"Alright freak! It's time for you to learn a lesson and the Shocker's school of hard knocks is now open!"

User Rating: 7 | Spider-Man: The Movie PS2
By Double_Wide | Review Date:
LOL, sorry...that's one of my all time favorite video game quotes and couldn't resist. This has to be the hardest Spider-Man game that I have played in the post-16 bit era of gaming (comes second to Maximum Carnage overall). Seriously, it was so difficult that I couldn't beat the game without using Green Goblin. The difficulty mainly derives from a combination the overwhelming amount of powerful enemies or attacks that you're faced with at a given time and terrible camera. Which isn't to say that the game lacks any moments of being fun but just that it can quickly be overshadowed by the ridiculous difficulty. I threw in the white flag with Spider-Man about halfway through the game during a mission where I had to continuously dodge a flurry of attacks being launched at me from Green Goblin. I later felt justified in fighting fire with fire by using the game breaking Green Goblin against "himself" when I still couldn't effectively dodge the same attacks thanks to the terrible camera but finally had the means to take him down fairly quickly. At that point, I became so disenfranchised with the game's difficulty that I just continued on with Green Goblin just experience the rest of the game and its story.

Speaking of the story, it only deviates from the first film with the inclusion of other widely known supervillians from the Spider-Man series. Playing as Green Goblin also changes the nature of story slightly (so it isn't just a cosmectic change). The game doesn't really add anything to the film's main story and even butchers it a bit. The thing that I did enjoy the most about the game however, were the hilarious quotes uttered by the bosses and common enemies fought (especially Shocker and his henchmen)..."Don't mess with the best"..."I've got your back"..."ahhhh"...LOL!

My Breakdown:

What's Good:

- Consistant with the film
- Green Goblin is unlockable and has a slightly different story
- Including a few extra villian was a nic touch
- Good visuals for its time
- Hilarious enemy quotes

What's Not-So-Good:

- Playing as Green Goblin severly breaks the game's difficulty
- The game hardly adds any extra spin on the film's original story

What's Bad:

- Frustrating difficulty (as Spider-Man)
- Terrible camera (especially in the air)
- Low replay value

In all, Spider-Man the Movie game isn't bad but even for the most hardcore Spidey fans, its missable.

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