Spider-Man 3

by Activision

• Feel the adrenaline of the Black-Suited Spider-Man - Unleash new abilities and powers, but watch out -- the rush of intensified powers could overwhelm you
• More freedom than ever - Enjoy unprecedented freedom as you swing through the city. Roam anywhere and explore the most massive, detailed New York City ever seen in a Spider-Man game
• Battle 10 of Spider-Man's most infamous enemies from the movie and comics, including Sandman and Venom
• All-new combat system - Empower both Spider-Men with suit-specific powers and abilities -- with new attacks and finishers for both Classic and Black-Suited Spider-Man

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NJH6PU
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: May 4, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,339 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2 | Edition: Standard

Spider-Man 3 is bigger, bolder and better action as you become the famous superhero! Even the noblest hero has a dark side, and the rush of protecting New York lets you unleash it. This is Spider-Man like you've never seen him before. In his black suit, he'll show off incredible agility, amazing durability and awe-inspiring web powers. But be warned - as you explore these new feelings and powers, you'll struggle against the darkness that might tear his world apart.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing May 5, 2007

By N. Durham HALL OF FAMETOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Platform for Display:PlayStation2|Edition:Standard

Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   

Don't ask me why, but I kind of had high hopes for the Spider-Man 3 video game. Considering how much I loved the surprisingly great Spider-Man 2 game, I figured that Spider-Man 3 would just expand on what the previous title explored with it's immersive environments. Sadly, what we get with Spider-Man 3 is more of the same, only this time around it just comes off as boring and is only fun in small spurts. Once again you play as the wall crawler as you swing through a huge rendering of New York City, which once again is designed wonderfully and just aches to be explored. Sadly though, for such a huge city, not much seems to be going on, and the repetitive missions and choices placed throughout the game are just more grating than anything else. For a late in life PS2 game, Spider-Man 3 looks pretty good, and the controls are pretty responsive as well, and there's still fun to be had in swinging around the city, though depending on how often you've played previous Spider-Man games, that fun's lasting effect will vary. Not to mention that the game's hook: playing in the black Venom costume, never really goes anywhere either. Tobey Maguire once again lends his voice as Spidey, while other cast members from the film like James Franco, Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church, and J.K. Simmons are all here as well along with a returning Bruce Campbell as the game's guide/narrator. All in all, Spider-Man 3 is worth a look, but much like the film itself, this game will leave you a bit disappointed because there was a boatload of potential here to make something really memorable.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Dumbed down version of Spidy 2 May 14, 2007

By J. Pfeiffer

Platform for Display:PlayStation2|Edition:Standard

Fun: 2.0 out of 5 stars   

After playing Spiderman 2, several times, and having a blast every time (Sometimes I just like to swing around the city, exploring but not actually doing anything), I eagerly awaited Spidy 3. What a let down. There is still a full city to swing around, but the graphics are some of the worst I have seen since PS1. They not only lack detail, but are often shakey, like the system's processor is being overloaded. The stats are largely removed, and you can no longer check fun things like how fast you have swung, or how far you have fallen. The missions are a bit repetitive, but that was a flaw with Spidy 2, so I can't complain about that.

My biggest disappointment was the control of Spidy. the number of moves he can do is extremely limited. There are very few fighting combos to chose from. and his web abilities are almost non-existent. Forget about ever shooting more than one web, even when swinging (No more slingshotting yourself from between two buildings). My favorite move, the lamp post hanging, has been eliminated in this game, as well as many other great moves. Also, there is no longer a spider-sense mode, only the chance to dodge when his head gets a ring around it. And it becomes very annoying when you have to go anywhere quick, as there is no run mode. Wall crawling is very slow, and so is Spidy's regular movement. You need to swing to go anywhere fast, and it can become annoying when you are trying to cross a building's roof, you end up swinging off the roof.

Had this game just been a reprogrammed version of Spidy 2, with a new story line and villians, but everything else the same, it would have been repetitive, but fun. Instead, they tried to add new "features" like gang wars and photo taking, while greatly increasing the loading times and dumbing down the rest of the game, making it playable by even the most inexperienced of gamers. Spidy 2's hero mode was a chalenge for me. I beat this story mode on superhero, in under 5 hours of play time, with very little difficulty. I looked into doing the gang wars, but they became repetitive too quick, and I went back to the story. Even the swinging around the city was boring. Rent it if you're a fan, but not worth the buy.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Average... Just average... May 13, 2007

By T. Zinkle

Platform for Display:PlayStation2|Edition:Standard

Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   

I bet you were wondering when there would be a perfect super-hero game. If you were thinking it was now you were gravely mistaken. About three or so months before the release of the game, I was reading all of the hype and saying this is totally going to whoop the Superman Returns game. When the movie came out, I saw it on the first weekend. It was cool. I was hoping the PS2 version would be just as cool. When I finally bought the game, I found out they put most of their work into the next generation consoles. Let me start with the good things. In the previous game, you could go around a huge open-world New York City. You can do the same here. In the game there are different groups of gangs which rule different parts of the city. You can try to make the crime rate drop, or you can decide to do story mode missions. Later in the game, you acquire the symbiote which is really awesome. You are like ten times powerful in that. After a while though you have to take it off before it kills you. Comic book fans will be pleased to see New Goblin, Sandman and Venom, along with Carlyle, Lizard, Kraven, Morbius, and Shriek. Also, Bruce Campbell's voice is a nice touch. Now the bad things. The graphics are horrible!! They are really just plain horrid. I think they are even ten times worse than Spiderman 2 (or the first Spiderman game for that matter)! And recently, I just discovered that Kingpin, Rhino, and Scorpion are only in the next-generation games. AARRRRRRRGHH!!!!! Also, you can't go into buildings like you could the last time. Basically, if you ask me, they never really improved with this game. If anything they made it worse. Personally though, I like it. But I still wish it could be better. Overall, it's just average...