Spider-Man 3 Game Now Available

Wii

May 4, 2007, 4:58 pm EDT
Total comments: 12

See the web-slinging at the movie theater, then come home and sling some web on one of many game platforms.

Activision’s Spider-Man 3™ Video Game Unleashes the Power of the Black Suit into North American Retail Stores

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Even the noblest of Marvel’s Super Heroes have a dark side – it’s time to unleash yours in the Spider-Man 3™ video game from Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). Timed to the highly anticipated theatrical release of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios’ “Spider-Man 3," based on the famous Marvel characters, the game allows players to experience for the first time Spider-Man’s mysterious black-suited persona, as well as heroic red suit while battling villains in a massive New York City playground teeming with activity.

“The Spider-Man 3™ video game gives fans the chance to relive their favorite scenes from the film, as well as new storylines brought to life by movie talents Tobey Maguire, Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church, James Franco and J.K. Simmons," said Rob Kostich, vice president, global brand management, Activision, Inc. “Players will swing into action and choose to follow the film plot or new storylines, fight off crime waves, explore vast exterior and underground locations or battle super-villains while harnessing the power of the black suit."

Set in a large, dynamic, free-roaming New York City which includes over 20 miles of subterranean environments, Spider-Man 3™ for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC, gives players more freedom than ever before to choose their own gameplay experience through multiple movie-based, comic-based and original storylines, fully integrated city missions and performance rewards including improved speed, combat maneuvers and agility. Utilizing an all-new combat system, Spider-Man 3™ allows players to perform a huge variety of suit-specific attacks as they protect the city, complete challenges and defeat nemeses using expanded aerial and ground fighting, finishing moves and dynamic webbing during missions and epic boss battles which feature the villains from the movie as well as a host of legendary comic book foes.

Spider-Man 3™ on the Wii™ video game console and PlayStation®2 share the overarching storyline of the movie, feature an expansive free-roaming city, incorporate their own unique red-suited and black-suited Spider-Man combat and gang warfare mechanics, and deliver two exclusive storylines featuring the notorious Marvel villains, Shriek and Morbius. Additionally, Spider-Man 3™ on the Wii takes full advantage of the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers’ capabilities allowing players to experience Spider-Man gameplay in an entirely different way. With a unique new way of web shooting and swinging through the city – the Wii Remote and Nunchuk become your webshooters.

Spider-Man 3™ for the Nintendo DS™ is set in a 3D side scrolling world and delivers complete touch screen handling, in which players must draw upon Spider-Man’s vast array of moves, attacks and upgrades as they choose their path and embark on a wide variety of city-based missions and multiple movie-based and original story arcs. Additionally, Spider-Man 3™ for the Nintendo DS features local wireless multiplayer gameplay featuring with a variety of modes enabling awesome two-player head-to-head challenges like Brawler, Hot Potato, Target Practice, and Combo Challenge. Gameplay differs on the Game Boy™ Advance platform.

Partnering with Activision and Sony Entertainment on the launch of Spider-Man 3™, GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, hosted the official game launch at Studio 450 in New York City on Thursday, May 3, 2007, allowing celebrities and guests to be among the first to experience the next chapter of the Spider-Man story through game clips, movie trailers and hands-on time with the PlayStation®3 version of the game. Video clips from the launch event can be viewed at www.gamestop.com/spiderman3webweek. Additionally, GameStop held midnight launch events on May 4, 2007 at approximately 300 of its stores in the United States allowing consumers to get their copies of Spider-Man 3™ timed to the midnight release of the motion picture.

Spider-Man 3™ is available now for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system for a suggested retail price of $59.99, the Wii™ video game console for $49.99, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system for $39.99 and the Nintendo DS™, Game Boy® Advance and PC versions are $29.99. The console and PC platform versions have been rated “T" (“Teen" – Animated Blood, Mild Language and Violence), the Nintendo DS™ version has been rated “E10+" (“Everyone 10+" – Animated Violence) and the Game Boy® Advance version has been rated “E10+" (“Everyone 10+" – Cartoon Violence) by the ESRB.

For more information on Spider-Man 3™, please visit www.sm3thegame.com.

Talkback

GoldenPhoenixMay 04, 2007

I hear the Wii version is pretty nasty, I may pick up the 360 one though which sounds better than SM2 which I loved.

NWR_pap64Pedro Hernandez, Contributing WriterMay 04, 2007

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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
I hear the Wii version is pretty nasty, I may pick up the 360 one though which sounds better than SM2 which I loved.

Ditto. Ironically, the Wii version seems to be the most rushed version of them all.

GoldenPhoenixMay 04, 2007

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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
I hear the Wii version is pretty nasty, I may pick up the 360 one though which sounds better than SM2 which I loved.

Ditto. Ironically, the Wii version seems to be the most rushed version of them all.

It is sad too, I was hoping to get the Wii version, it sounds like they tried to make something special with the controls but it needed more time (Though from what I read the DS version is the best one of them all).

TJ SpykeMay 05, 2007

ALL the versions of the game suck, some just suck less than others (but that's like saying one pile of dung doesn't smell as bad as another). Not surprising since all the reports and reviews I have read say the move itself is pretty bad as well.

GoldenPhoenixMay 05, 2007

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ALL the versions of the game suck, some just suck less than others (but that's like saying one pile of dung doesn't smell as bad as another). Not surprising since all the reports and reviews I have read say the move itself is pretty bad as well.

Have you played any of the games or seen the movie? Because I've heard the movie is quite good, maybe not as a stellar as the last two but a good superhero flick.

TJ SpykeMay 06, 2007

Not yet, but almost all od the reviews I have read are negative. Also, I thought Spider-Man 2 was mediocre (so SM3 would have to be really bad to be worse than it). Same thing with the game, although I have seen no positive reviews at all for any version.

GoldenPhoenixMay 06, 2007

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Originally posted by: nintendogamecube86
Not yet, but almost all od the reviews I have read are negative. Also, I thought Spider-Man 2 was mediocre (so SM3 would have to be really bad to be worse than it). Same thing with the game, although I have seen no positive reviews at all for any version.

The xbox 360 one has a 7.3/10 average, that isn't bad. From what I've read it is better than SM2 which I LOVED. In regards to the movie it still has a fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and on IMDB it has a 7.1/10. I am seeing it tonight, since I really enjoyed both of the previous movies.

darknight06May 07, 2007

The damned Wii game uses point sampled textures while the PS2 one didn't... If this ain't the biggest crock of schtick I've ever seen in a while I don't know what is.

And yeah, they pretty much all aren't that hot.

IceColdMay 07, 2007

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The damned Wii game uses point sampled textures while the PS2 one didn't... If this ain't the biggest crock of schtick I've ever seen in a while I don't know what is.

Please explain.

KDR_11kMay 07, 2007

Think the difference between the N64 and Playstation.

Bill AurionMay 07, 2007

So which is which? I personally believe the 64 was superior to the PS, but that still doesn't explain anything...

darknight06May 08, 2007

Most of the game's textures are pixelated on Wii, especially on buildings whereas on the PS2 they aren't. I'm calling BS mainly because this was not the case with Spider-Man 2 where even the PS2 version of that looks better than both the Wii and PS2 Spider-Man 3.

I am also more than convinced that despite anything that may have been said earlier, the Wii version has got to be a port of the PS2 build.

I guess this doesn't really matter all that much though, I played the PS3 game yesterday and while it was somewhat better, that framerate is atrocious and there's STILL pop up and weak textures strewn around. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE "NEXT-GEN" RIGHT?!

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