The two fight briefly, but in the end, Black Cat reveals she is working against Kingpin and still has strong feelings for him. Spider-Man heads to Kingpin's lair, but finds Black Cat leaving and gives chase. Nonetheless, after defeating the assassins, he traces the assassins back to the Kingpin. If the player chooses the Red Path, the two form a friendly truce If the player chooses the Black Path, the gangs will remain at war. Outside the rendezvous point, Spider-Man discovers high-tech assassins on top of the nearby buildings. After pursing the two gang leaders across the city, Spider-Man manages to get them to agree to a peaceful meeting in the park in Harlem. Cage explains the Rolling Sevens and Park Avenue gangs are at war, and that their tasks is to bring the two to a truce. After the fight with Venom, an injured Mary Jane is sent to the hospital and Spidey meets Luke Cage during a gang war. During a flashback to four days earlier, Spider-Man retells his account of how his latest encounter with Venom ended with a piece of the symbiote binding to himself. He finds her with Luke Cage but then sees a mysterious figure and is attacked. Spider-Man searches for Mary Jane Watson while the city of New York is infested with symbiotes.
If the code is done right, the player can replay the game with all of their previous upgrades.
Although the player is unable to free-roam after the storyline's completion, there is a secret code: watching the credits, selecting continue, watching the credits again and selecting continue. Also, as a Wii exclusive, there are 6 alternate costumes ( Spider-Carnage for the black suit, and Spider-Armor, Ben Reilly, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Universe and the Iron Spider suit for the red suit). The traditional 2-D overhead view has been 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). The mini-map on the screen is also different from the style used in previous Spider-Man games. 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 player is able to switch between Spider-Man's traditional red and blue costume and the symbiote suit at any time during gameplay. In addition, the player can choose which villains to fight against. There are multiple endings depending on how the game is played out. Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, along with most other games published by Activision that had used the Marvel license, was de-listed and removed from all digital storefronts on January 1, 2014.Īt various points in the game, the player is able to choose between good and evil paths which take a fair amount of time to complete. In addition, reviewers criticized the storyline's poor execution, bothersome camera controls, the inability to free-roam after completing the game, lip-synching issues and the ugly graphics.
The game received generally positive reviews from critics, who singled out the boss fights, destructive combat, use of an original story, voice acting and open-ended nature, However, the game's choice system received mixed reviews although some praised how the player is able to create a dynamic experience with their choices, others were critical of the systems limitations.
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is a video game title encompassing three versions: a full-3D action game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 a 2.5D sidescrolling beat 'em up action game for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 (called Amazing Allies Edition), and a 2.5D side-scrolling brawler/platformer for the Nintendo DS.