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Summary Well, I guess this game is supposed to be a pretty straight-forward adaption of the new Spider-Man movie. Since it's obviously not in theatres yet, just HOW close of an adaption it is, I can't tell you. Overall, so far, so good. Mind you, I'm only a couple hours in to the game.Sound I really dig the sound. The background music really does provide a great atmosphere.Gameplay The gameplay is pretty tight, asides from a few minor camera angle issues. But then again, with a game like this (climbing walls, web-slinging from rooftop to rooftop), some camera angle issues are to be somewhat expected. In terms of feel and response, it's pretty tight. Spidey responds well to your commands and there's quite a bit of flashy moves he can do. Not the best, but overall pretty solid.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Can you say disappointing? Where to begin. I have loved SPiderman since I was a little kid and would watch him on The Electric Co. That is why I am so upset now. The game is so dull and frustrating I can't even explain.Sound THe sound is very good through my stereo.Gameplay Here is where the game really falters. Trying to shoot your webs is a matter of luck and not skill and the fighting is nothing more than a button mashing session. The interaction with enemies is also unrealistic as well as interactoin with inanimate objects. There is also a lag a times between when you try to do an action and when the action actually takes place.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By BrianFrom Ft. Lauderdale, FL Review Date 04/18/2002 Overall Rating  5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Overall, a great game! Lots of variety. The training missions are as fun as parts of the game! I think this game is starting to show the capabilities of the Gamecube. I would recommend this game to those that enjoy a combination of fighting/action and those that are just plain fans of Spiderman.Sound The sounds are true, movie-style sounds. The voice acting is top notch and makes you feel as though you are part of the action. The voice of the trainer is a nice touch during the early training missions. Very impressive.Gameplay Spidey moves very fluidly. It seems as if you have to flick the c stick a lot to center the camera. Having that option to instantly give your Spidey's perspective helps. The AI for the enemies seems good so far. Considering the nature of Spiderman anyway, the camera difficulties can be forgivenWould you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By RichardFrom Edmonton Alberta Canada Review Date 04/19/2002 Overall Rating  4 of 5 Rate this review? Summary The game is very pleasing. It starts out telling the tail of how Spiderman's (aka Peter Parker's)Uncle Ben was murdered and now he is out to extract revenge. They were a little skimpy on the story line in some parts. The game is pretty easy and gets frustrating, when I got to that damn Vulture, some times my webs swing so high I can't find him and he gets away. I haven't owned it that long but so far I am very please, another good Spiderman title by activision.Sound Toby's voice is annoying and although the trainers voice is obnoxious and funny, it can get annoying at times. All the other voices are fine. The music is horrible cause its the same elevator music over and over again throughout the level and it ends ubrublty and starts over again. The Sound isn't up to its regular standard of the previous titles.Gameplay Their is a few glitches with the control. I will make a sudden movement backwards and the game still thinks I'm facing the other direction for a second, but that problem was also in the previous games. Lots of new moves and combos but they are pretty much useless, I normally only use the triple punch even after I learn new moves. Their is a new ability to sneak slowly down on a string of webbing which I found very cool even though I barely use it. Other then that they stayed pretty true to the older games.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Bishop GhostFrom Bakersfield CA Review Date 04/22/2002 Overall Rating 4 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Well I must say this is a very good game so far. The story could use a little more and I would love them to throw in some RPG elements but overall it rocks. The controls are easy to use and Spidey is very dexterious and fluid. The banter between Spidey and the main villians is great. Bruce Cambell as the trainer is an awesome sarcastic element. Yet most of all this game is just fun!Sound Sound is ok. The dialoge of each villian is great but the music could use some work.Gameplay Gameplay is very nice and fluid. Gives lots or opportunities to use all of Spidey's web abilities. In fact, if you dont zip up to the ceiling and use your webs to entangle and attack the thugs their numbers will waste you. The game really shines in the highrise city levels. It really feels Spidermanish when you can swing from building to building, land, do a backflip to a 30 story drop shoot a line of web and your off swinging again.