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This is what happens when you let actual Comic Creators make a game...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'll say it up front: I am biased. I'm a big fan of Brian Michael Bendis and an even bigger fan of Spider-Man. A month or so ago I got onto this really big Bendis kick and with that came Ultimate Spider-Man the comic. The book itself was amazing, and before long I'd read all of the 13 graphic novels out so far. Then I saw the ad for the game in one of the other Marvel Comics I subscribe to, and was floored the game needs to be gotten. Period.

So on to the game...

In the past there have been some horrible superhero games...and I mean horrible. Any of you play the X-Men for the original nintendo? Ugh. I know that it's an early game but when you essentially get a graphically ramped up version of that in X-men Legends, it's kinda dissapointing. Now I now everyone raves and loves X-Men Legends, but it wasn't exactly my radioactive cup of tea. With the greater technology coming out, the capabilites of free roaming in hugely expansive enviornments is becoming a mainstay of the video game world.And something like X-men ledgends kinda lacks that, but it's something that spider-man games recently have had in spades.

The game is almost totally immersive. You can go nearly anywhere as the webhead and never really have to run into any invisible walls that take you out of the experience. There is the instances during missions where you can't stray too far, but if that didn't happen people would be flying all over the place trying to keep on track and lose the mission. Anyway, not the point. The point is that the game is an excellent piece technology wise. Aisde from free roaming capability, it retains the TreyArch webswing system from the previous spider-man game which was so popular. It is dumbed down a bit, and there's no ability for you to go and purchase new acrobatic/fighting techniques (they're given to you as you advance throughout the game)but that makes one less thing for you to worry about. The Need for hero points has been erased and you are free to accept or ignore random missions thoughout the game. My complaint about that though is that there really aren't enough random crimes in the game for you TO ingnore. But it's made up for in storyline and Stroy Missions.

So that covers the Spidey game play, now onto Venom. Venom was a good idea for the game. whereas he's not the most major player in the ultimate Spider-man Comic arc by any means, it makes for a good gameplay character. You hvae Parker who's agile but doesn't do tons of damage, and then the behemoth of the Symbiot that's a bruiser but wickedly slow moving and a huge target. The one thing that is redeeming about Venom's gameplay is the L2 (on PS2) jump. It's like putting a cat into a catapult and pulling the lever. You can jump almost as tall as most skyscrapers in the game with that thing. So when chasing electro around, it makes it really useful to catch up to him (You'll see...).

So Far: Game environment: A, Game Play: A-...Now onto the thing sthat really matter: Audio Visual entertainment.

the visuals relaly work for the game, and may be slightly difficult to get used to at first, truly round out the experience. The style seems to be taken directly from Mark Bagely's illustrations from the comic book. in fact there are certain cutscenes that if you were to hold up the comic next to the tv screen, it would look like the comic panels were animated. And that is a big plus for anyone who loves the comic. Otherwise, the graphics are Cel-Shaded as all should know, so don't expect there to be any mind boggling realistic looking Final Fantasy-esque cut scenes here, just pure comic book heaven.

And the Audio/writing...is...genius. My favorite factor of the game is the fact that all dialogue was written by Brian Michael Bendis. And not just the mian characters, but even the passerby's on the street. I can't tell you how hard I laughed when I overhear som woman saying, "have I told you that I absolutely HATE your shoes?" But as such is Bendis. He not only knows how to formulate a story and make it very enticing, but his humor is out of this world. Spidey's quips are sidesplitting, and the characterizations of the people within the game are gladly similar to the comic. Bendis has a way of writing how you and I would talk to one another (with interruptions, non-verbals, and onomatopoetics) and not have it sould informal or awkward: it can only make the story better. The games' creators certainly did themselves a favor by getting him to write it, becuase anyone else would have made it come off as trite or pedantic.

So In my eyes I can justifiably give this game 5 stars. why? Because it's frickin' amazing!

PS: If you're interested the game runs parallel to issues 30-39 in Ultimate Spider-Man the comic series, or if you'd rather Graphic Novel Vol's 6 thruogh 8. Guet em here at amazon, they're cheap!

