Spider-Man (2002) (VG)

Director:

Chris Soares

Release Date:

16 April 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

In this game loosely based on the film, Spider-Man is on a mission to fight evil in the forms of the villains Shocker, Vulture, Scorpion, and the Green Goblin.

Plot Keywords:

Scorpion | Vulture | Super Villain | One Armed Man | Cage Match

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Tobey Maguire	...	Spider-Man / Peter Parker (voice)
Willem Dafoe	...	Green Goblin / Norman Osborn (voice)
Bruce Campbell	...	Tour Guide (voice)
Josh Keaton	...	Harry Osborn (voice)
Catherine O'Connor	...	Mary Jane (voice) (as Cat O'Conner)
Dwight Schultz	...	Vulture (voice)
Michael Beattie	...	Shocker (voice)
Mike McColl	...	Scorpion (voice)
Jay Gordon	...	Bone Saw McGraw (voice)
Peter Lurie	...	Dr. Stromm (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dan Gilvezan	...	Security Guard

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:T | Australia:M

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

In the level that Spider-Man takes pictures of himself, on the clouds the word Chaos appears.

Quotes:

Spider-Man: A car-jacker killed an old man earlier today. The killer's a skull. Where is he?
Skull: I can't tell you, he'd kill me.
Spider-Man: What makes you think I won't?

Movie Connections:

References The AristoCats (1970)

Pure Fun

I only started seriously gaming around 2001-2002, and this was the first game I ever really got into. By far it is the most fun E-Rated action game there is.

First of all, there are the dozens of creative, entertaining levels. The basic plot of the game follows the movie very well, and every few levels will be part of the main storyline. In between your fights with the Goblin and other villains from the movie are the best parts of the game: Battling the Shocker, The Vulture, the Scorpion, and hordes of robots and other henchmen.

Secondly, there are what seems like a million combo moves which can be picked up throughout the game to keep it more exciting.

Further, even though it does follow a specific story and doesn't allow a lot of freedom web-swinging-wise (at least, compared to its sequels), there are secret areas, shortcuts, easter eggs, and bonus objectives enough so that each time you play the game it can be an entirely new experience.

My personal favorite parts of the game are the scores of special features. If you defeat the game at the hardest setting, you get a Green Goblin costume and Glider which, in addition to completely changing game-play, gives you a whole new (often more interesting) storyline to follow. In addition to this, there are the training missions, including my favorite, Big Brawl, which are loads of fun and offer even more of Bruce Campbell's hilarious narration.

Though this game is intended for younger gamers, it can be incredibly fun at times, and remains one of my all-time favorites.