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Ultimate spider-man ??...I think Not !!. get the movie games !!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 10
Date: October 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

i just purchashed this game yesterday..i bought the "limited edition venom" version..after getting it home and playing it for about a hour i was saying to myself What the??..i have to say this game is very lackluster...all hype no substance.. true the graphics look good for a virtual comic book, and the swinging around new york is fun..but it was done far much better in the 2 movie games !( i pulled out my spidey 2 game and was playing that later in the evening instead of this ! but are you really willing to spend 50 bucks just for good graphics? ... ok heres the lowdown, you have to run around and save people(which is fun) but it gets old quickly and then there are those stupid "Races" since when did spidey become a racer?? the first race is with the human torch in queens..and i found that it took away from the gameplay..and whats even more annoying..is the voice acting i know its the young peter parker but c mon his voice is so whiney my friend had to mute the tv sometimes..and the voice for the torch?..that whole dude surfer thing is very much played out..

But the number one gripe i have about this game is .. drum roll please!........YOU CANT PLAY AS VENOM !!!! ( you HAVE to play thru the whole game+side missions as spidey and THEN FINALLY, you can unlock venom.. which i thought was misleading..they even have it in Small print in the first few pages of the manual..how Sneaky is that?)

all that aside its fun to play as venom ! and spidey as well.. But if you really want a good spider man game? check out activisions spider-man the movie game... or the spider-man 2 games. you wont regret it they look a hundred times better, have much better music, and the gameplay is top notch!

over all here ate the pros and cons...

Pros..the stan lee interview is great(its always nice to hear stan lee talk about spidey and marvel)

great comick book feel/ good graphics

the G4 making of the game special..

the included comic book ..but if your like me u have the"real" issues already so you know the venom story:) although i like how they reinvented the "ultimate" venom saga in wich the black costume/bio suit actually being a attempt to cure cancer..the original venom "origin" is MUCH better with the alien symbiote costume(from the secret wars series) and eddie brock as a disgrunted photog for the bugle...who is out to get peter parker..

swinging around new york (although its not as open as the movie games)

Cons..

YOU CANT PLAY AS VENOM (unless you complete the whole game first then he is "unlockable" ...which is very misleading to the consumer..its even in small print inside the manual..thats a rip off to the fans that want to play as venom right away...the way this game was advertises..depending on who you chose to play it will be a great time~) this game is just filler material until the spider man 3 movie game comes along :) which we all know venom will be in the third movie which will rock !!.. but topher grace as eddie brock/venom?? i dont know about that one .. thats another review for later :)

voice acting is..poor..peter sounds like a whiney brat sometimes and dont get me started on the dopey sounding human torch.. but venom in my opinion is the star of the show here ...

bottom line its a fun game. dont get me wrong,..but a real let down it could have been MUCH better.. and thats why its also out in a special verson to dress it up and sell more copies but if u have to have this game the" special version "is the way to go....let the buyer beware though there are BETTER spider man games out there.. im a huge spider- man fan and i feel that this game could have been a better homage to a legendary character than this all fuff and no substance marketing gimmick.. ill be returning mine today.. hmm then again i can always put it up on ebay...somebody will buy it...

GREAT GAME!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

IT TOOK ME ABOUT A WEEK TO BEAT IT,BUT I STILL LOVE IT! OF COURSE IM A HUGE VENOM FAN,SO CONTROLLING MY MAIN MAN ON THIS GAME WAS FUN! I LOVE THE PART WHERE I GOT TO DEFEAT THE BEETLE! HE WAS THE HARDEST TO ME! I ALSO LIKED THE NEW YOUNGER LOOK TO MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS OF SPIDERMAN! A MUST BUY IS MY OPINON!

