Customer Reviews

Spider-Man 2

5 star:		(83)
4 star:		(62)
3 star:		(14)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I was looking at this game, i checked out some of the reviews and i just really think that most of you people have no lives. Seriously, they say " i played for 15 hours straight and it gets boring", that's because you played for 15 hours straight, not because it's boring!! If you have a real life, you won't play for 15 hours and ruin the game in two days. I just had to say that.

This is one of my favourite games ever.

It's not quite perfect, though (might as well start with the cons so I can end on a good note). For one thing, while the action graphics (as in, while you are actually playing the game) are superb, for some reason the cut-scene graphics are horrible. Characters are square-looking, glitchy (Peter Parker shakes uncontrollably whenever he makes a hand gesture), poorly defined and generally irritating to look at. Also, the anonymous characters' (random passersby, etc.) voice dubs are rather annoying as well.

Apart from that, however, I have to say I love this game. Its best aspects are definetely the controls and camera angles. The controls are a bit complicated at first (although I've seen worse), but there is a clear tutorial at the beginning of the game and, once you get the hang of it, it's smoooooooth sailing. Actually, the basic controls are pretty easy, it's up to you if you want to learn the combos and the more fancy tricks. Spider-man's movements are incredibly fluid and pleasant to look at and New York City has been recreated in very great detail. The game has the same format as Grand Theft Auto, which means you can take breaks in between missions and just explore the city and do smaller missions or just swing around as much as you like. And the camera angles are very well-placed, which makes this game a real visual treat (apart from the cut-scenes): you'll be impressed by views of the sun setting over the Hudson river, seen from the top of the Empire STate Building - and then, jump and stop yourself at the last minute and see if your head doesn't spin and your doesn't heart race just a little... That alone is worth the price of the game.

Also, the dubbing by Tobey Maguire et al. is a nice touch and the dialogue isn't too bad (although they could have chosen a less used line than "He did kill my father, someday I'll get him for it, too." - but hey, let's not nit-pick) and the narrator's snide comments to the gamer are pretty funny and set a good atmosphere. There are tips and challenges scattered all over the city, too, in case you want a change of pace.

I haven't finished this game yet (I love video games, yet I'm really quite bad at them). I'm having some trouble with a particular mission, but I don't think this game is that difficult, it's a matter of practice. At any rate, it's a LOT of fun!

Not all movie based and licensed games have to be completely average or just plain bad. Spider-Man 2 isn't just the best Spider-Man game of all time, it's possibly the best super hero game of all time as well. Stepping above and beyond the first game, Spider-Man 2 allows you to take on the role of the web-slinger as you swing and fight your way through a completely free roaming New York City. And when I say free roaming, I mean free roaming. For the first time ever in a Spider-Man game, you can touch down on the ground and interact with pedestrians and accomplish missions to earn points to build up your stats and abilities. Along the way, you'll take on villains such as the Rhino and Mysterio, and of course Doctor Octopus, and film stars Tobey Maguire, Kirstin Dunst, and Alfred Molina reprise their roles from the film (and the great Bruce Campbell is back as well as your helpful guide throughout the game). The voice acting is great, the graphics are pretty good while your swinging (once you hit the ground running some of the other character models become a bit blocky), but the biggest downside of Spider-Man 2 is that the missions get repetitive after a while. Mostly it's rescue him/her, beat up group of people that's jumping you, stop robbery, help out cops, etc, etc., but you can't argue with the overall package. Between the Spidey games and the X-Men Legends games (don't get me started on the X-Men 3 game though), Activision knows how to do licensed super hero games, and Spider-Man 2 remains the best Spidey game of all time. All in all, if you've never taken the game for a spin, what are you waiting for?

First of all anyone who faults this game for being too much like GTA is a sourpuss!! The reason for the success of games "like GTA" is because gamers love non-linear games that allow for free roaming in huge environments. Developers have taken notice of this and consequently more games are built using this type of game play. So, don't knock it!! Having said that please note that I do not own Spider-man 2 so any "owner-bias" arguments can end NOW.

