Spider-Man Web of Shadows was the Best spider-man Game I have Ever played! and I had it on the wii when I was 7 years old in 2nd Grade I was so excited and glad I played and beaten the whole game and it was just amazing as well the storyline of the game is really good written. it's about Venom and somehow an invasion spreads all over of New York and it's up to Spider-Man to save the citizens of New York before everything gets even more worse. and you notice that there Fan-Favorite Marvel Heroes in the Game like Luke Cage Wolverine and Moon Knight. and also when finally reached to the End of the game you get to Fight Venom and end this when it got to the part when Brock and parker were trying to grab their hand. I choose the red path Good final choice so Venom sacrifices himself and ends the invasion and all what was going on in New York and then Spidey swings off and the helicarrier explodes and then after a few weeks later things started to go back to normal as always and Mary Jane comes and notice Peter narrating and then they swing off in good old happy ending. and It was Good game as well So you Should love Web of Shadows cause I did! and was the Best Spider-Man Game made! after Spider-man 2.
13 Reviews
Better then Spider-Man 3....both movie and game.
dcbargas1 February 2009
What can I say? This game was pretty awesome, and different. The plot is very interesting, and it has a much darker tone to it too. It starts off with Spidey in the symbiote invaded New York City, regretting what had happen in the past few days. He tells the story of how it all started, and the choices that you have to make in order to save the city once more from Venom's evil plan to take over it.
The voice talents in this game were okay, but I like the guy who plays as Wolverine in this game. He is what soles the story and the more convincing role too. The voice of Spidey is OK, he just got a little annoying at times, but at least this time he is more funnier at his one-liners. That was great!
And the black suit and red suit choices is pretty cool too. I played through the entire game twice, first time red, second time black. I am playing it for the third time now, and I am getting all of my upgrades, and making random choices that will alter the en ding. I won't spoiler the two endings of the red suit and the black suit storyline, I'll let you see that for yourself, or just search for the videos at Youtube if you want.
This game is dramatic, intense, and fun all the way. You won't believe your eyes until after you play it. It's great for all Spidey fans, or even video gamers who just want to give this one a try. It's totally worth your time, and it'll make you wanting more by the end.
The voice talents in this game were okay, but I like the guy who plays as Wolverine in this game. He is what soles the story and the more convincing role too. The voice of Spidey is OK, he just got a little annoying at times, but at least this time he is more funnier at his one-liners. That was great!
And the black suit and red suit choices is pretty cool too. I played through the entire game twice, first time red, second time black. I am playing it for the third time now, and I am getting all of my upgrades, and making random choices that will alter the en ding. I won't spoiler the two endings of the red suit and the black suit storyline, I'll let you see that for yourself, or just search for the videos at Youtube if you want.
This game is dramatic, intense, and fun all the way. You won't believe your eyes until after you play it. It's great for all Spidey fans, or even video gamers who just want to give this one a try. It's totally worth your time, and it'll make you wanting more by the end.
web of shadows is a near dark sided masterpiece
sharkattack197812 March 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Spider-man web of shadows is a great game with only a few flaws. The first of those flaws is the voice acting of Spider-man. He seemed too whiny in this game than he is in any of the other games. It even takes a while before his sarcastic side that we know and love to make an appearance. That aside however this game is pretty good. The combat physiques are much much better than that of the previous games and even the movies. In this one you can fight on the sides of buildings and even fight via the air and buildings and zip from one baddie to another just with a single button. However you have to land the button just in time before the baddies have a chance to dodge your attack. New moves, new villains and a brand new storyline where you determine what path Spider-man takes. Every action has a reaction and those reactions could cost you dearly, this become really annoying when you are trying to lead the path of a hero. Also things in the city if missed add to the outcome as well, so watch out for that. Second is how tedious the damn symbiotes are. You fighting one, then six others turn up and it gets really irritating and every time you hit one the others join in and beat you to death. Also when you try to rescue and protect civilians that its Spider-man's duty during a mission get either killed or overtaken way too easily. This was really infuriating for me as I had to get doing over and over again just to save them. Everything you do in this game adds to the path you will end the game on, so if you want to be a hero, you really have to work hard on it. That aside it is fun still to swing around buildings and jump and run from one place to another. You even need to know your knowledge of Spider-man during some of the fight scenes as you will be asked questions to prove if you are a hero to some of your allies. Depending on what path you take determines the allies you have. Take the red path and the heroes becomes your friends and will help you when the going gets tough but if you takes the black path, you will have the villains on your side. This can be tempting but doesn't come without its doom as you will have every hero after you as well as Police which comes in vast numbers. This game certainly gets the adrenaline pumping and keeps you busy for possibly days. I feel that the next Spider-man have a lot to live up to if they are going to beat the physiques of this game but as every Spider-man fan I welcome the next one. Another thing about this game is that it goes back to the original comic book suit rather than the new suit (that was in Spider-man friend or foe and Spider-man the movie video games). The suit looks really impressive but I'm not sure why they made the suit so shiny that it looks like rubber. I can under stand with the black symbiote suit but the original cotton based super suit? Some of the banter between the heroes and Villains can be a bit boring at times but luckily Spider-man's quick witted sarcasm rings through (thank god). The music is brilliant as they make it sound like a big screen score of the movie so that is impressive when you are fighting as you really feel that you are Spider-man. Another thing I hate about this game is the fact that the spider sense has changed. In this one you can't slow down time but hitting the spider sense button instead it becomes a lock on for your foes. Shame I miss them slow motion fights where you get one up on your foes. Oh well. Also another thing is that there is the old nasty slow down that hampers the game play. Say you are swinging through New York and below you there is a fight between the symbiotes and other parties. Well the point I'm getting at is that if you get low enough while swinging, the game will slow down as there is too much information for the game to handle.
