Hands-On with Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

Hands-On with Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

Marvel.com takes you on a fabulous tour through the Noir, 2099 and Ultimate universes of Spidey's latest video game.

By GreenieGobbie - Aug 19, 2010 03:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Merchandise
Source: Marvel.com

The people at Marvel.com went over to Activision, guided by Associate Producer Kevin Umbricht, to get a quick look at the Noir, 2099, and Ultimate dimensions in the upcoming "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions" video game, coming out for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, the Nintendo DS, and the PC. Check out these cool things I found on the article, and let me know what you think at the usual place below.

Here's a bit about the Noir dimension they talked about from the article:

As we stealthily approach the first group of baddies, Umbricht explains how to perform a special attack that will silently take out a foe. Sure enough, with the press of a button Spidey uses his web to pull the enemy towards him, delivering a swift one-two punch, all without alerting the other guard on duty. To eliminate the next guard, we quickly web-zip to the top of a nearby water tower to rinse and repeat, but this time Spidey snags the thug and strings him up in a web cocoon, leaving him hanging precariously off the side of the tower. Umbricht tells us that these types of attacks are contextual, meaning that Spider-Man performs a different move depending on where he is in the environment, such as in the air or clinging to a wall.


Then after talking about the Noir dimension, they went on to their next subject of the 2099 dimension. Here's another bit I got from this article:
After catching up with Hobgoblin, the action shifts gears back to the web and fisticuffs-based combat. Shortly after landing a few blows on the Hobgoblin, the Public Eye--the city's corrupt police force--swoops in to apprehend Spidey. Thankfully, Spider-Man's arsenal of attacks prevents him from going down without a fight! Umbricht quickly points out that Spider-Man 2099's moves allow us to close the gap between distant foes. When engaging far away enemies, Spidey quickly dashes over to them and starts pounding with his razor-sharp claws and acrobatic moves, rapidly zipping between each attacker and dodging incoming strikes. We also activate a special Spidey ability that lets us slow down time to dish out some rapid-fire hits! The combat feels fluid and precise, and totally fits of our future Wallcrawler.


Last but not least, the Ultimate dimension. Here's a bit from that part as well:
After we whittle down some small-time baddies, it's time to take the fight to Carnage, face to face. Quite literally, in fact, as this boss fight--along with several others in "Shattered Dimensions"--incorporates first-person elements to bring the player up close and personal with your foe's ugly mug! In this sequence, we use the left and right analog sticks to throw punches at Carnage's face and to avoid any incoming swings. Umbricht tells us that during these moments, there will sometimes be back-and-forth dialogue between Spider-Man and the villain. Unfortunately, Carnage isn't much of a talker, but Umbricht promises some very interesting conversations between Spidey and Deadpool--another Ultimate villain in SMSD.


But that's not all of the details from each of these dimensions. Click here to view the rest of this article. Make sure to pre-order it now for exclusive offers! Also, for more information, check out SpiderManDimensions.com.

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marvel72
marvel72 - 8/19/2010, 3:27 PM
the noir section is the bit i want play most.

the mangaverse spidey looks pretty f*cking sweet as well.
GreenieGobbie
GreenieGobbie - 8/19/2010, 3:38 PM
@deadpool72
I think a lot of people want to play the Noir dimension the most too, because I'm one of them. lol. But I especially want to play the 2099 dimension the most as well. Spidey 2099 has always been one of my favorite Spideys. And heck yeah, it's a good thing that the Manga Spidey costume is unlockable in the game, instead of being an exclusive download for the game, like the Cosmic Spidey costumes from the GameStop exclusive. That's just kinda ridiculous imo, but I'm glad I pre-ordered that one. :)
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/19/2010, 4:17 PM
I can't wait for this...

Unlike the [frick]ing WEBB REBOOT! : P
superotherside
superotherside - 8/19/2010, 9:31 PM
@GreenieGobbie good find... this game looks awesome! ur a new comer aren't u?

@LEEE777 woah what have u done to ur avatar? sorry, i like the classic 1 u had when i first came on here... oh and leee777 u should do a article on the different avatars u've had...
Jeri
Jeri - 8/20/2010, 1:34 PM
I'm, just pumped to finally have a spidey game with great pacing and combat if anything.

Plus, with all the development going into combat for this game; it'll probably benefit the next open world spidey games combat system/s ALOT.

I'm hoping they take all the different types of combat from the four universes in this game and put all the best from each together as a sick hybrid fighting system in the next open world game.
GreenieGobbie
GreenieGobbie - 8/21/2010, 6:11 PM
@otherside Thanks! :) And yeah, in a way I kinda am, but I have been on the site for a long while before starting my own fansite on here. :)

@Jarren Hunter That would be the coolest thing ever! I would totally dig that if the next open world Spidey has that, or even if the reboot Spidey movie has it's own game. That would be cool. :P Although, personally I want a Spider-Man 2099 standalone video game, with Vulture 2099, the Specialist, Venture, Tyler Stone, Venom 2099, Goblin 2099, and many other villains from that comic book series. :D
superotherside
superotherside - 8/21/2010, 9:11 PM
@GreenieGobbie thought so dude! but ur really getting good with some of these news that u bring us! good stuff dude!
GreenieGobbie
GreenieGobbie - 8/22/2010, 12:51 AM
@otherside Thanks. :) I think it has something to do with years of having my own blog for Spider-Man news. lol :P
You should check it out. It's a link under the Links sidebar to the left. :)
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