The next gen version of Spider-Man 3. This game had the potential to be the best game in the series but for some reason the game developers blew it.
The game would have been better if:
1. They had left out the button mashing. Making the player press buttons in sequence during a fight is not fun. It is annoying and it deprives the player of strategy.
2. If New York City had felt more alive. One of the things that made the Spider-Man 2 game great was that it felt somewhat like a real city. If you bumped into a pedestrian on the street, they actually acknowledged that a guy in red and blue tights just ran into them. You could also hear random people engaging in conversations with each other. In the Spider-Man 3 game, if you bump into pedestrians, they totally ignore you. Also, the characters have almost no personality. In the PS2 version of Spider-Man 3, this was actually one of the few things they did right. The pedestrians actually acknowledged that you were there and Spider-Man actually made the wisecracks that he is known for. Why couldn't they have done this with the next gen version as well? They could have used the same dialogue from the PS2 version of the game for the most part.
3. If Spider-Man was tougher and the villains were weaker. Don't get me wrong. I love a good challenge but when even a lowly mugger can K.O. Spidey with just a couple of punches yet Spider-Man must hit said mugger 20 times to beat him, you know something's not right. Kraven the Hunter was the worst though. Every time he hit you, you lost a huge chunk of health but you had to him him like, a billion times to defeat him. Making matters worse, he could dodge and block almost every attack you used on him. From start to finish it took me well over an hour to beat this guy because his health drained that slowly. I kid you not. It was not a fun fight. It was redundant and boring. By the way, Spider-Man was wearing the black suit, which actually enhances his abilities. I hate to of fighting Kraven in the red and blue suit.