Spider-Man 2

"This is the worst game I've ever played"

So, my aunt got me this for christmas, and, like an idiot, I thought "wow1 This must be like the consol Spider-man 2! SWEET!"

Now, Iusually play games that range from decent to great, so when I picked up this god-awful game, I was in for a bit of a culture shock.

Here's an interesting story: I played this game for a few hours, and a few minutes after I quit, acne appeared all over my face due to the stress this game caused. I got acne that fast. And that is 100% true.

Story:

It's like the movie, but worse. It has stuff the movie didn't have, just like every other movie based game. That's all I can say about the story. And I'm usually VERY detailed in my reviews.

Graphics:

These graphics have 3 settings, the movie sequences, in game scenes, and still pictures.

The movies are pretty cool, but they're movies, so that's expected.

The in-game graphics/game sequences are incredible, that is, until you reach a level, in which spiderman gets close to the camera to tell you what to do. That's when you reealize how bad the texures are, and wonder which direction spiderman's face is looking (I'm dead serious about this. I was baffled)

The stills... woo boy... Take the actor from the movie, then stuff him in a bag, then beat the bag against a cieling fan. That's what he looks like. And Mary Jane looks nothing like the delishous actress I enjoyed watching being soaking wet and all tied up on the big screen. This is what she looks like when locked in a room with no food for a week.

Gameplay:

I can't describe this in one word. If there was a word for running unto a guy with a gun, being shot/hit/run into, falling down (sometimes off of a building) then getting up only to be hit again, I would type that word.

The levels are all the same, except for a few different locations. Seriously. You stay in the same fricken map for 80% of the game. And the missions are all the same: "Kill X number of bad guys while finding Y number of hostages/bombs in Z amount of time." That's the game. Do all that 50 times, and you beat the game. Some levels have optional objectives, unlocking useless moves that you will never use, which are even HARDER to get.

Sound:

What can I say? The guys say stuff. There's music, and characters say the same word over and over. Hostages will always say "HELP ME SPIDERMAN" when they appear on screen, so you can walk left and right and hear it as many times you want. Enemies shout, and spiderman will say "HIYA!" whenever he feels like it.

Overall:

If you play good games, like good games, and only play good games, NEVER EVER EVER EVER play this gam unless you want to punish yourself for some unspeakable act.

Rating: 4/10

Reviewer's Score: 4/10, Originally Posted: 12/30/04