Geek Magazine - Free Access Issue - 23
by Matt Cabral
SPIDER-MAN
VIDEO GAME
IF YOU'VE PLAYED A VIDEO GAME IN THE LAST
30 YEARS, YOU'VE LIKELY SWUNG AROUND
pixelated 1982 debut on the Atari 2600.
Promising pedigree aside, Spider-Man's
A VIRTUAL WORLD AS SPIDER-MAN. Between
premise and gameplay seem to stand on their
movie adaptations, standalone titles, sequels,
own. Details on its story are scarce, but we know
spin-offs, supporting roles and a regular spot in
the playable tale will be considered Marvel
Marvel vs. Capcom's roster, the wall-crawling
canon. Additionally, it isn't an adaptation of
icon has appeared in more
Spider-Man: Homecoming,
than 50 games.
so it isn't creatively
crippled by retelling the
While 2004's SpiderMan 2 is widely considered
film's story. Rather than
the best of the bunch, the
riding the movie's coattails,
web-head's upcoming
Spider-Man presents a
turn on PlayStation 4 is
unique tale.
In terms of how it looks
generating tons of positive
buzz. The overwhelming
and plays, the reveal trailer
hype for the PS4 exclusive,
sported a visually stunning
titled Marvel's Spider-Man,
is not without merit,
however. For starters,
it's being developed by
Insomniac Games, the
veteran studio behind the
THE REVEAL TRAILER SPORTED A
VISUALLY STUNNING NEW YORK CITY
WITH PS4-POWERED SPECIAL EFFECTS
Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet
New York City, PS4-
& Clank, and Resistance
powered special effects,
series.
and Spider-Man swinging
The game's also being
between skyscrapers.
treated as a first-party
When not treating the Big
release, meaning Sony
Apple like his personal
is super-proud to have it
playground, the spandex-
landing exclusively on its
clad hero chased bad guys
hardware. Unveiled at the
with fluid, parkour-like
console-maker's E3 2016
media briefing, Spider-Man is one of the PS4's
next major releases. Toss in a close collaboration
moves, and combated
criminals with acrobatic style to spare.
All signs point to Spider-Man being the web-
with Marvel, which recently stated that games
slinger's best interactive outing yet. Even if it falls
will represent one of the company's core pillars
short of our high expectations though, it should
going forward, and Peter Parker's return to the
at least overshadow the haunting memories of
interactive medium looks like a far cry from his
Atari-era, square-headed Spidey.
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