"Spider-Man" for a while was considered the best superhero video game ever made. I still own the Sony Playstation version and have recently begun to play it again on my Playstation 3 after it's been collecting dust for the last six years or so in my basement. This is true video game magic: it not only captures the spirit of the Marvel Comics icon, but it's a damn-fun game to boot, too. A new villain is in town, and it's up to Peter Parker, better known as our red, black, and blue-suited wall-crawler Spider-Man, to stop this new menace before it's too late. It features many prominent characters from the world of Spider-Man as well as the entire Marvel Universe, including Parker's love interest Mary Jane Watson, Dr. Octopus, Black Cat, Venom, Carnage, The Scorpion, hard-nosed Daily Bugle editor J. Jonah Jameson, and Johnny Storm/The Human Torch from the Fantastic Four. Spider-Man comic book co-creator Stan Lee also narrates Our Hero's tale. There are plenty of extras here as well, that make playing it again after you've beaten it well worth it, including extra costumes, a gallery of famous Spider-Man comic book covers, and character profiles. The biggest flaw with "Spider-Man" was its spotty camera system, which could sometimes make it difficult to know where Spidey has to swing to during times of intense action. A good game, despite its flaws.
9/10
9/10