However Spider-man web of shadows is the best spidey game by far and Spider-man 4 the game will have some serious competition when it is released next year. If you love Spidey then check out web of shadows and enjoy the aerial combat you don't get in any other spider-man game.
However Spider-man web of shadows is the best spidey game by far and Spider-man 4 the game will have some serious competition when it is released next year. If you love Spidey then check out web of shadows and enjoy the aerial combat you don't get in any other spider-man game.
Puts the Amazing in Spider-Man
mvilla984 November 2012
Warning: Spoilers
What can I say? I love this game to death! It was the first Spider-Man game I have ever played and one of the best I have ever played.
Pros:
*First off, I love the story! As a big fan of the symbiotes, I found the story to be very entertaining.
*Venom looks great! I love the voice acting as well, it very chilling and creepy, always sends shivers up my spine whenever he speaks; just how Venom should be interpreted
*The Black Suit and Red Suit choices were excellent! I love how there are 4 different endings and how each decision you make in the game can alter the game play and ending~
* The Ally and Villain symbiotes were lovely~ I loved how the symbiotes change and mutant each and every one into an abomination, I have to say my favorite by far was Symbiote Wolverine and that distorted voice...
Stuff That Was Okay:
*The animation in some parts of the game was kinda stiff looking, but it's not too horrible or affect the overall view of the game for me
*The voice acting for Peter was OK, I really didn't find it too terrible. Although yes, it was a tiny bit annoying at some points it's not the worst voice acting for Spidey I've ever heard
*The endings I felt were a bit short, they just come and go. I kinda wish they made each one at least a minute or such longer to give you more satisfaction for beating the game
Cons:
* Health, I felt as there should be a way to regain health instead of it generally recharging overtime; this made it a bit too easy to beat the game as I view it
* In my perspective, I wish Venom was more included in the game. But hey, that's just my opinion
Overall: I love this game like I said before, if you're Spidey fan like me I suggest checking it out!
Well, that's my little review! I hope you guys thinks it's fair, it's my first ever review!
-Milly Melon
Pros:
*First off, I love the story! As a big fan of the symbiotes, I found the story to be very entertaining.
*Venom looks great! I love the voice acting as well, it very chilling and creepy, always sends shivers up my spine whenever he speaks; just how Venom should be interpreted
*The Black Suit and Red Suit choices were excellent! I love how there are 4 different endings and how each decision you make in the game can alter the game play and ending~
* The Ally and Villain symbiotes were lovely~ I loved how the symbiotes change and mutant each and every one into an abomination, I have to say my favorite by far was Symbiote Wolverine and that distorted voice...
Stuff That Was Okay:
*The animation in some parts of the game was kinda stiff looking, but it's not too horrible or affect the overall view of the game for me
*The voice acting for Peter was OK, I really didn't find it too terrible. Although yes, it was a tiny bit annoying at some points it's not the worst voice acting for Spidey I've ever heard
*The endings I felt were a bit short, they just come and go. I kinda wish they made each one at least a minute or such longer to give you more satisfaction for beating the game
Cons:
* Health, I felt as there should be a way to regain health instead of it generally recharging overtime; this made it a bit too easy to beat the game as I view it
* In my perspective, I wish Venom was more included in the game. But hey, that's just my opinion
Overall: I love this game like I said before, if you're Spidey fan like me I suggest checking it out!
