Spider-Man

by Activision

Product Features

• Explore the powers of Peter Parker after he is bitten a radioactive spider and gains amazing new powers
• You'll get to swing around the skyscrapers of a massive 3D recreation of New York City
• Use your spider-like abilities to do the impossible -- stick to walls, shoot webs and more
• Battle criminals as you go beyond the storyline presented in the hit movie - threats like Kraven and The Vulture
• New combos and webbing types, plus new puzzles and challenges are waiting for you

Product Details

• ASIN: B00005U8TI
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,913 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Spider-Man: The Movie brings your friendly neighborhood web slinger to life with engrossing realism, proving that a superhero game of such complex nature can be achieved with nearly flawless and nonintrusive gameplay. Be it wandering the city's environs in search of villains, or just checking out your surroundings by web-swinging high above them, you truly can do whatever Spider-Man can. It's all here: high-flying aerial battles, the ability to web up and yank your enemies close for pummeling, and the capacity for crawling or web-zipping up, down, and over any surface--and that's just for starters. All in all, this is one involved game that does not fail to live up to the hype.

The game parallels the motion picture's story line, steering you through a progression of challenges that begins with the hunt for Uncle Ben's murderer, and ends with a final showdown with the Green Goblin. You begin as Peter Parker dressed in his wrestling costume and must defeat a variety of thugs throughout each level before advancing to the next set of challenges. The game gets progressively tougher as you encounter, in turn, Shocker, the Vulture, Scorpion, and, of course, the Green Goblin.

Visually, Spider-Man is a treat: cityscapes unfold in realistic detail and are enhanced by sunlight shining between buildings; cutscenes offer seamless animation; interiors are painstakingly re-created; and Spider-Man and his enemies are well rendered, moving about the screen in clean fashion. As an added bonus, most characters are voiced by their movie counterparts, and the training mode features the sarcastic wit of Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell. --Larry White

Pros:

• Detailed controls bring Spider-Man to life
• Challenging gameplay enhanced by numerous fight styles
• Stunning visuals at every level

Cons:

• Camera angles slow to respond at times
• Some interiors too dark
• Repetitive one-liners

Note: This review refers to the PlayStation2 version of this game.

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Customer Reviews

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spidey Fan Since Childhood, April 22, 2002

By 

"sprinsd" (Ramona, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spider-Man (Video Game)

I just bought this game a few days ago and so far am having a great time playing it. Since I am such a big fan of Spider-Man I am a little biased but this doesn't change the fact that this game is plain fun. This is the closest thing you will ever get to being Spider-Man.

Difficulty: Can be challenging but practice makes perfect.

Graphics: Awesome. Looking through buildings as Spidey crawls on the walls is great, a little disorienting at times but you get used to it. Spidey looks way cool and his movements are perfect. Framerates are great.

Gameplay: Levels are pretty straight forward with lots of information given along the way about your next objectives. You have to master control of Spidey's moves to excel at each level, but even my six year-old can play this game. Power-ups are also given which is helpful. You might notice some controller problems like how Spidey keeps moving after you let go of the control stick, or Spidey's directional control can be frustrating, but you can overcome these minor problems with some practice and patience.

Sound: Voice overs are great. Narrations done by Bruce Campbell! Lots of funny comments throughout the game. Glad to hear the actual movie's star lent his voice to the main character. They included surround sound in the options(shouldn't every game have this?). Music is cool, very exciting.

Overall I say this is a great game and has pretty good replay value. I love it for the Spidey Value. ...

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite Spectacular or Amazing., September 15, 2003

By 

Matthew Ivester "Power User" (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spider-Man (Video Game)

Spider-Man: The Movie for the GCN (and other next-gen systems) has very good points and less good points.

The good:

The plot follows the movie pretty closely. It adds in a bunch of extra villains and activities that weren't really in the film, but unless you want the game to be two hours long, there's not much else to do. But in any case, it's pretty good.

The graphics are *far* superior to the Spider-Man game released a few years back on the Playstation. It's clear that it's built on a similar engine, but everything looks a lot better. The outdoor levels, in particular, feature a very long draw distance and a very realistic-looking city skyline.

