Overall 7.5 Graphics 5.3 Sound 4.8 Addictive 4.8 Story 3 Depth 4 Difficulty 7
6.8
A26: Spider-Man - Review by Dean2k13 Dean2k13
Hello! I haven't done a review in a few days so I'm going to start scripting them again. I thought I'd write another Atari 2600 game review, I'm going to be reviewing 'Spider-Man' for the A26. I hope you enjoy this review.
Alright Lets Go!
Graphics 7/10Considering this is an Atari 2600 game, I'm not going to be very harsh and take other consoles into consideration. The graphics in this game are a lot more advanced than the Pac-Man game for the Atari 2600. Although the buildings and other features are all 2D Shaped making them look flat with no texture. reminding me of a chess board, I really like the coloring and shading. The colors may be bland and really obscure but they are a lot easier on the eye than the Pac-Man color scheme. Yellow & Pink aren't that nice of colors, but they do make a serious impact on the graphics, for the better. The Spider-Man character actually is very well made, he looks sort-of identical to the movie's Spider-Man. The sky was really uneven, I don't know why they thought purple was an attractive color for the sky. But overall, the graphics are pretty decent for an Atari 2600 game.
Sound 5/10The sound. What sound? There was hardly any sound in this game. The sounds consisted of getting the bomb, falling, or saving a hostage, and these sounds weren't even that impressive. Having said that, I actually thoroughly enjoyed the sound effect that was used when your character fell to his death, hitting the ground. The splat sound effect used was unexpectedly hilarious. Splat sounds are always funny to hear once in a while, however for me, I hear them a lot. I died so many times in this game. I thoroughly enjoyed the sound effect used when you complete the level in this game. It gives you a feeling of accomplishment, which is always exciting. Overall, the game was too quiet for me and I wasn't too impressed with the sounds and effects in the game.
Addictiveness 8/10I'm not going to lie, Atari 2600 games, putting all the graphics, sounds and visual aids aside, the games are thoroughly enjoyable and really deserve credit. I really enjoyed playing this game! It's also one of those 'venerable' classics that you just can't put down, and just want to keep playing to succeed. This game, like the Pac-Man game, really contributed to my childhood. It's too fun, especially if you play the worth out of the game. It becomes very challenging after a while, to be fully honest, it's challenging from the start. It took me a good 10 to 15 minutes trying to get the hang of the game and to actually learn how to move. It was interesting trying to save the hostages, and it was also very challenging. I have to say, it takes a while trying to reach the climax of the tall building!
Story 4/10Like most Atari games, there is no story really. The story for this A26 Spider Man game is that you are a crime fighter who must scale a building to save hostages, and diffuse the bomb on the roof within the time limit without falling, or running out of time. The only ''bad guy'' is the green goblin that you have to get past (without him touching you, or you touching him) to get to the climax of the building to diffuse the bomb. Not really complex, but a good story none the less! The thing about Spider-Man is the fact that story really doesn't matter. You don't have to know, or even understand the story to play the game, though it is nice to know the story before playing the game!
Depth 5/10To be fully honest, there's really no depth to this game. You are a super hero, climbing your way to the top of a very colossal building, saving hostages along the way, trying to diffuse a 'super bomb'. That's basically what the game is about. However, the game is tricky so it will take quite a bit of time to succeed and conquer the game. If you fall from the building, you can die. If you die you must restart the game and try again. Very annoying but also brilliant as it gives you a chance to think about what you done wrong and work on it to succeed.
Difficult 7/10 Spider-Man is not very challenging but it is it very difficult to conquer and succeed. But the plot is all straight forward as I mentioned above. There is only two real challenges in the game, which are undoubtedly the building itself, because you can fall of it of course and die. The other challenge is the Green Goblin at the top of the building, he may be very challenging. If he touches you, you will start falling off the building and perhaps die also, this will reset the game and you will have to try again.
Overall 6.5/10Overall I can definitely say this game is thoroughly enjoyed, putting all the graphical errors aside . It's a fun game to play when your bored and down, like Pac-Man, it really can impact on your mood and in a sense, really make a positive influence on it. Overall It's definitely worth a try if you haven't already given it one.
