The Amazing Spider-Man | |
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Developer(s) | Rare |
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Programmer(s) | Chris Sutherland[1] |
Composer(s) | David Wise[2] |
Series | Spider-Man |
Platform(s) | Game Boy |
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Genre(s) | Beat 'em up, action |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Amazing Spider-Man is a video game released for the NintendoGame Boy. It was published in 1990 by LJN and developed by Rare. It is a platformside scrollingaction game.
It was followed by two sequels, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and The Amazing Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers.
Storyline[edit]
Spider-Man's most dangerous super villains have discovered his secret identity, Peter Parker, and kidnapped his wife, Mary Jane. The action game takes the player through various city locations, battling an assortment of minor thugs, animals, and a supervillain (Mysterio, Green Goblin, Scorpion, Rhino, Dr. Octopus, Venom) at the end of each level who, through intermission scenes, will taunt Spider-Man as to the whereabouts of his wife.[3]
Gameplay[edit]
Take control of the massive, genetically engineered villain Rhino and rampage around Manhattan in an exclusive gameplay challenge of pure destruction! As Rhino, players will be able to unleash his. The Amazing Spider-Man, also known as The Amazing Spider-Man: The Game, is a video game serving as a non-canon sequel to film of the same name.Most versions of the game were developed by Beenox and published by Activision. The game was originally set to be released on the same day the movie was released, July 3, 2012, but the developers of the game pushed the date up to June 26, 2012.
A typical left-to-right panning interlude between levels. Spider-Man is on the left and Scorpion on the right.
One of the wallcrawling sections.
Spider-Man has three extra lives and three continues. The intermission scenes between each level feature Spider-Man trading catchy barbs with a supervillain on a cell phone or a walkie-talkie to find out where he should go next.
Spider-Man can jump a normal and a double height. When he double-jumps, he can swing on a web. This can only be done for a short time until the web-meter runs out. Spider-Man's primary standing attack is a solid punch to the jaw. While crouching, Spider-Man can do a low, side kick. While jumping in the air, Spider-Man can do a side kick. While standing still, Spider-Man can shoot a glob of webbing from his wrists. This slightly depletes his web-meter.
In the two vertical levels, Spider-Man climbs up the side of a building, and will 'buzz' with his spider sense, indicating that the player should move Spider-Man out of the way of possible falling objects.
Web vials are used to restore Spider-Man's web-meter, since his webbing is in limited supply. They are dropped by henchmen throughout the levels. Hamburgers restore some of Spider-Man's health meter.
Reception[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Chris Sutherland Works
- ^Composer information for The Amazing Spider-Man at Portable Music History
- ^UGO.com Spider-Man Game GuideArchived 2014-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- The Amazing Spider-Man at AllGame
- The Amazing Spider-Man at MobyGames
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publisher: Activision Blizzard
Game mode: single player
game release date:
10Aug2012
PC29Nov2013
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The Amazing Spider-Man is another game featuring the hero from the popular comic book series. The game was released by Activision and developed by Beenox studio that created, e.g. Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and Spider-Man: Edge of Time. However, a new developer team, that didn't work on the previous Spider-Man titles, is responsible for this game.
Plot
The game was released in about the same time as Mark Webb's 'The Amazing Spider-Man' movie. However, the developers decided to present a completely separate story so even though the places and characters are similar the game can't be treated as a faithful adaptation. It should be also mentioned that the events in the game take place after the ending of the movie.
The Amazing Spider-Man takes place in New York. We play as Peter Parker, a teenager who, after being bitten by a radioactive spider, discovers his new special powers. Those powers allow players to climb tall buildings, jump from rooftops, swing on spider webs and perform various spectacular acrobatic stunts.
The story focuses on biomedical experiments, conducted by Oscorp company, that creates hybrids of humans and animals. Spider-Man releases Dr. Connors, The Lizard, so he can create a vaccine for the virus that causes mutation.
Mechanics
The game is presented from the third person perspective and is very dynamic. Players use their fists against numerous groups of enemies, eliminate them quietly by using spider webs or resort to epic fights with bosses. The gameplay is similar to the newest Batman games and it can be noticed that the developers of The Amazing Spider-Man were inspired by Rocksteady Studios games (Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City).
Technical aspects
The game departs from a comic book style and uses more realistic graphics.
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System requirements
PC / Windows
Recommended: Quad Core 2.4 GHz, 3 GB RAM (4 GB RAM - Vista/7), graphic card 1 GB (GeForce GTX 285 or better), 8.1 GB HDD, Windows XP(SP3)/Vista(SP2)/7