Spider-Man: Web Of Shadows - Gen Discussion & Info

[LinkinPrime]

Update 6/10: Gamespot Preview + 1st Ingame Shots
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/spidermanwebofshadows/news.html?sid=6192321&tag=topslot;title;1
(thanks MrCapcom)



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN9dCMSNO2shttp://seizecontrol.com/

Click on link above for teaser trailer...

[FireUltima]

I almost thought it was a Bioware game from the way they described it.

[Mrcapcom]

With all the drooling on the new hulk game probally mainly from me I stopped to think what happen to that new spider man game they announced awhile back? Is there a thread for it? Am I the only one that remembers it?

Edit:
Ah found links:
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/04/17/spider-man-web-of-shadows-announced/

so its called Spider-man : Web of Shadows

[Mrcapcom]

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/spidermanwebofshadows/news.html?sid=6192321&tag=topslot;title;1

New GS preview up ^
Sounds pretty good still reading though

[LinkinPrime]

It does sound pretty good. I updated the op with the new images.

[Mrcapcom]

yea it looks pretty good ill probaly bite if its not super bad

[Samus]

http://www.xboxic.com/news/4774

That looks pretty sick. Not a lame movie tie-in. I remember loving the old N64 Spidey game.

[strdr4]

WTf is with the link? if you're talking about Web of Shadows then yes, the combat looks fantastic.

[Samus]

WTf is with the link? if you're talking about Web of Shadows then yes, the combat looks fantastic.

lol whoops, wrong link. http://www.xboxic.com/news/4774

[Mrcapcom]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35351.html
Direct Gametrailers trailer I actually went to hte link and it was choppy
fighting system looks sick though

[SynGamer]

I can't wait for the demo, i probably won't buy this day 1 but i will definitely get this when i find a good deal.

[Chase]

Luke Cage looks weird and not like any incarnation I have seen in comic books.

[SilverPaw750]

Fighting system looks awesome. I actually beat and enjoyed Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3, so I can't wait.

[fart_bubble]

Though I know that they'll never be able to get the fighting right but I really wish at least one Spiderman game would get rid of the tractor beam effect that you get when fighting in the air. I know that the games have to do that so the game isn't frustrating but fuck is it cheesy

[LinkinPrime]

Vote for the cover art:
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2008/07/webshadowzchoose.jpg

http://www.seizecontrol.com/us/?loc=us

I think that they're both pretty bad, but I picked the one on the right.

[Nibi]

As a comic fan I am glad they finally are giving spidey a decent fighting mechanic. He shouldn't just be on the street bashing guys in the face.

[Theduck]

This looks SOOOOOOOO good. I creamed myself. 7 times.

[Mrcapcom]

Game looks great day 1 for me if it shapes up. As far as the judging I think I voted for the one on the right but im really tryin to figure out what wolverine has to do with everything.

[Theduck]

Game looks great day 1 for me if it shapes up. As far as the judging I think I voted for the one on the right but im really tryin to figure out what wolverine has to do with everything.

Throughout the game you recruit Marvel heroes to aid you in the fight.

[FluxDF]

Yeah, both of those cover designs are pretty poor. I prefer the one on the left though.

[LinkinPrime]

Comic Con Trailer
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37639.html

[Jimbo Slice]

Haven't really dug a Superhero game that wasn't fighting or action-RPG in awhile, but that video looks great. Hopefully it shapes up and plays as good as it looks.

[Theduck]

Oh man, I'll take 5.

[Agrippan]

Looks good, surprised to see Wolverine in there at the end. Here's hoping for some other good Marvel cameos or, dare I say, co-op?

[Mrcapcom]

Video looks great so far if the fighting system is super comboie and the story is fairly long im going to pick this up day 1

[Chase]

I like Mac's Venom, and sympathized with Brock as he tried to commit suicide to free himself from his dark side, but enough with the symbiotes. Yes, it is an important part of the mythos, but it's not the only thing. I have just grown very tired of them. Now, the game looks good. Really, I hope it does turn out to be a stellar installment into the Spider-Man video game collection, but I will probably pass due to the symbiotes.

*shrugs*

[LinkinPrime]

I love how dark the trailer makes the game look...everyone infected looks and act like zombies :D

[Rodimus]

Game comes out soon. Who's getting it? I'll be renting this. Only because I know I'll blaze through the game in a few days. But the game looks good and hopefully that reflects in the final product. We need a good Spidey game.

[greyzieoriental]

no doubt in my mind it'll be better than spiderman 3

[Niblet]

I was listening to the latest 1Up FM and rocksolidaudio said that the game starts off good, but by the end he just wanted it to end. He said the combat was really good, but it sounds like he was saying they rushed the story so that aspect of the game suffers, which sucks. At this point I'm looking at it as a $20 buy.