Graphics 7 Sound 5 Addictive 8 Story 4 Depth 5 Difficulty 7
Review Rating: 5/5
Submitted: 06-15-13
Updated: 06-22-13
Review Replies: 7
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Spider Man Review Marcmoney
Overall - 7
Spider Man is a hard game to play. This game just makes it irritating, but it is not that bad of a game since it is an Atari game. Spider man has been famous and has plenty of games to play. :)
Graphics - 8
The graphics are good. It looks fun to play.
Sound - 7
The sound is a bit bad. They should of made a background song for this game. It is just so quiet.
Addictiveness - 3
I wouldn't play this game a lot. It is just not good for me to play. :P
Story - N/A
There is no story in this game. I do not even know what you have to do in the beginning. Every time I get to the top, I start to fall. :S
Depth - 5
I do not know if the game is big. It surely doesn't have a lot of features in it, just shooting the web to get to the top.
Difficulty - 8
Like I said, it is a hard game. They should have made it easier. :P
Wrap Things Up...
The Atari Spider Man game looks fun, but is pretty hard. I would recommend trying this if you think you can do better than me. :P
EXTRA: Another thing, check this You tube video out. They made four reviews of the Spider man games that are old and this was their response. Enjoy. :D
WARNING: THIS VIDEO HAS A LOT OF BAD WORDS, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IT IS FUNNY. :P
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omW1E7rv7IM[/url]
Graphics 8 Sound 7 Addictive 3 Depth 5 Difficulty 8
Review Rating: 4/5
Submitted: 08-11-11
Updated: 08-11-11
Review Replies: 0
6.2
The First Spidey Game BestGamer24
I've done a couple of movie-based horror game review on the Atari 2600 recently, and I've stuck with the Atari 2600 for another review. This time, I'll be switching it up, playing a game where you play as a superhero. The game is Spider-Man. Spider-Man was developed and published by Parker Brothers (a company know for board games) and was released in 1982. Parker Brothers is a famous company, but they've never really stepped into the video game market.
Spider-Man is another one of those infamously bad Atari 2600 games. Is it really bad? Much like Halloween, it's not as bad as you think it is, although it is very repetitive. Let's swing into Spider-Man for the Atari 2600.
Graphics, 5: Graphics are decent for the Atari 2600. Similar to other Atari 2600 games, there's not very much to talk about. The first thing you'll notice is the building. The building (from what I've seen) is only two colors, yellow and pink. Two random colors for a building. The mid to lower section of the building is just a giant rectangle with holes cut out resembling windows. You can tell it's a building though, but it doesn't look like a building. The top of the building has what appears to be a radio tower or a antenna on top of the building. It looks like a radio tower, with the cross-beams and the top of the tower itself.
The background behind the tower is just a pale blue color. It would have been better if the background had some clouds, the sun, or just buildings. It would have looked nicer.
The main attraction, Spider-Man himself, looks like what you'd expect him to looks like. Although he's made of a few thin lines (he looks like a stick figure) the two main colors on his suit, red and blue, both stand out, making Spidey recognizable. He also has a few animations. One animation where he's climbing, and falling. It looks great for the Atari 2600. There's not much else to say about Spidey, but his web is...well, different.
His web is always supposed to be white, but in this game, his webs are black. If this game had the symbiote suit, it would be alright. Could Parker Brothers not make his webs white? The web itself is just a black line which can be moved in different directions that Spider-Man aims it in. Enough about ranting about the color of the web, on to the enemies you encounter.
In some of the windows, you'll see a person, who could be a normal criminal or maybe some of Green Goblin's goons. The goons look pretty bad. Their body and arms look like a giant red M that's thick in the middle, with a black and green dot on top for the head. It's by far the worst looking thing in this entire game. Sometimes, the goons even wear Goblin masks!
Now it's time to look at your arch-enemy in this, the Green Goblin. The Green Goblin looks the better tan his goons.
