Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

I have been an avid Spider-Man fan since I was about 9 years old. My father purchases me a copy of the Spider-Man game for the Sega Genesis; within it was a subscription card for a free 6 months of The Amazing Spider-Man. The rest for me is nerd history. That said, I had high hopes for this game because I have longed for a stellar Spidey title for years, especially since Batman got his awesome Arkham Asylum game. Unfortunately, web-head has not fared as well in his digital adventure.

First off, the good stuff. The graphics in this game are amazing (pun intended), and the voicework is topnotch. The actors deliver their lines wonderfully and the jokes are quite funny. Also, even though the game is completely linear, there is plenty to do. Each level has a variety of challenges for you to complete which garner you points with which to upgrade Spidey. It's a tried and true system, and it is still addicting in this title.

Now to the bad. The controls are pretty slipshod. Spidey seemed to move around a bit too loosely for my tastes; far too often did he move in an unanticipated direction or his webslinging just plain would not register, which would send him plummeting to his death. Next, the camera is pretty bad. With a character like Spider-Man, who is jumping all over the place, having good control of your camera is vital; combine this with his loose controls and frustration ensues. Also: the Spider-Man Noir stages are TERRIBLE. The braindead AI completely ruins what should have been some of the coolest levels. Sometimes you can take down a thug right next to his buddy without a peep, other times you make the slightest movement and some jerk halfway across the map raises the alarm. Again, frustration ensues.

To finish up, the game exhibits tons of polish in every category except the combat, which is majority of the game. Maybe next time Spidey.

Normally you get one long drawn out game where Spider-Man chases one villain throughout a game or goes thru a series of crazy problems before finding out who's causing them. This is like 4 games in 1. Multiple versions of Spidey that we normally only get to see in the comics finally make videogame debuts and with each realm comes different abilities and villains. Any fan of Spidey would easily love this. Many liked the free roam games of the past but this linear game is packed with quality baddies, amazing graphics, and multiple forms of gameplay. This is a keeper! I rate it 9 out of 10 just so I don't seem to over exaggerate my point but this is an excellent game, a keeper because you won't be able to find it to rent!