[Rodimus]

^ Yahoo Games had a review up for like a second, they pretty much said the same thing. Lackluster story, good gameplay. In the end they gave it a 4/5. But still I have myself wondering: How can you go wrong with Spider-Man fighting off a symbiote invasion while teaming up with all kinds of Marvel heroes? If anything I always thought the story was a sure thing.

[Jimbo Slice]

^ Yahoo Games had a review up for like a second, they pretty much said the same thing. Lackluster story, good gameplay. In the end they gave it a 4/5. But still I have myself wondering: How can you go wrong with Spider-Man fighting off a symbiote invasion while teaming up with all kinds of Marvel heroes? If anything I always thought the story was a sure thing.

I agree, I mean I'm not looking for the next Watchmen. I just want a story that makes (a bit of ) sense, has alot of cool cameos and allows for interesting and fun scenarios to use Spidey's powers.

[PR Mega X]

I agree, I mean I'm not looking for the next Watchmen. I just want a story that makes (a bit of ) sense, has alot of cool cameos and allows for interesting and fun scenarios to use Spidey's powers.

Sounds perfect to me. I'm not looking for deep, just coherent (and fun). I'll be getting this for Christmas.

[CrimsonPaw]

At this point I'm looking at it as a $20 buy.
QFT, I'll grab it at that price point as well.

[Lord_Kefka]

I went looking for that Yahoo review after seeing it was the only one out there according to metacritic. And then the link was down. This worries me. I really wanted this game to be good. But the review blackout is not a good sign. It's makes it look like the publisher wants blind sales due to property name instead of being based on the merit of the game. Which sucks cause some CAG's here already have it pinned as a $20 buy. If the game ends up being really good, there was no build up and break down by communities like ours to buy the game on day 1.

*sigh* I'm guessing this becomes a very average action game. It looked like it had potential too. Oh well, $20 on this and hope for big things from Ultimate Alliance 2

[Sofa King Kool]

I haven't been following this game at all, but what exactly has been said about Web of Shadows that wasn't said about the Spiderman 3 game? Or the Spiderman game before that? It seems like every time a Spiderman game is made, I hear a lot of talk like "The last Spiderman game was bad, but this one will be good! We promise!" But, come release, the game always sucks and everyone is all disappointed.

I'm just wondering what makes this one different, because I kinda don't see the point in looking forward to Spidey games anymore...

[Rodimus]

Here's a pretty favorable review. It doesn't mention anything about the story being lame. Anyways the game seems to meet my expectation. The Pros defiantly outweigh the Cons. This is a solid rental

http://gamesblog.ugo.com/index.php/gamesblog/more/spider_man_web_of_shadows_review_360_ps3/

Pros:
+ Deep Combat System with improved leveling. This seems to be the high point of the game
+ Red & Blue (Good & Evil) choices add to replay
+ Camera lock-on works good with the action
+ Hero cameos an added plus for Marvel fans

Cons
- Mission structure is repetative
- Some NPC models look underwhelming
- Camera movement seems a bit touchy
- QTE is back and adds nothing

Gameplay: B+
Presentation: B-
Fun Factor: A-
Value: B
Overall: B

[Mrcapcom]

QTE? im gonna grab this game regardless though

[PR Mega X]

Fun factor gets an A-? That plus the cameos from other Marvel heroes should be enough to wash the taste of that dreadful Spider-Man 3 game out of my mind.

[CrimsonPaw]

Cons
- Mission structure is repetative

Treyarch needs to fix this shit, this is almost the same complaint that the previous SM games had starting with SpiderMan 2.

[Rodimus]

IGN review is up. They gave it a 5.5 :shock:

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/922/922109p1.html

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And here's the Achievements, they seem a bit boring:

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/spider-man-web-of-shadows/achievements/

[LinkinPrime]

Ouch...I'll wait for CAG impressions but seems like a rental will suffice.

[JohnnyFoxDarko]

Dang. I was kind of looking forward to this...

[Rodimus]

Even if it was an amazing game it's still only a rental in my book. These are the kinda games you blaze through in a few days then never look back. Some reviews seem pretty harsh or maybe others are too gracious. Who knows, but I'll still play it. The combat looks fun and that's what I'm looking forward to.

My complaint before even playing it is I'm tired of swinging around New York City for the 5th time. I don't live there but I feel like I know it so well that I could get hired as a Taxi driver. But it's Spider-Man, whatcha gonna do?

Team X-Box - 5.1 out of 10
IGN - 5.7 out of 10
GameZone - 8.5 out of 10
UGO - B

[A Happy Panda]

They need to launch a new Spiderman game franchise set in the future where obviously it's an alternate future/past? You keep all the same people and their traits but change them accordingly to the setting. Imagine a New York in like 2142 where everything its really sci-fi esque and lots of high concept technology stuff. That or a post-apocalyptic NY that has Spiderman struggling to even survive let alone protect others. You could even change the city, put it in France or Tokyo or something.