Well, that's my little review! I hope you guys thinks it's fair, it's my first ever review!
-Milly Melon
Pretty friggin decent
esnelgrove14420 August 2009
when i 1st herd that the new spider-man game was coming out i was exited and nerves because the last game was a little iffy but i am more then happy to say that im very impressed with this game. now having said this im not saying that there are not some flaws and one of them being the voice of the spiderman but later on in the game it may or may not grow on u some others is that it can get repetitive at times so this game is not for gamers that want the next best thing like gears. but if ur a casual gamer like me and a fan of the character like my self then give it a try. The graphics for the characters are in my opinion very well done (i own a 360)the story in my opinion is very very well developed i cant get tired of it and its in 3 parts to but i don't want to say anything. but all in all 9/10.
I love this game!
chucknorrisfacts3 August 2010
Warning: Spoilers
If you're looking for a great Spider-Man game, you needn't look any further than "Spider-Man: Web of Shadows". It has pretty much everything a Spidey fan could ask for from a video game.
Graphically, the game is very impressive. The characters look amazing and their movements are all very fluid. The 3-D open world map of New York City is simply stunning and is a hell of a lot of fun to explore.
The control scheme is simple and "makes sense". In other words, it won't take long before you're web slinging across Manhattan or beating baddies to a pulp.
The voice acting is good overall, but the actor who voices Spider-Man is pretty lousy. To be fair, he seems to improve as the game goes along, but is almost unbearable at the beginning of the game. All the other characters are just fine.
The plot is, in my opinion, kind of polarizing. You'll either love it, or hate it. It just depends on whether or not you're a fan of Spidey's symbiote-related story lines. If you are, you're in good shape. If not, I think the gameplay is still fun enough to draw you in.
A cool feature of the game is its "suit-alignment" feature. Basically, you get to choose whether or not you want to wear the classic red and blue costume or the sleek symbiote suit, or simply bounce back and forth between both. Whenever you perform heroic deeds, you earn red points. Conversely, whenever you shirk your superhero responsibilities, you earn black points. Each suit has its own upgrades that can be unlocked as you progress through the game. In my opinion, neither suit is better than the other, as they both have their own pros and cons. But personally, I'm a sucker for the classic duds.
Another nice touch is the inclusion of a strong supporting cast of other great Marvel Comics characters such as Wolverine, Black Cat, Luke Cage, Black Widow, Moon Knight and more! Many of which you can call upon for assistance whenever any particular skirmish becomes too difficult.
Overall, I'd say "Web of Shadows" is a great game and definitely one worth checking out. I think the symbiotes worked great for this game, but I would definitely like to see a change of pace in a future title. Over the last several years, symbiote-related story lines have flooded the Spider-Man marketplace and with Spidey boasting probably the greatest rogues gallery of villains of any hero, Marvel or DC, it'd be nice to see him take on someone of the non-symbiote variety next time.
I know I, along with I'm sure countless others, am looking forward to checking out "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions" when it comes out in September. Hopefully, it'll be just as good, if not, better than this game. I guess only time will tell, so 'til then we'll just have to wait and see.
Graphically, the game is very impressive. The characters look amazing and their movements are all very fluid. The 3-D open world map of New York City is simply stunning and is a hell of a lot of fun to explore.
The control scheme is simple and "makes sense". In other words, it won't take long before you're web slinging across Manhattan or beating baddies to a pulp.
The voice acting is good overall, but the actor who voices Spider-Man is pretty lousy. To be fair, he seems to improve as the game goes along, but is almost unbearable at the beginning of the game. All the other characters are just fine.
The plot is, in my opinion, kind of polarizing. You'll either love it, or hate it. It just depends on whether or not you're a fan of Spidey's symbiote-related story lines. If you are, you're in good shape. If not, I think the gameplay is still fun enough to draw you in.
A cool feature of the game is its "suit-alignment" feature. Basically, you get to choose whether or not you want to wear the classic red and blue costume or the sleek symbiote suit, or simply bounce back and forth between both. Whenever you perform heroic deeds, you earn red points. Conversely, whenever you shirk your superhero responsibilities, you earn black points. Each suit has its own upgrades that can be unlocked as you progress through the game. In my opinion, neither suit is better than the other, as they both have their own pros and cons. But personally, I'm a sucker for the classic duds.
Another nice touch is the inclusion of a strong supporting cast of other great Marvel Comics characters such as Wolverine, Black Cat, Luke Cage, Black Widow, Moon Knight and more! Many of which you can call upon for assistance whenever any particular skirmish becomes too difficult.
