Ahh, Spider-Man - Mysterio's Menace... I used to play this game a lot. I used to think that it was absolutely fantastic and I had beaten it numerous times.Don't get me wrong. This game isn't terrible, but it definitely will never live up to what I saw it as younger at the age of about 5 or 6. So let me just go in depth on each category and you all can make out what your own score is, and then I will tell you mine.
Spider-Man - Mysterio's Menace has some awkward combat. The punches are very short range and you have no useful projectile weapons (the Web ball and web... tie up thing don't count as most every enemy you would want to kill dodge these or are not harmed by them). The melee combat is almost as bad as Legend of Kage for the NES. I'll rate a 2/10 on combat, but the rating system doesn't have that, so moving on.
Next: the graphics. The animation looks actually very fluent... on spider-man... The enemies on the other hand, their animation is sloppy and choppy. The graphics though, on the other hand are over-all unapealing. Now, I realize the limitations of the GBA, but they can at least look apealing. Minecraft for instance doesn't have outstanding graphics, but it looks apealing and colorful to the eye. This game's color scheme just looks odd and all over the place. The animation is top notch, but the graphics look like something you would find on an SNES game, especially the enemies. I'll rate Graphics 4/10, but graphics don't make a game better, do they? No.
The sound, on the other hand, is actually not bad, but gets bumped down on the 5 second repeat music on every level. It's different all the time, but it's just a 5 second loop at best. The SFX aren't bad for the time, thought, so I'll give it a 6/10.
Now: Addictiveness. This game gets really repetative and the only reason I would EVER pick it up again is for the nostalgia. I'll rate it a 3/10.
Now for story. It... is aweful. The only way to sum it up is how the game begins: You are on the daring task to... get Mary Jane a stupid fish bowl. Yeah. It never does go enywhere up from that. 2/10.
Now for depth. It's certainly not long but there are hidden secrets that may get you to pick up the game for another half-hour to find. It also does have secret areas and unlockables and a surprising amount of power-ups given the material they have. Sadly, the score is brought down by the lack of actual general length of the game. 4/10.
Lastly the difficulty. Oh... My... GOD! This game was no doubt made for kids at least a bit. They would be the only super hero fans... well... some adults are but mostly kids. The game isn't MegaMan or NES BatMan hard, but for the community it's supposed to appeal to, it is very relentless, even on easy mode. The difficulty doesn't even change a whole lot on difficulty switches, just your health bar and enemies'. There are a lot of instant death pits and large gaps which can only be crossed with a web swing, and if you've run out, you're screwed. I get that it's supposed to be faithful to the comics, but if you want to be that faithful where if you use some attacks or web swings too much and you get stuck, either make web swinging unlimited, or don't have instant death pits everywhere. What, did peter just forget to bring extra web? I wouild think he would come prepared to fight super villains. Also, there are no common health powerups, only about two in each level. Also, crouching is awkward. It is very delayed and you don't just crouch, you go to a crouching mode that is gotten out of not by releasing down, but pressing up! Also, you are automatically in this crouching mode if you are crawling on a wall and go on to an upright surface or if you jump from too high of a height. I copuld go on and on about how hard this game is and why, but you should just try this game for yourself and experience it. Overall Difficulty is an 8/10, WHICH IS A BAD THING, because remember, I am rating the difficulty off of who the game was meant for, which was 5-9 year olds. If you are a hardcore gamer or an adult, you could probably easily beat the game.
Overall score: 4.5/10. Slightly below average. It... just play it for yourself and see why.
It's not aweful, but it is NOT good. Only hardcore Spider-Man fans should play this. Ahh, Spider-Man - Mysterio's Menace... I used to play this game a lot. I used to think that it was absolutely fantastic and I had beaten it numerous times.Don't get me wrong. This game isn't terrible, but it definitely will never live up to what I saw it as younger at the age of about 5 or 6. So let me just go in depth on each category and you all can make out what your own score is, and then I will tell you mine.
Spider-Man - Mysterio's Menace has some awkward combat. The punches are very short range and you have no useful projectile weapons (the Web ball and web... tie up thing don't count as most every enemy you would want to kill dodge these or are not harmed by them). The melee combat is almost as bad as Legend of Kage for the NES. I'll rate a 2/10 on combat, but the rating system doesn't have that, so moving on.
Next: the graphics. The animation looks actually very fluent... on spider-man... The enemies on the other hand, their animation is sloppy and choppy. The graphics though, on the other hand are over-all unapealing. Now, I realize the limitations of the GBA, but they can at least look apealing. Minecraft for instance doesn't have outstanding graphics, but it looks apealing and colorful to the eye. This game's color scheme just looks odd and all over the place. The animation is top notch, but the graphics look like something you would find on an SNES game, especially the enemies. I'll rate Graphics 4/10, but graphics don't make a game better, do they? No.
The sound, on the other hand, is actually not bad, but gets bumped down on the 5 second repeat music on every level. It's different all the time, but it's just a 5 second loop at best. The SFX aren't bad for the time, thought, so I'll give it a 6/10.
Now: Addictiveness. This game gets really repetative and the only reason I would EVER pick it up again is for the nostalgia. I'll rate it a 3/10.
Now for story. It... is aweful. The only way to sum it up is how the game begins: You are on the daring task to... get Mary Jane a stupid fish bowl. Yeah. It never does go enywhere up from that. 2/10.
Now for depth. It's certainly not long but there are hidden secrets that may get you to pick up the game for another half-hour to find. It also does have secret areas and unlockables and a surprising amount of power-ups given the material they have. Sadly, the score is brought down by the lack of actual general length of the game. 4/10.
Lastly the difficulty. Oh... My... GOD! This game was no doubt made for kids at least a bit. They would be the only super hero fans... well... some adults are but mostly kids. The game isn't MegaMan or NES BatMan hard, but for the community it's supposed to appeal to, it is very relentless, even on easy mode. The difficulty doesn't even change a whole lot on difficulty switches, just your health bar and enemies'. There are a lot of instant death pits and large gaps which can only be crossed with a web swing, and if you've run out, you're screwed. I get that it's supposed to be faithful to the comics, but if you want to be that faithful where if you use some attacks or web swings too much and you get stuck, either make web swinging unlimited, or don't have instant death pits everywhere. What, did peter just forget to bring extra web? I wouild think he would come prepared to fight super villains. Also, there are no common health powerups, only about two in each level. Also, crouching is awkward. It is very delayed and you don't just crouch, you go to a crouching mode that is gotten out of not by releasing down, but pressing up! Also, you are automatically in this crouching mode if you are crawling on a wall and go on to an upright surface or if you jump from too high of a height. I copuld go on and on about how hard this game is and why, but you should just try this game for yourself and experience it. Overall Difficulty is an 8/10, WHICH IS A BAD THING, because remember, I am rating the difficulty off of who the game was meant for, which was 5-9 year olds. If you are a hardcore gamer or an adult, you could probably easily beat the game.
Overall score: 4.5/10. Slightly below average. It... just play it for yourself and see why.
It's not aweful, but it is NOT good. Only hardcore Spider-Man fans should play this. |
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