Although, frankly I thought a mass invasion of the symbiote alien was different enough, but maybe according to reviews it wasn't? I still want to play the game caz it looks so damn cool.

[fart_bubble]

They need to launch a new Spiderman game franchise set in the future where obviously it's an alternate future/past? You keep all the same people and their traits but change them accordingly to the setting. Imagine a New York in like 2142 where everything its really sci-fi esque and lots of high concept technology stuff.

No Spider-Man 2099 game, please....pretty pretty please with a cherry on top

[jmillion]

will be a def rental from me.

[Mrcapcom]

I love it but I can see how people might think its a beat then move on fun game though. I like my present

[deadite76]

Wasn't expecting much so the review scores aren't surprising. I'll probably pick it up once it hits the $20 dollar mark.

[CrimsonPaw]

Although, frankly I thought a mass invasion of the symbiote alien was different enough, but maybe according to reviews it wasn't? I still want to play the game caz it looks so damn cool.
The problem is that they can never seem to get the combat right. In the past 4 SM games the combat has always been sucktastic IMO. Hit a guy, jump off his head, pull him up, throw him into others that are shooting at you, rinse and repeat. It sucks because it's such a great universe that you'd think a game would fall RIGHT in line with it, but apparently not.

[Rodimus]

So any CAG got this yet? I'd like to hear some impressions. I'm still waiting for Gamefly to ship mine. Sometimes they take forever.

No Spider-Man 2099 game, please....pretty pretty please with a cherry on top

I actually liked Spider-Man 2099. I have every single issue of that, X-Men 2099 & Doom 2099. But Marvel will never revisit the 2099 Universe. It was a 90's thing.

[Mrcapcom]

I got it I only played around the first if you can call it training stage which at the end you fight venom but they really didnt tell me anything I kinda just figured it out on my own. Then on top of that peters voice is so stupid, you will know what im talkin about when he goes "I like my present". Anywho I guess when u start the game takes place a little bit in the future of the story then it snaps you back kinda like you have all these powers and stuff then they take it away from you. I like leveling up, I like the fighting I like how they kinda over exaggerate things with the flares at the end of some of your moves. Swinging is fun I havent figured out how to go faster but maybe its a upgrade or I just don't notice it. Camera is meh but I still love the game

Gfx is pretty sweet only saw venom and luke cage so far venom looks like he has whtie chest hair where his white spider should be and luke cage is the typical black guy was waiting for him to say "its the cole train baby!"Bottom line its worth playing worth buying not so much for people who will only play it once. Achivements seem easy enough beat x amount of guys do x amount of combos couple of collectables. I would say rent it if your a spidey fan buy it and put it next to your other spidey games

[Rodimus]

I noticed from the trailers that Spidey's voice doesn't match what I'm used to. Thanks for the mini review. I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

[A Happy Panda]

I noticed from the trailers that Spidey's voice doesn't match what I'm used to. Thanks for the mini review. I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

Yeah I noticed that too from the last trailer. I actually really dislike it, but whatever.

[bardockkun]

I actually liked Spider-Man 2099. I have every single issue of that, X-Men 2099 & Doom 2099. But Marvel will never revisit the 2099 Universe. It was a 90's thing.
They made new stories for that universe like two or three years ago... So who knows maybe we'll get Spider-man with parachute web wings after all.

[Mrcapcom]

I heard there is a web parachute in this game....
No prob rodimus It sound like hes at least 15 in the movie and he does stupid stuff but then u see MJ and she looks/sounds like shes at least 25 (anakin and padamay). Anywho I don't care that much but I loath hearing him speak. But all in all its a good game though

[mercilessming]

No Spider-Man 2099 game, please....pretty pretty please with a cherry on top

:lol: what about a Ravage 2099 game then? Memories of crap comics of a investment crazed era, brought on by the Death of Superman. But no worries this spiderman game only falls short because it is the clone spidey ha ha haha.:lol::lol::lol:

[Rodimus]

They made new stories for that universe like two or three years ago... So who knows maybe we'll get Spider-man with parachute web wings after all.

I think you're refering to the Daredevil 2099 that was done in 04' But the Miguel O' Hara Spidey was in the Exiles a few years ago, haven't heard from the universe since then. Now I want to see Marvel Zombies 2099!!! It's hard to beliave that imprint is over 15 years old. Seems just like yesterday I was collecting the all the 2099 #1's w/ red foil.

