Well, this is an interesting game. I had been wanting to play it for a long time out of curiosity, and finally got around to it after watching a YouTube essay on it. Must say it's aged somewhat regularly, though I'm used to playing old-ish games so grew used to the controls and camera relatively quickly. What did I like? I love the charm this game expells at every corner of it. The characters, writing and every other thematic element is on point and is generally a treat for Spider-Man fans. It manages to do so much with so little. Every level is unique and rarely repeats itself. What wasn't I didn't like? THE F-ING SYMBIOTES. I don't know if I missed something but they were so damn frustrating to play through. There got a point I just skipped them because they were so hard to beat and took a lot of your health. It's more annoying when they introduce the fire web so late and then the game just turns back to being pretty easy-ish. I think I spent more time trying to defeat the thug symbiotes than the final boss fight. So terrible that part.

Still, at the end, would recommend. I think the frustration wears out considering it isn't very long of a game and can be beaten in around 2-3 sessions. It's entertaining and is such a great example of a by-gone era for games and comic-book licenced media where characters from other "franchises" could just pop out out of nowhere. Collectibles are such a thing in here and overall, the atmosphere is so strongly influenced by the 90's cartoon.

Wouldn't really play again, but I'm glad I did got around to it.

Reviewed on Oct 06, 2021


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