Most people can forgive a weak story if the web-slinging mechanic is fun and I’m happy to say it is here. You won’t be playing this game for the story really though, for despite being credited to Superior Spider-Man collaborator Christos Gage and Spider-Man 2099 creator Peter David, it’s more of a series of loose connecting events bringing in villains from the film and comics than a full fledged engaging narrative. The story serves more as a sequel to the first “Amazing” game, itself a sort of pseudo sequel to the 2012 film than the film it’s based on, however the game’s story does spoil a few of the films plot points so if you’re planning to see the movie and play the game, I’d recommended seeing the film first. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the fourth film from Canadian developer Beenox and second movie tie-in game following 2012’s the Amazing Spider-Man. Since the debut of the first Spider-Man film in 2002 (God I feel old…), Activision has been there to release a game starring the web-slinging wonder to stores, even producing one of the most beloved games starring the hero in 2004’s “Spider-Man 2.” With the launch of the Amazing Spider-Man 2, it may be time for Activision to rethink its strategy of trying to meet the opening weekend of future Spider-Man films. It seems that the day of publishers trying to cash in on movies with full retail games is coming to an end as more and more films are met with free-to-play mobile to match their release date, trying to grab those caught up in the hype of opening weekend madness.
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