He has details that makes him stand out. In the comics, the Goblin wears a purple sleeveless shirt, with purple trunks, and purple boots. He also had a brown satchel. In this game, he is shirtless, wearing only purple pants and boots. Very simplistic, but it works, you know he's the goblin by looking at him (maybe because he's green). He has a gray glider, and it looks nice. It looks like a bird, with the wings drooping down. The goblin utilizes bombs, and they look great for the Atari 2600. when they're about to detonate, they'll turn pink. At the very top of the building, you'll see the super-bomb. It's a giant green bomb with a gradient checkboard in the middle.
Now that the mains are out of the way, time for the HUD. On top, you see your points. On the bottom left, you see your lives that you have left. Similar to Halloween, your lives are represented by logos. The lives are spiders. On the bottom right, your see a red bar, (it can also be pink/purple) which slowly decreases over time. That's the super-bomb timer. If it runs out, game over.
Whew, that was a lot! overall, it looks average. Graphics get a 5.
Sound, 6: Well, there's not very many sounds in this game, or and other Atari 2600 game. Once you start a game, you hear a jungle. It's not the Spider-Man theme that we all know, it's a unique song for this game. The game plays a standard 'woosh' sound when Spider-Man shoots a web. When Spidey starts falling, it plays a very short song. It's supposed to add urgency to the game, similar (although not as good) as the Sonic drowning theme. When Spidey falls and hits the ground, it plays a 'splat' sound effect. It's unintentionally funny, The bombs have a sound effect that plays when the bombs detonate. It's very explosive (sorry). Apart form that, there's no music at all, apart for the song when you start. The sounds, although limited, are decent for the system, so i'll give it a 6.
Addictivness, 7: This game was surprisingly fun. I played it for about 20 minutes without even realizing it. Like most other Atari 2600 games, it does get old after a few minutes of playing. There's multiple levels (more about that in the 'depth' section) all varying in difficulty, which adds to the fun factor. It's fun, and a pretty decent game for the 2600. Addictivness gets a 7.
Story, 4: The story to this games is as follows; '' The Green Goblin is making plans to destroy New York City, and only Spider-Man can stop him! Stop criminals as your steadily work your way up the building, while avoiding the Green Goblin. The Green Goblin will constantly try to stop your from defusing his super-bomb! Spider-Man must defuse the bomb and save New York. '' It sounds like the average cheesy comic book story. I understand they went for a simplistic story for this game, so story get's a 4.
Depth, 7: There's a good amount of depth to this game. There are 6 levels, all varying in difficulty. Level 1 has a small building with only one Green Goblin, but level 6 has a tall building with two Green Goblins. There can be two Green Goblins, it's weird. Each level does get harder, and it adds a good amount of depth, but besides that, there's really nothing else. No multiplayer mode, or anything like that. The 6 levels are nice but there's nothing else to offer, so depth gets a 7.
Difficulty, 3: The webs in this game are very hard to control. You can only shoot webs in three different directions. You can aim it North, Northwest, and Northeast, which makes it very hard to control. The web can extended to a long length, which helps you climb the building faster, but it can also cause you to fall, since the web was longer than what you needed it too be. Also, if the Goblin touches your web. you'll start falling.If you could retract your web, the game would be very easy. I can't really imagine beating any of the higher levels. Over time, you will start getting used to it, but it's still VERY hard. Difficulty gets a 7.
OVERALL, 6.3: Overall, Spider-Man is not a bad game. It's just difficult. It was surprising that Parker Brothers made the game. If you're looking for a good retro Spider-Man game, you could consider playing this one, but you'll be better off swinging past it (again, sorry). For good retro Spider-man games, your best bet would be Spider-Man on the N64 or PS1, or Maximum Carnage on the SNES.
I give Spider-Man on the Atari 2600 a mediocre 6.2 out of 10.
Thanks for reading this review, and until next review, bye! (starts singing the 60's spider-man theme)
Fun fact: this is my longest review as of today, 11/27/2016 with 1350+ words.
Graphics 5 Sound 6 Addictive 7 Story 4 Depth 5 Difficulty 7
Review Rating: 3/5
Submitted: 11-27-16
Review Replies: 0
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