Now that my disclaimers are out of the way I can talk about what a great game this is. This game is truly the best spider-man simulation to date. The web-swinging system (has a bit of a learning curve) gives you more control over where Spidey swings than ever before. The fighting system has been bulked up with tons of unlockable combos. The game itself is not chained to the movie in that you will a lot more of Spidey's traditional villains then just Doc Oct. The game is challenging but not "controller hurlingly" so. You are able to swing around all of New York which is a plus for those familiar with the city. The voice acting is done well but somehow I will never get used to Toby McGuire as a wise-cracking Spidey.

Finally the only knock I have against the game is when it comes to the fatality of water. What, Spidey can bring down the largest of super-villains but he can't swim?!! I could understand death from falling from a skyscraper into the Hudson but when I accidentally fell into a pond in Central Park I had to shut the game off for awhile.

Overall an excellent title and a must have for even passive Spidey fans!!

This is a GREAT, GREAT game. As opposed to the last Spiderman game, this one is totally open ended: You can roam over a (somewhat less than full scale) map of Manhattan, stopping random crimes and accepting challenges on your way to starting the next 'mission' in advancing the story line. The controls take some getting used to, but once you get the hang of the new web-swinging you'll be zipping around, climbing to the top (and I mean the top) of the Empire State building, and doing power dives off, only to spin another line at the last minute, knocking out the bad guys in mid flight then hanging their webbed bodies from a lamp post. You can do it all in this game.

This game is incredible because not only does it use GTA mechanics to get around new york, not only do you get to swing ON BUILDINGS and NOT in THIN AIR *coughprevious-spidermangamescough*, not only do you get to run on the streets and rooftops whenever you please, not only can you do more super human moves like cooler, simpler combos *coughspidermanthemoviecough*, not only can you collect ENDLESS tokens scattered across new york, not only can you help citizens from saving guys on a seenking boat to thugs holding up an armored car robbery, Not only that this is the most free roaming spiderman game ever made with this time mostly outdoor environment taking place in the story *coughprevious-spidermangamescough*, but now you get to take on a never ending adventure with your host which is of coarse your friendly neighborhood spiderman! Here are my pros. and cons. below.

PROS.
*Better, more controlable swinging
*Ability to run faster, climb faster, and swing faster
*protect new york from thugs on roofs, muggers stealing womens purses, people falling off buildings, and more

*Boss fights are fun, yet most easy
*buy upgrades by earning hero points
* find secret tokens all over new york and challenge races in secret spots as well
*the story never gets old
*do wickedly awsome combos when in slow motion fighting enemies!
*Dive off the empire state building and commit suicide!
*UNLIMITED CONTINOUS
*for the first time...UNLIMITED WEBBING!
*throw crooks in the water or off buildings
*no repetitive one-liners
*funny one-liners (gee ya didnt see that coming) such as when you fight Rhino, sometimes spiderman will say "Now im starting to see why rhinos are endangered." that one made me laugh
* Fight your favorite bosses such as rhino, mysterio, doc ock, and more!
*story is exciting adding alot of replay value
*You meet and team up with BLACK CAT!
*Cool music
*Bruce Cambell is back and is funny as hell
*Thats it

CONS
*No more web zipping (boohoo)
*not the best graphics for this era
*helping citizens gets pretty old
*collecting tokens and doing races is just stupid after you beat the story mode
*game gets repetitve after playing it a few hours straight but its fun all over again once you play later
*not alot of music
* thugs can be mildly cheap when in groups because of their enchanced blocking! Oh, and since when could a thug give spidey a little push, sending him flying in the air about 20 feet, crashing into the ground?
*The story is pretty easy, you might die here or there but the only parts that should really be a pain in the ass is when you gotta stop the mutha F*ckin sonic boom generator thingy...and the last level (not fighting doc ock but the *other* part before it)
*The rest of the bosses are way too easy like the pathetic joke with mysterio and rhino...man even though you getta fight him in the streets, he was funner in the first spiderman for the PS1 and n64 cuz now he twirls this giant can like a retard spinning with a condum the size of a traffic cone.
*The cut-scenes are cool but SUCK compared to what happens in the movie
*An thats a rap

