Spider-Man 3:The Game Thread

[DACMAN]

Venom game?? I'm still waiting for a good spider-man game. Hasn't been one since 2000's spider-man game on the psx.

That game is so fricken overrated. Do you still have it? I do. I played it about six months ago and it sucks compared to the new stuff. The free roam is amazing. Going back to just swinging between two buildings is terrible. The combat is wonky, the in-game music is mind numming, the graphics terrible, and the story and dialog were so stupid ("go fish!" ) It's just trendy to talk about this game like it was amazing. Trust me, it doesn't hold up well.

 

[AME]

I must agree on dacman on this

 

[OctaviusINC]

I have the 2000 Spider-man game on PC. The game is good, but the reason it's so memorable IMO is the awesome cutscenes. Everybody was in that game too. I think it's really cool.

 

[AME]

you mean electro's menace right?

 

[Matt Murdock]

...Enter Electro...

 

[AME]

Omg sorry sorry:P
Anyway, that game is awesome but you cant compare it to the more recent ones
I mean c'mon

 

[Drizzle]

how in the name of god eddie knew that peter is spiderman in the game? he didn't saw his face. i mean wtf?

Dude, the symbiote absorbed all of Peter's memories and transferred them to Eddie.

 

[DACMAN]

I have the 2000 Spider-man game on PC. The game is good, but the reason it's so memorable IMO is the awesome cutscenes. Everybody was in that game too. I think it's really cool.

Everyone was in Marvel Nemesis and it sucked.


Fricken amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaMXHUmdaV4&feature=related

 

[powerbomb1411]

So are the user reviews on the game any better then the critic reviews? I am so tempted to put it on my Christmas list but I just can't decide.

I liked Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 & Ultimate Spider-Man. I hate races though. That's what made me put down Ultimate Spider-Man. I even had a strategy guide. But that second race with Johnny Storm ended it for me.

So with that being said? Was it really a step back from the last few games that the scores make it out to seem? Did it actually go from being a damn good series to just a crappy game?

 

[DACrowe]

Nah the old Neversoft Spidey game on N64, my preferred system of that generation , rocked.

Yeah it's dated now and doesn't have the cool graphics of today. But it is incredibly fun in it sarcade like gameplay and still can be a bit challenging and every single boss fight was COMPLETELY satisfying and the gameplay was never monotonous but constantly fun and enjoyable. It's like a double nostolgic trip now to play.

SM3 by comparison is either pretty on 360 and bland or ugly and bland on Wii, but with a cool swinging mechanic. Friend or Foe sucks. Yeah...things have "really gotten better."

I will say Spider-Man 2 on PS2 and Gamecube is probably THE best Spider-Man game to date and is amazingly fun and captures a free-roaming adventure that is a lot of fun. But hey, the free-roam is no longer innovative and the graphics are out of date, so should we turn on it? ****, I still get more fun out of Super Mario Bros. 3 than I do most video games released in the last decade.

Anyway the 2000 game has an arcade type feeling that makes it addictive. The first movie game is disposable fun but outside of the GG fights is not worth really remembering, SM2 and USM were good games but USM was too short with little replay. And the last two Spidey games sucked.

So, I think in 2000 everyone was blown away by that game and now the best reaction we can get is "crap" for the last year, then the 2000 game still is worth playing again before SM3.

 

[drmick]

Dude, the symbiote absorbed all of Peter's memories and transferred them to Eddie.

I think he means in the movie, Brock looks up and says "Parker?!", when in reality all he would see would be a ringing bell.

Off-topic (ridiculously so) what annoyed me was how long the engagement ring took to fall down in the aerial battle. It would have only taken a couple of seconds to hit the ground.

 

[webhead731]

I can't believe people would think the PS1 Spider-Man game was bad. I loved that game. That's like a big part of my child hood lol. I played it all day until I beat it.

Anyway, I was at Gamestop last night, and they had Spider-Man 3 for the Wii for $20. Whatever, so I bought it.
And wow, I must say, I take back all the negative things I thought about the game. It's actually pretty good. Sure, it's no masterpiece, not worth $50, but it's worth $20 or less. It's fun, the graphics are okay (bad in some areas though), there's a few glitches, but I love the game. It got too much crap it didn't deserve. I have the Symbiote and everything right now. Still working through story mode. If they had just combined this and the 360 game, it'd be perfect. 360 game is better but I still like this.

 

[DACrowe]

SM3 on Wii has really good ocntrols for swinging and fighting...a lot of fun.

But the graphics are horrid (Wii has the power to look better than an Xbox, yet the game looks like an early PS2 release) but the missions, save for the super Lizard boss fight, like the 360 version suck. The symbiote mini-game is pretty cool in the Wii version though (you can wear it whenever you want but the longer you wear it the more dark and violent the city becomes and eventually it will "kill" you unless you take it off but everytime you try and take it off, it becomes harder and harder and you make ripping motions).

