Spider Man (2000) Dreamcast Longplay

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Published on April 5, 2019 8:27:11 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t4decB-0SQ

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Spider-Man (2000)

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Activision's Spider-Man was initially released for the PlayStation, and a tightened-up N64 port followed in due order. While many third parties are starting to slowly distance themselves from Sega's Dreamcast, Activision has decided to release a Dreamcast port of the game as well. The result is altogether solid, if a bit no-frills. Textures have been cleaned up and solidified, and models have been fleshed out, but otherwise the game is essentially unchanged. This is, of course, good news to Dreamcast owners--Spider-Man was one of the best action games on any platform last year, and those without access to the previous versions are in for a treat.

Many aspects of the game's graphical presentation were optimized for the more-powerful Dreamcast hardware. As mentioned before, the models seem a bit more fleshed out and detailed. This is especially noticeable with Spider-Man himself, but many of the enemy and boss characters seem altogether more solid. Further, both the characters' skins and the environmental textures seem to have been reworked to varying degrees, and the effect is pleasing, especially to those who've played the game's earlier, more visually modest versions. The heavy texture warping found in the PlayStation version of Spider-Man is thankfully gone, as is the graphical haze that permeated the N64 version. Those new to the game, however, won't be wowed by any means--when compared to current-generation Dreamcast games, Spider-Man's graphics seem utilitarian. The game's various cutscenes remain amusing and well produced--they're smattered with a handful of FMV sequences, which are presumably meant to allow for cameos by the likes of the Human Torch, Daredevil, and the Punisher. The models in the in-game cutscenes have also been improved, and they look a good deal better than those in previous versions.

Fans of the long-running comic series and players in search of the ever-elusive novel game would do themselves a favor by checking out Spider-Man. The Dreamcast version of the game is definitely the best one yet, though there really isn't enough in it to warrant a new look from those who've played the previous versions. Dreamcast owners who haven't, though, are urged to check it out--Spidey is definitely in top form.