This game is fun to play, my son loved it and I was not happy to see what was being marketed to kids. I am not too concerned about fighting violence against villans. The violence in this game is brutal, but there is no blood. I played for a couple of hours and here are the concerns. Swearing, Scantily clad females, excessive violence against women and others. On one mission as spiderman, your assignment is to first photograph immodestly dressed girls while they are strutting on a catwalk. Then the girls start to fight and Spiderman has to go brutally beat up all of the scantily clad females. Between inappropriate language, inappropriate sexual images and brutality towards women, I yanked the game and it is not allowed in our house.
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Spider-Man 3
(2007, Video Games - Action/Adventure, Rated T, Play it on: Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Windows, Xbox 360)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12. -
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Common Sense says
Free-swinging adventure tangled up in dull action.
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for Ages 12 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Spider-Man 3 was written by Chris Jozefowicz
Parents need to know that this action game is based loosely on the movie of the same name. Players control the costumed vigilante as he delivers street justice to monsters, gang members, crooked cops, and evil geniuses. The game features plenty of violence with a range of weapons (guns, bombs, fists, whips, throwing stars, etc.), but it is never gory. Players are encouraged to fight for the side of law and order and rescue innocents from criminals.
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What’s the Story?
SPIDER-MAN 3 follows the famous wall-crawler through the skyscraper canyons of a sprawling virtual Manhattan. While there is some overlap with the movie -- fans will see Sandman and the new Green Goblin, and recognize the voices of many of the big-screen actors -- movie moments are just small episodes in a larger adventure that includes more crime fighting and supervillains. Much of a player's time in Spider-Man 3 will be spent swinging on webs through the concrete jungle. Spidey's graceful moves, which become more elaborate as players unlock special abilities, are the game's highlight.
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Is It Any Good?
The vertigo-inducing visuals and controls may take a little while to master, but once gamers get the hang of it, they will be rewarded with the sense of freedom that comes from being able to leap off of 40-story buildings and run along walls. Unfortunately, when it comes to Spider-Man's crime-fighting activities, much of the grace is lost. Players will find themselves button-mashing their way through dozens of repetitive gang fights scattered around the city.
Gamers shouldn't expect slick graphics to make up for the so-so action: Although the cityscape can look beautiful at night or when the sun glints off windows, the wide-open streets are underpopulated and sterile. Although the game offers players a beefy 14-hour-plus adventure, there is little new to see after the first four hours or so. Players will surely enjoy swinging gracefully though the large city, but even Spider-Man fans might want to try renting the game before buying.
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Released on 05/03/2007, price $59.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: T (for Animated blood, mild language, violence)
ESRB rating: T (for Animated blood, mild language, violence)
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- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Negative role models
- My highlights are:
- Easy to play
Terrible Values marketed to kids!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
AWESOME
i would say any age over 5 if they like spiderman i have it for ps2 and no languageno no sex a bunch of violence at the begining there is a fire not in the movie just the game i would not call that violence and yes a message just like the movie choices
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i loved it and i had it for ps2(playstation 2)
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Spidey what have you done this time?
Spider-man the web swinging hero that started from marvel comics, became a movie, had several sequels. Now there is a video game for the third movie. Bad move. The video game is terrible. The story is off and the action really is horrid. Complete waste of time and money. A few bad words, nothing too worry about for a 10-year old. "suck" is said constantly. No blood or gore.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
bad game
what else can I say? Look at the headline
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| 100% | of parents don't feel there are good role models |
| 100% | of parents say kids find it easy to play |
| 100% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
| 100% | of parents say they notice product placement |
| 100% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
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