This game is probaly the best comic based came ever released but some features of it can be really a pain in the butt!!!
Gameplay: If you played any of the Spiderman games then you will probaly know what to expect from this game. You play as Peter Parker, a journalist that was accidently bit by a spider that is infected with something that gave Peter Parker the super powers to become spiderman. The story basiclly takes on the rivalry of Spiderman (Peter Parker) and Venom. You can play both of these characters and everytime you play them and every time you play them it just get better and better. Althought that, I had some issues that I think that really interupted the gameplay and the story. First, the missions. You get some great story missions which most of the times are boss fights and walking around and killing people but the problem is the fact that there aren't many story misssions. Instead, you get some minigames to do like running to point A to point B as fast as you can or going to the green points on the map and kill the enemies that are in the area which is really disappointed because the minigames are just crap because they aren't providing anything for the game but the story missions are really fun and challenging for most part. The second issue I had with the game is the challenging part of the story missions which is really really hard. For example: there is this part when you are fighting Rihano and in the first part he is trying to pick up a ball and throw it into a living area. If he succeeds, the mission is over. So you basiclly don't have a clue of what you are doing. I only found out after checking in the site and realizing that you need to jump on his back and punch him. The last issue I had with the gameplay is the camera angles and swinging in the town. The camera angles in the city are absolutely perfect but in the boss fights, it sometimes gets to close to you so you don't know if he is shooting at you or something like that. The swinging in the town part is also disappointing because you really don't have a good controll of it so sometimes you go into a building or a tree. Anyway, the controlls are really easy to use (besides the swinging), the loading times are unnnoticable and the frame rate is really smooth and nice.
Graphics: The graphics in this game are breath taking but also a little choppy. The way that the story line is being read is absolutely beautiful because it is like a comic book with moving characters. The characters are beautiful, the enviroments are big and full of details and the bosses are really cool. The only problem I had with the game is that some of the buildings don't look as good as they should but that isn't really blows off the gameplay so it doesn't really matter for you how the buildings look, you just care about the gameplay itself.
Sound: The sound in this game was really well done. The voiceovers are the actually the real characters that are playing in the movie so that is really cool, the soundtracks really pump up the atmosphire of an action game and the music is really well done. Value: You can play this game for hours and hours trying to finish the game. The storymode is really long, the bosses and overall gameplay are really challenging and if you like running around and beating up some guys in the minigames, then you will play this game for a really long time. Even without the minigames, you still have the challenge of the storymode and the challenge of running around the city and collect coins and other stuff to unlock some pictures in the gallery.
Reviewer's tilt: Overall, Ultimate Spiderman ends up to be a fun action, comic style game that features a long and challenging storymode and other features that will keep you satisfyed for a really long time. The minigames are really great but with the amount of the unlockables, this game can keep you busy for a long time. If you like action games that are challenging then go buy this game but for beginners who are just starting this genre, you might want to find an easier game.