New Spidey game looks mighty impressive

by Majed Athab { Jun 21st 2008 at 10:00AM }

Back in April, we were treated to some teaser footage revealing a new Spider-Man game called Spider-Man: Web of Shadows. Since then, there hasn't been much to report on and things have been awfully quiet. We've been wondering: when would we ever see more of the game? The answer would be today.

In this new clip, we see some of the guys from developer Shaba Games talk about how they're redefining the Spider-Man games franchise. The biggest improvement revealed so far is the revamped combat system which seems to look like a seamless and smooth experience merging regular combat and versatile webslinging. The ability to switch between red and black spidey suits sounds like a good way to mix gameplay up even more.

While this new footage has tingeld our spidey senses, we're still excited to see more. But, when will that be? We're not exactly sure as it's been months since the last time we heard from this title. The next reveal will probably be again mired in another "web of shadows" until then. Oooh, mysterious.

Tags: activision, shaba-games, spider-man, spider-man-web-of-sh..., treyarch

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

lucasbbadur @ Jun 21st 2008 10:08AM

Alright, this is a must-buy then! A Spider-man game that seems to be really great...

And maaan... FINALLY THEY'VE PUT THE ORIGINAL BLACK SUIT! Hated the movie version.

Noshino @ Jun 21st 2008 10:09AM

You fight Hulk?....which other Marvel characters will be appearing....

miglaugh @ Jun 21st 2008 10:35AM

Other than looking like a PS2 game, the combat was interesting i guess.

Are some atmospheric effects or some motion blur really that hard now a days?

JaseH @ Jun 21st 2008 10:53AM

Looking like a PS2 game?

Don't be an idiot.

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Mike @ Jun 21st 2008 12:07PM

Wtf r u talking about ps2 game my a$$ look at the windows look at the draw distance it looks like the game skate

miglaugh @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:45AM

My bad... Guess i'm just biased against spidey. The movies are terrible.

Panathas17 @ Jun 22nd 2008 2:48PM

You guys are talking about Bionicles right?

Roto13 @ Jun 23rd 2008 10:52AM

"The movies are terrible."

You just can't stop being wrong, can you?

uh-oh polio @ Jun 21st 2008 11:26AM

Not impressive enough, pass

Kodros @ Jun 21st 2008 7:58PM

Pretty quick to judge eh?

Maverick Saturn @ Jun 21st 2008 10:54AM

How he guna get hulk off the ground?

HarryPS3 @ Jun 21st 2008 10:57AM

Looks a lot better than other Spider-man games, i need to see more about the actual game-play to decide if it's hot or not.

I have my hopes up for this game.

SourceJR @ Jun 22nd 2008 1:01AM

Where was the Hulk? all i saw was the Vulture and Power Man aka Luke Cage.

Mike @ Jun 21st 2008 12:12PM

Why the hell does all the Spiderman games backgrounds look like shit? Seriously..they have the power to up the graphics and yet they don't.

They just keep making Spiderman look good but what about the damn BACKGROUND/CITY? It looks HORRIBLE.

Popfrogs @ Jun 21st 2008 12:14PM

Combat system = looks good
Environment = looks worse than GTA4.

UnReAl_SiKaRiO @ Jun 21st 2008 2:44PM

The combat system looks awesome. Its going to feel so fluid I think its a must buy if they keep it up.

Jonathan @ Jun 21st 2008 2:02PM

that looks great, was i the only one who LOVED ultimate spiderman?

Nick @ Jun 21st 2008 2:25PM

Interesting...but I find it odd that there are no cars being driven while Spidey is kicking ass. I hope that footage is from the pre-alpha stage of this game.

Tetsuhana @ Jun 21st 2008 3:11PM

Combat looks like Bionic Commando except way better.

Ty @ Jun 21st 2008 3:35PM

This is where video games should've been years ago... Nirvana. We've finally arrived.

NitroMikeo @ Jun 24th 2008 2:30PM

Yes, it looks good. But so did the Iron man previews....

wocyob @ Jun 21st 2008 5:31PM

aww this game is TITs ....im a big spiderman fan so i cant wait to pick this up

brandon @ Jun 22nd 2008 12:30AM

I'm a big fan of tits and I can't wait either.

Matt @ Jun 22nd 2008 11:47AM

I don't know--it looks like the combat will be significantly improved...for the first few fights.

I mean, it seems to me like they've slowed it down so much that it's a) going to be too easy, and b) going to be less fluid, so it might not have the longevity that it needs to.

I mean, I have my hopes for the game as well...I'm just really skeptical right now since it doesn't look like the kind of combat that will last a really long time...