Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is a video game title encompassing three versions: a full-3D action game for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows and Wii.
At various points in the game, the player will be able to choose between good and evil paths. There are multiple endings depending on how the game is played out. In addition, the player will decide which villains to fight against. The player will be able to switch between the classic red and blue suit, and the Symbiote suit at any time during gameplay. Chris Scholz from Shaba Games also commented that the developers "worked on really separating the black and red suits to give the player a different feel." For example, red and blue-suited Spider-Man is fast and agile, while Symbiote Spider-Man is stronger and more destructive. The mini-map on the screen will also change. The traditional 2-D overhead view will be removed, replaced by a new 3D map with an "X", "Y" and "Z" axis which shows the player's position in three-dimensional space (north and south, as well as vertical position). Also, as a Wii exclusive, there are 6 alternate costumes (Spider-Carnage for the Black Suit, and Spider-Armor, Ben Reilly, Spider-Man 2099, Cosmic Spider-Man and the Iron Spider Suit for the Red Suit.).
Plot
In New York City, what appears to be an infection turned out to be an invasion. The story begins with Spider-Man assisting S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in the middle of the invasion. After defeating them, he reunites with Mary Jane Watson and Luke Cage before being attacked by an unidentified assilantSpider-Man then thinks back to four days ago when he and Mary Jane were attacked by Venom. During the battle a part of the symbiote of Venom's suit binds itself to Parker. With his symbiotic power, Parker defeats Brock, but Venom still escapes. Mary Jane is rushed to the hospital, but two rival gangs, the Rolling Sevens and the Park Avenues, engage in a gunfight in front of the hospital. After stopping the fighting gangs outside of the hospital, Spider-Man joins Luke Cage in the war against the Rolling Sevens and the Park Avenues. Cage also trains Spider-Man, then Spidey goes to both leaders to meet Cage in the park. When Cage finally sets up a parley between the two, the meeting is attacked by heavily armed mercenaries. Spider-Man takes them down and discovers evidence that the gang war was set up.
Spider-Man traces the attackers to Fisk Industries, home of the Kingpin. When attempting to confront Kingpin, Spider-Man encounters Black Cat. After having a run in with Moon Knight, Spider-Man assumes Black Cat is working for the Kingpin and chases her down. Black Cat claims that she was trying to infiltrate Fisk's heist operation as a favour to Spider-Man. Spider-Man engages Kingpin's forces including the ones that are setting up bombs on the courthouse. He traces the manufacturer of Kingpin's armor to the Vulture, who he defeats in a mid-air battle. Spider-Man then precedes to wipe out the last of Kingpin's troops when he is attacked by monsters which are actually strangely aggressive citizens with powers similar to his own. The civilians take down Kingpin's soldiers and then turn on Spider-Man. He attempts to defend himself and is seen by the police as "attacking" the people. Spider-Man was seen as a criminal and now goes into hiding.
He begins an investigation of the strange behavior of Manhattan's citizens, during which he is confronted and attacked by Wolverine in Hell's Kitchen. After convincing Wolverine that he has his symbiotic suit under control, the duo set out to pacify the aggressive citizens, confirmed to be infected by the same symbiote Spider-Man wears. During his campaign to cleanse the city, Spider-Man discovers that Venom is somehow forcing the symbiote suit he wears to reproduce. These clones form hives in many parts of the city. From these hives, they launch an invasion against the citizens of the city, kidnapping them and throwing them into the hives, where they emerge as monsters.
Spidey in the Symbiote form... He's looking cool, isn't he?After destroying several pods, S.H.I.E.L.D. sends a Helicarrier to Manhattan to quarantine citizens, determining which are infected and which are not. Black Widow is appointed head of the S.H.I.E.L.D. quarantine operation. As Black Widow is about to arrest Spider-Man, Electro attacks one of the quarantine zones, looking for his sister. Electro finds his sister, who has been infected, and in turn infects Electro. Now bonded to his own symbiote, Electro flees.
Soon the streets of New York become over-run with symbiotes. Spider-Man attempts to contact Reed Richards, Henry Pym, Hank McCoy and Tony Stark for assistance in building a machine to destroy the symbiotes. With neither available, he decides to break the Tinkerer out of Ryker's Island after calling Mary Jane. Spider-Man ends up in an argument with Moon Knight and Vulture about the legal ramifications of this act. Regardless, Spider-Man arrives at Ryker's Island and frees the Rhino in the middle of prison break. After making his way to where Tinkerer is being held with Rhino's help, Spider-Man succeeds in freeing him. Tinkerer builds a sonic device that is supposed to wipe out any traces of the symbiote invasion. S.H.I.E.L.D. starts building the device on top of the Trask Building, and Manhattan is sealed off. During the device's construction, Spider-Man helps evacuate uninfected citizens inside the city. Spider-Man also prevents symbiotes from overrunning Wilson Fisk Industries. Spider-Man then defeats the symbiote-possessed Electro and Electro-type symbiotes called Electrolings.
