Spider-Man (2002)

Spider-Man is an action, adventure, super hero video game created by Treyarch, (Grey Matter Interactive for PC and Digital Eclipse for Game Boy Advance), and published by Activision for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, and PC. It was based on the movie of the same name from 2002, and was later followed by Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3.

Plot
Spider-Man follows the movie very well. Peter Parker is a normal teenager until he gets bit by a radioactive spider and obtains Super Spider Powers. Acting selfishly with his newfound powers at first, he's forced to mature when his uncle, Ben Parker, is murdered, and Peter comes to the realization that he could have stopped him earlier. Peter hunts down and stops the killer, Spike, after which deciding that he will become a super hero who protects the weak.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) While the combat is simple, it's still fun.
 * 2) The graphics were decent for their time.
 * 3) The game follows the movie.
 * 4) While it follows the movie, it does add villains other than just the Green Goblin so you won't get bored, such as the Vulture, Shocker, Scorpion, and Uncle Ben's Killer.
 * 5) After you beat the game as Spider-Man, you can replay the game while wearing a Green Goblin skin, (although this is just cosmetic, and doesn't affect the main story or gameplay).
 * 6) While not directly related to the game, if you have the special features for the Spider-Man movie from 2002 you can actually see hints and tips for the first three levels, which are all related to finding and defeating Uncle Ben's Killer, in case you're struggling getting used to the controls and figuring out where to go.
 * 7) While not a fully open world Spider-Man game, it was the closest thing that we'd ever gotten at the time, until Spider-Man 2.
 * 8) Bruce Campbell is the instructor and he is hilarious.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The combat is very simple and not too in depth aside from a few unique web techniques such as the web dome.
 * 2) *What's worse is that you can't block enemy attacks, much less counter them, when engaging in a fistfight, thus leaving you vulnerable and become a living punching bag by enemies.
 * 3) There tends to be lots of camera issues, especially during the indoor segments.
 * 4) When you're chasing Vulture inside the huge building it can be really frustrating. There are two reasons for this. The first is that it's really dark, making it difficult to see the holes you're supposed to jump through to progress. The second is because the Vulture throws down grenades which can be hard to dodge again because of the darkness but also because of how fast they are. Also, the interior of that building is a maze, and the grenades creates flames blocking your path that can hurt you, too.
 * 5) At times, it feels like a reskin of the 2000 Spider-Man game.
 * 6) The voice acting is lacking, especially by Toby Maguire.

Reception
Spider-Man received mostly positive reviews at the time of its release, many critics calling it the best Spider-Man game to date.

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