The Amazing Spider-Man
SCORE: 76
Activision has been masters at creating
movie based games off of the Spider-Man and Transformers franchises. I
was blessed to be able to play The Amazing Spider-Man on the Nintendo
3DS. This hand held title is based on the recent Spider-Man movie
reboot. I am not really sure we needed another Spider-Man reboot, but
its here and so is this 3DS game.
The most memorable thing about The Amazing Spider-Man is it is story
driven. Activision went to a lot of effort in The Amazing Spider-Man to
make us feel like we are actually there. The dialogue captured my
attention and let me know exactly what is going on. My one complaint
there is it is all verbal. The text was not going across the screen.
Which is not very helpful to our deaf friends and family.
The main reason I believe The Amazing Spider-Man earned the 'T' for Teen
rating is the violence. We pummel many of the same looking guys over and
over again. Then we get to fight clever bosses. The boss battles in The
Amazing Spider-Man are exceptionally well thought out. The Amazing
Spider-Man does try to throw some puzzle elements to break up the
fighting. But they are too fleeting in my opinion. Web pulling myself
through lasers is interesting but over very quickly. Crawling on the
ceiling, through ventilation shafts, and more is really cool.
The 3D effects in The Amazing Spider-Man are magnificent. I love to see
how good this game looks. There are a few graphical glitches I noticed
early on in 3D. For example the eyes of the characters does not look
right. The same for a few other things here and there. There some female
characters who could dress better. I know they come from the comic books
where they look even worse.
The Amazing Spider-Man is stuffed with extras to find, and check out. I
was personally interested in the Vigilante mode, and Streetpass. Both of
these are neat little additions to this hand held title. All of the
collectibles give players a reason to look around the levels. Not just
to move from room to room. The Amazing Spider-Man is kind to us in terms
of diversity. We get to go all kinds of places.
The fighting in The Amazing Spider-Man takes forever. Plus we are
surrounded by guys who take a monster beating before going down for the
count. The spider-sense is extremely useful in The Amazing Spider-Man.
There is a dodge button we can use, which is awesome. I am amazed at how
fluid the fighting is in The Amazing Spider-Man. The downside is we have
to see the same animations hundreds of times. Activision did give us a
few different things to do like signature moves.
Fighting in The Amazing Spider-Man earns experience. Skills can be
leveled up thanks to the experience we earn. So The Amazing Spider-Man
includes a little bit of a role playing concept. It helps break the
monotony and finish fights quicker. I like how story driven The Amazing
Spider-Man is. The story is interesting. Especially having Spider-Man
break The Lizard out of a mental institution to help him.
- Paul
Graphics: 69%
Sound: 74%
Replay/Extras: 85%
Gameplay: 79%
Family Friendly Factor: 71%
System: Nintendo 3DS
Publisher: Activision
Rating: ‘T’ - Teen
{Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence}
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