Posts tagged Marvel
Review: Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (Xbox 360)
May 5th
Spider-Man may be able to swing from a thread through the skyscrapers and high-rises of New York City, but his videogame adaptations haven’t typically been as nimble.
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe and Spider-Man 3 were largely broken and uninteresting, universally considered average to terrible by multiple media outlets. For fans, 2004′s Spider-Man 2 has been the perennial example of how to make a quality game about their favorite web-head.
But true believers may want to shift their praise-gaze to a new entry in the franchise, as Spider-Man: Web of Shadows—last year’s attempt by Treyarch to ensnare a successful Spidey formula in their web—is the best Spider-Man game yet released.
Unfortunately, that’s not saying much, as with even one great improvement comes a great mess of problems. Gamers and fans beware; this is quite the videogame paradox. Read the rest of this entry »
Daily Recap: April 27, 2009
Apr 27th
We’re coming up on the big summer blockbuster season for games, and E3 2009′s looming on the horizon with all the shameless glitz of its heyday, so it’s comforting to have a manageable news trickle. Today’s news deals with a wrestler, some world warriors, a few dozen superheroes and one creative game developer who’s embarking on a personal journey.
Rough-and-tumble actor Mickey Rourke, most recently nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his stellar performance in The Wrestler, is set to star in Rogue Warrior, based roughly on the real-life experiences of Navy SEAL Richard “Demo Dick” Marcinko. Developed by Rebellion Developments and published by Bethesda, the game places the player in Marcinko’s shoes as he investigates a North Korean ballistic missile program and unearths a conspiracy of some sort. Rebellion’s track record is relatively spotty, having been tasked with a number of high-profile game ports and adaptations to platforms like the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, but the potential for a game based on such a hard-hitting true story and portrayed by a talent like Rourke’s is high.