Overall, I'd say "Web of Shadows" is a great game and definitely one worth checking out. I think the symbiotes worked great for this game, but I would definitely like to see a change of pace in a future title. Over the last several years, symbiote-related story lines have flooded the Spider-Man marketplace and with Spidey boasting probably the greatest rogues gallery of villains of any hero, Marvel or DC, it'd be nice to see him take on someone of the non-symbiote variety next time.
I know I, along with I'm sure countless others, am looking forward to checking out "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions" when it comes out in September. Hopefully, it'll be just as good, if not, better than this game. I guess only time will tell, so 'til then we'll just have to wait and see.
Dark and fun Spider-Man game. better than Spider-Man 3.
milesrob-17260116 December 2022
Spider-Man Web of Shadows was the Best Spider-man Game I have Ever played! And I had it on the wii and also the pc. I was so excited and glad I played and beaten the whole game and it was just amazing as well the storyline of the game is really good written. It's about Venom and somehow an invasion spreads all over of New York and it's up to Spider-Man to save the citizens of New York before everything gets even more worse. And you notice that there Fan-Favorite Marvel Heroes in the Game like Luke Cage Wolverine and Moon Knight. And also when finally reached to the End of the game you get to Fight Venom and end this when it got to the part when Brock and parker were trying to grab their hand. I choose the red path Good final choice so Venom sacrifices himself and ends the invasion and all what was going on in New York and then Spidey swings off and the helicarrier explodes and then after a few weeks later things started to go back to normal as always and Mary Jane comes and notice Peter narrating and then they swing off in good old happy ending.
Incredibly Fun And Terribly Annoying At The Same Time
ARTaylor5 November 2008
This is probably the most fun I've ever had with a Spider-Man game. This is the first time since Spider-Man 2 that I've really felt like Spider-Man swinging through the city, and the controls are vastly improved from that game. I do miss the Splinter Cell style missions from Spider-Man 1, but the free-roaming environment gives you plenty to do.
The controls are simple, anyone can do it. It's not like Marvel Ultimate Alliance where sometimes you have to perform combos to defeat enemies. You can, and it's fun, but if you don't want to you can defeat just about any villain with simple punches.
The graphics are pretty amazing. The Incredible Hulk game also uses this large sandbox environment. However, after about three blocks it everything disappears in this green haze. No loading time but no scenery. This game fixes that. You can see details all the way across New York. No haze/fog/mist/etc. And up close things look pretty decent too.
But there is a problem with the graphics, they use the same thing for the cut-scenes. Now, Gears of War can get away with that because their engine is so top notch it made it's own notch. Why didn't this game go the same route as MUA? MUA has spectacular cut-scenes. Sure the graphics are good, not spectacular, but what few cut-scenes they did use with the in-game graphics looked just plain awful. But those cut-scenes like the opening or Nightcrawler escaping just looked so theatrical and amazing. This game could seem far more cinematic if they did that.
I don't care for the decision making. It's too obvious. Either, red (good) or black (evil). They should have done like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic where you make a decision and then find out where it put you. This game makes it too easy to be either good or bad. There were times in KOTOR where I thought I was doing good but ending up with dark points because I didn't know how it would end. Any game that allows you to make decision and have multiple endings should do the KOTOR way, not this one. Because there's no surprise.
The story is lacking. True it's a video game, but in this day and age story lines are becoming more and more necessary thanks to Halo, Half-Life 2, KOTOR, and even MUA. Those games had great story lines where you almost couldn't put them down until you found out what happened. In fact you could enjoy those stories outside the video game medium. With the invasion, Venom, and the choices this could have been a huge, grand epic. Instead, if this was a comic book it'd be over in two, three issues like it didn't matter. You don't really feel the emotional impact from any of the characters. If you're going to make a comic book video game you should use a Kingdom Come or House of M sized story. Grip the audience and don't let go until it's over.
Now there are some glaring problems which also make this an annoying experience too.
The voice actors are just a pain to listen to. When I first started playing MUA, I did not like any voice actors except for Fury and Doom. I thought Spider- Man was too whiny, Thor had no command, and Wolverine was too gravely, etc. By the time I finished I loved them all. They just grew on me till I couldn't imagine anyone else doing the voices. This game does not do that. None of the voice actors fight the characters. If they had subtitles, I'd turn off the voices. The only one I like is Wolverine, because he's been doing Wolverine sine MUA. They couldn't do that for Spidey and the others from MUA?
