Pros & Cons
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- Great aesthetics.
- Unlockable skills keep the game fresh.
- Simple, yet rewarding action combat and exploration.
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- Internet connection required for play.
- Slowdown and frame-rate issues.
- IAP's are absurdly overpriced.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the latest movie tie-in from Gameloft, the company behind the recently released Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Players don the Spidey-suit as Peter Parker and web-sling their way through the streets of Manhattan while fighting thugs, hunting for collectibles, and taking down super-villains. Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($4.99) features fun combat, good in-game graphics, satisfying exploration and travel, and plenty of optional content and missions. Despite its strengths, The wall-crawler's latest iPhone outing suffers from slowdown, horrific in-app purchase pricing, obnoxious online requirements, and basic control issues. When The Amazing Spider-Man 2 cooperates, it makes for a fantastic diversion, but, unfortunately, that isn't always the case.
Exploring Your Friendly Neighborhood
When you're not in combat, the UI is relatively spartan, with only a mini-map and health bar at the top-left corner of the screen, as well as a jump icon at the lower right of the screen. Swiping the left or right moves the camera in that direction. An invisible D-pad in the lower left side of the screen lets players move Spider-Man around the environment.
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