With Great Power Comes Great Repetitivity
This even manifests in some dramatically different story decisions, which is definitely a reward for players doing multiple playthroughs. This is where the game begins to present players with the choice of being the responsible regular suited Spidey, or deciding to destroy your enemies completely as black suit Spider-Man. The parasitic alien that possesses Venom eventually takes hold of Spider-Man’s suit, giving Spidey a new set of skills and abilities. Sharing a suspiciously similar plot to the earlier Spider-Man game, Ultimate Spider-man, Web of Shadows kicks things off with an unsurprising duel with Venom. A quick tap of the bumper allows the player to swing from building to building, doing awesome somersaults and spins as Spider-Man flies across the New York skyline.Īll of the usual movement options are here too including web zipping, wall running and general climbing to help the player traverse all of the game’s areas.Like Spider-Man!
It certainly doesn’t reach the same heights (no pun intended) that the PS4’s Spider-Man game does, but it’s by far not the worst that gamers have had to deal with. The web slinging, which is often considered the most crucial part to nailing any Spider-Man game, is middle of the road here.
