- Publisher: Activision
- Release Date: Sep 22, 2005
- Also On: PlayStation 2
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A vibrant, eye-popping superhero disc that has more style, wit and compelling gameplay in its first 10 minutes than most games have in their entirety.
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Though the game isn’t perfect, the addicting story line and amazing presentation are definitely welcomed. If Treyarch had kept the bigger city and more advanced web swinging techniques, Ultimate Spider-Man would have been the definitive Spider-Man game.
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It brings the comic book to life right in front of your eyes.
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The true letdown, though, is that the master villains can still be supremely frustrating to defeat, requiring several replays and exhaustive bouts of highly patterned attacks.
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Combines dazzling graphics, rambunctious gameplay, and an intriguing story that does justice for this Marvel icon Did I mention it’s $30? Yeah, that ain’t so bad either.
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Unlike "Spider-Man 2," which has a total joke on the PC, Ultimate Spider-Man is a perfect translation of the console version. Only it looks a whole lot better on a PC.
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If you aren’t a big Spidey fan you might want to skip this because of the repetitive nature of things, but fans of the comics can’t go wrong picking Ultimate Spider-Man up.
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PC GamerThe best in Activision's Spidey lineup, packed with comic-book excitement. [Holiday 2005, p.78]
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The voice acting is very solid, and the too-few story based missions make the game completely worthwhile.
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Crippled in the transport over to the mouse and keyboard control, Ultimate Spider-Man just doesn't hit par. However, hook up a gamepad and swinging around New York as Spider-Man becomes a fantastic experience.
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It’s an improvement over the two movie adaptations as it is unquestionably faithful to the comic series. I haven’t seen another comic book video game this faithful to its license.
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I really wish that when companies port console titles that they put some effort into understanding the PC gamer perspective.
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Easy to pick up and play and immediately enjoyable.
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While it undoubtedly falls short in certain key areas – the imperfect controls, the repetitive side missions, the slightly bland engine... – it will certainly be more than adequate for any Spidey fan feeling the need for some web-slinging.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 105 out of 145
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Mixed: 31 out of 145
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Negative: 9 out of 145
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