The Amazing Spider-Man

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
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  1. AppAdvice
    Jul 8, 2012
    80
    While it is a paymium title, like many of Gameloft's recent releases, The Amazing Spider-Man manages to provide a sense of freedom from both the in-app purchases, and the natural laws of physics as well.
  2. Pocket Gamer UK
    Jul 2, 2012
    80
    In spite of the frustrating combat, The Amazing Spider-Man still has more than enough going for it to recommend.
  3. AppGamer
    Jul 1, 2012
    80
    Amazing Spider-man is a surprisingly good attempt at bringing an open-world web-slinger game to iOS. While the game engine can't always handle the task without the occasional hiccup and controls aren't always responsive in the heat of battle, it still feels as if this is the game Spider-man fans have waited for.
  5. Slide to Play
    Jul 1, 2012
    75
    The Amazing Spider-Man is a mostly successful open-world take on Spidey.
  6. Multiplayer.it
    Jul 11, 2012
    70
    The free roaming aspect of The Amazing Spider-Man is very well done, but once you find an enemy you have to fight, and that's the moment the game really fails to deliver, with frame drops and cumbersome camera controls.
  7. 148Apps
    Jul 3, 2012
    70
    Technical issues aside, The Amazing Spider-Man is still a very entertaining game. It captures the spirit of being able to swing from building to building admirably and there's a ton of places to explore. It's that rare treat of a fun movie tie in game.
  8. Games Master UK
    Aug 24, 2012
    64
    Finishing feels like hard work. [Oct 2012, p.92]
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  9. AppSpy
    Jul 6, 2012
    60
    The Amazing Spider-Man doesn't live up to Gameloft's previous efforts when it comes to the cocky webslinger, but those who begged for an open-world system finally have it (for what it's worth).
  10. Gamezebo
    Jul 2, 2012
    60
    If you want an open-world Spider-Man title, The Amazing Spider-Man delivers a decent experience along with a slew of flaws. However, if you're simply looking for a smooth Spidey adventure, stick with Total Mayhem.
  11. Digital Spy
    Jul 2, 2012
    60
    Despite The Amazing Spider-Man's ambitions, the game's imprecise controls aren't suited to letting players do whatever a spider can.
  12. TouchGen
    Jul 1, 2012
    60
    It seems like Gameloft fell in love with their swinging mechanic a little too much and forgot about making the movement on the ground fluid. Since combat does not take place in the air, this decreases the quality of the game significantly. It is not a bad game, but it certainly is not as good as I had initially hoped.
  13. Gamereactor Denmark
    Jun 30, 2012
    60
    Take Gameloft's Gangstar games and add Spider-Man, Lizard and lots of web swinging in a huge sandbox then you have their latest Spider-Man game. Not as great looking as Total Mayhem and graphic wise really dependant on which iOS unit you use. Fun at times, laggy quite often but still Spider-Man. Not an amazing Spider-Man but a decent one.
  14. TouchArcade
    Jul 6, 2012
    40
    For seven bucks you could purchase a handful of objects that instill the same sense of simple, gleeful play that The Amazing Spider-Man evokes at its very best, without any of the baggage. Like a an action figure. Or a jumping-jack.

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User Score
6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 21
  3. Negative: 6 out of 21
  1. 0utlawreviews
    May 19, 2023
    6
    its fun to play but its dissapointing for such a huge fictional character game.
  2. Burger-Man2
    Apr 11, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Yes, this is a nine outta ten for one of the first Spidey games for Android/iOS. I played the Android version, but both version are the same, don't worry if you wanna play it. The game has nice controls, really nice graphics, (although the character models can be like... Early-PS2...maybe?) a really good free-roam and also, the game has a nice difficulty curve, with you not dying so much in the game. However, due to me using Redfinger, an app where you can use a cloud phone...in a phone, the game had a few hiccups, a few moments to do attacks, and stuff. But I had a lotta fun with it. That's for sure. The game is really good, but the game doesn't feels like the movie. The movie is really different from the game. For example, you remember the part where Spider-Man has to climb in Oscorp's tower to get through lasers? Me neither. But another really good thing about the game is its soundtrack. The OST feels great to the ears and are epic in the right point. Overall, 9/10 is not bad, and the Amazing Spider-Man is a worth game to play while on a trip, or if you never played a Spider-Man game. It will be a really good experience, that's for sure. The game is also kinda long since in a first playthrough, (yes, I beaten this game in 12 hours) it takes like... I don't know, 4, 6 hours, maybe. Anyways, the Amazing Spider-Man is a smooth, clean and fresh movie AND game... I can't believe Beenox game is worse than this one.… Full Review »
  3. SexyOgre
    Jun 8, 2019
    6
    Voice acting like bruh Like bruuuhhhh the voice acting is **** garbage nice open world with great hd graphics (they might look like **** onVoice acting like bruh Like bruuuhhhh the voice acting is **** garbage nice open world with great hd graphics (they might look like **** on some phones you just need to change a few files and boom hd graphics)… Full Review »
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