Not just a stupid kids video game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: September 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this game is awesome. and its not just for little kids and if it was they would rate it e. everybody will enjoy this game. and im not just a stupid kid, ok? i know wat im talkin about. now first of all, wat is this "Ultimate" video game u people speak of? naw, just playin. this game is the best. i mean heres the pros and cons. (watever those mean)

pros:

-The graphics are one of the many great features in this game.
-The gameplay is amazing they made it much more like the comics and it looks like they took the ultimte spiderman comic book characters and stuck them rite on the screen and made them 3D.
-the controls are not the best but they are less confusing then the last game. there is a kick button, punch button, and u dont need to worry about using spider senses u just jump to avoid danger whenever his head lights up.
-the best thing is you get to play as spidey's arch nemesis, Venom. He is so cool like its just unbelievable how real and perfect he looks and preforms his moves. great character.
-there are not just spider man characters in the game! you can race against human torch, eventually fight silver sable with venom, and u can fight wolverine and beetle.
-they modified all the characters to make them look unbelievably cool. u wont believe rhino. hes much more strong and more of a challenge. shocker isnt really any different he just has no suit and hes really really easy to beat.and green goblin. wow. he looks like the hulk with pointy ears and horns and no hair on his head. im serious.
-u get to go to Queens, NY not just manhattan.

Cons:

-u cannot switch freely between Venom and Spiderman until u beat the game.
-there is no free roam with Venom.
-there are some invisible walls.

and theres my review! as u can see there are few cons and they are not that serious. the pros are awesome just like this entire game. u need to buy it. or at least play it. i bought it first day it came out. i hope u liked this review becuz IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO TYPE!!! i type with one finger. so u know. im only 12. i cant type with all my fingers yet. so anyway just play this please and enjoy it.

The BEST SPIDER-MAN game ever!!!! HURRAY!!!!!! FOR VENOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: October 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Don't get me wrong on this review I do enjoy playing as Spider-Man but I've been for such a long time to play as Venom in good Spider-Man unlike Maximum Carnage and Seperation and Exiety which werent that great games anyway but this one is so awsome get to obsorbe people with Venom. I'm so close to beating the game just need to face Venom in the final showdown and thats it. I wonder when you get to free play as Venom if you still get to obsorbe people or not because after hearing Eddie saying he has complete control over the suit has me wondering if that means that he doesn't have to obsorbe people anymore if thats the case then thats kind of a bummer because when I beat the game and everything I wanted to devour people as Venom on freeplay if not oh well I'll still be able to reck havoc on the city by throwing cars,jeeps, and everything else I'm so glad that he got the Venom logo on him when he obsorbed Carnage because roaming the city as Venom without the Venom would feel not the same but thank goodness thats not a reality. Well done Activision and Marvel. Keep up the good work.

ultimate spider and venom

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 12
Date: October 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

do you hate spider-man well if so buy ultimate spider man wich is the perfect game in the spider-man series.either save the city as spider-man or storm the streets as venom.punch,web up, kick or grab as spider-man or tentackle attack,grab,punch or feed as venom enjoy.

spidey

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 36
Date: October 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bout this game and i beat it as venom and spidey and its gay i mean if you've played spiderman 2 and this game....i mean realy.
compare:
spiderman 2 utimate spiderman

fredom during career no
good graphics no
good game play no
alot of fighting move and combos no

overall this game is a good rental but don't buy.

Don't like it

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 10
Date: October 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a game for kids under the age of 13. It has cool comic book style cut scenes but the actual gameplay is short, simplistic, and either way too hard or way too easy. And no you don't get to freeroam with Venom. You can only use him as part of storymode. I've been a huge spidey fan for well over 10 years but this game was a total letdown. If you're still in middle school you might like it. Anyone else should stick with Spiderman 2 or get the new X-Men Legends instead.

Great game although there are some flaws

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: April 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This games is great although its has some flaws.
you play Spider-Man and then you play as Venom.The game is good but the Venom stages need more levels and the Johny
Storm races can get hard but anyway this is a great game

Gets boring real fast, super short

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I finished the game fairly quickly without trying too hard. Just like an earlier reviewer mentioned, what you have to do is pretty much the same on every mission. Some of the "chase the bad guy" missions are super frustrating. Its an OK game, definitely rental material.

Fun but quick

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The game can be beaten fairly quickly by a non-skilled player, and presents no real challenge for a skilled player. The ability to play Venom alone makes this a worthy buy for any Spider-man fan. However, the game isn't as indepth as Spider-man 2 and can get tiresome after you have completed story mode.

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