Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Official Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 2010 | Series: Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)

Complete Walkthrough
Complete all the Challenges! Defeat every Boss!
Achieve the top Spider Rankings and be rewarded with Platinum Medals!
Detailed Maps
Gather each Spider Emblem! Find every Hidden Spider!
And Much More!
Character Upgrade Information
Level-Specific Web of Destiny Breakdowns
Combat Upgrade Data
All Trophies & Achievements
Unlockable Bonuses
Every Alternate Suit

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Brady Games (August 30, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744012538
• ISBN-13: 978-0744012538
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,618 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dan Birlew is an author and video game expert who has been writing official, published video game strategy guides since 1999. His original career goals included acting and directing. Video games always excited Dan since he was seven years old, but at the age of twenty-six he began honing his playing skills with the goal of becoming an expert gamer. He enjoyed publishing online documents regarding games, known as "FAQs". Dan inadvertently created an online persona for himself when he wrote and self-published on the Internet a plot analysis of the highly popular survival horror video game, Silent Hill. "The game's story was somewhat vague, and demanded that someone try to explain it," says Birlew.

Upon receiving an overwhelming number of positive responses from other Silent Hill fans, and after some gentle nudging from his wife, Birlew decided to set aside his acting and directing activities to establish a career as a video game strategy guide author. He sent writing samples to several publishing companies. Based on the merits of his very first submission, he was hired by a major publisher within 24 hours. Birlew says, "It was as though I had won the lottery."

Birlew has authored over sixty published video game strategy guides and seeks other methods of publication, such as review columns, articles, and other non-fiction video game-related books. Birlew says of his passion for games, "I love exploring video games, the industry, the culture, the fans -- and there is so much of it about which I can analyze and write." He also bears a strong desire to publish fiction, and is currently working on a novel concerning the paranormal.

Dan Birlew is a native of St. Louis, Missouri, and has lived in Pennsylvania, Texas, and California. He now resides in Las Vegas with his wife of seventeen years. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993. Besides video games, Birlew also enjoys Japanese films and dining with his family and friends in the restaurants and clubs of Las Vegas.

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This review is from: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Official Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)) (Paperback)

This is a great guide for a great game. I personally love "Shattered Dimensions" and this guide was very helpful in finding the Spider Icons, Hidden Spiders, etc. The maps could be a little better and the explanations being so far from the map can be a hassle with flipping back to a page, but otherwise it's perfect. It gicves enemy info, great Boss Strategies, and though it gives a structure for you to go through the game, you can chose any order to complete the story. I for one am not a stealth person so I usually do the "Noir" levels last, but others may want to do the "2099" levels last. It's up to the player, but whatever you choose the guide has you covered.