Morbious was fun to fight too....I suppose.

I give both the 360 and Wii version a 6.5, the 360 is pretty to look at but bland to play and the controls and symbiote minigame on Wii are fun, but it is an ugly looking game with just as bland gameplay.

Oh well.

 

[BritishChap007]

I think he means in the movie, Brock looks up and says "Parker?!", when in reality all he would see would be a ringing bell.

Nah, he means this: while it's odd in the movie, in the game Spidey is still wearing the costume when Eddie says "Parker"

 

[webhead731]

I think theres good graphics in the Wii version and bad ones. It doesn't HURT my eyes, but they're nothing to stare at.

I like the gritty and dark skies though.

 

[DACMAN]

Nah the old Neversoft Spidey game on N64, my preferred system of that generation , rocked.

Yeah it's dated now and doesn't have the cool graphics of today. But it is incredibly fun in it sarcade like gameplay and still can be a bit challenging and every single boss fight was COMPLETELY satisfying and the gameplay was never monotonous but constantly fun and enjoyable. It's like a double nostolgic trip now to play.

SM3 by comparison is either pretty on 360 and bland or ugly and bland on Wii, but with a cool swinging mechanic. Friend or Foe sucks. Yeah...things have "really gotten better."

I will say Spider-Man 2 on PS2 and Gamecube is probably THE best Spider-Man game to date and is amazingly fun and captures a free-roaming adventure that is a lot of fun. But hey, the free-roam is no longer innovative and the graphics are out of date, so should we turn on it? ****, I still get more fun out of Super Mario Bros. 3 than I do most video games released in the last decade.

Anyway the 2000 game has an arcade type feeling that makes it addictive. The first movie game is disposable fun but outside of the GG fights is not worth really remembering, SM2 and USM were good games but USM was too short with little replay. And the last two Spidey games sucked.

So, I think in 2000 everyone was blown away by that game and now the best reaction we can get is "crap" for the last year, then the 2000 game still is worth playing again before SM3.

FoF sucked. But SM 3, SM 2, and even SM 1 was WAY better than SM for the N64.

The N64 version was good for its time. And that's it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfIBngyzNpc&feature=related

Tell me that wasn't the dumbest thing in the world. Talk about just throwing in a cameo for the sake of just having a cameo.

Right after trying to shoot and kill Spider-Man.

"Hey Spidey, let's team up!"

"No"

"Ok, fair enough. Bye!"

 

[DACrowe]

But it was fun. Outside of the Wii controls, SM3 was no fun. SM1 was fun, but really forgettable save for being the only game to have some cool arieal battles with GG. SM2 I admit was better than the PS1/N64 game.

But the N64 game is a groundbreaking game in the genre and is just a whole lot of fun...still. Yeah the graphics were cool in 2000 and in 2007 look awful, but hey Ocarina of Time is out of date, so is Mario 64, Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Super Mario Bros. 1, 3 and World, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, GTA III-San Andreas, Resident Evil 4, Super Smash Bros. Melee, etc.

But they are all amazing games from 8 bit to 128 bit. All out of date now. All fun. 2000's game may not be of that calibur but it is still a fun game that is more fun than SM1, SM3 or USM (though USM was a good, if short game) and the only one ot really live up to it since is SM2.

 

[drmick]

Nah, he means this: while it's odd in the movie, in the game Spidey is still wearing the costume when Eddie says "Parker"

That's the least of the plot holes in the game if you were relying on the game alone for the story.

Is there a PSP-version thread somewhere? A free roam portable version would be great if not horribly broken.

 

[IamProdigy]

I loved Spider-Man 2000...that and freaking WCW/NWO Revenge for N64 were the greatest games ever on that console. Venom's "Surf the web! Surf the web!" line in the game were hilarious, but didn't like how Carnage took care of Venom so easily. And Monster Ock was way difficult for the first three times.

 

[Silent_Dave]

Can I just ask if anyone has a map of all meteorite fragments & spider emblems in the PS2/Wii version?

 

[drmick]

Can I just ask if anyone has a map of all meteorite fragments & spider emblems in the PS2/Wii version?

These guys have maps and guides for both versions (PS2/Wii and 360/PS3):

http://www.imagineshop.co.uk/item_show.php?itemID=596&action=maglist

 

[IamProdigy]

Screw Spider-Man 3...Assassin's Creed is the best game of '07.

 

[Venom1001]

the game is okay. I cant beat the fat ass kingpin.

 

[Matt Murdock]

Screw Spider-Man 3...Assassin's Creed is the best game of '07.

Assassin's Creed is certainly far from bad.

 

[DACrowe]

Meh, Metroid 3, Bioshock and Mario Galaxy were better. But after those I'd agree on Assassins Creed. I did not care for Halo 3, but I hear Uncharted is amazing (but I have no PS3).