Spider-Man 3 Review - PlayStation 3

Spidey's back on the big-screen and that can mean only one thing - it's time for a new games outing for everyone's favourite webslinger. In Spider-Man 3, you control Spiderman through his latest adventure in a hugely increased city-scape where you can both follow movie-inspired linear action and go off and wander the streets, swinging from skyscrapers and fighting crime whenever and wherever you find it. After the success of Spider-Man 2, how will Spider-Man 3 compare? And how will it play on the next-gen features of the PlayStation 3? Read our three page review of Spider-Man 3 for PlayStation 3 now to find out!Click here to read the full Spider-Man 3 review for PlayStation 3!

Spider-Man 3 review for PlayStation 3
For fans of the wall-crawler the Spider-Man 2 game was an absolute revelation; for the first time ever a videogame had properly nailed the exhilarating freedom of web-slinging. As you flung Spidey through the high rise jungle of New York City, shooting out webbing and hurtling around the skyline, there was the real sensation of what it must be like to be a super-agile, spider-powered homo sapien with the ability to emit sticky mess from your wrists. Yes, it was a strong game generally, with lots of missions and decent combat, but the best bit was undoubtedly the web-slinging – which makes it all the more unfortunate that Spider- Man 3 knackers this up beyond all recognition.
Here, the smooth, seamless webbing action of old is replaced by a chugging, heavy feel that’s more like controlling Fern Britton on a rope swing than effortlessly propelling Spidey through the Big Apple. There’s no excuse for this treacly slowdown either, it’s not as if the PS3 processor can’t cope with all the gleaming skyscrapers and pinsharp detail it’s having to generate as, beyond an ace-looking Spidey and a handful of nice textures, the graphics are disappointingly bland.

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