It seems like Activision is doing things backwards with its superhero properties these days, most evidently noted by how they are handling The Amazing Spider-Man. After delivering a solid first outing in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, and a not so great follow-up in Edge of Time, developer Beenox is now working on a movie tie-in game. Typically it’s the movie tie-in game that serves as the trial-by-fire before the developer gets to branch out with the property, but as was said before, things are backwards.
In a similarly backwards fashion, Activision has now released the first screenshot for The Amazing Spider-Man, more than a month after the release of the game’s first trailer. Contained within the trailer is a somewhat interesting boss fight and some back-story for the game, whereas this screenshot doesn’t even deliver a full Spider-Man.
What it does deliver, however, is a look at the game’s art style, which bares a more striking resemblance to traditional Spider-Man games of the past than to what Beenox has been working on previously – something that was brought to our attention when a few concept art pieces for the game appeared online.
Check out the screenshot for yourself below:
Aside from a Mirror’s Edge aesthetic there isn’t much to glean from the screenshot besides the open-world atmosphere. Fans have been long since clamoring for a return to form for Spider-Man, to a the days of Spider-Man 2‘s web-slinging around New York and, based on this screenshot, this appears to be it.
However, it’s also a movie tie-in game that is just as rushed as its predecessor, Edge of Time, was – two bad signs right off the back. Given Activision’s track record last year with superhero titles like X-Men Destiny things aren’t looking too good, but we hope that Beenox can turn things around with a new gameplay perspective.
What do you think of this first screenshot for Beenox’s The Amazing Spider-Man? What will it take to make this the movie tie-in game to break the mold?
The Amazing Spider-Man releases June 26, 2012, for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, 3DS and DS.
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Am I the only one that thought “Web of Shadows” was better than “Shattered Dimensions?” I rented SD and beat it in 3 days.
Web of shadows is the best spider-man game when it comes to fighting and aerial combat….CLEARLY
The only Spider-Man game I played was Ultimate Spider-Man and I thought it was fun and kept me busy for awhile, but I’ve heard a lot about the other Spider-Man games and from what I heard Web of Shadows was the best and Ultimate Spider-Man wasn’t ever mentioned by my friends, but I thought it was alright and it kept me busy for awhile… Especially with the Spider-Man vs Venom vs Carnage chapter I had to go through…
open world doesn’t mean anything is the player cant do anything in it, take gta 4 for instance, large map but you cant buy any property, do alot of side missions (that you have to find yourself) or go into buildings (i’m not saying every building, just more then what they had).
ultimate spiderman was fun, but lacking and repetitive, i hope this doesn’t fall in the same category and is way more dynamic and varied.
I have sooooo much expectations for this game, specially to make the open world more lively and let us interact MUUCHH more with the city…but I REALLY don’t want my hopes to be shattered when the game is released. I REALLY wish that BEENOX were thinking to create the BEST open world Spidey game to date which beats SMII and SM3 and WoS combined…if not, then we have a guaranteed result of some mediocore lame ass Spidy game. That would suck major @$$.
REALLY!?! :p Who’s Spidy by the way? Sounds like Spiderman’s disabled little brother…sorry just trolling….:D
yeah, really lol. I guess it’s Spidey*..lol a disabled brother could create a Spidey co-op game xDDD the disabled one would shoot webs out of his arse LOL
Quite an imagination you have but I think I would have to side with classing that as enabled… Shoot web from my ass and hang from trees and stuff!!?!? Hell yes. Not so sure I would enjoy the tingling of my “Spidy” sense though…. :/
Will be PC version for this game?! Somebody know anything about it?!
This game should be good…at reminding us why we shouldn’t buy movie tie-in games.