Spider-Man 2 (the videogame)

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Okay I already reviewed the movie, now its time for the game.

Like any hollywood blockbuster, a game was a sure thing from the get go. More or less you know the story so I wont bother. Straight to the likes and dislikes.

Likes: Similar story to the movie, but not so much that its a direct rip off. Lots of new stuff, Mysterio, Rhino, Black Cat all make for some interesting side stuff. Addictive gameplay (kept me up all last night argh..) a Grand Theft Auto like system of gameplay, you can go anywhere do anything (well anything it lets you do.) Voice actors from the film make it neat as well. Upgradeable Spidey is neat as well. Bruce Campbell is in it again and there are some Evil Dead references as well. Yay!

Dislikes: The graphics are nice but I feel they could be tons better. there seem to be about 4 or 5 missions that you can do repeatedly asked by the same awful looking new york citizens cut and pasted each time to bug the hell out of you. A bit repetitive. And the designers screwed up J. Jonah Jameson's character as well as Mary Janes so that they look retarded and unlike their movie or comic book counterparts. Sometimes Spider-Man looks flat against the background (especially when standing next to Black Cat.) but really all these gripes are minor.

This game is fun, a good bit more than the first, all it needs now is a graphical upgrade and some more varied side missions. I mean how many times do I have to save the construction worker from falling off the building? or stop the carjacker? It seems all the crooks forgot about burning down buildings, snatching purses, robbing banks or anything else but stealing cars and holding up armored cars. Come on. And is everyone in new york out to commit suicide? I can't go 5 minutes without saving the same cut and paste construction guy from falling, or taking the injured guy/girl to the hospital.

anyway, its still an addictive and fun game
I give it 4 dead rabbit heads out of 5.

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"Oh no! Help me Spider-Man! I fell and broke my leg so I need you to take me to the hospital!"

Hehe.

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UPDATE:

considering the mass repetition, and the fact that the Dock Ock things are freaking cheap and annoying to no end. I have decided to lower my review score.

Why, because cheapness is freaking sucky, especially in a super repetitive game like this where any common thug can block spider-man's punches and dodge his webs as well as somehow shoot him multiple times. Plus never being able to save people on a sinking ship is quite annoying.

so This game is now rated a 3 out of 5 insead of the much generous and overzealous 4 out of 5.

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I'll probably be able to see then when I come over Tuesday then. That is, if I'm not on your computer playing that Star Wars game.

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lol what did you think?

Finally it started being different.. People started robbing banks and jewelry stores..

so, in its odd but spontaneous fit of variety, I go ahead and raise it back up to the 4, although it should be 3.5.
irritating game! Aaargh!

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It's not too bad, it's nice that you can move faster in this game considering the huge area you have to move about in.

Probably the only things that would bug me is doing the same thing a billion times and the cheapness. Not to mention people telling you to dodge AFTER you get hit!

/me Spider-Man is hit and bounces off of the wall.
MJ: Look out!

I'd be like.. "Gee MJ... why couldn't you say that BEFORE I got hit?!"

Hehe.

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LOL yeah, I forgot to put that in the review.

Plus, Dock Ock is a super cheap ass, and his stupid machine is even cheaper than he is. AARGH so irritating.
Probably one of the most irritating things I've played in some time. But still warrants at least a 3 out of 5. (the web swinging does SO much to make it fun.)

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oh and who could forget... "MY BALLOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!"

nuff said.

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Or the construction workers that like to jump off of tall buildings. XD