These have Spidey hitting his enemy with a line of web, pulling himself towards the foe, and unleashing some close quarters punishment. Aside from basic melee and web attacks, players can also perform visually appealing web-strike attacks. The combat in Web of Shadows is very stylized and rewarding. This adds an interesting dynamic to the game that should add quite a bit of replayability to the title. Players will meet several well-known comic book characters while playing, ranging from Wolverine to the Vulture, and how you interact with them will determine whether they are friendly or adversarial. You will also be able to make decisions in the game's in-engine character interactions, choosing to either be a hero or give in to the symbiote will affect the game and ultimately the ending you receive. Wearing the black suit will have pedestrians running and screaming in terror, while the red suit will have people calling out for your help. Wearing one costume more than the other will allow you to level it up quicker, but going too red or too black will result in changing the way other characters perceive you in the game. You'll need to balance your suit usage for more than just attacking, since you will also receive experience points specific to the costume you are using. When facing larger, stronger enemies, the black suit is definitely the way to go, as your attacks will be more punishing. If you are fighting a smaller, perhaps airborne enemy, then you'll want to be wearing the red suit so you can quickly maneuver about and strike quickly. The balance between the suits plays out fairly well, and being able to switch on the fly opens up a good amount of variety for the player. However, in the black suit he will become much stronger and fully utilize his symbiote's power. When in red, Spider-Man will have better agility and a more web-focused range of attacks. Spider-Man will come in both red suit and black suit varieties, with the ability to switch between the two by clicking in the left analog stick.

In a nice twist, players will be able to directly influence Web of Shadow's storyline based on their actions, decisions, and their suit of choice. Spider-Man must attempt to save the city while trying to get to the bottom of what actually caused this invasion. The story in Web of Shadows is unique, revolving around a New York City on the receiving end of a massive symbiote invasion. From the short amount of time I've gotten to spend with the title so far, I would actually say this is as pleased as I've been with a Spider-Man title since Maximum Carnage. Thankfully, in recent years everyone's favorite web slinger has been fairly well represented, and Web of Shadows looks to continue this trend. Since that time, the quality of Spider-Man games has been all over the charts. OctoGrowing up, one of my favorite games was Maximum Carnage for the SEGA Genesis.

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