Spawn: The Eternal is a video game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment

Sony Computer Entertainment

Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. is a major video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry, and is a wholly owned subsidiary and part of the Consumer Products & Services Group of Sony...

 for the PlayStation, based on the Spawn

Spawn (comics)

Spawn is a fictional comic book superhero who appears in a monthly comic book of the same name published by Image Comics. Created by writer/artist Todd McFarlane, Spawn first appeared in Spawn #1...

 comic book series created by Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane is a Canadian cartoonist, writer, toy designer and entrepreneur, best known for his work in comic books, such as the fantasy series Spawn....

 and produced by Image Comics

Image Comics

Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...

. It was released on December 1, 1997 in North America

North America

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, the same time the movie

Spawn (film)

Spawn is a 1997 American superhero film loosely based on the comic book of the same name, by Todd McFarlane and published by Image Comics. Directed and co-written by Mark A.Z. Dippé , the film stars Michael Jai White in the leading role...

 was released on home video and received poor reviews from many notable game critics and fans.When played on a CD player, the disc would be revealed to contain a lengthy audio interview with Spawn creator Todd McFarlane.

Reception

Upon release, Spawn was universally panned by critics and even fans to an extent. Most reviewers lauded its authenticity but were also exasperated at its poor graphics, camera angles and repetitive, button mashing gameplay.

GameSpot

IGN

External links

• Spawn: The Eternal on IGN
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• Spawn: The Eternal on GameSpot
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