While there have been noteworthy titles before (Ultimate Spider-Man, all three games based on the feature films, and Web of Shadows), none of them have managed to shine quite like Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. With so much going for it—including voice work from past Spider-Man voice actors—Shattered Dimensions showed everyone that a certain Dark Knight wasn't the only hero who could bring quality to comic book video games. Can Beenox do it all over again?
In honor of the new Spider-Man game arriving September 7th, now’s good time to look at the webslinger’s history in games. Despite being a pop culture icon, Spider-Man has had a fair share of spectacular video games.
Jerry from BagoGames writes, "Beenox Games really outdid themselves with their first entry into the Spider-Man franchise. Shattered Dimensions did everything right and very little wrong. Seeing that success Activision had them pump out a sequel, Spider-Man: Edge of Time, and while the game stands alone very well, it doesn’t compare very well to its predecessor. So in this review […]
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