Shouldn't their be some by now? 

It has worried me a bit and Nick Suttner said he was disappointed with the game on 1UP FM ...it sounds like the game is going to be in the C/7 area critically, but that really doesn't stop my personal excitement at all.

Gamespot just gave it a 7.0

"Gamespot just gave it a 7.0"

They are hoping that people buy it before they put all the reviews out calling it mediocre.

I'm picking it up today.  Got it on pre-order.  I'm incredibly excited about it just being an awesome game.  I'm kinda hoping it's addictive in the way crackdown is addictive in making you feel powerful and agile.  If so then Web of Shadows = FTW.

Been watching the trailers and behind the scenes on Gametrailers.com off and on all morning. 

That does seem like a bad sign. I guess you can only hope.

They didn't review the 'actual' game yet, no one cares about the DS version, but regardless gamestops reviews aren't worth taking seriously anyway.

I didn't even know it was out yet. But maybe it's just being pushed back due to other bigger titles that needs reviewing right now. (I mean "bigger" in the sense that they have a bigger public, not that they are better games; just so we are clear).

"I didn't even know it was out yet. But maybe it's just being pushed back due to other bigger titles that needs reviewing right now. (I mean "bigger" in the sense that they have a bigger public, not that they are better games; just so we are clear)."

Uh oh...

"Why would you be worried for  a Spiderman game turning out bad?

It's a spiderman game. It's going to be bad. lol

"

Just saw IGN's review. 5.5 for what it's worth

The Accusation

Excerpts from his review of Web of Shadows

The Defense

Excerpts from IGN's Spider-man 2 review (different reviewer)

Conclusion

Either way, I am just going to wait till it comes in from Gamefly (Seeing how I can't buy much anyways). I just am hoping for a somewhat decent game over Spider Man 3.

UGO posted a review of the game giving it a B.  Seems to be a good review and has better reasons for his gripes with it, unlike the IGN reviewer IMO.

I got the 360 version.

Controls: Different from the other SM games.

Hold LT: Spider sense (it basically sends out a wave that detects nearby enemies, you can then lock on to them)
Tap LT: Lock on/off
LB: Wall Run
RT: Swing
Tap RT: Web Zip
RB: Web Shield/Wall Crawl
Left Stick: Move
clickLeft Stick: Switch between Black/Red Suit (at any time)
Right Stick: Control camera/ if locked on to target, switch targets
clickRight Stick: Center Camera (Thank Jeezuz)

X: attack
Y: web attack (launch yourself at target)
B: web shots/(black suit) grapple
A: jump (charges)

Game is fun. The default camera angle is closer to the ground and spidey. This makes the various acrobatics seem much faster and cinematic.

The new aspect of combat is the “Y” attack. You shoot a web at an enemy and launch yourself at them, he quickly shoots another web at same enemy I guess to really speed up his attack, right before hitting the enemy you hit “Y” again for a kick attack which also bounces you up in the air. From there you can web attack the target again (if still alive) or web attack a nearby target. Once you upgrade your moves you can do more than the kick/bounce move. From what I’ve seen there are ground stomps, grind an enemy like a skateboard, or websling them elsewhere.

I barely scratched the surface with learning the combos but it seems like it can be involved.
Swinging seems ok. You upgrade your webswing speed and health by finding spider tokens around.
I haven’t seen any race markers anywhere though. The wall run/bounce seems different from the other ones too. Need to get used to that.

If it gets an average of around a 7/10, my heart won't be too broken. I'll decide whether to buy it or not later on, when I am not drooling to get my hands on Far Cry 2. On one hand, I have played games that have gotten 7's and I absolutely loved them. Then again, there are so many great games out there that one less game to look forward to means either more time to play with other games or maybe I could fill in the spot with something else im ramblin rnt i?!

no.

This game looked like crap from the start. Sry duds.

Crap, I was actually looking forward to it. When I thought it couldn't get worse than Spider-Man 3.

IGN gave it a 5.5/10

Oh well...

Sounds like the spider tokens are like the agility orbs from Crackdown....oh man that's gonna be addictive :)

Despite the reviews, this strikes me as the type of game I will probably at least try at some point.   It sounds like it could be fun to play, and it is spiderman.  Still, it is amazing how many comic-book character video games end up as bad games.  

I'll be waiting for this in the post-Christmas bargain bins.  Or leave it on my ever-growing list of games I mean to get around to playing at some point. 

This seems to be a love it or hate it type of game...I bet we can expect a few mixed reviews and the game will likely average out at around 7.

Gamespot gave it a 7.0 (DS Version)

I just read the ign review, and it has the funnyiest  comment ( I am not ripping into the review, personal opinion blar blar blar .....).
The guy comments on the fact that Peter Parker isn't in the game? Even if we ignore that he is Spiderman. Can anyone else remember the cool bits in the first Hulk game when you played as Banner. 
.................That because it was rubbish.
P.S. I know what he ment, it just sounded funny.

it's a spider-man game, that pretty much should give you the score...

This is so depressing. I had hopes in this game and it's done nothing but smash them into little pieces.

"it's a spider-man game, that pretty much should give you the score..."

I still don't understand why GB hasn't posted anything about the game yet.  I remember in a previous podcast Ryan mentioned he was just about to write the game off untill he saw a demo and then he was intrigued.  What's the story, when Brad visited activision did he actually play the game or not?

they did the same thing with spiderman 3. they held back the reviews until after the game was out and it sold.