Exploding cars are like the balloons from Spider-Man 2. It seems like every other battle I get in there's an exploding car. Unfortunately I'm always two blocks away fighting some goon. By the time I find out there's an exploding car, turn around, and get anywhere near it it's already over and I'm getting 10 black points for it all. Or what's worse is if the exploding car knocks you away and by the time your character gets up you're getting the black points. It's very frustrating if you're trying to be good.
Climbing buildings is annoying. Incredible Hulk was very simple: get near a building, press one button, and you're on it. It doesn't automatically make you jump up nor leap across the street. You just get on. This game uses one button too but it sends you running around the side for some odd reason. Sometimes I get on a building but I end up running in some odd direction. I don't understand why you have to get on and run too. Why not just get on and then some other button lets you to run?
I've been fighting the camera more than I have thugs. Especially on the sides of buildings. There are times when it glitches so bad that I'm either looking straight up or straight down (no in-between) and neither helps whatsoever. I had heard there were camera problems with Spider-Man 3 but I had hoped they would think about that before making this game.
If you bypass the flaws you'll have a wonderful time. At midnight I certainly am. Comic book-gamers should definitely play this. Casual gamers may be put off but should at least rent it. Those who loved Spider-Man 2 will certainly enjoy this. I'll eagerly await a sequel, but hope they learn from their mistakes.
The controls are simple, anyone can do it. It's not like Marvel Ultimate Alliance where sometimes you have to perform combos to defeat enemies. You can, and it's fun, but if you don't want to you can defeat just about any villain with simple punches.
The graphics are pretty amazing. The Incredible Hulk game also uses this large sandbox environment. However, after about three blocks it everything disappears in this green haze. No loading time but no scenery. This game fixes that. You can see details all the way across New York. No haze/fog/mist/etc. And up close things look pretty decent too.
But there is a problem with the graphics, they use the same thing for the cut-scenes. Now, Gears of War can get away with that because their engine is so top notch it made it's own notch. Why didn't this game go the same route as MUA? MUA has spectacular cut-scenes. Sure the graphics are good, not spectacular, but what few cut-scenes they did use with the in-game graphics looked just plain awful. But those cut-scenes like the opening or Nightcrawler escaping just looked so theatrical and amazing. This game could seem far more cinematic if they did that.
I don't care for the decision making. It's too obvious. Either, red (good) or black (evil). They should have done like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic where you make a decision and then find out where it put you. This game makes it too easy to be either good or bad. There were times in KOTOR where I thought I was doing good but ending up with dark points because I didn't know how it would end. Any game that allows you to make decision and have multiple endings should do the KOTOR way, not this one. Because there's no surprise.
The story is lacking. True it's a video game, but in this day and age story lines are becoming more and more necessary thanks to Halo, Half-Life 2, KOTOR, and even MUA. Those games had great story lines where you almost couldn't put them down until you found out what happened. In fact you could enjoy those stories outside the video game medium. With the invasion, Venom, and the choices this could have been a huge, grand epic. Instead, if this was a comic book it'd be over in two, three issues like it didn't matter. You don't really feel the emotional impact from any of the characters. If you're going to make a comic book video game you should use a Kingdom Come or House of M sized story. Grip the audience and don't let go until it's over.
Now there are some glaring problems which also make this an annoying experience too.
The voice actors are just a pain to listen to. When I first started playing MUA, I did not like any voice actors except for Fury and Doom. I thought Spider- Man was too whiny, Thor had no command, and Wolverine was too gravely, etc. By the time I finished I loved them all. They just grew on me till I couldn't imagine anyone else doing the voices. This game does not do that. None of the voice actors fight the characters. If they had subtitles, I'd turn off the voices. The only one I like is Wolverine, because he's been doing Wolverine sine MUA. They couldn't do that for Spidey and the others from MUA?
Exploding cars are like the balloons from Spider-Man 2. It seems like every other battle I get in there's an exploding car. Unfortunately I'm always two blocks away fighting some goon. By the time I find out there's an exploding car, turn around, and get anywhere near it it's already over and I'm getting 10 black points for it all. Or what's worse is if the exploding car knocks you away and by the time your character gets up you're getting the black points. It's very frustrating if you're trying to be good.
Climbing buildings is annoying. Incredible Hulk was very simple: get near a building, press one button, and you're on it. It doesn't automatically make you jump up nor leap across the street. You just get on. This game uses one button too but it sends you running around the side for some odd reason. Sometimes I get on a building but I end up running in some odd direction. I don't understand why you have to get on and run too. Why not just get on and then some other button lets you to run?
