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Wall crawling success

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 60 / 67
Date: April 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Nothing bothers me more than people who write a review on something they've never played or seen just because they like the franchise or they "think" it will be cool. At least wait untill you experience it before you go hyping it up to levels it can't possibly reach and leaves others dissappointed because "all these people were raving that it was going to be the best thing since sliced bread." Sorry. had to get that out. Now, on with the review:

You play the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, the hyphen is there because this game is based on the upcomming May 3 theatrical release of Spider-Man. Being as how the movie is in the future and I don't want to pretend that I can see that far, I don't know how close the game sticks to the movie plot. However, from what I can tell the voice actors are the same as the movie. ie William DeFoe portrays Harry Osborne aka the Green Goblin, Kirsten Dunst portrays Mary Jane, Peter/Spidey's love interest, (although it's hard to tell if it's actually her because her voice is not all that distinctive, no offence Kirsten.) And what sounds like Tobey MacGuire playing the webhead himself.

One of the cool aspects of this game is that if you played the previous Playstation 1 version of the game, you can opt to use the same control style. Or you can used the advanced control style which I'd recommend. (but why should you listen to me? It's your world- Bob Ross) The controls take some time to get used to mainly due to the frustrating camera. You have control of the camera using the right analog stick but sometimes it's frustrating if you need to turn around and all you see is Spidey's face, not what's actually behind you until you tap the stick down to recenter the camera behind you.

I'm going to take this time to delve into something that I thought was the games best selling point and made it the most fun. Aerial combat. While it was possible to swing around and attack in the air in the first game, this game takes it to an all new level. There are a few levels based solely on attacking spider hunters that fly through the air high above the city and you must flip and twist and swing through the air to defeat them. In one level, you are battling with the green goblin through the air as he zips along hurling pumpkin bombs at you. At one point, and I don't know how I did it but it was the coolest thing I've ever seen, I landed on Goblins air rider thing and started hamering him with my fists in the head until he got upset and took a sharp turn while flinging me off. Now, during these aerial battles, you can land on any one of the numerous buildings if you need a break and there are helth icons all over the place. But these environments definitely upped the replay value of this game for me.

There are tons of secrets throughout this game and I refuse to use any cheats until I've at least beaten the game once. However, I did come accross something and I don't know if it's true or not that once you beat the game on hero, you can play through as the goblin. Don't quote me but it might be pretty cool.

The nitty gritty-

Graphics: 4.5 The graphics were a little overplayed by those people who hype things up and say that there will be nothing better but they are nonetheless pretty cool. You can see the cars moving around down on the streets from 70 stories up. Spideys new outfit based on the movie has metalic web outlines which shine in certain lighting. The FMV (full motion video ie Final Fantasy) looks very good and the characters look like the actors who portray them in the movie. Nice touch.

Sound: 4.5 The sound is good don't get me wrong but there are a couple of times when (Tobey?) sounds bored. He could have used a little more inflection in his voice but that's nothing to get too upset over. The guy who narrates the training is a hoot. At one point he says he's going to get a ham sandwhich and the next time you hear him he's definitly chewing on something.

Controls: 5 It's hard to argue with a game that allows you to customize your control issues. If you prefer the old style, use em. But the advanced allows for many of the new improved actions to be performed easily once you get the hang of it.

Gameplay: 5++ Definitly the selling point of the game. (after the movie, the franchise, all those people hyping it up, and the fact that it is a cool game) You really feel as though you are granted great powers and responsibility yada yada. Seriously, you feel as though you are actually Spider-Man. If you enjoyed the first game, you will not be let down in the least.

BTW, for those of you who thought the first game was a little too cartoony or childish, this game isn't. It starts off telling about ****SMALL SPOILER**** Uncle Bens death and you must track down his killer to avenge him. That cheesy repairte that made it into the first game didn't make the cut here. Just some witty banter between heros and thugs. If you've ever wanted to experience being Spider-Man, go get the game. Or you could work with radiation and spiders and hope that one will bite you with the correct resutlts but I don't recommend that.

Activision says "Hello Spidey Fans!!!"

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 25 / 26
Date: April 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've followed the Spider-man games by Activision for a few years now. I was blown away by Spider-Man on PS1, its sequel, however, left much to be desired. Thus, my expectations for this game were rather low.

After playing it most of this past weekend (trust me, time flies when playing this game), I am back on the Activision band wagon.

This game is materially different than the Spidey games on PS1. It has much of the same Spidey moves and interaction with nefarious villians. However, the graphics, the movements and the action are amazing. Web slinging is dramatically improved and the movements are extremely smooth.

The plot seems to follow the plot of the upcoming moviee so some may not wish to play this before watching the film (released May 3). However, if you are looking for a great action/super hero game, I see none better than this one.

This game should yield hours of good fun and is a bargain at the price compared to how much "fun" that buys you in other places (movies, plays, music, concerts, arcades, etc.)

Buy it and enjoy it.

spider-man movie game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 29
Date: April 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this is "the" coolest game to have ever been made. in this game you are super free to rome the big apple and sit on the top of skyskrapers, and leap off them and free fall until you shoot your webbing out. and you can walk aroung on the streets with all the cars. and weg sling where you want when you want.
i highly recomend you people get this game you wont regret it.

one of PS2s BEST!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 18
Date: April 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Easily one of PS2s best titles to date! Spider-man's movements are fluid and we've all seen the screen shots and know that the graphics are amazing. There are so many more aerial attacks and moves while your swinging it really gives you the illusion your web-slinging between skysrapers. If you hit the face of a building right while swinging you can do a wall walk off the edge like in the movie. The rising sun poking through the buildings as your navigating your way through the city looks awesome! You can pick up civilians over your shoulder and swing them to safety. One of spideys greatest looking moves is webbing a gangster then swinging him around knockin out all the other thugs. There are alot of combos and web attacks you can unlock. The training mode is one of the most extensive I've ever seen, with challenging excersises for every aspect of the game from web-slinging to zip-lining (if your crawling up the side of a building you can hit L1 and your web will zip-line you up the building. You can zip-line while running, jumping or standing still. You use it alot.) There are alternative outfits you can unlock and a specials menu to unlock cheats, gallerys, cinemas and other stuff. Tobey Maguire and William Dafoe do the voices For Spidey and Goblin and it sounds good. Real comic-bookish. Bruce Campbell from the Evil Dead series is the training instructor through the excersises. Pretty funny. All and All a very unique game that belongs in everyone's PS2 library. Buy it, you won't regret it!

