Common Sense Media Review
By Chris Morris
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Buggy, greedy tie-in to film; expect lots of fights.
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2
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What's It About?
Players explore Manhattan, helping curb street crime and unraveling a bigger story line tied to the film by tapping and holding the screen to swing via web. Spider-Man's "Spider sense" alerts users when an enemy is about to hit, and, if the correct screen button is hit in time, they'll be able to counterattack and wear enemies down. A virtual thumbstick on the left side of the screen controls direction, and action buttons for punching, shooting webs, or jumping are on the right. By thwarting crime, players boost their experience and are able to earn "Spidey dollars," which can be redeemed to upgrade Spidey's powers.
Is It Any Good?
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 takes many of the elements that made The Amazing Spider-Man so appealing, but it manages to destroy the game's appeal with a sometimes barely functional control system and an audacious system designed to get you to spend money on top of the fairly high price of the game.
Navigating via the game's virtual joystick is a frustrating, inexact ordeal -- and the game's push of a store and very, very slowly earned power-ups (which, natch, can be purchased) reek of greed, as does the breathtaking prices on optional, additional costumes. The game requires an Internet connection, but does not manage in maintaining it. Several times, as we began play, the game insisted no Internet connection was available, as other Internet-essential iPad functions worked fine. And it rules out playing on the go for many owners. The open-world nature of the game is nice, but the story-based missions seem slapped together, and the side missions feel like filler. (And we won't even go into bugs that let you web swing, apparently via clouds, into the Manhattan harbor.) Despite the name, there's nothing "amazing" here.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the difference between real-life heroes and fictional ones.
Families also can discuss their views on violence: Is it acceptable? If so, when is it acceptable and when is it not?
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
- Pricing structure : (Additional in-app purchases range from $2 to $100.)
- Release date : May 9, 2014
- Genre : Action Games
- Topics : Superheroes
- Publisher : Gameloft
- Version : 1.0.2
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 7.0 or later; Android 4.0 and up
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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