I've been fighting the camera more than I have thugs. Especially on the sides of buildings. There are times when it glitches so bad that I'm either looking straight up or straight down (no in-between) and neither helps whatsoever. I had heard there were camera problems with Spider-Man 3 but I had hoped they would think about that before making this game.
If you bypass the flaws you'll have a wonderful time. At midnight I certainly am. Comic book-gamers should definitely play this. Casual gamers may be put off but should at least rent it. Those who loved Spider-Man 2 will certainly enjoy this. I'll eagerly await a sequel, but hope they learn from their mistakes.
unjustly forgotten
erminahotmail26 November 2023
Warning: Spoilers
So this game was made for the PS3 in this spider-man game it is said that spider-man was facing Venom but he produced hundreds of maps of the symbiotes and spider-man to be able to defeat them had to return to his symbiote or return tobe Black spider-man So for me I really liked this game and for me it is one of the best spider-man video games and I don't find it right at all that this game has been forgotten In my opinion if you are a fan of spider-man man and if you still own the PS3 get it becausethis game deserves to be played Ah but The only negative thing is that the graphics are not good enough but the game is good enough But the thing I like about this game is that you can choose different ways to continue the story Yes because in this there are some different things andmodified Ah for example if you start from scratch You can modify your story it opens sebum you can choose with his classic costume or the black one the choice is yours It's incredible that similar games aren't always played that's why I consider it one of the most beautiful spider-man games thenEven the endings are more different than the other Ah it depends on which costume you want to use and I tell you with black costumes your power increases much more as always I recommend you play it to conclude rating 9.
With great power comes great fun... and annoyance
TBJCSKCNRRQTreviews5 September 2010
This is the first time I've played a full one of these. I tried a demo of the original of them, and one narrated by Stan Lee, and that's it. This is free-roam, like the Grand Theft Auto games. You can go anywhere(except inside any structures) in New York(almost), and you can earn XP(for upgrading, unlocking new combat abilities) by taking out a number(that resets and increases whenever you reach it) of whatever type of group you've worked your way up to(starting with gangsters), saving civilians(pick 'em up, take them to a hospital) and the like, and your allies will give you missions(for some reason, they remain in place... this works better in GTA, because those who give you orders are higher up the chain of command, and don't go out themselves anymore), and, early on, train you(isn't it weird how other people always know more about your skills in these than you, yourself, do?). It really does have you feeling like you're swinging through the city(the horizon is well-done, and you can see fairly far; graphics and animations are smooth and well-done), and the fact that you trigger a new web-line by doing a downwards movement with the Wii-Mote makes it very immersive(you can also hold down C to do a Web Zip, that will swiftly send you... well, not always forward, you don't choose the direction, making it less dependable, still, it can be useful, even necessary). Doing one to the left or right will start a Web Strike, where you draw yourself to the enemy "tagged" by the web, and after attacking that one, you can go to the next one(you'll need to learn this, and I wish they had made it clearer how the timing is meant to work out, like the Speed Kills of Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones). Flicking the Nun-Chuk up or down will toggle the useful Target Lock(though going back and forth in it between the nearby foes is *not* something you're going to have time to), and left or right will switch between the two suits... in other words, for both of those, you will inevitably do them inadvertently. They should have been assigned buttons. You can climb any surface(and as with any other game that allows that, not everything is smart to attempt to crawl on), but attaching yourself(unless you can and do use the WZ) can be a little troublesome. It'll also often send you running around the sides for no reason. The camera can be such a pain in the ass that I thought I was at the proctologist. With that said, it can be immensely helpful. There is nice freedom to the fighting, and yes, you can, indeed, engage in it on the ground, on a wall, or in the air. In the last two you don't have many options(especially not early on), and I question the point of combos(that this, to its credit, never forces you to use) that, I kid you not, are *weaker* than the regular blows. I wish I was joking. Over and over, I was reusing the first three punches, before it gets into the useless faster ones that even push the opponent away(why would you want that? It will never kill them, and now you have to get into the position where you can hit them), and when you stop whaling on them... yeah, that gives them an opening. Dodging is good. Yes, you can switch back and forth between the two costumes(by the way, getting the extra six ones constitute the *only* replay value in this... you can't even continue after you've completed it, other than to do the last bit again) whenever you want, and they have distinct and unique styles of dispatching others, and are memorable and enjoyable to use. One has to wonder why, other than the coolness factor, since it doesn't have you decide between the sides, like