John Colaw writes, "While video games based on movies have always shared more or less the same end result, games based on comics in general have always been more of a mixed bag. The rules of opposites seems to be in effect because it seems that for every good game there’s an equally bad one, though perhaps tilted a little more in favor of the latter more often than not. However one character has always stood his ground and found himself on the receiving end of some pretty good games: Spider-Man."
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