"clubsandwich said:

"it's a spider-man game, that pretty much should give you the score..."

That is an extremely stupid reason."

i just hope it gets a better score than spiderman 3: the video game

"i just hope it gets a better score than spiderman 3: the video game"

"it's a spider-man game, that pretty much should give you the score..."

"Why would you be worried for  a Spiderman game turning out bad?

It's a spiderman game. It's going to be bad. lol

"

"it's a spider-man game, that pretty much should give you the score..."

"This game looked like crap from the start. Sry duds."

I love seeing people incapable of making a real opinion on a game... "It's Spider-Man, of course it will suck." Makes me laugh.

I just starting playing it and it seems pretty cool but does trend some very familiar territory with the open world/mission structure. Instead of feeling like a real natural world, like in Grand Theft Auto IV, it seems like a world without rules. There are gang fights and people just wonder around like nothing is happening. They do include some great characters from the Marvel Universe, but still it seems almost like a single player MMO. You go to them to further the story and get your next mission. There are a few high points especially with the web strike controls. The initial level is built like a very long tutorial but you don't really get into the action of the game till more than an hour into playing. The controls, while improved, doesn't help the sometimes wonky camera that at times makes it very complicated to know where you are going and what you are looking at. This doesn't help with swinging and collecting glowing spiders, similar to globes in Crackdown, unfortunately at times, you may spot one but reaching it is more complicated due to controls and camera than actual challenge.

The graphics are a mixed bag at times, the characters seem very plastic but it is the best looking Spider-Man game so far. The switching from black to red costume is a neat effect and the slowing down time with webstrike is the most visually appealing. The black suit adds a few variations between combat and story choices, but so far I have been a good guy with Spider-Man. There is a whole upgrading system for both suits as well, but most of the time there wasn't a huge variation between attacks. The story is sort of odd with this as well, you just get the black costume and Spider-Man doesn't feel weird about it.

The story is just weird itself, again I am still in the very beginning but it just moves far too slow. While I do like swinging in Spider-man games, it seems this is the least fun, for some reason I found myself swinging too low and running on the ground at times. I just wished that these mechanics were a little more defined along with the mission structure. Instead of going out and attacking 10 thugs, I would perfer a much more natural and liner story. Another weird thing is the heroes that give you missions, just sit back and watch crime. There is already a map and a hud point to show you where to go to find your next mission. Wouldn't it be cooler if you track down Luke Cage and he is already fighting some gangs.

Again, it is a pretty good game but hard to measure up to a lot of the top teir games that have been released so far or coming later this year. Activision should allow Shaba a good two year cycle to create a new Spider-Man game from the ground up. Throw away the old style and just make an awesome game that isn't a bunch of mini quest. Typically we see license games borrow ideas from other games and hopefully Mirror's Edge and Prince of Persia add to that game down the road.  I would say that this is a good buy once the price drops and after you play your triple AAA games. Unfortunately, doesn't list any sort of DLC content on the box and with a lack of multiplayer, which is one way to expand the series, I would wait for the price to drop to $30.

I wrote a small review (kotaku style) on Giant Bomb.  I didn't give a score but i'm pretty much on the same page as you bingbangboom, with the exception that since my favorite superhero is spider-man, I can turn a somewhat blind eye to some of the problems.  Definitely a good game for the fans but for non-fans I agree you should wait till the game is a little cheaper.

Yeah one thing I didn't mention is if you are a Marvel fan period, this game is realistically the best interpretation of the Marvel Universe, even better than the Ultimate Alliance games. I have noticed various billboards referencing Stark, AIM and even Rand. At one point I noticed Sentry's sort of tower thing on Avengers tower so far away... I reached it but was disappointed. This is why I wish there were a few different things, like say a camera mode, where you could snap pictures ala Bioshock for bonuses. The spiders that you collect really have no real meaning and I wished that they had a comic book store where you could go to and purchase comics that you can view ingame. I mean, there are a ton of "dot.comics" and I think it is a way to expand the brand. Multiplayer could have been really interesting, as it is in GTA, but with powers and the ability to swing around the city would be fairly cool. I remember in the first Spider-Man movie game where you could unlock a Green Goblin mode that was just very fun. You can have characters help you, but getting the ability to control those characters would be really cool. If anything just a pure vs. mode would be fun. I had a long, interesting fight with Wolverine and makes me wish that there was a new fighting game for the marvel characters.

I had a long, interesting fight with Wolverine and makes me wish that there was a new fighting game for the marvel characters."

"bingbangboom said:

I had a long, interesting fight with Wolverine and makes me wish that there was a new fighting game for the marvel characters."

Fuck this idea.  We've tried this once.  It was called Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects, and it was dumb as hell. 

Haha.  That sounded way too spiteful. 

I am glad Web of Shadows stays faithful to the Marvel Universe, though.  I would be gung-ho for a multiplayer mode in a free-roam superhero game like this, though.  Give me control of Iron Man or, hell, even Venom. 

Also, is there any mention of any recent Marvel event in the game?  In one review I read, they mentioned that the story doesn't hold very well, and things like Mary Jane calling Spidey "Peter" in public happened a lot (which would be totally legitimate in a post-Civil War Universe). "