Spider-Man
The only negative is the bad guy
Spider-Man is one of our
favourite superheroes. Sure, he
has trouble getting out of the
bathtub, and he won’t go into a
baddie’s evil lair if they leave
conkers around the place; but
his wisecracks and athletic combat make him ideal
for videogames. Plus there’s a small chance we
made up the stuff about the bath and the conkers.
What Insomniac has shown of its PS4 exclusive
so far is very, very promising. Dynamic webslingingcombat, huge cinematic setpieces, iconic
villains… we’ll have a piece of that arachnid action.
It looks like we might just get to face off against
both Kingpin and Norman Osborn, as well as
Shocker. We’re intrigued to discover what the Peter
Parker and Mary Jane gameplay sections involve
and, on top of that, what sort of roles Miles
Morales plays. Could we be given two different
Spider-Men to play as…?
The main bad guy is Mister Negative, a
lesser-known but fascinating villain. With access toadvanced tech, mental domination, super
strength, and electrical powers, he’s one tough
cookie. The ‘Devil’s Breath’ mentioned in the
Paris Games Week trailer is of his devising, and
first appeared in the ‘Brand New Day’ storyline
of the comics. In print at least, it’s a bioweapon
in gas form that targets specific DNA. Whatever
its implementation in the new game turns out
to be, we’re willing to bet ol’ Spidey is not going
to have an easy time of it. We wouldn’t have it
any other way.