Spider-Man will let you play hero for a day, but be ready tofight with the game's weaknesses as well as its villains.
Once bitten, twice the guy. Thanks to the biteof an irradiated spider, budding boy genius Peter Parker suddenly finds himselfturned into a superhuman with the powers of a spider. The rest is comic bookhistory. As the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man, Parker has beenentertaining legions of fans for 40 years through a string of comic book titlesand animated series. If the Spider-Man game is any indication, the general loveaffair with all things Spidey burns as brightly as ever. Originally developedby Neversoft, the developer behind the hit Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series,Spider-Man first swung its way onto the PlayStation, and soon leapt to theNintendo 64, Game Boy Color, and Dreamcast. Now the third-personaction-adventure game has come to the PC to make true believers out of computergamers. Along the way, though, it's run into a few snags that often dampen thegame's more entertaining aspects.
He story, told through cutscenes, voice-overs,and in-game dialogue, opens at a conference held by the renowned Dr. OttoOctavius, who's preparing to demonstrate his latest invention. While the gooddoctor pontificates about the virtues of progress through technology,Spider-Man suddenly leaps onto the stage and makes off with Octavius' devicebefore the assembled crowd. Since the real Spider-Man, Peter Parker, standsamong the members of the press taking photos for the Daily Bugle newspaper, itcan only mean an imposter is at large and ruining Spidey's already tenuousreputation. Parker's jealous journalistic competition at the Bugle, EddieBrock, also witnesses the shocking event. The fact that Octavius is really thesupervillain Dr. Octopus and Brock plays host to an evil alien symbiote namedVenom can only mean more outlandish trouble for our wall-crawling hero. Thisgame takes classic superhero melodrama and unashamedly runs with it.
After the game's mysterious opening sequence,you begin your heroic adventures in New York City. You start by foiling a bankheist and then move up to greater challenges like evading a missile-firingpolice helicopter that chases after our framed hero. Later, you'll fightswarming lizardmen on top of a rushing subway train and battle alien symbiotesin the Daily Bugle. All told, there are eight main locations, like Manhattan'srooftops, a high-rise bank, and the New York City sewer system, making foraround 30 3D levels in all. Gameplay primarily revolves around platformjumping, a little stealth, and beating up lots and lots of bad guys. Duringyour adventures, you'll meet fellow heroes like Daredevil, Black Cat, and theHuman Torch who'll offer tips and villains like Scorpion, Rhino, and Venomwho'll beat you to a pulp if you're not quick with your webshooters.
No matter how smartly you play, be ready forsome hassles--the game uses a save point system instead of letting you savewhen you choose. Game designers seem to ignore the fact that in the real world,not all gamers have the luxury of playing for long, uninterrupted stretchesuntil they can reach a save point or the end of a level. At least you cantackle the game on four different difficulty levels, including a "kidmode" that simplifies the controls and gameplay for the younger set.
Once bitten, twice the guy. Thanks to the biteof an irradiated spider, budding boy genius Peter Parker suddenly finds himselfturned into a superhuman with the powers of a spider. The rest is comic bookhistory. As the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man, Parker has beenentertaining legions of fans for 40 years through a string of comic book titlesand animated series. If the Spider-Man game is any indication, the general loveaffair with all things Spidey burns as brightly as ever. Originally developedby Neversoft, the developer behind the hit Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series,Spider-Man first swung its way onto the PlayStation, and soon leapt to theNintendo 64, Game Boy Color, and Dreamcast. Now the third-personaction-adventure game has come to the PC to make true believers out of computergamers. Along the way, though, it's run into a few snags that often dampen thegame's more entertaining aspects.
He story, told through cutscenes, voice-overs,and in-game dialogue, opens at a conference held by the renowned Dr. OttoOctavius, who's preparing to demonstrate his latest invention. While the gooddoctor pontificates about the virtues of progress through technology,Spider-Man suddenly leaps onto the stage and makes off with Octavius' devicebefore the assembled crowd. Since the real Spider-Man, Peter Parker, standsamong the members of the press taking photos for the Daily Bugle newspaper, itcan only mean an imposter is at large and ruining Spidey's already tenuousreputation. Parker's jealous journalistic competition at the Bugle, EddieBrock, also witnesses the shocking event. The fact that Octavius is really thesupervillain Dr. Octopus and Brock plays host to an evil alien symbiote namedVenom can only mean more outlandish trouble for our wall-crawling hero. Thisgame takes classic superhero melodrama and unashamedly runs with it.
After the game's mysterious opening sequence,you begin your heroic adventures in New York City. You start by foiling a bankheist and then move up to greater challenges like evading a missile-firingpolice helicopter that chases after our framed hero. Later, you'll fightswarming lizardmen on top of a rushing subway train and battle alien symbiotesin the Daily Bugle. All told, there are eight main locations, like Manhattan'srooftops, a high-rise bank, and the New York City sewer system, making foraround 30 3D levels in all. Gameplay primarily revolves around platformjumping, a little stealth, and beating up lots and lots of bad guys. Duringyour adventures, you'll meet fellow heroes like Daredevil, Black Cat, and theHuman Torch who'll offer tips and villains like Scorpion, Rhino, and Venomwho'll beat you to a pulp if you're not quick with your webshooters.
No matter how smartly you play, be ready forsome hassles--the game uses a save point system instead of letting you savewhen you choose. Game designers seem to ignore the fact that in the real world,not all gamers have the luxury of playing for long, uninterrupted stretchesuntil they can reach a save point or the end of a level. At least you cantackle the game on four different difficulty levels, including a "kidmode" that simplifies the controls and gameplay for the younger set.
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Minimum System Requirements:
OS: Windows XP/Vista
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.0 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 2000+
Memory: 1 Gb
Hard Drive: 3.5 Gb free
Video Memory: 128 Mb
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 6600 / ATI Radeon X1300
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard
Mouse
DVD Rom Drive
OS: Windows XP/Vista
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.0 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 2000+
Memory: 1 Gb
Hard Drive: 3.5 Gb free
Video Memory: 128 Mb
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 6600 / ATI Radeon X1300
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard
Mouse
DVD Rom Drive
Recommended System Requirements:
OS: Windows XP/Vista
Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.2 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+
Memory: 2 Gb
Hard Drive: 3.5 Gb free
Video Memory: 512 Mb
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 7900 / ATI Radeon x1950
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard
Mouse
DVD Rom Drive
OS: Windows XP/Vista
Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.2 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+
Memory: 2 Gb
Hard Drive: 3.5 Gb free
Video Memory: 512 Mb
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 7900 / ATI Radeon x1950
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard
Mouse
DVD Rom Drive
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