Those who remember the early 
games across consoles like Sega’s Genesis or even the Dreamcast will remember it fondly. They were nowhere near is impressive as some of the new games (like the fun Spider-Man 2 game) but they were fun nonetheless. It’s these early attempts that partly inspire the Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Amazing Allies Edition for the PSP. While it’s not a direct port of the console version of Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, this portable game has enough web-slinging action that’s just as entertaining.
Web of Shadows Amazing Allies Edition does borrow the plot from the console version, however, and it also includes the ability to make some choices along the way. The story starts off, interestingly enough, with Spider-Man running into a reporter for a rival newspaper looking for an exclusive. Whether you chose to stick around and answer his question or blow him off, your day quickly turns sour when Venom shows up. A fight erupts and Spidey wins but suddenly the alien symbiote explodes and our hero wakes up with a headache and wearing the Black Suit once again. Oh, but that’s not all, it seems like the rest of the alien mutated and scattered throughout the city.
It is S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury who wakes Spidey up and tells him that the alien has become a threat to the city that must be stopped immediately seeing as it has a corrupting effect any anyone it might come in contact with it, including the city’s heroes and villains. With things looking bleak, the PSP version of Web of Shadows introduces a number of favorite Marvel
The game played like a traditional side-scrolling Spider-Man game. You can swing around the environment and you can always crawl up walls and ceilings as well. Spidey also makes use of his acrobatic skills and incredible strength as well for when you need to carry a civilian or two out of harms way. There is also the option to change from the Red Suit or the Black Suit via the Select button. He even has his Spider Senses but in this game it is uses to locate people in need of your help or to seek out hidden threats. This is helpful seeing as there is a lot of ground to cover even if this is a side-scrolling action game.
Along the way you will encounter civilians in need of your help. A dialogue box opens up when you encounter a civilian and there are basically two options you can make in the game. You can take the good path by accept to offer aid whether it’s rescuing a cat stuck on the roof of a building or carrying a whining socialite out of harms way. On the other hand, if you allow the Black Suit to take a hold of you, then Spidey can chose to leave said whining socialite to suffer her fate. Aside from gaining a negative or positive reputation, the choices you make doesn’t change the game completely but it does make for some truly funny situations and conversations.
Switching between the Red Suit and Black Suit isn’t just cosmetic purposes. Donning the Black Suit allows you to knock enemies out with your web rather than disabling them the way you would wearing the Red Suit. The Black Suit also allows you to break through certain walls and you can web-zip a bit faster. Combat also changes a little with each suit and you’ll find that the Black Suit dishes out more damage than when you wear the Red Suit.
Speaking of combat, the punches and kicks are handled rather well and you can always perform the usual Spider-Man tricks such as jump kicks and uppercuts. There are a variety of Power-ups that give Spidey extra strength or tougher skin for a short period of time. The interesting power-up, however, is the ability to call a friend or foe as an ally as a summon. Web of Shadows takes a number of characters from the Marvel Universe to come to your aid. You can have Galactus appear (well, actually his foot makes an appearance) to clear all enemies out of your way or maybe have the X-Men’s Nighcrawler to teleport into the area to knock everyone out. There are dozens of characters to use as summons so you will find everything from Moon Knight to Wolverine.
You can also learn new abilities as well as pick your summons and other power-ups before starting a mission. This is great seeing as you will get into a number of boss battles with familiar Spider-Man villains such as Shocker, Kraven the Hunter and Mysterio. Unfortunately, Web of Shadows does come with its flaws. For one thing, it gets old beating up the seemingly endless number of mindless thugs that keep coming after you. Sometimes you get to fight robots but the change isn’t all that different. Worst yet is the fact that there are a number of freezes during the action. The freezes even happen during the most inopportune moments during combat or boss battles and it hurts the game considerably.
Graphically speaking, the game isn’t very pretty for a PSP title. In fact, the game looks like a really attractive GameBoy Advance title. The only thing good about the visuals is that the characters look great in action and during cut scenes. Its backgrounds and visual effects, on the other hand, are too bland for a handheld capable of displaying better than this. There’s an Ok soundtrack featured in the game and it never gets annoying. This is joined by a decent voice cast that should have been featured more than what is heard in this game.
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Amazing Allies Edition for the PSP is a worthwhile action game that captures the spirit of the old Spidey games while spinning its own unique web of fun. Adding a number of power-ups and the ability to summon heroes and villains to come to your aid is a nice touch. I just wish the game contain too many mindless thug beatings and constant framerate stutter. Still, there’s quite a lot to like about this one and if you fancy a game with choices between walking the good path or a bad one then this is one portable superhero game you will most definitely want to play.
| Review Scoring Details for Spider-man: Web of Shadows Amazing Allies Edition |
Gameplay: 7.0
The fighting mechanics feel like the old Spider-Man games and this isn’t necessarily a bad thing at all. There are some interesting power-ups to mix things up during combat and they don’t call it the Amazing Allies Edition for nothing. Plus, the Black Suit lets you be deliciously bad.
Graphics: 6.5
Visually, Web of Shadows offers some rather decent graphics … if this were a GameBoy Advance game. Spider-Man and the collection of Marvel characters that make an appearance are instantly recognizable but it’s just too bad that everything else looks rather bland.
Sound: 6.5
The music is passable despite the fact that it’s recycled throughout the game and the sound effects are only minimal. At least the voices are handled well during cut scenes and Spider-Man is often very witty and funny in this game.
Difficulty: Medium
It takes a number of punches to bring down lowly thugs in this game but it’s nothing our hero can’t handle. The real challenge comes from battling bosses such as Venom or Hobgoblin.
Concept: 7.0
There are choices that pop up the feel true to Spidey’s personality when he wears the Black Suit and having a lineup of Marvel friends and villains as summoning characters is a great idea that works well throughout the game. Who wouldn’t want to call up Wolverine or Moon Knight to lend a helping hand when you’re outnumbered?
Overall: 7.0
Fans of the early Spider-Man games will certainly get a kick out of Web of Shadows and, thanks to a number of interesting features; it’s one of the better PSP
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