~JYH

WOW! This game makes up for X-Men ROA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Why in the heck can't we have an X-Men game like this one?????

This game should be labeled as hypnotic by the ratings board. It's so submersive that time blows by while you are playing it. It took what I liked from Spider Man 2 and jacked it up to the tenth degree, like you're actually playing a comic book. The only way that they can top this game is to plant a VR chip right into my brain.

Oh, one other thing. I got the limited edition. It's really the only way to go, since Big Daddy Venom is on the cover of it. This game makes me wonder; why not just a Venom: Lethal Enforcer game with this kind of action?

This makes my third favorite game of the year; along with Revenge of the Sith and Marvel Nemesis. Luckily, I got somebody that's willing to buy X-Men ROA off of me. Lucky me.

Quite possibly my most favorite game ever.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I loved the first Spider-Man PSOne game, it is my favorite game. The other games have been o.k. as well, but it takes a considerable amount of fun to get me to play a game for more than an hour. Spider-Man 2 (PS2) had serious potential but some crappy boss missions (i.e. Quentin Beck/Mysterio). This game, playability wise is extremely enjoyable. But as a hardcore MARVEL fan it's the visuals that are seriously astounding. It looks exactly like a 3D version of the Ultimate Spider-Man comic book. The intro movie is acyually an animated version of the first (and so far only) confrontation with Ultimate Venom.

The only complaint I have of the game is the requirement of "races" in getting to the next level. In order to get to the next objective they will require you to compete in and win a certain number of races. Not exactly what I would consider a true "virtual Spider-Man" experience, if there are villains to be fought and people to save why would you waste your time on a obstacle course? But, there are plently of easy races to start with so you can soar through the first stages.

Depending on whether or not I'm able to keep playing the game and not get sick of it, this game stands to be my most favorite game ever. Only time will tell. If you're an actual gamer though, you will probably love this game.

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.

Great.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I dont know what the other people are talking about here saying this game wasn't great. But it is. This game is even better than the other two spider-man games. The grapics is wayyyyy better. The story more exicting because it follows the ulitmate spiderman comicbooks. It has alot of humaour because peter always cracks jokes. I found this game better than any other spider man game and that's saying alot. All the other games were buggy and not up to par. But with this one they really nailed it. Even the boss battles are fun.

Ultimate Spiderman...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ultimate Spider-man is very similar to its original Spider-Man 2. All though The game is fun, players from the previous game will have slighty tuff time trying figure out the knew controlls. For an example I'd say the Web Slinging. In the last game when you swong a web you'd press the jump button to release and preform all these tricks by pressing the jump button free falling in the air. In this game, You only have to press one button to shoot a web and the same button to let go. Second is the charge jump. You can't charge a jump and make Spiderman go 2 storys in the air by that. All though you still can jump far distances. A good reason to buy this game is because of the abbilitie to switch from Spidey to Venom. Venom on the other hand can not web sling. Instead Like the Hulk jumps enormous distances. In Hulk Ultimate Destruction you had to charge you far jump. In this Venom, you just tap a button and he does it, which I love.

Overal this game is great. A great game for the comic fans and for video game fans as well. Its a perfect choice if you have $50 burning a hole in ur pocket and your lookin for a game.
Conclusion:
8.9/10

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.

Ultimate Spider-Man!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Please ingore my first review "Great game although there are some flaws." I didn't have my head on straight. If you ask me I think this game is the best since Maximum Carnage and the recent Spider-Man 2. I am also tired of people saying the webs are too cartoony or it's fun enough to be five stars. It way surpassed Spider-Man 2. Five out of Five stars.

A Cool Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'm 23 three years old and i find this game very interresting, i have not played very much playstation 2 games. This game starts with a new story and version of spider-man & venom, & all of the other characters. In away i wish that they would of stuck originaly with the book. Mabey they did with the Ultimate Spider-man comics, which i have not had the pleasure to read. The graphics are really good. I have been a spidey fan for 5 years now. And i really enjoy this game. It is hard not to like any spider-man games. This game has a couple of hard levels in it, but i like how you can roam a round while you find the next level. It keeps the game going. This Is a very fun game, but don't excpect to beat it in a week.

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