you do(by your actions, as this claims to) in Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight. And yes, you can choose a path; however, every decision is Good(tm) or Evil(tm). No ambiguity. And this, too, has no impact(almost, other than changing what happens a little). Why bother implementing it? It's not like in Splinter Cell: Double Agent, where both options are potentially negative, weighing a sure thing against a possibility, and such(and where you have to serve two masters). If they're not going to have you stick to it, and have any consequences to them, it's pure wish fulfilment and escapism. Neither make for compelling story-telling. Is this medium losing its boldness? Jedi Academy did away with having your doings along the way affect the choice. Are they getting that afraid that the players will bail? While I can speak only for myself, I'll go with trying new things and taking chances any day of the week. At its best, this is intense. A bunch of the difficulty is for the wrong reasons. Most of the boss encounters are tests of endurance(especially physical) and patience, rather than of talent, and the last is probably the easiest of them all. You heal over time, so if you need a boost in that area, you have to avoid those that go after you for a while. That's as meandering as it sounds. The plot is OK, and the symbiote invasion does come off decently, with occasional awe-inspiring moments. There is nice cleverness to our titular hero's "material", his puns and the like, and this mocks several of the worst clichés(then again, it doesn't steer clear of them itself). The characters are largely true to their comic book counterparts(they seem to have forgotten that Wolverine has an extremely effective sense of smell, or maybe they're intentionally suggesting that it isn't up to par to with the Spider-Sense... I call BS on that), and the voices match. Acting and dialogues are above average. Designs... maybe they didn't have that much left to offer(in that department). I recommend this to any fan of Spider-Man. 7/10
Lacking depth, but great atmosphere
hanschsolo29 April 2024
Web of Shadows is an Incredibly shallow Spider-Man Story. While it's opening sequence is fantastically setting the tone for the vibe of the game, it can't sustain the feeling of that first mission for the whole game. Starting the game with Moonlight Sonata was perfect in every way. MJ's Voice Over perfectly depicts the conflict within the Symbiote and Peter. No more backstory and explanation needed.
After the Venom fight, the plot is extremely shallow. There are barely any character interactions with consequences. But the fighting system makes up for it. The combat is hardcore and satisfying. Spider-Man truly fights like a menace here, he's not holding back fists and I like It. But let's get to the story-
Horribly executed but great Ideas. No build-ups, cutscenes have no substance, they can basically be skipped without missing a thing, besides the opening and the end fight. I believe that the concept is amazing and If turned into a movie by the right director and team, this could've be an great experience. Because this is dark, gritty and deeply deals with the conflicted soul of Peter and the drastic effects of the symbioses on the character. IT IS A LIVING THING, and I have the feeling that none of these films make it clear. The scene at the end of Spider-Man 3 where the symbiote can be seen without host looking at Peter shortly before he destroys it, there needs to be exactly more of that. Opening sequence great, Ending fight, fantastic, but no character-depth makes for a boring fight without stakes.
It is interesting to see Peter with the symbiote, wanting to stop It taking over the city while HE himself is having trouble with it. Paradoxical, I love it.
The soundtrack is perfect for the whole feeling of the city. But swinging around can be dull because there is barely any music in free roam without playing the story. And the hugest problem with this game-
The CAMERA has a mind of its own. It does whatever it wants. The sensitivity of that cam is so high that when you move your stick only for a little bit, the whole cam turns upside down. Thankfully, new Spider-Man games fixed that.
The greatest thing about this game is the end credits because the Artwork is indescribably beautiful, and the scale of the pictures.. perfect.
I hope someone is inspired by this at Marvel Studios and makes a great story of It at one point.
After the Venom fight, the plot is extremely shallow. There are barely any character interactions with consequences. But the fighting system makes up for it. The combat is hardcore and satisfying. Spider-Man truly fights like a menace here, he's not holding back fists and I like It. But let's get to the story-
Horribly executed but great Ideas. No build-ups, cutscenes have no substance, they can basically be skipped without missing a thing, besides the opening and the end fight. I believe that the concept is amazing and If turned into a movie by the right director and team, this could've be an great experience. Because this is dark, gritty and deeply deals with the conflicted soul of Peter and the drastic effects of the symbioses on the character. IT IS A LIVING THING, and I have the feeling that none of these films make it clear. The scene at the end of Spider-Man 3 where the symbiote can be seen without host looking at Peter shortly before he destroys it, there needs to be exactly more of that. Opening sequence great, Ending fight, fantastic, but no character-depth makes for a boring fight without stakes.
It is interesting to see Peter with the symbiote, wanting to stop It taking over the city while HE himself is having trouble with it. Paradoxical, I love it.