Finally, the gameplay through most of the game is fantastic. The outdoor levels, where you get to sling and swing your way across the New York City skyline, are stunning. Even the indoor levels look pretty good. And Spidey is equipped (eventually) with a wide variety of acrobatic moves, and an expanded repotoire of web abiliites, such as pulling himself forwards while running towards a wall. You can also get a first-person view, making those tricky swings and zip-lines much easier. Swinging no longer eats up your web meter, making the outdoor levels much less tedious.

So what's the problem?

The gameplay really bogs down in the middle of the game, while you're trying to sneak into and investigate Oscorp. There are several levels where you have to crawl around in the shadows without being seen, and these stand in stark contrast to the non-stop action of the rest of the game. I found them to be mostly just a huge pain -- especially when I opened one door in the Oscorp offices and was immediately shredded by half a dozen combat robots. Whoops, guess I wasn't supposed to go that way.

Also, many of the levels seem very, very linear. I know they're trying to make the game accessible to younger players, but there *are* other gameplay mechanics than "Oh no, the bad guy is behind a locked door. Find the key and/or switch that opens it!"

I am also not a fan of having to find dozens of hidden little items throughout the game to unlock all your abilities. I wish they'd just give Spider-Man new combos with each level, and only hidden a few of them, or have the hidden things be stuff like extra costumes, artwork galleries, etc. Maybe it's just me.

Finally, what exactly are you swinging on in the outdoor levels when you're between or *above* buildings? Just a thought. :P

As far as licensed movie games go, it's a winner -- though there are better titles out there for the GCN. I'd probably give it 3-3.5 stars for its uneven gameplay, but I'll bump it up to 4 just for the fights against the Green Goblin. :)

33 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun game!, April 30, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Spider-Man (Video Game)

Spider-Man is a very fun game, especially with the cheats! You can, with the cheats, play has Mary Jane Watson, The Shocker and even The Green Goblin himself! The graphics are great, especially the cutsecenes. Well, just about all the Gamecube games look great! The gameplay/controls are good, but sometimes a tiny bit confusing, ESPECIALLY Oscorp's Gambit level, if you don't know to push UP on the C-Stick to target the balloon! There are levels, plenty, 22 of them! As you may know, ahem, Peter Parker's(Spider-Man alter ego)Uncle Ben died. So, o the first level, you gotta' find the guy who knows about the killer! In the level "Search for Justice", which iis the very first level, you must defeat each Skulls Gang thugs and find answers! Then, you got to "The Warehouse" to find Uncle Ben's Killer! Then, you finally locate him and beat him up. Then he flies out the window. Here are some cheats:

ARACHIDN-Unlock all movies, production arts and fighting combos.
HERMANSCHULTZ-Play as The Shocker.
GIRLNEXTDOOR-Play as Mary Jane Watson.
SERUM-Play as the Scientist.
KNUCKLES-Play as Thug 1.
STICKYRICE-Play as Thug 2.
THUGSRUS-Play as Thug 3.
HEADEXPLODY-Unlock Training Modes.
JOELSPEANUTS-Big heads.
CAPTAINSTACEY-Play as a Helicopter Pilot.
GOESTOYOURHEAD-Big head and feet.
KOALA-Unlock all fighting combos.
I think I spelled this cheat right:IMIARTAS-In-Game next-level option.
And finally, the most BEST cheat, well, actually, hint or whatever:
PLAY AS THE GREEN GOBLIN!!!
First, go to START. Put your best controls, and then, select hard mode. Then, exit the game and go to cheats. Then, put in ARACHIDN(I hope I spelled it correctly). Go to Level Warp and go to the level, well, actually, it's the ending sequence, "Conclusion". Skip the movie, then go to Secret Store. Scroll to the bottom, to get, THE GREEN GOBLIN!!!
Anyway, this game's fun, but once you win it, about 2 1/2 days, you just have cheats left. The only problem!!! Anyway, I suppose, since you are a Spider-Man-Iac, get it. And, see the movie on may 3rd!!! Enjoy the sights of the tall buildings!