Alright, folks, it may have been awesome at first, but eventually it loses its momentum.Too bad.It could have been good.
The intro looks awesome. The Moonlight Sonata playing while Spidey walks forlornly through the chaos, before going off and pulling off moves that would've steamrolled olympic gymnasts. The beginning is quite cinematic, and you learn all the mechanics (except for the Web strike).
After a while, we learn some combat tactics from Luke Cage, a big burly guy with a pair of fists to match.
The combat in general looks pretty cool, but there are 3 obvious problems:
1: It looks stylish, but most moves are only useful on one guy at a time. This gets very annoying in the later levels.
2: The Web strike immediately exploits the combat system.
3: Some moves are too useful and you find yourself using them at almost every given situation.
Even with its problems, the combat system still manages to be pretty diverse and damn satisfying, like in DMC3. BUt, giving it the same status as DMC3 would be giving it too much credit.
The Web strike is an attack where spidey whips out a web, and pulls himself towards an enemy, and smashes him, before using the momentum to propel himself back into the air, which can be linked with more web strikes. And each one is pulled off in 2 seconds. Sounds cool? Well, it is. But the game doesn't come close to explaining it well enough. I only understood it after a while of practice. YOu swing the wiimote (or Triangle, or Y) and then, AFTER making contact for half a second, then you swing again. Dang.
The game's shining star are the bosses. So maybe black cat isn't anything to go on about, and the button pressing sequences are downright terrible on the Wii (Due to very poor motion detecting). But, Vulture is a fantastic boss, as is Wolverine (both times). Venom is difficult but satisfying, and Electro provides a thrilling rush through the city jampacked with Webstrikes, punches, and electric shock therapy.
HOwever, the button pressing sequences I must rave about. They are TERRIBLE. The Detection sucks. Sometimes, you need to swing downwards, and you will, but they won't detect it. This made the Vulture Button pressing virtually impossible. In order to do it, you need to hold the Wiimote upright, and jerk it in the exact way the game tells you to. This makes the second time against Wolvie especially annoying.
IF it sounds like I'm hating the game, I don't. But, here's a tip: The Dark path is easier. The Red path is fraught with saving civilians.
Saving civilians is actually ok, but when it happens every 4 minutes or so, it gets annoying. In Ultimate Spiderman, you save a civilian every 20 or so minutes. This isn't the case here.
Graphics: Bland, but Ok. 7/10
Gameplay: Flashy. Fast. Cool. 8.4/10
Story: 8.7/10
Bosses: 9.2/10
Fun: 6/10
Overall: 7/10