The player quickly realizes that it wasn’t “Spider-Man” whose sticky fingers stole Octavius’ invention.Įnter Black Cat, the heavily-bosomed superheroine, who begins to give the player (Spider-Man) a tutorial on how his web cartridges work. As the crowd disperses, he runs into Eddie Brock. Parker is attending Octavius’ presentation just like anybody else. The player witnesses “phase one and two” but also sees small-time photographer Peter Parker in the crowd. There is no webbing his way out of this green haze.īut already something is not right. This green gas provides the primary “game over” condition for Spider-Man if he falls, he will die. These scenes set the stage for the game’s unfolding. Spider-Man begins with these context-cluing cutscenes: Phase one and two. All of the City will be at the mercy of biological warfare. Even amongst the skyscrapers, it will be nigh impossible to escape the fumes. This green haze enters the streets, covering at least the first 15 floors from the ground up. Release toxic mutant gas on the city streets of New York City. Phase two: Reconvene after the conference fiasco. In the middle of this conference, anonymous vigilante Spider-Man swings in, unexpectedly, and steals Octavius’ new invention! Mayhem ensues. Phase one: Doctor Otto Octavius will be presenting his research for a new invention at a press conference in New York City. It has lessons that should be remembered for the forthcoming Spider-Man by Insomniac Games for the Playstation 4. While other Spider-Man games dramatically overpower this game’s graphics, this classic version builds creative and memorable character arcs in a way that is unparalleled in other iterations of the Spider-Man series.Īs always, I advise you to remove your lens of expectations from 2018, so that you can properly appreciate how exciting this game was for its time.
The classic Stan Lee cameos and in-world comic book lore create a player experience that pays attention to all the right kinds of pre-movie series, comic book nostalgia.
Spider-Man (2000) captures the best version of villains and gameplay of any iteration to date, namely in two ways: (1) the villains have fleshed out personalities, often incorporating humor and (2) Spider-Man’s web-slinging capacities are diverse, fluid, and fun. But there’s a unique charm to Activision’s often forgotten but classic Spider-Man (2000) title. Spider-Man 2 (2004) for the PlayStation 2 and Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six (2001) for the GameBoy Color come to mind as excellent examples of Spider-Man’s character done well. Spider-Man has been a hit-or-miss franchise over its video gaming career. But, with the forthcoming Insomniac Games Spider-Man release this September, this discussion will be somewhat wedded to the hype surrounding the open world Spider-Man game for the Playstation 4.
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Most of the games in this series are old, dusty, lost games that deserve a fresh pair of eyes. This month’s edition of the “Games You Forgot About” series breaks the mold.
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