This game in a word...TOTALLYROCKS!
Ok that was really two but this one is so good it just can't be summed up in one.
A port of the PS1 version which i have not played in years this one has parts that remind you of where it came from. Albeit with better looking graphics.
GAMEPLAY
This is where they learned how to make a 3-d Spider-man game folks. Web slinging, combat, zip lining, etc.
Yes you can't swing right down to street level(at least so far as i have gotten) but it does give you a great feel none the less to swing about its good sized environments.
And they even tossed in a story reason for the streets to be clouded over.
Being level based instead of a sand box game(like the stellar Spider-man 2 based on the second movie in the 2000's) actually gives this game a unique feel all its own and makes each area stand out in its own way.
and boy is there some stand out moments.
Some of the best beats are when you have to escape the cops. A part usually just tossed in in other similar games.
Bottom line: gameplay and boss battles(so far as i am yet to beat the game) are hands down great.
Controls
Really good. Even more impressive when you consider this is the first 3-d Spider-man and you really can do whatever a spider can with only a bit of camera trouble.
GRAPHICS\SOUND\IMMERSION
Looks a lot like the cool cartoon from the 90's.
Sounds good. Venom will make you chuckle.
Interesting world to play in. The sewer levels can get a little bland to look at but are still fun and the game doesn't leave you in any one place for very long. Lots of full motion and voice acted(i believe from the actual 90's cartoon) skits.
FUN FACTOR
This one has that x-factor where it all comes to gather with just the right amount of caring yet cartoon atmosphere to make you positively have a blast playing it.
I do seem to lose my interest in the latter half of the game but thats not to say it isn't still very good and i am going to beat it.
This one web slings very high indeed!
SCORE
9 out of 10