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Spiderman...a shallow game that gives gamers the cheap perception of freedom, cheesy one-liners, horrible awkward views and movement, and generally not a very fun game.Sound Voices are funny, but they get repetitive fast....too fast. The sound is heroic and epic, but where the hell is the classic spiderman tunes? I don't want this weird Gladiator music. Blah.Gameplay The gameplay aspect is as straight-forward as it gets. One objective at a time...one level at a time. No puzzles at all, and the fast fighting frenzy is so awkward and boring I find this is a weak feild for the game. I expect this in last generation gaming, not this one.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By kingb33From Hononlulu, Hawaii Review Date 04/22/2002 Overall Rating  3 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Being a comic book fan I was looking forward to this release. Overall it was a huge disappointment. It was fun for the first 30 minutes but it soon became apparent that the game is so straight-forward that it was actually really boring. Swinging around was cool, like I said at first but it soon became just another aspect to the game. I didn't like the way the environment seemed huge but actually wasn't. I could see this game going 50/50 for most gamers. Some will like it, some will not....Sound Sound was average...At least they have the original actors in it...Gameplay Very simplistic and straight-forward. Fighting seemed to have no "BOOM" or "BANG" to it....I REALLY didn't like the fall to close to the ground and you fade into oblivion and restart thing...Really ruined it for me.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By YojimboFrom Charlotte, NC Review Date 04/23/2002 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary I'm a little baffled by some of the complaints I've read about this game. For example, some of the reviewers below have criticized it for lacking puzzles and RPG elements. That makes no sense to me. Spider-Man is a superhero action game, and should play as such. When I play a videogame based on my favorite comic book superhero, I want to feel as though I am immersed in that comic book world (or in this case, movie world). I don't read Spider-Man comics to see him solve puzzles. And RPG elements? They have no place in a game like this. Videogames based on superheroes are only effective if the players feel as though they have all of that characters powers and abilities at their disposal from the get-go. And in that respect, Spider-Man delivers. The only way RPG elements could have been added would be if Spider-Man started out weaker, or with fewer powers, and then became stronger as the game progressed; for me, a contrivance like that would have cheapened the game.Is this game perfect? No. There are some camera issues, and the AI for some of the thugs isn't always great, but the good far outweighs the bad. Yes, the level objectives and storyline are linear. But, with the exception of a couple of levels with timed objectives, the player is given a great deal of freedom. I've replayed several levels, and never felt like I was just going through the motions. As far as the camera issues go, all I can say is I haven't played a 3rd person 3D action game yet that hasn't had some camera problems--it's the nature of the beast. And considering the fact you are controlling a character that can climb on any surface and swing into the air on a whim, I'd say the developers did as good a job with the camera as can be expected. Bottom line, this is fun action title, with well-designed levels that rarely feel repetitive, and never feel boring. As a huge Spider-Man fan, I know I am biased, but I played the last Activision Spider-Man game for the Dreamcast, and while it was fun for a while, I ultimately gave up on it because I thought it had a lot of problems. I can honestly say that this game has solved most, if not all of those problems, and delivered as close a Spider-man simulation as I could have hoped for. Sound I don't have any kind of sound system set up with my television, just the regular built-in stereo speakers; therefore, I can't give a really in-depth review of the sound quality. But all of the sound effects are good and feel authentic, and the music is apropriate to the gameplay. The voice acting is great. Willem Defoe put a lot of enthusiasm into the voice work he recorded for the game, and Bruce Campbell provides typically humorous commentary. Many people have complained that Toby Maguire's voice work is dull, but I have to disagree. I think the deadpan delivery of his one-liners works great, and it's how I've always imagined Spider-Man would sound.Gameplay Gameplay is solid. Control is tight for the most part, but there are some annoying glitches. At times, usually when you are wall-crawling (though it has also happened while I was running), if you quickly change directions with the control stick, Spider-Man will continue to move in the direction he was going, and not respond to the controller. Also, if you are standing still and you activate your zipline, it is supposed to take you straight up to the ceiling. But sometimes, if you hit the zip button too soon after releasing the control stick, you will be zipped in the direction that you were running before you stopped.On the positive side, web-swinging and aerial combat are pure bliss. