The more evil Spiderman becomes, the deeper his voice gets, which towards the middle of the game ensures his voice isn’t too annoying to skip the cutscenes. At certain points of Web of Shadows, a choice to either follow the red- or black-suited Spiderman is given, red being good and black being evil. Which makes an interesting dynamic due to the good/evil choice system. Like the comic, he’s overly sarcastic at all the right times, but like the movies he’s too whiny and does not sound like a decent hero in the slightest. Web slinging around town gets surprisingly boring after going back and forth and back and forth and back and.Īerial battles are where the action is at, albeit no fall damage will likely make it far too easy at times.īeyond combat, Spiderman doesn’t fare too well. Staying in the air for minutes at a time (remember, this is Spiderman, not Superman) is both possible and even necessary in some situations. But in the air, there are several very satisfying attacks that work in tandem with each other.
Fighting on the ground is fairly consistent with only one attack button, one web-slinging button and one special move. Web of Shadows is unique because of its aerial battles. Other than that, realism is tossed out the window, both for the fun and absurdity of it. There are thousands of buildings throughout the city, of all shapes and sizes, and for the most part players can only web-sling near the giant towers. It takes five minutes to swing across the whole thing. What the Story lacks the giant city of New York makes up for. The tale is one Spiderman fans will scoff. That, and his spider sense.Īfter defeating Venom, he becomes enraged with the missing part of the Symbiote and soon the whole city is in trouble. Super strength is one of the few powers Spiderman has that actually comes in handy. The black suit is stronger and more powerful than the red suit, but doesn't make good use of web shooting. It doesn't make sense why this would happen, but then again neither does the progression of events, nor the rest of the story. At his most vulnerable moment, the Symbiote which gives Venom his power (a loose interpretation) has a part of it go onto Spiderman, giving him a black costume and greater abilities. Spidey's new adventure is a doozy his arch-nemesis Venom attacks the city and is giving the hurt to our hero. That, and the fact that it's a Spiderman game, was more than enough. Out of all the recent games this holiday season has had, this trailer sparked more interest than nearly every other game I'd either seen or played. Spiderman slowly walking on a rooftop surrounded by battles between unknown forces with Moonlight Sonata playing in the background. What intrigued me about Spider-Man: Web of Shadows was the trailer for it.