DigitalChumps: The story is penned by Marvel writer Peter David, who had a hand in creating Spider-Man 2099 in the first place. The plot begins in 2099's era, with a devious scientist named Walter Sloan, who works at Alchemax (where Miguel O'Hara, aka, Spider-Man 2099 also works), decides to use one of his new inventions to wreck havoc on the timeline and become wildly powerful. He goes back in time, before Alchemax exists, and creates Alchemax in his own, dark vision. This instantly alters history, going back as far as Peter Parker's time, to create a more desolate world in which Sloan has a great deal of power. In short, it's kind of like Biff getting a hold of the DeLorean in Back To the Future II.
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 […]
"With all the recent news and excitement surrounding the Batman: Arkham Knight, I got to thinking about how much praise was levied on the Arkham franchise–one of the few good game series based on a comic book superhero. " | Explosion.com
