGN, especially due to camera and AI problems.{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Elton |date=September 6, 2012 |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/elton-jones/the-50-best-dreamcast-games |title=The 50 Best Sega Dreamcast Games |website=Complex Networks |publisher=BuzzFeed |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716111140/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/elton-jones/the-50-best-dreamcast-games |archive-date=July 16, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=November 1, 2023}} Greg Orlando of NextGen gave it a negative review, saying, "Lack of decorum allows us only to comment that this game would more aptly be subtitled 'From Capcom's Rectum.'" In Japan, however, Famitsu gave it a score of 31 out of 40. Vicious Sid of GamePro said of the game, "Though it had plenty of promise, Spawn is ruined by its awkward controls. Ultimately, only Spawn fans and Dreamcast action buffs should rent this hindered hell-raiser."{{cite magazine |author=Vicious Sid |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/61/GamePro_US_147.pdf |title=Spawn [In the Demon's Hand] (DC) |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=147 |date=December 2000 |page=148 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041212234315/http://www.gamepro.com/sega/dreamcast/games/reviews/7475.shtml |archive-date=December 12, 2004 |url-status=live |access-date=November 1, 2023}}{{efn|GamePro gave the Dreamcast version two 4/5 scores for graphics and sound, 2.5/5 for control, and 3/5 for fun factor.}}
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Trivia
The Dreamcast version cover art and the Japanese marquee for In the Demon's Hand is taken from Spawn #95. The marquee of the game is taken from the U.S. limited edition Spawn soundtrack.
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060703022951/http://www.spawn.com/entertainment/demonshandgame/ Spawn: In the Demon's Hand entry] at the Spawn official website
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