Alien Spidy (XBLA) | FTG Review

FTG Writes: What happens when an alien spider crash lands on earth? Alien Spidy has the answer. The adorable eight-legged freak from Aracnia has brought his adventure to Xbox Live Arcade, but he also brought some issues. This is one alien that should have stayed in orbit.

Alien Spidy is a twitch platformer, meaning that each level throws in tons of tricks and traps as you go from point A to point B. As Spidy runs and jumps through levels, things are often quite tricky, involving special timing and technical air maneuvers. Unfortunately, this simple A-to-B pattern is problematic, as running and jumping control far too loosely. Jump in the air, and you’ll be met with an awkward floating quality to the jump; run forward and release the stick, and Spidy will slide just slightly before stopping. With the game relying so heavily on precise timing and movement, this is a constant issue that will see you falling into pits and getting crushed by giant apples more often than not – the game…