A good buy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: May 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I really loved the movie and the pictures I've seen of this game looked great so I rented it. I was very pleased with what came out of it. I didn't play the other Spider-man games so this was a totally new experience for me. The graphics in this game are beautiful. Swinging through the city and climbing on buildings is wonderful. The busy streets below is a great touch. Everything is highly detailed. The only thing I don't like about the graphics is the character models. The game developers didn't seem to have put much time into it. They're pretty stiff and lifeless. Also, there are dark areas in this game where it's hard to see just about everything that is around you. It helps to make your TV screen brighter. The control in this game is pretty good. I was worried that it would be too difficult and frustrating but it seems pretty solid. I picked up all of Spidey's moves very easily. The sound in the game is pretty good. Tobey's voice is a little flat and boring but that's just his personality. The music and other acting is pretty good. Overall this game is not just a rental but would be a good buy for any gamer.

Graphics: 4.5
Control: 5.0
Sound: 5.0
Fun Factor: 5.0

Spiderman look like the best game this year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 87
Date: December 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game looks like it rock , It looks way better than the other spiderman games

Just buy it. No, seriously, I mean now...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: July 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This was the first game I bought for PS2. I read all the reviews on this site to make my choice, and it was well worth the effort, because this game has everything. It's almost like you really become Spidey while playing the game. The combat is fun, the bosses diverse and entertaining, and web-swinging makes me want to climb up on my roof and take a leap. All the reviews complain about the camera, but that one small (granted, annoying) thing is not worth dismissing the game, or even docking it a star. A decent player can learn to work around it. If not: (to quote the funny narrator) "I can't help you. Unplug the machine, and walk away." If for no other reason, buy this game just to experience being Spider-man. The thrill of that really adds to the replay value, too. I've done my favorite level dozens of times, because there are so many moves you can perform, it's different every time.

By the way, the reviewers who say you're better off just punching and kicking instead of using combo moves...I don't know what game they're playing, but it can't be Spider-man. Learn the good moves, forget the bad ones. Because when you have a whole group of thugs coming at you, it's nice to know how to do an elbow slam. Camera-lock mode is very useful for combo moves because Spidey does the aiming for you. But stick with hand to hand: the web attacks (with the possible exception of the web dome) are, sadly, rather ineffective (not to mention a tragic waste of "web fluid", which you need for other things like uh...moving, for example?). The only thing I want is a bigger city to explore and the ability to swing down to the streets. But then, I'd also like a million dollars, so why carp?

For the wise people who actually buy the game and don't just spend their empty, pitiful lives reading reviews, I do have a few more tips I wish I'd known going in. If you don't like tips, I'm sorry. Really I am...(cough). When going after Uncle Ben's Killer (yes, it does...kind of follow the movie) get inside the big room with him because the hallway outside is a deathtrap. It took me a number of times to figure that out, and he's at the very end of the level. Also, turn on camera-lock mode to better follow flying enemies; the compass and height meter just don't cut it. I lost Vulture many times. (There are, incidentally, other enemies than the Green Goblin). And when a group of low to middle echelon minions is on top of you, use combo moves that hit everyone (such as the tackle and cannonball). However, these moves usually deliver only one or two hits (your average goon requires four), so when fighting a single enemy, use more powerful moves (such as the elbow slam and backflip kick), but never simple ones like "dual fists" or "web hit" (unless you have nothing else) because these leave you open to attack upon completion. More powerful moves separate you from the enemy.

Anyway, if you're willing to devote yourself to training and learning the good moves, this game can be one of the best you've ever played. And I'm not even a Spider-man fan.

Oh, and my only complaint...Spidey bowling: boring and stupid. But it's just a minigame you unlock.

Best Game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 95
Date: February 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is way better then those other games, especially the ... games like Final fantasy which takes no skills.

Tons of web-slinging action

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: December 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Alright this game is awesome so let me put it in a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best score

Graphics-10(Characters look so real)
Sound-9(great voice acting and explosions etc)
Fun value-10(you can websling up in the manhattan sky.Enough said)
Gameplay-10(websliging,punches,kicking,climbing up walls,and you can tangle up your enemy with spidey's web blast)
Overall-9(nobody's perfect)
side comments-What did you think your only enemy is the green goblin? no way you have Shocker,Vulture,thugs,scorpian,green goblin,robots,spiders and more.
For PArents-If your thinking about getting this game for your child it's rated E for Everyone(ages6+) just a little superhero violence no blood or curses so it's a good game for them.
So if you want a fun experience get this game!

EXCELLENT game to play on the ( PLAYSTATION 2 )

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 37
Date: April 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Spider-Man EXCELLENT game to play on the Playstation 2 game console (It have great graphice on this game)

I give it 5 Stars "Highly Recommended" REALLY WORTH TO BUY THIS GAME & PLAY it on your Playstation 2 Game Console

Activision makes great games for the games console (Keep the great job up ACTIVISION

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