[bardockkun]

I think you're refering to the Daredevil 2099 that was done in 04' But the Miguel O' Hara Spidey was in the Exiles a few years ago, haven't heard from the universe since then. Now I want to see Marvel Zombies 2099!!! It's hard to beliave that imprint is over 15 years old. Seems just like yesterday I was collecting the all the 2099 #1's w/ red foil.
Ah, possibly. Then again I remember a few years ago they relaunched the Heroes Reborn universe in a mini series and my head started to hurt...

[Mrcapcom]

just a updated I got a little bit farther got the ability to jump off people etc game gets better and better definitely worth trying/having

[manthing]

Mr capcom:

Does Luke Cage say 'Sweet Christmas'?

[Rodimus]

Gamefly finally shipped mine.

[Mrcapcom]

Mr capcom:

Does Luke Cage say 'Sweet Christmas'?

lol no not yet but he says other things hes actually pretty good and I earned him as my umm i guess sidekick or w/e once ur meter gets full u can call other heroes/villians out to help u fight the game is hot

[manthing]

No Sweet Christmas, no sale...

[-(

[LinkinPrime]

So you can't play as other heroes right?

[Chase]

Greg Miller called it mediocre. I will wait for a demo.

[Mrcapcom]

no prime as far as i can see u can't but you can call them out kinda like in mvc1/2 and they will run around and pwn then leave. its far from being mediocre IMO

[Mrcapcom]

Just to give a quick update im about to beat the game and its about 4 levels training/act1/act 2/ ending
The end part is the most fun but I went thru the whole game doing every bonus mission just cause the game was that fun. The upgrades are sweet and fun to watch over and over. IMO the combat system is A++ this is what spider man 3 should have been. Just take Spidey 3 add 10 times better gfx this combo system and even if they merged the two stories from spidey 3 and this one the game would of been hot and this one would of been even better. But meh must have game im gonna keep playing there is 4 endings I hear

[Rodimus]

I just played a few hours and I love it. I really don't understand why some of the reviews were so harsh. I just beat Act 1 and the game plays very smooth. The camera is not an issue. Occasionally it got a little crazy but for battles it works very well. Graphically it's okay, nothing spectacular. The combat is the high point. I found myself wanting to do all the optional quests just so I could fight more.

This is a "good" game. Not perfect, but good. It's 8/10 in my book. This is defiantly worth a rental. Problem is there's so many better games coming out soon, it might leave WoS in the dust. Plus the few harsh reviews didn't help at all.

[Mrcapcom]

I found myself wanting to do all the optional quests just so I could fight more.

Lol thats what happen to me too im at the end and I stopped playing for a bit I don't wanna beat it lol
9/10 in my book after I got to the end of the game trust me the combat gets better once u keep upgrading your powers you will have more fun and the last stage has so many enemys you will start :drool::drool::drool::drool:

[Rodimus]

I can't wait to play some more. I have the next 2 days off and I plan on being a vegetable for the next 42 hours. Problem is I'm about to pick up Fallout 3 and Spidey may take a back seat for a bit. I wish I got this game a week ago.

[Rodimus]

This game is awesome and this thread deserves a bump

[JohnnyFoxDarko]

Played the game, and I actually thought it was pretty fun.

[Rodimus]

I just beat it. It took me about 10-12 hours. I didn't see a clock so I'm not 100% sure. I got about 800/1000 nerd points.

[Wolve11]

was playing it a bit earlier today and was surprised that I finished one of the 3 acts in the game.....i thought it was just a tutorial part, but we're talking main game and I'm further in than I thought...it'll keep me entertained though.

[Rodimus]

The first act is very short compared to the other two. It's at an average length for an action game. I took my time and did all the optional side quests.

I got the "Red Ending." It was okay, but very predictible.

[LinkinPrime]

Just started this last night, I'm impressed...I went in with very low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. My only gripe at the moment is climbing buildings...anyway to do this by running into a building when you swing? Seems like I have to go down to the sidewalk to have to start climbing.

[jp0213]

Yeah there is a way, I can't remember off the top of my head though. I'll pop it in tonight but I seem to remember it being something with the Left Trigger right when you hit the building or right before. My biggest complaint was the camera angles.

[LinkinPrime]

Yeah, the camera can be quite difficult at times...mainly when going up and down buildings since it changes perspective right away.

[jkanownik]

Just started this last night, I'm impressed...I went in with very low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. My only gripe at the moment is climbing buildings...anyway to do this by running into a building when you swing? Seems like I have to go down to the sidewalk to have to start climbing.

LB will make you start running up a building. I usually mash it a few times to make sure it registers.

The game hits its high point when you learn the controls but before the repetitive missions kick in, frantic action makes the camera a bigger issue, the pop in becomes ridiculous and the frame rate slows. I had way more fun just collecting spiders early in the game than I have had doing missions.

[a_bleak_tomorrow]

i really wish they would release a demo for this so i can try before i buy. Did anyone play spiderman 2 for the xbox how does it compare?