New SPIDER-MAN Game

[odupianist]

http://us.i1.yimg.com/videogames.yahoo.com/events/spider--man-web-of-shadows/top-five-reasons-to-swing-back-to-nyc/1204746

Interesting but I can't find what platform it's on.

[Jester]

Yeah, it is pretty mysterious. I wish i had a next gne consule just for the super hero games.

Hey GK, looks like you get to add another hyphen.

[Cure]

Yo, can someone please edit the title before GK's head explodes? Hyphens, people!

[GK Punk]

You know, my first instinct for a response was "Head... exploding." Then "Urge to kill rising" But I had to laugh when I saw that it was already said for me.

But seriously, Urge, Kill, Rising.

[AquaParade]

Super excited for this. I was just looking this up on SHH. Wait...It doesn't have a release date does it? Hopefully I'll have a ps3 or 360 by the time this comes out. Pretty sure I will.

[Peanut]

Looks pretty stupid. And honestly, after the train wreck that was Spider-Man 3, I'm not giving Treyarch the benefit of the doubt on this one.

[Dr. Doom]

To be fair, all the Spidey games released by Activision since the PSX have been solid gaming experiences. To say the least, I've enjoyed them all. 3 was the first one I heard about that was not well received. I think this one definitely deserves a fair shot.

[AquaParade]

To be fair, all the Spidey games released by Activision since the PSX have been solid gaming experiences. To say the least, I've enjoyed them all. 3 was the first one I heard about that was not well received. I think this one definitely deserves a fair shot.

Agreed. I didn't get a chance to play 3...except for a quick burst on the ps2 version...which was'nt even the same game as the next gen ones anyways. But the team has done some good things with Spidey...this could be when they're finally done with the rough drafts and ready to step it up. And they probably did not have to rush this game since it has no tie in.

Q&A on IGN...here ya go guys...it's brief, but enjoy.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/867/867231p1.html

[Peanut]

To be fair, all the Spidey games released by Activision since the PSX have been solid gaming experiences. To say the least, I've enjoyed them all. 3 was the first one I heard about that was not well received. I think this one definitely deserves a fair shot.

Do you really know how many games that encompasses? If you did, you might not be so quick to say they were all "solid". Activision is only a publisher, they have no hand in how the game actually turns out.

Treyarch, to my knowledge, only developed 4 of the Spider-Man games. And lets be perfectly honest, the first two Spider-Man movie games were varying in degrees of mediocrity, and Spider-Man 3 was completely awful. Their only shining light was Ultimate Spider-Man, but that was a completely different take on Spider-Man games.

Who knows, since this seems to be following more of a comic book design and not the movie, maybe it'll be as good as all the comic inspired Spidey games. Spider-Man on the PS1 and Ultimate Spider-Man being the best examples.

[Dr. Doom]

I guess it was kind of a gross generalization on my part, I should more specifically say that the main console versions have all been pretty solid. I remember enjoying each of them to at least some degree.

[Spitfire]

I loved the Playstation Spider-man games as a kid. Neversoft made them if I remember correctly. THey also did Tony Hawk games at the time which I also enjoyed. The Spider-man games still hold up to me so they get some props for that.

When the first Spider-man movie game came out I liked it a lot. I played the crap out of it. Then after it served it's time I shelfed it and eventually sold it. More recently my little cousin had gotten it for his Gamecube and asked me to help him beat a level. This would be the first time I had touched it since the first Spider-man movie was in theaters. It did not stand the test of time. The control was so horrid I could barely move. I felt video game handicapped trying to play it.

When Spider-man 2 came out I nabbed it quick. Having liked the first one and hearing it was freeroam I was excited. The combat was fun, the web swinging was awesome, the random crimes were great*For awhile at least*, except that balloon...I hate that balloon kid! Needless to say I played it a lot and eventually some asshole stole it from me. So I can't say how it holds up now but I have fond memories of it, course I did of the first movie game to till I replayed it.

