Hardcore Droid - It’s hard not to admire the ambition of a game like The Amazing Spider-Man 2. While still closely based on the last iteration, it’s a huge, open-world game with hours of gameplay, and some of the best graphics we’ve seen on the platform. It’s essentially an effort to realize a full-fledged console-style superhero action game on Android for a paltry $4.99 asking price. You’d think I’d be a happy camper, but you’d think wrong.
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OnlySP spoke to Beenox co-studio head and creative director Thomas Wilson about the company’s work on Spider-Man games. Between 2001 and 2007, Beenox did not develop a single original game. Instead, the studio worked as a porting house. Beenox’s experience with movie tie-ins led to the studio’s original work on The Bee Movie in 2007 and Monsters vs. Aliens in 2009, and its experience porting Spider-Man games resulted in the studio being handed the reigns to develop original Spider-Man titles in 2010.
Nice read. Wilson's candor is refreshing. He flat out says Activision did not give Beenox the budget, resources, or the time they needed. Really is too bad Activision squandered their opportunities with the Spider-man franchise. They could have made some really great games. Activision being Activision.
I wonder if we could have gotten better Destiny games if Bungie didn't go to Activision.
Activision's quick buck -low quality policy at its best. No wonder the first Spiderman game made by a competent dev with all the time and money needed turned out to be a stellar game overall that did justice to the source material...
Activision being activision they dismantled neversoft probably the best studio they ever owned and they ran spiderman, Tony hawk, guitar hero and debeatably cod into the ground.
They have had a number of mega ips in their stable but they continue to pump out uninspired sequals for them until everyone grows tired.
Happy to see spiderman get another life with insomniac.
Always felt the same...
Beenox Spidey games felt like they put effort into it...
But we all know that Activision is no Sony when it comes to budget, expectation and patience for these type of games...
Always felt bad for this team. They did a lot of things right, but Activision screwed them over at every turn.
TechRaptor's Dan Hodges writes, "With Insomniac's highly promising Spider-Man right around the corner, let's revisit some of the web-slinger's worst video game outings."
Don’t forget about Spider Man 2 The PC Version which is worse than the console version. Web of Shadow PS2 version is also the worse than PS3/X360.
Best Spider Man game to date has to be Spider Man 2.
Worst Spider Man game to date I will have to go with The Amazing Spider Man 2.
The absolute WORST Spider Man game is, by far, the PSVR installment. I'd have more fun playing with dog shit than that game.
You think the game is terrible, try watching the movie, it's worse than Spiderman 3, by far.
Movie sucked!!!
Well, the second movie (in the Amazing series) was written by different guys. Hence the complete change in direction. I personally preferred the first one, which was more sensible by far. As for games... eh, all I can say, is I hope Rocksteady is going to make a PROPER Spider-Man game after finishing Arkham Knight.
Sony needs to bring back Sam Raimi. The Amazing Spiderman 2 is a snore fest. Rhino using Mech armor was an overkill for me.