![]() The central enemy is a New York businessman who lives in a vast golden tower with his own name written on the front of it in even more gold, and claims to be restoring law and order while actually running the city like a gangster, which sometimes feels a little on the nose. The story itself is fairly standard, if now a little old school, Marvel fair. ![]() But it is only a consequence of what incredible fun the game is – any time not controlling the game is time wasted, when controlling it is such a joy. It does what it can to make you feel involved with quick time events that make you press buttons to apparently control the action, but they nonetheless sometimes leave you wishing that it could be you leaping through the middle of a flying helicopter, dashing through a burning building, or whatever the latest incredibly activity you're having to watch Spider-Man do on your behalf. Sometimes the game can be a little reliant on cutscenes: the most exciting moves and moments of the game are shown to you, rather than played through. When you are first launched into them they can feel a little strange – you were just jumping off the top of the Empire State Building and now you're fiddling with electrical components – but they also make for an enjoyable break from the game's central focus. For the most part, they involve putting together a circuit board or accurately analysing a chemical compound in a spectograph, both of which are plenty more fun than they sound. You'll also spend some time in puzzles, which are surprisingly enjoyable. ![]() It works very well, and never gets boring because of the variety of different moves you can do, empowered by a vast menu of add-ons and tree of skills that help you advance as enemies become more powerful. When combatants arrive, they'll swarm around you you button bash and joystick twiddle your way around each of them, using a combination of brutal punches and special moves before you pick out your next victim in the fight. The primary fighting mechanic will by now be familiar by anyone who's played titles like the Arkham and Middle-earth games.
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