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I am a true fan of the wall crawler from way back. Comics, cartoon's , even old PC games (remember questprobe) are in my collection. I was very happy to get this game and very satisfied with it as well. Although the gameplay and fighting may not be as tight as I like it, the graphics are incredible. The scenes where spidey swings through the city are eye popping (especially the night scenes).Sound Sound is alright, nothing great though. The voice overs were done really well. Defoe expecially did a fine job. The only complaint is spidey starts to repeat his wisenheimer cracks at the badguys after a while.Gameplay Thegame follows a predefined story line like the other spiderman games of late. The controls are similar and offer a Classic and enhanced version of the controls. I play the classic since I was already used to it. Fighting is a little odd and usually ends up a button mashing fest. The aerial combat was a lot of fun. Being able to interact with almost all the scenery was a blast.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary At first glance this game is the epitome of beauty!! Gorgeous graphix, awesome web slinging moves! Utter perfection thru and thru!! after all WHO didnt always want to be spidey when they were kids???? Well, unfortuatly this game is all that but suffers from the nastiest game camera in the history of gaming!!!!Sound ehh, its ok, Bruce Campbell is its saving grace. All i have to say is i REALLY REALLY REALLY hope that the voice acting is not sampled from the movie, or we are in for one major camp fest!! And i really hope that the movie plot is deeper then this shallow puddle of a story. REALLY BAD one liners too, that get VERY old VERY fast. Its supposed to seem like spider and enemies are throwing insults while fighting, but come off more as just randomly spouting the same phrases over and over again. Music is good.......for about the first 5 bars, then you realize it is the same 3 stanzas over and over and over and over for the whole game!!!!Gameplay Gamplay is great, i love the fighting combos, i LOVE the web-swinging and zipping. Everything about the way the game plays is butter! EXCEPT that damn camera!!! Who programmed that thing???? they were obviously drunk, or high! I mean come on! this game could've been the greatest game out this year, but it instead falls majorly short because you are constantly battling with the POV!! The really sad part is all they had to do was make it like Tony Hawk, where the camera stays fixed on your character really well, and it would have been awesome. I like the way it looks when you stick to the ceiling and can see thru is, cuz you can see your environment, but i guess activision felt that they had spent SO much time on the spidey model and so little time on the enemies that that is what the gamer MUST see, at all times!!! Most of the game you are trying to move in ways to trick the camera into moving around behind spidey. Its like it was programmed to always look in the direction you DONT want to be looking. At least they have a target camera button to follow enemies or else fighting would be totally impossible.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Charles CampbellFrom US Review Date 04/24/2002 Overall Rating 4 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Having played the first 2 Spiderman games, this one did not disappoint. The levels were reasonably challenging and the look was overall pretty darn good. The camera was a bit quirky, but nothing that a diehard Spiderman fan could not overlook.Sound Sounded great thru my stereo.Gameplay Uncle Ben's killer, tough. The Scorpion, tough. The Shocker, tough. The Vulture, not so tough but by far the most fun level to play. I love doing battle with the Vulture high above the city, very well done. The Goblin was very tough in hand to hand combat and so so in aerial combat, loved fighting the green guy. Overall the levels were well done and the game did not exceed my expectations, but met them pretty much. A truly fun ride. Thanks Activision and Treyarch.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Well I think Spiderman the charector rocks! His game however is horrible! The graphics are cool and the game puts off a cool feeling but its not enough to make up for its shortcomings!Sound Cheesy voice acting and repetetive lines get anoying....Gameplay Two words: HORRIBLE CAMERA. Arg, the camera makes this game unplayable! You basicly run around and fight bad guys Final Fight style with webs instead of bats. You have a web meter and a life meter....you pick up icons to fill either when thier low. You can use you web as a weapon and sling bad guys or swing from bnuildings or walls. This whole idea would be cool and this game would rock if it wasent for one of the worst cameras I have ever seen in any game EVER!Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Spiderman is a nice graphical game where you can do almost anything spidermanish! Web slinging, web powers and other abilities make it a good game, i give it an 8.5/10. Of course, there are pros and cons to the game. One of the greatest things about it are the movie clips! They are incredible and some look like they are from the movie (it isn't released yet as of when I wrote this review so I am uncertain)! The sound is good and everything but the only drawback to this game is the camera-- You sometimes have to move it while you are playing the game in order to have a good angle and it takes a while to master. I do reccomend buying this game!Sound The sound was very good. I don't know if it had music or not because i was lost in the gameplay, but the sound effects and voices are hillarious. When you go through the turtorial you get to hear funny sarcastic remarks. Also, spiderman says them on occasion throughout the game and when he encounters bosses.Gameplay The gameplay is the games only limit. You have to deal with the camera angle and can change it while you are in fights. This is good in a way, however, it's very difficult to learn and takes a good few hours of playing the game (just two or three) till using the camera angle to your advantage becomes natural. The web slinging and fighting are great but the camera is basically the only thing that drags down on the gameplay because sometimes it's very hard to follow.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Mr. Adam adam vuongFrom canada Review Date 04/28/2002 Overall Rating 4 of 5 Rate this review? Summary spider-man for gamecube, is the best looking game released so far. the graphics are amazing and as far as stroyline goes, who could say no to a radioactive spider attacking a flying goblin. When i first started playing however, i got motion sickness, and didn't find the beginning levels too exciting, but after the first few levels, it got interesting and i really got into the game. Overall, this is a pretty good game, although i don't recommend spending as much as i did.Sound Sound include two categories: the background music, and sound effects/voice.The music in the game is ok. I noticed that the music will play and if it plays too long, it will stop, and start over again. I found this to be annoying and felt that the producers should have blended the music so you can't tell that it just stops and starts over again. The effects are really good. You can hear everything from the Green Goblin's muffler, to the trickle of rain in the city. The voices however get repetitive and annoying. Gameplay The game requires some tweaking in the play control. I found it very difficult to change directions when climbing walls, and slinging through the air. I also found that spider-man moves relatively slow, which I did not like.The levels are innovative and have fun objectives, but i found that the challenge of the levels were distibuted unevenly. I had a harder time fighting shocker(probably level 10)than i did fighting Green Goblin in the final level. And the replay value of this game is mediocre. I could play this game over and over, but probably only for a month. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Siu BoFrom Your friendly Toronto Neighbourhood Review Date 04/28/2002 Overall Rating 4 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Lets put it this way, clear and simple. What do you get by having one of the most loved super hero out there made in a game combined with top - notched graphics/ sound/ controls of the GameCube? You get a top - notch game of course. Spiderman: The Movie is an excellent addition to all GameCube owners. The graphics sells itself and the versitility of the gameplay and controls are just perfect to capture spidey's true actions.There are also bonuses to be discovered such as extra movies and artwork. But the coolest things are in the codes section where you change the skin (play in Alex Ross's spidey design, MJ, Peter Parker etc) as well as other modes such as Matrix (where guys get knocked out in slow - mo), and big headed or tiny modes). My favorite bonus has got to be the code that enables the player to become Harry Osborne (or the "new" green goblin). You can actually play the entire different game as the Green Goblin! So this adds a totally different perspective and replay value to the game. You'll get to love the green goblin after you play this mode and, like me, would maybe find that Green Goblin would actually be better than the web-crawler it-self in completing missions... But hey, Spiderman's the star of this game, but a Green Goblin game would be nice too cause I started liking him after I got to be him. So that was nice. Although this game (like most games do) have its shortcommings, Spiderman: The Movie is fun till the end... but the end comes too soon (I finished it in about 8 hours)... No spoilers here, but the ending was too short. Hopefully the movie's ending is not as disappointing as this one. Sound Sound in this game is probably the weakest. Although the acting parts are done pretty well (besides from the fact that you'll hear Tobey's lines over