Dreamcast

Spider-Man

The basic gameplay is involving and fun, as you swing from building to building beating the crap out of the bad guys. In some ways, the gameplay reminded me of the classic Genesis Spiderman game. The voice acting is expertly done, including narration by Stan Lee, and bonus features include different Spiderman costumes, level select, and an artwork gallery. This is the game Spiderman fans have been waiting for.

While Spider-Man does not perform as well visually as we’ve come to expect from the Dreamcast it still makes for a fun game. If you haven’t got around to playing any of the previous versions of the game yet and have access to a Dreamcast, this is one to take for a spin.

What made this game difficult to rate highly was the poor controls -- more time should have been spent fine tuning these aspects. It’s neat to access secret costumes, but how fun is a game that has the player fighting against the controls during crucial sequences? A player should also be rewarded for excelling at a game, not be punished by a cheating AI for being too good. Spider-Man can be most frustrating when the player needs to learn how the game expects him to play through a level instead of doing what might seem intuitive. And yet, for all its detractions, the game was fun and entertaining and a delight to play most of the time. Spidey fans may even want to add another 10-15 points to the score I gave this game just for all the effort they put in to capture the world of Spider-Man.

Afgezien daarvan blijft Spiderman ook voor de Dreamcast natuurlijk gewoon een lekkere platformer die garant staat voor een avontuurlijk weekendje. Spiderman is daarom zeker het huren waard voor iedereen die de titel nog niet op een andere console heeft gespeeld.

Cette adaptation Dreamcast du jeu Spiderman est identique à la version PlayStation mis à part de meilleurs graphismes et quelques bonus de plus. Au final, donc, les mêmes qualités, mais aussi les mêmes défauts. Cela dit, les fans du tisseur y trouveront de quoi jouer les monte-en-l'air...