Announced at NYCC 2011, The Amazing Spider-Man game is an original story told after the 2012 movie. The console versions are developed by Beenox, the company that created Shattered Dimensions and Edge of Time while the DS version was developed by Other Ocean Studios.
Honestly I think it looks like a great spider-man game and a lot of that is due to the lifted combat system from Batman. Batman has really excellent combat and stealth mechanics and Spider-man is definitely borrowing some systems. It seems like you'll be indoors once in awhile but they've kinda tuned it to act as rooms with gargoyles like in Batman. But of course, the big leap is the open world and just swinging around the city always captures some thrills. It is a bit worrying that its technically a movie tie-in but they did state they have been working on this game since Shattered Dimensions (which also explains the lackluster Edge of Time). I just really want a great spider-man game and think this could be the one. Anybody else planning on picking this up?
EDIT: Here is Gamespots E3 stage demo if you didn't see it. Shows off the web swinging and combat if you didn't catch it before.
Hope it turns out good. I wouldn't mind playing another spider-man game.
Batman and Spider-man are my two favorite super heroes. They've got one down, now I just need the other. I don't expect it to be better than say Batman AC, but I really hope it's good.
The one thing that I'm not too fond of is the really close camera. I guess once I'm playing it I won't really mind, but it'll take some getting used to. Still really looking forward to it. The past couple of spider-man games have been pretty rad so I'm sure Beenox won't let us down.
Hope it turns out good. I wouldn't mind playing another spider-man game.
Batman and Spider-man are my two favorite super heroes. They've got one down, now I just need the other. I don't expect it to be better than say Batman AC, but I really hope it's good.
Wait... so they've got one down (Batman) and you need the other?
Hope it turns out good. I wouldn't mind playing another spider-man game.
Batman and Spider-man are my two favorite super heroes. They've got one down, now I just need the other. I don't expect it to be better than say Batman AC, but I really hope it's good.
Wait... so they've got one down (Batman) and you need the other?
Just so we're clear, you have played this:
...right?
Yes I have. I thought it was pretty good but I just think this one looks to strive higher and better. I will admit I did forget about this game when I wrote that but there is definitely room for improvement.
I really hope it'll be good and it looks like ti has potential. It has a lot going for it Beenox working on it since finishing shattered dimensions, it's similarity to the old Spiderman 2 game and it being Beenox who have made some good Spiderman games but all of this could easily come crumbling down under the movie tie-in curse, but I hope it's good I really hope it's good.
I was kind of turned off when they mentioned that the web doesn't actually attach to buildings, meaning you can just swing over a park with no buildings near you because of a "helicopter that's always right above you!".
Wow seriously? You could replace spiderman for batman in that gameplay, and I would have believed that it was a Batman Arkham game. I understand its a winning formula but man.
@believer258: Spiderman 2 wasn't THAT great... It was good for the time, and the swinging around was fun. Otherwise it wasn't amazing.
Oh ho ho ho, I see what you did thar!
Everything I've seen looks pretty good actually, but I was the one guy who actually enjoyed Web of Shadows so it seems my Spider-Man game bar is lower than everyone else's.
I always imagine Spider-Man fighting like a pinball. A bouncing, unpredictable flurry of movement. Not this standing-in-the-middle-of-a-circle-jerk brawling stuff that's perhaps showing the influence of Arkham Asylum too obviously.
I got to play this last night, and it was pretty fun. The combat is very similar to Batman:AA/AC with a cross of the last two Spider-Man games.
The open world is pretty fun swinging around, and the stealth in missions is much better than just beating up dudes. But you don't get that much experience to level up your spidy powers if you don't beat up dudes. So its almost like they are forcing you to fight, even when you can clearly beat a level almost entirely on stealth. Overall its a good game. I find it much more enjoyable than the last two Spider-Man games that came out. They also went a little overboard on the collectibles.
Overall its a worth a rent to check out. I enjoyed the 2 hours that I played and will more than likely pick it up myself.
Waiting for reviews and crossing my fingers that it gets good reception. The last Spider-Man game that I REALLY enjoyed was Spider-Man 2, and I hope this is one is even better. Kind of dumb that you can't swing from buildings though.
I would love to get another great Spiderman game but I refuse to get my hopes up.
@TaliciaDragonsong said:
Why can't devs get such a simple thing right?
The simple things are always the hardest. Especially the simple things that we see so frequently that even the tiniest of nuance is burnt deep into our brains.
I got to play this last night, and it was pretty fun. The combat is very similar to Batman:AA/AC with a cross of the last two Spider-Man games.
The open world is pretty fun swinging around, and the stealth in missions is much better than just beating up dudes. But you don't get that much experience to level up your spidy powers if you don't beat up dudes. So its almost like they are forcing you to fight, even when you can clearly beat a level almost entirely on stealth. Overall its a good game. I find it much more enjoyable than the last two Spider-Man games that came out. They also went a little overboard on the collectibles.
Overall its a worth a rent to check out. I enjoyed the 2 hours that I played and will more than likely pick it up myself.
If you don't mind me asking, could you go more in depth? Like with visuals and combat? It sounds pretty good from what you've said but I just really wanna get a bit more information before I finalize my pre order. I understand you only played 2 hours but I'd appreciate it =)
@ProfessorEss: But unless the entire studio walks as silly as their ingame characters (relevant video) I cannot understand how they would say yeah lets ship this. Its often not a big deal, but sometimes its just mind boggling how they create such a immersive game for you to sink into and the moment you move your character moves like a ape or is lollerskating through a castle.
I hate the animations of Spider-Man, Looks janky as hell, or maybe its just the animators had no idea how the human body actually moves, which is causing Spider-Man to move like a shitty kids toy.
It still boggles me that they'd let open world spiderman games go back to swinging from the sky. And I'm hoping I hear enough good things about the game to merit me checking it out.
People really didn't like Ultimate Spiderman? Thought that was a pretty damn good game and don't recall the swinging around the city to be bad. Think it was the best one (well I haven't played Shatter Dimensions or any of the recent ones).
edit:...watching vids of it on youtube...still looks pretty damn good to me.
I'm pulling for every Spider-Man game before it comes out. The only ones that actually delivered were the old PS1 games, Ultimate Spidey, and Web of Shadows.
This one looks like it might be worth checking out, unlike that Edge of Time one.
I am most interested in this game because of the Stan Lee DLC. I love his quips and to have a whole story based around Mr. Excelsior himself seems pretty cool.
I am really put off by the close-up camera while swinging. The swinging footage I have seen had them bumping into buildings constantly, not elegant at all.
Watching Spider-Man stand and fist-fight a crowd of goons is soul-crushing.
At least the game looks like it's full of the stealth gameplay that Spider-Man is famous for. Crawling through vents, hiding in the shadows, picking off enemies one-by-one with silent take-downs, the stuff that superpowered heroes are made of.
I'm not sure you've actually ever read a Spider-Man comic.
He's not stealthy. He's a loudmouth, who always announces himself before punching out groups of goons.
I was kind of turned off when they mentioned that the web doesn't actually attach to buildings, meaning you can just swing over a park with no buildings near you because of a "helicopter that's always right above you!".
Ugh.
That actually wasn't the excuse of the studio, but Stan Lee excuse for a moment in a comic book.
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