So I think now you get a pretty clear idea what kinda game spiderman 2 is... Right? Oh, you don't? well, try UNDERSTANDING the pros. an cons. this time. Anywho, its worth the $50 so go get it! its aviable for Xbox, GC, an PS2. I have the PS2 version and played the xbox version at my friends house...beat both of them..heheh.. well, the only difference really is the controls. Hey, why you still reading this? Go Now! Oh, an while your at it, see spiderman 2 if you havent already. So go, take spiderman 2 for a spin...Take New York for a spin.

If you ever wanted to feel like what it was like in Spiderman's shoes, Spiderman 2 by Activevision is one of the closest experiences you'll ever have. Following the plot of the movie fairly closely, with a couple of irritating detours, you get to swing from the buildings in a virtual New York that's expansive and fun. The thing that impressed me the most was having total control of Spiderman, and if a challenge proved to be too pesky, I could restart that chapter from the beginning and swing around town until I went back to the challenge. If I earned points for everytime I went to the top of the Empire State Building and swan dived off from it, I'd have won the game earlier. Kudos to the Activevision people for making a truly enjoyable romp!

Note - I have not played the game through, this is merely a first impression I've gained from sitting with it for a couple nights now.

The verdict? Spider-man 2 for PS2 is going to be a milestone in video gaming. On the surface, it's another Grand Theft Auto ripoff, albeit the best copycat yet. But when you really look at what has been achieved...Manhattan was modelled for the city. Man-freaking-hattan. An actual existing city was created in a virtual context, complete with to-scale Brooklyn Bridge, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Times Square...even ground zero at the WTC. I can't think of any similar achievement in gaming, where a living, breathing city was transferred into digital space. Granted, I'm sure it's not entirely accurate, and it's not anywhere near as grimey as the real thing, but it still feels like New York.

It's also NAILED the super-hero thing. Comic book games up to this point were usually just monotonous exploitations of franchises - run through some warehouse, battle a hundred idiot thugs, fight the boss guy, go onto a new level. They never captured the feel of comics, the patroling around the city, helping the average Joes and stopping petty crimes and robberies. This has raised the bar way high for any subsequent Marvel or DC based games.

While getting comfortable with the many controls and combos comes with a steep learning curve, nothing feels cooler than swinging to and from destinations. I can honestly say I took 20 minute breaks here and there from completing missions just to swing around the city. It's that fun. Spider-man is, without a doubt, the most difficult comic character to emulate in a video game, as his acrobatics are so different than any movement people are familiar with. But, they pulled it off. I'm going to have lots of fun with this one.

Can't believe how fun this game is, you won't get tired of it after you master swinging from the 3D buildings. Love it, order NOW so you don't miss out.

Let me make this clear, I've read some of the reviews on here and unlike most of them, I'll explain why it deserves a 5 out of 5.
This is the very first Spider-Man game where you actually utilize all of his powers and abilities. The biggest hurdle was the ability to web swing and I'll have to say that the physics envolved with that is top notch. That over-rides any graphics flaws that some have pointed out.
You have to keep in mind that if they FOCUSED on amazing graphics, then one of two things would happen:

A - The price point of the game would go up
B - The playing environment would shrink
C - The game engine (fun factor) would be limited

If you consider the fact that they have in-game movies that scoots you along the film's story line and that you can team up with Black Cat, I'd say that makes for a well rounded game.
You know a game is good when just swinging around the city and performing acrobatic feats will keep you amused. The civilian missions do get repetitive though. They try to throw in some variety there with saving a balloon for a kid and delivering pizza. Other than that, for once in my video game life, I actually felt like I was the web slinger himself. That's how good this game is. If you actually read his comic books, then you won't be disappointed. They have his moves and attacks on point!