Let's face it, games based on films usually range from mediocre to just plain crappy. But Spider-Man 2 excused itself from following in the steps of other toss-worthy titles clinging to the coattails of the big budget movies they were based on. Swinging through the streets of Manhattan in the free-roaming sandbox title felt great, and its ties to the film franchise felt more like icing on the cake than a crutch to hook you in with a stale game.
Fast forward to today, and publisher, Activision,
There's one reason why Spider-Man 2 is the greatest superhero game ever made - the swinging mechanics that enabled you to swoop through the city like a... well, like Spider-Man. Which we guess is the whole point. Few moments in gaming can match the exhilaration of freefalling towards the ground before letting off a web and arcing gracefully back into air. Few games have ever recreated so perfectly a super-hero's powers and made you feel as though they were yours to command.
If developer
Unless you've been in an underwater cave with headphones and a blindfold on, you're aware that Spider-Man 3 is on its way. Two months from now we're all gonna be buried in new Spidey toys, shoes, creams, underwear, toenail clippers, belly button rings, shampoos and of course, games. Makes sense that the game would be Spider-Man 3: The Game, slated to release just before the movie's May 4 launch date. As a straight sequel to 2004's Spider-Man 2, you can guess what the gameplay's going to be
