Ultimate Spider-Man

This is a first. All you need to read of this review is, "Wow", and "5 stars" as that pretty much sums it up. I love everything about this game. I am shocked, and almost saddened by how good Ultimate Spider-Man is. All the superhero games I thought were showing promise now pale in comparison. Heroes and villains alike will fall down at the feet of Ultimate Spider-Man.Yes, I loved The Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, but I am very glad I reviewed it before Ultimate Spider-Man, as the Hulk is going to be green with envy when he finds out how deeply I've been caught in Spider-Man's web.

Let's start with the visuals. The new comic-inking technology is stunning. I would love to see an afternoon cartoon made with it. But it's not just the tech, the art direction, the living comic pages, Ultimate Spider-Man delivers the type of visuals we expected from the next-generation systems now.

Spidey controls amazingly well. Web swinging is far more challenging now, as Spider-Man must actually have something to swing from. The way Spidey moves... is superb. The flips, tricks, and movement is so slick, it's almost distracting. Venom moves completely differently, but every bit as cool.

The story is ripped straight out of the Ultimate Spider-Man comic books. The retelling of Spidey and Venom's origins are not only intriguing, but set the stage for some awesome gameplay. Aside from the silly racing levels, all of the missions and goals actually help build the story and feel very Spider-Man.

At the end of the web we find an amazing superhero game. I've been impressed with the recent Spider-Man games, but this one goes above and beyond. In a perfect world Treyarch/Activision would make all superhero games, heck they may even be able to rescue the dismal Batman series... maybe.

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