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Spider-Man 3
- Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Windows, PSP, Game Boy Advance
- Price: $59.99
- Genre: Action/Adventure
Common Sense Media says
Free-swinging adventure tangled up in dull action.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
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.
What's it about?
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.
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.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about vigilante justice. Although Spider-Man often helps the police, sometimes he purposely keeps his missions from the police. Is violence more acceptable to players if it is directed at gang members and criminals? Families may also wish to discuss the marketing of video games tied to movies. Would gamers be as interested in a Spider-Man game if it wasn't a companion to a popular movie?
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Terrible Values marketed to kids!
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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bad game
what else can I say? Look at the headline
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A great game that is superior to its predecessors in every way.
Spider-Man 3 is (in my opinion) a vast improvement over Spider-Man 2. First the graphics, the graphics are very impressive for a next-gen action game and the framerate is smooth most of the time, Spider-Man (Red Suite and Black) is highly detailed and I'm not disappointed and also the city looks great. Now the gameplay, swinging is as fun as it every was and in my opinion it's improved over it's predecessors, the combat is pretty good also even though it's not very complicated I like it. Next the sound, the voice acting is solid like Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man, Peter Parker) does a good job changing his attitude when he gets the black suit and things like that are a nice addition, though the only downside is that Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane) didn't lend her voice to the game. Now finally the lasting value, personally I haven't beaten the game yet because I enjoy so much fighting crime in the city so the lasting value is good there. Overall Spider-Man 3 is a great action game and for families there's nothing to worry about content wise, so I highly suggest this game to anyone who's interested in Spider-Man and people who like action games.
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boring
man this game is bad boring repeative i had this on my ps2 but im sure all the versions are boring so dont buy
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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.
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I laughed
This game is real cool but is a bit violent.It is about spider man movie 3 I think its apropriate for most ages
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| Topics: | superheroes |
| Platforms: | Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Windows, PSP, Game Boy Advance |
| Available online? | Not available online |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Developer: | Activision |
| Release date: | May 3, 2007 |
| Price: | $59.99 |
| ESRB rating: | T for Animated blood, mild language, violence |
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