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Spider-Man: Friend or Foe
- Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Windows, PSP
- Price: $29.99 +
- Genre: Fighting
Common Sense Media says
A fun brawler for younger players with co-op mode.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this game is basically a fighting game, but it's comic book-style fighting. The story is over the top and the characters are fun and silly. The most violent it gets is when the character Doc Ock picks up villains with his mechanical limbs and smashes them down on the ground. The game has an excellent drop-in, drop-out cooperative mode so that two friends can play together.
What's it about?
SPIDER-MAN: FRIEND OR FOE lets you not only play as the webbed wonder, but it also lets you choose a sidekick from one of a dozen villains to help fight a greater evil. Each villain has his own unique fighting technique and super powers. The sidekicks include Doctor Octopus ("Doc Ock"), Venom, Rhino, and Green Goblin, all of whom need to be defeated by you before they'll fight alongside you. When playing alone, you control one character, while the game's artificial intelligence handles the other.
Is it any good?
If you want to replay a level -- be it in a high-tech laboratory, on the sandy streets of Egypt, along city rooftops, or throughout a creepy Transylvania -- you can swap out the current sidekick for a newly unlocked one from the main game screen. This adds to the game's replayability. Another welcome feature in Spider-Man: Friend or Foe is built-in cooperative play. At any time, a friend can pick up a second controller on the game system and take control of the second hero or villain.
Influenced by the game's comic book origins, the characters and environments are colorful and bright. The animation is smooth, so you will enjoy pulling off slick moves, such as using Spidey's web to pull items toward him, or using aerial acrobatics during combat sequences. Perfect for younger players who want a fairly straightforward fighting game but with plenty of replayability, Spider-Man: Friend or Foe is an enjoyable twist on the popular franchise.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about video game styles. What do you like better: cartoon-ish games like this one or more movie-like games like the one for Spider-man 3? Do you like the cooperative play or would you rather play alone? How is cooperation an advantage in this game?
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What you might expect
I rated it "Iffy" for commercialism and violence. However, it is a "brawler" based on the "Spiderman" franchise. So, this of course means it is advertising Spiderman constantly and it is by its' nature a fighting game.
Assuming that the concept of a fighting game is O.K. for your kids, this is a fine game. The "plot" is thin, the game is repetitive, and my kids love it. Spiderman is a LOT of fun to control. I've finished about 85% of the game at this point, and you spend almost all of your time punching, webbing, and throwing "bad guys". The villians are a blast to control as well, and provide good variety.
Have fun!
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Kid, 8 years old
April 4, 2011
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gabe age 7
i'm geting this game and i've played it on xbox
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My son is almost 5 and he has loved Spider-man since he was 2, it all started to young so we have had to be very careful and monitor everything that has to do with Spidey. He loves this game it was easy to learn to play and aside from some of the bad guys looking a little creepy it is a pretty decent game for a superhero game.
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kinda long
well i found this to be quite boring to be exact not very fun and very unrelistic thers know way u beat an enemy and they help you c,mon and the plot oh the plot was horible i mean down right bad any way gamplay is nothing exiting here just a plan old beat,em,up and thers no chalenge to the games diffaculty really there isent i mean its like playing the whole game on easy mode onl 7 up
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Moderately fun Spider-Man game for young fans of Spidey!
Not the best game ever, but it was okay. It is not as violent as some other Spider-Man games. Lots of punching, kicking and use of fantasy weapons is put into this game. There is no blood though. So I rate this game on for 10 and up!
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Kid, 8 years old
April 5, 2011
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cool game
it's the best game ever
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A game that's basically about fighting
Spider Man: Friend or Foe doesn't really have a plot; you have to fight familiar Spider-Man who are being conrolled by someone. However, you spend most of your time fighting. Although fighting is a main theme in the game, it's not really that violent. Characters do get punched, kicked, etc, but they don't get hurt too bad and there's no blood. It's an okay game. Once you finish everything, there's not much to do but replay the levels. If the game had more of a plot, it might be more interesting. Parents might not like the fact that the game's main theme is fighting. But if you're OK with it, then this game is fine for them. It's
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Repetitive
This game is fine, good animation, and the controls are easy. Its just that there are no combos, so after while you just keep pressing the same buttons over and over again.
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| Topics: | superheroes |
| Platforms: | Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Windows, PSP |
| Available online? | Not available online |
| Genre: | Fighting |
| Developer: | Activision |
| Release date: | October 3, 2007 |
| Price: | $29.99 + |
| ESRB rating: | E10+ for Cartoon Violence |
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