Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (PS3)

Subject: Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (PS3) Sat Nov 01, 2008 5:53 am

In Spiderman: WoS, you control Spiderman whom is infected by the symbiote again (black suit), during his last encounter with Venom. But soon after Spidey gets the suit, Venom disapears. Edventually though Spidey will notice that the people of New York have been infected by symbiotes with results in an invasion.

Depending on your throughout the game will give you a different ending. For example if I wanted Spidey to be bad, at times where I had the choice to be bad or good, I would choose the Black Spiderman because he is bad. The cutscenes are also affected by your decisions.

Learning how to play: When you first start playing you will not know what button does what. But dont worry your buddy Luke Cage will help you out and teach you how to do cool and powerfull moves. Overall it takes about 30 minutes in to get a feel for the controls.

Gameplay: The combat system in this game is great. Spidey's combat style has been completely redone. Webbing and melee are a 1 - 2 punch now. Before in previous spiderman games webbing was practicly useless, but they are about even now because of all the things you can do with web. Switching back and forth between Red and Black suited Spiderman is as simple as a button. Black suit can throw cars at enemies, even if the cars have people in them. Last, swinging is also great in this game. Although your webs do not "attach" themselves to buildings, but instead to the open sky..

AI: The AI in SM: WoS isn't the best AI but deffinetly isnt the worst. There are so many enemies to fight at once that you wont notice how the AI isnt very smart. The civilians AI is pretty smart though. If you have been acting like a villain, then they will boo you and run away. If your'e acting like a hero then they will chear and wave at you. Also civilians are smart enough to run away from an explosion instead of just watching it and getting killed.

Graphics: Whoa... I think the game makers of Spiderman games just realized that the Xbox 360 system is a next-gen system. Unlike in SM3, the graphics are very good. All characters including most civilians are detailed greatly. Spidey also looks great in both his costumes.

Sound: Sound in this game is great. The one bad part is the annoyance of Peter Parkers voice. It just doesnt seem to sound like a Peter Parker voice. Its to happy for someone who has as many problems as Parker.

Graphics - 8.5/10
Gameplay - 8.9/10
Learn Time - 9/10
Sound - 8/10
AI - 8-10
Storyline - 8.9/10

Overall - 8.8/10

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