Less than what I'd hoped; definite rent.
posted by supershdow (CORAL SPRINGS, FL) Oct 15, 2011
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Having played Shattered Dimensions, I had high hopes for this title. Because I played Shattered Dimensions, I was slightly disappointed with it. The opening cut-scene from the start menu was a neat touch and drew me in immediately, but as the game progressed my adrenaline gradually died down. The game play is alright. You play as two versions of our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man: Amazing and 2099, Amazing taking place in our time, and 2099 taking place in the future. The two Spiders play very similarly with only small differences being level design and attacks. Objectives are very limited in the game however, consisting of brawling with endless waves of goons appearing out of thin air, and collecting keys, which are held by goons that appear out of thin air. The levels consist of narrow halls, and "futuristic" labs and such. For those who played SD, 2099's sky diving mini game is back and appears a lot. Like, a lot a lot. It's not open world; very linear. The voice acting is a major positive and the graphics are decent, however the style presented in SD appealed to me more so.
The story is pretty straight forward. A head scientist in 2099 attempts to rewrite history and screw with the current time line, and Amazing's. Future Spidey has a beef with this and devotes himself to foiling this plot. The scientist succeeds and 2099 Spider-man must recruit the Spidey of the past to correct the time-lines.
Major villains that are featured include Anti-venom, Black Cat (for some reason), the new Atrocity, and the final boss who I won't reveal (it'd be a major spoiler if I did.)
All in all, it's by all means worth a rent, but don't buy it, because once you beat it( took me less than 10 hours), there's virtually no replay value.
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