Then Ultimate Spider-man came out, you can play as Venom, cool comic book style. The combat wasn't as good but the swinging was fun. Getting the costumes was a pain, I hated those Human Torch races. I recently went to play it and my disk was missing, some asshole stole it, again...I believe the same asshole stole one of my turtles DVDs in the same fashion, leave the case nab the goods. Oh will fists fly if I see that boy again. Anyways long story short I enjoyed it, but yet again I'm not sure if it stands up still to this day.

Then Spider-man 3 came out. I bought it pretty fast since I worked at Best Buy and got games for 50 bucks. I played through the whole game and when playing it I didn't think it was to bad. Swinging was fun, combat was alright, black suit was cool, last boss was annoying...Then a few months later I returned to it and it was so god awful I couldn't stand it. I shut it off after about 5 minutes and I've never touched it since. Wish the asshole had stolen that instead.

I'll give this game a chance. It certainly has an appealing style to it. I would hope for a demo but I won't hold my breath.

[AquaParade]

http://www.gamestop.com/gs/landing/s...e/default.aspx

Vote on the special pre-order gift...anyone else see what I see on that t-shirt?;)

[Dr. Doom]

Your link's messed up cause of the "..."

[AquaParade]

Hmm, you're right. But sorry, what is the"..."?

[poiuytre]

I haven't played a Spidey game since the first one on the Playstation. I'd buy this if reviews are positive enough.

[AquaParade]

I haven't played a Spidey game since the first one on the Playstation. I'd buy this if reviews are positive enough.

If you wanna get hyped on it, or see what these games have been all about lately, I'd definitely recommend picking up the second movie game.

[Spitfire]

Hmm, you're right. But sorry, what is the"..."?

The dots in between the words makes it inactive.

[AquaParade]

Look what Gamespot had as their summary for the game...Wonder if they're jumping to conclusions or if they have some insider info.

"Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is an action adventure game that will have you playing as a hero or a villain in a free-roaming environment.
Genre: Action"

[Mecha Cow]

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is an action adventure game that will have you playing as a hero or a villain in a free-roaming environment
I wonder if the people who came up with this honestly don't realise how played out this is, or if they simply don't care.

[Peanut]

Some slightly more interesting news (http://kotaku.com/382212/spider+man-web-of-shadows-to-contain-never-before+seen-villains) on the game from Kotaku.

Oh boy! Another game with choices! I'm sure they'll have a huge impact on the story or gameplay in a significant way, unlike every other game that's been touted to give you morality choices in the last 5 years. Am I right!?

[GK Punk]

I swear it seems like KOTOR is the only one that did that right. At least of the ones I've played.

[Mecha Cow]

So, who wants to bet the main villain will be Venom?

[poiuytre]

I hope the villain will be Carnage. He's always been my favorite Spider-Man villain. That way you can also team up with Venom again as well.

I swear it seems like KOTOR is the only one that did that right. At least of the ones I've played.

I liked it in Elder Scrolls Oblivion and Shadow the Hedgehog, and I hear Fable and Bioshock dealt with it quite well too. It might not be that original anymore, but the games try to give you more choice. That can't be bad, right? It gives you a reason to replay a game.

[Peanut]

How was there any morality at all in Oblivion? No matter what you did, people didn't care and the story didn't change an inch.

"There goes the hero of Kvatch! He has killed countless innocents, but he saved that one town that one time. Remember? He's awesome!"

Fable's was alright, but once again, it made no difference to gameplay or story. People would call you different things based on if you were bad or good, and your appearance would change.

As far as BioShock goes, the morality in that basically amounted to absolutely zero, besides ruining the ending of the game for people who decided not harvest a single little sister. Poorly done.

[Spitfire]

I thought KOTOR had the best morality system. I really didn't like how they changed it in Mass Effect. I mean it was in play still and it altered the ending but the way people viewed you didn't seem to change as much. In KOTOR if you were dark side some people wouldn't even talk to you.

[Peanut]

That's because the story of Commander Sheppard was fully planned from start to finish. You were never meant to be bad or good in Mass Effect. You're a high ranking solider who wants nothing but to protect his species. He/she either handles things properly, or handles them in a matter that benefits his/her self, but either way it's for the good of humanity. It's not a black and white morality system the way it was in KOTOR.

