Spider-Man 2

Finally, do whatever a Spider really can.

Three 3-d Spider-man games have come out since the release of Spider-man 2. Ultimate Spider-man, Spider-man 3, and Spider-man: Web of Shadows. Ultimate Spider-man was too story heavy, and there was nothing to do if you weren't heading to a mission. And, the story kinda sucked anyway. To be honest, I haven't played Spider-man 3 though. But I've heard nothing but bad about it, and I don't want to waste $4 on renting a piece of crap. And Web of Shadows was too heavy on its repetitive combat.

Now, the fact that all these games were just okay is odd, seeing how incredible Spider-man 2 was. It was based off the Spider-man movie of the same name which is, in my opinion, which normally ends up in a quick cash-in of a game (as evidenced by Spider-man 1 and 3.). But not Spider-man 2. It seemed that each of those games were taking 2 steps back for every step forward.

Spider-man 2 is a game about being Spider-man, period. Yeah, that's right. No lame Venom segments or anything like that. You stick to everyone's favorite hero in red and blue tights (except for Superman, of course.). With excellent swinging controls and very Spider-y acrobatic combat, the game has a great flow to it. Unlike USM, side missions that involve rescuing a falling civilian or stopping a carjacking are constantly popping up, leaving you with something to do all the time. And, unlike SM: WoS, you don't lose points if you decide to skip one every once in a while.

The story of the game isn't all that great. None of the story missions are particularly challenging. Oddly, the meat of the game is in the side quests. But the story missions are entertaining nonetheless. One of my personal favorites is stopping Mysterio's gas station robbery. His power bar is extremely high, but one hit defeats him. Classic, like the goldfish in Earthworm Jim.

I cannot recommend this game highly enough. You'll definitely find it for less than $10 used, and if you aren't a graphics whore, you'll love it.

Best game based on a movie ever!!

What can I say, Spider-man 2 is the best game based on a movie ever created. This time around you actually get to save civilians and at the same time manage a social life. Your allowed to swing anywhere and actually lan don the ground without dying compared to the 1st game. In this game you see Black cat, Mysterio, Rhino, and of course Doc ock!! Activison did quite well with this game as far as graphics and everything in it!! So if your contemplating wither or not to buy this, take this from a fellow GMR (Gamer) and get it already, you'll be glad you did.

BETTER THAN ULTIMATE

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GREAT GAME BUT TOO REPETATIVE

The idea of being able to wonder around Manhattan and pretty much do whatever you want is great.. but.. after a while it gets boring. It seems like it was the same people asking for the same help all the time. The actual storyline was perfect to the movie (except they through in Mysterio, which was a good thing) but all the side missions got to be too repetative. After a while I gave up on searching for icons and tried jumping off buildings to see how high I would bounce after hitting the pavement (Empire State Building Antenna still rules). A great improvement over the first game but it still has some kinks to iron out. Graphics and sound were great. Control took some getting used too but afterwards it was flawless.

Better than the 1st, but gets repetitive

I love the new idea of being able to go anywhere. The new controls help this a lot for precise moves (except in fighting, the combos don't work for me). They even give you the option of the easy web-slinging or the normal. Easy is basically how you slung in Spider Man 1. Normal control, though, Is REALLY REALLY FUN!!! But, sadly, It fails to shine as one of the best games. As in every game, they HAVE to have some gothic girl with a skin-tight leather suit. Sure, I'm a guy, but I want to focus on my mission and not stare at her butt al day and lose! Also, the little side missions are very repetitive. I swear, every mission is the same. There's not even a variation in script. They say the same things over and over, but with adifferent voice. And lastly, the music suddenly comes on for no reason sometimes AND It doesn't really fit the missions sometimes. They played some dramatic orchestra music while I was slinging to Mary Jane's play. Oh well, I hope the third will be better. Remember the end of the movie (*hint hint*).