The soundtrack is perfect for the whole feeling of the city. But swinging around can be dull because there is barely any music in free roam without playing the story. And the hugest problem with this game-
The CAMERA has a mind of its own. It does whatever it wants. The sensitivity of that cam is so high that when you move your stick only for a little bit, the whole cam turns upside down. Thankfully, new Spider-Man games fixed that.
The greatest thing about this game is the end credits because the Artwork is indescribably beautiful, and the scale of the pictures.. perfect.
I hope someone is inspired by this at Marvel Studios and makes a great story of It at one point.
Great premise but there's some problems
Pepe-arbiter22 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This is the worst voice acting and writing ever in a Marvel game, seriously, they couldn't have picked a worse more whiny voice for Peter Parker. The graphics alternate from looking pretty good to looking muddy and ugly. But the swinging mechanics are awesome and the combat is quite fun, it's not the deepest combat system but it's a fun time, plus I love seeing the progress of Venom starting off as an annoying side issue to taking over the entire city. The third act is where the game peaks. Also, the Arial battles are awesome.
There's only one good thing about this game.
yarmen1212 March 2012
And it's sure not the gameplay. Lets keep this review tidy, I will rate the game on each category:
Voice acting: Spiderman is a whining nerd and horrible to listen to. The other voices were fine Tricie Helfer is charismatic and interesting as Blackcat, and Vulture is spot on correct.
Atmosphere: Terrible, awful, definitely the thing that lets this game down is the terrible atmosphere. Ugh, it's horrible, TRULY HORRIBLE ughhh, usually the atmosphere in Spiderman games is a great one, but for this game it was just not doing it for me, it was depressing and bleak and miserable, in a bad way.
Gameplay: tedious and not enjoyable, Spiderman's fighting is totally messed up and easily the worst spiderman combat ever seen in a video game, why ? Because it's so exaggerated and unrealistic, totally messed up, you can actually stay transfixed in the air by performing Black suit spideys air upper-cut punch attack repeatedly, he will drift across buildings in the air, not falling. The rest of the unrealisticism is too complex and tedious to explain but all you need do is look up the reviews on youtube to see it.
The enemies are not the worst I have seen, but the electro symbiotes are lame, the Robot guys who sound like Gary Chalk when they yell "Awe !!!!" after they get hit are so annoying and the bad enemies really compliments the bad atmosphere of this horrible game.
Story: Bad
Overall, I may not be the most professional of reviewers but I would strongly advise you to avoid this game if you have to choose between this and any other Spidey games. You WILL be disappointed and probably come out of it HATING Spiderman, were as you come out of Shattered Dimensions loving him and liking the whole thing.
This game is just a bad representation of Spiderman and the Spiderman universe, get Shatterd Dimensions, the games of the movies instead. Ultimate Spiderman is better than Spiderman edge of time but I'm not as keen on that one.
Voice acting: Spiderman is a whining nerd and horrible to listen to. The other voices were fine Tricie Helfer is charismatic and interesting as Blackcat, and Vulture is spot on correct.
Atmosphere: Terrible, awful, definitely the thing that lets this game down is the terrible atmosphere. Ugh, it's horrible, TRULY HORRIBLE ughhh, usually the atmosphere in Spiderman games is a great one, but for this game it was just not doing it for me, it was depressing and bleak and miserable, in a bad way.
Gameplay: tedious and not enjoyable, Spiderman's fighting is totally messed up and easily the worst spiderman combat ever seen in a video game, why ? Because it's so exaggerated and unrealistic, totally messed up, you can actually stay transfixed in the air by performing Black suit spideys air upper-cut punch attack repeatedly, he will drift across buildings in the air, not falling. The rest of the unrealisticism is too complex and tedious to explain but all you need do is look up the reviews on youtube to see it.
The enemies are not the worst I have seen, but the electro symbiotes are lame, the Robot guys who sound like Gary Chalk when they yell "Awe !!!!" after they get hit are so annoying and the bad enemies really compliments the bad atmosphere of this horrible game.
Story: Bad
Overall, I may not be the most professional of reviewers but I would strongly advise you to avoid this game if you have to choose between this and any other Spidey games. You WILL be disappointed and probably come out of it HATING Spiderman, were as you come out of Shattered Dimensions loving him and liking the whole thing.
This game is just a bad representation of Spiderman and the Spiderman universe, get Shatterd Dimensions, the games of the movies instead. Ultimate Spiderman is better than Spiderman edge of time but I'm not as keen on that one.
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