adventure

I ignored spiderman for PS2 when I was in Las Vegas in June 2002.
Why because I read a review which said it was weak.
BOY thank GOD I saw the cuts on CARTOON NETWORK, Yes I watch DBZ and I am 34 yrs old and yes I have plenty female "friends" here in the Caribbean..thats to get rid of the "nerd syndrome" you maybe thinking.AnyHOO, I bought Spiderman in August...and I have not stopped swinging since. The witty narrator, the corny spidey small talk against the villains- all thrill me because I grew up idolising spiderman. Heck at age 11 I was spidey...well at least a black spiderman living in the caribbean. It is awesome and I am yet to get past the vulture. I just started and this game is oooodles of fun for me. I cant wait to conquer it and unlock the good stuff. I recommend it to any spidey fan. Yes I agree that his hand to hand combat is lame but this is compensated by all the cool zipping and web tricks he has.. I can live with it.. DEFINITELY THE BEST PS2 ADVENTURE/STORY GAME FOR ME. I am still trying to figure out FFX. that is now onhold till I conquer the green goblin.
Patrick in sunny BARBADOS ,Caribbean.

When I first started playing this game, my initial reaction was that it was great. Spidey's movements are very "realistic" (meaning that he can do what you would expect Spider Man to do). Zipping through streets, crawling around on walls and ceilings, etc., all make for a fun game. The graphics are great.

Now the bad news--the game got rather boring, and somewhat annoying, rather quickly. At least it did for me. I thought the first two levels were great. But then you face off against Vulture, and the game takes a turn for the worse (minor, though, perhaps). The Vulture level is too easy. Then the levels after that are a mix of too easy (Scorpion), and very difficult (Green Goblin).

The biggest issues I have with the game are the controls and the camera angles. Because Spidey can do so much, the controls feel difficult, especially during aerial combat. Even more annoying is the way the camera jumps around all the time. There are several times when stealth is required, but because of the steep camera angles you cannot see very far in front of you (especially when crawling on the ceiling). Think of playing Tenchu without the ability to look around.

Die-hard fans will undoubtedly love this game, and with some good reason. But for the rest of you, I recommend renting it or borrowing it first. I think you'll find that it plays very quickly, and you'll soon find yourself with a [price] game with little to no replay value.

My son got this game, along with a PS2 Spiderman controller, for his 4th birthday. I don't know how someone else said the villians are more demonic looking. I've seen more frightening characters in my husband's ESPN NFL 2K5!!! My son LOVES spiderman and this was bought to compliment the controller. I've watched him play it and so far NOTHING seems very violent. Sure, you beat up the bad guys. However, there's no bloody graphics. and the bad guys just disappear. What did you think it would be, saying No No and giving them time-outs?!? Anyway, my son loves this game and the web slinging and swinging. I'm VERY cautious about what he watches/plays (Tekken and WWF are BIG no nos in my house) and I have no problems with him playing this. Awesome storyline flows with the movie. Spiderman retains his boyish naivete' and charm. GREAT buy!