Likewise the combat controls are also streamlined to 3 buttons attack, web, and dodge, with combat working in a similar vein to Batman: Arkham City. The game is free roaming around NYC, much like the Spider-Man 2 tie in game on PS2, Gamecube and X-Box, and whilst it may not be completely geographically accurate Gameloft really have done a superb or recreating one of the most famous citys in the world, complete with bustling citizens and traffic.Ĭontrols are always a hot topic when it comes to iPad gaming but thankfully they have been kept fairly straightforward in this game you use a virtual left thumbstick to direct Spidey whilst jumping and webslinging are assigned to a single virtual button on the right, this helps keep webslinging elegant and simple, it takes a little while to become accustomed to the controls, but after a couple of minutes you will be swinging around New York like a seasoned pro. With the exception of Spider-Man’s voice however the audio is great with some good deliveries from the supporting cast and good music and bustling city sounds. Even though Spider-Man himself looks fantastic his voice leaves a lot to be desired, without the movie cast on hand to voice the characters we find ourselves with an ever so whiney Spidey who sounds nothing like Andrew Garfield.

But overall Gameloft have beautifully captured the look and feel of both Spider-Man and New York City. There are a few graphical quirks, you can see textures popping into view as you near buildings, and some non playable characters (i.e everyone but Spider-Man) look a bit mutated in the face, especially the “beautiful” Gwen Stacey. Well thankfully The Amazing Spider-Man for iOS continues Gameloft’s recent trend, featuring some seriously beautiful graphics which honestly wouldn’t look out of place on the Nintendo Wii. Yes this is actually an iPad/iPhone game!

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