DiabolicalAdvocate
10-31-2008, 02:42 AM
The IGN review is laughable at best. Here's my take (PS3 version):
In short, the game is pure fun. After you go through the lengthy tutorial missions and you get a feel for the combat system, the game play is a blast. The web slinging is smooth and responsive, as is the climbing, and you can transition from scaling walls to swinging quickly. And it's an open world, so you can choose to do the missions, or you can just swing around exploring and looking for trouble
The combat is the best part of this game. You fight while scaling the surface of a building, you can stand toe to toe with enemies on the ground, or you can chain endless amounts of combos while in the air. It all works and once you get a hang of the controls, it's addictive. You can also switch from the black costume (symbiote) to the regular costume at will, and you'll have a different set of attacks depending on which costume you're using. You can also level up either costume as you go on in the game. Moves with the black costume tend to do more damage, while Spidey's regular costume is quicker. Aerial moves can become disorienting at times, especially when you're fighting enemies on the sides of buildings, but like I said, it all works in the end.
The story isn't bad either, as long as you don't play this game as a marvel fanboy and you can let some minor character inconsistencies slide. As you make allies, you can call upon them for back up at certain times. My only complaint so far is that the voice for Spidey is terrible; when he's in distress, he sounds like a whiny b**ch.
You also get different moral choices as you go, and whichever path you take affects the outcome of the game and the ending you get. You can choose the good path, or you can choose to let the Black costume get the better of you. An example would be where Felicia(Black Cat) basically propositions you after you fight her; be loyal to MJ, or scratch the itch?
This is the best Spidey game in years; it may even be the best of all time. And putting the character aside, even if you aren't a fan, this is a solid action game. Repetitive? Sure, but most games are repetitive to some degree and that's not a bad thing if the game play is enjoyable. And in this case, it is.
In short, the game is pure fun. After you go through the lengthy tutorial missions and you get a feel for the combat system, the game play is a blast. The web slinging is smooth and responsive, as is the climbing, and you can transition from scaling walls to swinging quickly. And it's an open world, so you can choose to do the missions, or you can just swing around exploring and looking for trouble
The combat is the best part of this game. You fight while scaling the surface of a building, you can stand toe to toe with enemies on the ground, or you can chain endless amounts of combos while in the air. It all works and once you get a hang of the controls, it's addictive. You can also switch from the black costume (symbiote) to the regular costume at will, and you'll have a different set of attacks depending on which costume you're using. You can also level up either costume as you go on in the game. Moves with the black costume tend to do more damage, while Spidey's regular costume is quicker. Aerial moves can become disorienting at times, especially when you're fighting enemies on the sides of buildings, but like I said, it all works in the end.
The story isn't bad either, as long as you don't play this game as a marvel fanboy and you can let some minor character inconsistencies slide. As you make allies, you can call upon them for back up at certain times. My only complaint so far is that the voice for Spidey is terrible; when he's in distress, he sounds like a whiny b**ch.
You also get different moral choices as you go, and whichever path you take affects the outcome of the game and the ending you get. You can choose the good path, or you can choose to let the Black costume get the better of you. An example would be where Felicia(Black Cat) basically propositions you after you fight her; be loyal to MJ, or scratch the itch?
This is the best Spidey game in years; it may even be the best of all time. And putting the character aside, even if you aren't a fan, this is a solid action game. Repetitive? Sure, but most games are repetitive to some degree and that's not a bad thing if the game play is enjoyable. And in this case, it is.