and over again), background music gets annoying at times too(especially when you are trying to beat the stage for the 9th time).Gameplay Previous Spiderman or most other superhero transformed video game usually failed to make the transition from the actual comic our tv screens. Controls for games were usually too simple, in turn creating repetitive movements on the gaming part. However, in this edition of Spiderman, Activision (like their previous takes on Spiderman both on the PC and Video Gaming versions) have learned that in order to capture the superhero's versitility, the controls should be more complex. This is absolutely the case for this game. Spiderman: The Movie involved all of GameCube's control buttons. It may sound complicated, but it should be this way because being Spiderman shouldn't be easy. I loved the controls and the added combos (which you need to get in order to make your spidey perform).Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Jonathan LampierFrom Canada Review Date 05/05/2002 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary This game is amazing. You get to fight all the classic spiderman villains, including the green goblin, shocker, and vulture. The way you get to battle while swinging through uptown manhatan is so awsome. Aside from the main story you can play numerous trainning levels as well as a few mini-games, like spidey bowling.Sound The sound in the game is good. It's always fun to hear a tonting battle between spiderman and the green goblin. I was a little disapointed when none of the main songs, like Hero, wasn't in the game at all. It was great to be able to hear Shockers blasts charge up then fire.Gameplay The controls are easy to pick up. After about 30 minutes you'll get the hang of the basic controls. It will take a bit longer to master the many special moves that you can do. I have to emphazise the amazing air battles you get to play.They're just so awsome. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This is a beautiful looking game with some things that need polishing. The camera is not fun. Fiddling with it often puts the controls out of wack for a second or two. The levels are nice, especially the outdoor levels.Sound The sound effects are nice. Web slinging makes a nice "woosh!" The zip-line makes a nice "zip." The punches sound solid. The voice acting is well above average. It itself is nicely done, however, there is a certain lack of variety that leads to some stale lines.Gameplay The story is reasonable enough. The combos are cool. The camera is the only thing that really drags this down. It is annoying, but most gamers should be able to handle it. Overall, this is a passing grade.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary As a child I always wanted to be Spiderman. this game forfilled my dream!You get to fly above the city, fight the classic enemys, and sneak around Oscorp. This is my favorite game on the Gamecube!Sound The sound is pretty good!i really hate the bepping tho when the alarms go off in Oscorp!Gameplay The gameplay is fast,colourful,exiting, and it leaves you sweating on the edge of your seat. the controls are fairly easy, and the built in rumble is great!Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By John D.From San Francisco, CA Review Date 05/13/2002 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary When I was younger, I was more into Superman & Batman. Though I wasn't really into Marvel, I was a Spider-man fan. His origin, villians, powers, etc. were all awesome. And after seeing the movie, I am an even bigger spider-man fan!Sound The sound is pretty good. The comments made by the characters are very intelligent. Contrary to what others say, Tobey Maguire did a pretty good job and Willem Dafoe is just great.Gameplay The gameplay is excellent. There is a large array of levels and each one has their own unique style and objective which adds to the reply value. I honestly don't understand why everyone is griping over the camera? It's really not that bad if you just tap the C stick once in a while. The boss fights are amazing and require some skill in order to win. This is a must buy for a spider-man fan!Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Truly allows you to do whatever a spider can. One of the better games on the Gamecube. But like everyone else says: THE CAMERA/POINT-OF-VIEW ABSOLUTELY STINKS!!! I HOPE SOMEONE AT ACTIVISION OR TREYARCH IS AWARE OF THIS!Sound Nothing to write home about, but not disappointing. I would have gladly paid an extra $100 if Nintendo had incorporated 5.1 digital sound into the American Gamecube.Gameplay Three different buttons just for web-slinging alone! (Dozens of really cool different ways to make good use of that web) Plus standard punch, kick, and jump abilities, and tons of cool combos, air attacks, and wrestle attacks, which have varying degrees of success against different enemies. Also a standard aim feature, useful for both movement and attacks. I really like how they threw in a "Thief"-style light detector and incorporated stealth and | |||||||||||||
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