Spider-Man then assists Moon Knight and S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents in fighting Vulture-like symbiotes called Vulturelings. Afterward he returns to help protect the S.H.I.E.L.D. safezone at Stark Tower from symbiotes. Spider-Man then joins Wolverine in defending an evacuation effort at a church from symbiotes. After the people are saved, Wolverine is infected upon being buried by Berserker and Gripper Symbiotes and turned into a symbiotic version of himself. Spider-Man manages to defeat him, and then helps defend a convoy of citizens out of Harlem, bringing the game's events back to where they were at the introduction. Spider-Man then ends up in a fight with a symbiote-possessed Black Cat and defends Mary Jane from her. As Spider-Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. finish clearing the citizens from Manhattan, the Tinkerer prepares to set off the sonic emitter from on top of the Empire State Building. A now symbiote-possessed Vulture and his minions attempt to destroy the device, but Spider-Man defeats them with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s aerial armada and uses his device for his own means.
The S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier is then attacked by Venom and more symbiotes. With the help of his allies, Spider-Man sets bombs on the helicarrier in order to destroy it. Spider-Man finally confronts Venom in his new hideous form: a hydra-like monster with multiple heads. After defeating the extra heads Spider-Man confronts the terrorized Eddie Brock inside the Venom monster, asking Brock why he changed from a psychotic crime-fighter to a destructive monster hell-bent on destroying the city. The helicarrier crashes in the Hudson River, destroying the Venom monster and killing Brock.
The game has four endings, based on whether the player beats the game with a Red Suit alignment or a Black Suit alignment, and also regarding some of the choices in the game.
Soon the streets of New York become over-run with symbiotes. Spider-Man attempts to contact Reed Richards, Henry Pym, Hank McCoy and Tony Stark for assistance in building a machine to destroy the symbiotes. With neither available, he decides to break the Tinkerer out of Ryker's Island after calling Mary Jane. Spider-Man ends up in an argument with Moon Knight and Vulture about the legal ramifications of this act. Regardless, Spider-Man arrives at Ryker's Island and frees the Rhino in the middle of prison break. After making his way to where Tinkerer is being held with Rhino's help, Spider-Man succeeds in freeing him. Tinkerer builds a sonic device that is supposed to wipe out any traces of the symbiote invasion. S.H.I.E.L.D. starts building the device on top of the Trask Building, and Manhattan is sealed off. During the device's construction, Spider-Man helps evacuate uninfected citizens inside the city. Spider-Man also prevents symbiotes from overrunning Wilson Fisk Industries. Spider-Man then defeats the symbiote-possessed Electro and Electro-type symbiotes called Electrolings.
Spider-Man then assists Moon Knight and S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents in fighting Vulture-like symbiotes called Vulturelings. Afterward he returns to help protect the S.H.I.E.L.D. safezone at Stark Tower from symbiotes. Spider-Man then joins Wolverine in defending an evacuation effort at a church from symbiotes. After the people are saved, Wolverine is infected upon being buried by Berserker and Gripper Symbiotes and turned into a symbiotic version of himself. Spider-Man manages to defeat him, and then helps defend a convoy of citizens out of Harlem, bringing the game's events back to where they were at the introduction. Spider-Man then ends up in a fight with a symbiote-possessed Black Cat and defends Mary Jane from her. As Spider-Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. finish clearing the citizens from Manhattan, the Tinkerer prepares to set off the sonic emitter from on top of the Empire State Building. A now symbiote-possessed Vulture and his minions attempt to destroy the device, but Spider-Man defeats them with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s aerial armada and uses his device for his own means.
The S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier is then attacked by Venom and more symbiotes. With the help of his allies, Spider-Man sets bombs on the helicarrier in order to destroy it. Spider-Man finally confronts Venom in his new hideous form: a hydra-like monster with multiple heads. After defeating the extra heads Spider-Man confronts the terrorized Eddie Brock inside the Venom monster, asking Brock why he changed from a psychotic crime-fighter to a destructive monster hell-bent on destroying the city. The helicarrier crashes in the Hudson River, destroying the Venom monster and killing Brock.
The game has four endings, based on whether the player beats the game with a Red Suit alignment or a Black Suit alignment, and also regarding some of the choices in the game.
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows:
OS: Windows XP/Vista
Processor: Pentium 4 @ 2.8 GHz/Athlon 2800+
Memory: 1 GB/1.5 GB for Vista
Hard Drive: 6.6 GB Free
Video Memory: 256 MB (nVidia GeForce 7300 GT)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard, Mouse, & DVD Rom Drive
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