In KOTOR, your character was defined by you. Were you a Jedi, or a Sith? Good or evil? That's why the story in Mass Effect is so much more focused and effective.

[Spitfire]

Yeah that's a good point I hadn't thought of it that way. I remember hearing Lucas Arts released a statement saying the Light Side storylines were the cannon ones for the series, which I thought was kinda pointless because the second game starts off letting you profile how you acted in the last game to Atton.

Kinda sad we will never see a 3rd installment as I was rather excited to see what happened. I can live with Mass Effect though I enjoy it quite a bit to. The idea of transferring your Sheppard over will make things very interesting. Since it logs your character at the end of the game the choice you make at the end might affect how the game begins which would be a pretty cool feature.

[Peanut]

It's already been confirmed that is indeed what they're doing for the next Mass Effect. Everything will carry over.

[Spike Spiegel]

Back to topic, this Web Of Shadows does seem pretty cool.
I'll buy this like I bought Ultimate Spider-Man.

I hope to God this doesn't suck balls like the adaptation of Spider-Man 3.

[odupianist]

Did anyone play Spider-man Friend or Foe? I bought it and beat it really quickly. I liked the conception but it wasn't much of a game... thoughts?

[Peanut]

It was a kids game. I would hope no one expected much.

[Dr. Doom]

So, who wants to bet the main villain will be Venom?

Bingo.

"His arch nemesis Venom is back, and this time, the symbiote-powered villain has figured out a nasty new trick: infecting civilians to create clones of himself."

[odupianist]

How come just about every Spidey game lately deals with the symbiote? Spider-man 1 for PS1 did, SM Friend or Foe did, Ultimate Spider-man sort of did, I'm getting tired of teh symbiote...

[Spitfire]

Because he's the more recognized Spider-man villain and they hope to draw in more people by using him all the time. Same crap they tried with Spider-man 3.

[Brodie]

Hopefully they dont do some terrible Max Gargan bastardisation(Sp?), and its Brock. Also, I hope it doesnt suck.

[Peanut]

How come just about every Spidey game lately deals with the symbiote? Spider-man 1 for PS1 did, SM Friend or Foe did, Ultimate Spider-man sort of did, I'm getting tired of teh symbiote...

Yeah, Spider-Man for Playstation and Ultimate Spider-Man are really recent

[Spitfire]

The newest Spider-man game, Spider-man 3, has Venom as a villain as well. I didn't play Friend Or Foe it looked like a Lego game.

[Dr. Doom]

Nothing's wrong with the Lego games.

[Spitfire]

No there isn't I have the first Lego Star Wars game I enjoyed it. I never got around to playing the others. I hear their doing Batman and Indiana Jones too.

[odupianist]

The Lego games are fun, but I'm a big kid at heart. I have the SW and Indiana Jones games. They're fun and put an interesting twist on it. Check 'em out.

/off topic post

[Dr. Doom]

If you liked the first Lego Star Wars, the second one is a million times better.

[raphael_is_cool]

If the combat really works like this then I will be mightily impressed. The combat in the more recent games has been pretty lacklustre.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35350.htm

[bmxbandit]

i'm very impressed with the early looks of this game. maybe this will be the game to resurrect the franchise in videogames.

[Brodie]

If the combat really works like this then I will be mightily impressed. The combat in the more recent games has been pretty lacklustre.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35350.htm

Seems like it could be kind of the same style fighting as the other games....just slowed down. Don't be fooled yet.

[GK Punk]

Yeah that's pretty slick looking. If the game really is like that, they could be on to something.

[raphael_is_cool]

Seems like it could be kind of the same style fighting as the other games....just slowed down. Don't be fooled yet.

I dunno. It reminds me of the style of fighting in Matrix: The Path of Neo. In that you can obviously slow things down, but more importantly, if you were really good at the game you could go into a room, unarmed, against a bunch of guys with guns and beat them all without even being hit once.

I just remember those robosuit guys in Spider-Man 2 that always came in threes and were always a pain to beat. Now it looks like you might have a fair chance.

But as I said, I'm cautiously optimistic.