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I bought this game for my son's 4th birthday. He loved watching me play the demo, but I was so tired of the same level over and over again I bit the bullet to get the whole game. To my surprise when we put the game in he insisted on playing because it was his game. He'd never used the controller before but after 15 minutes he had the general idea. He passed the first level and unlocked 25 gamerscore in his first sitting. The bosses are little above his pay scale right now, but I just join with the other controller, help him out and jump back out. So the Spider-man: Friend or Foe is either a game that is really simple or my son is a really awesome. I tend to think a little of both. So I'd say the game is perfect for the right audience.
personally i rate this a good game for kids, in fact a great game for kids. My 3 and a half old loves spiderman and eventually caused me to download the demo from live. He loved that level so much I went ahead and got him the game and in true style he has flown right through it with me and loves it. We've had a great time playing together and you would be surprised what a child can learn from even a game. Little glitchy in some areas but solid good looking game, never got stuck anywhere or other annoying glitches. If your child likes spiderman they will love this game from my experience.
Personally, I am a comic book geek, so my review might be a little biased. Spider-Man: Friend or Foe puts you in the shoes (skintight foot coverings) of the Amazing Spider-Man. You have access to all of his web abilities from web grab to web shoot and stun. The abilities are all that you could ask for in a Spider-Man game, with several different powers to upgrade under each ability. For example, under the web shoot ability, you can unlock and upgrade the web bomb power, which shoots a massive web bomb to the closest targets and pops them all in the air for you to web grab them and slam them on the ground causing massive impact damage to everyone around. You can then wrap a guy up in webbing and beat him like a pinata or shoot web balls a him, or throw him off the ledge, whatever you wish, it can be done. You ALSO get to control a total of 13 of Spider-Man's friends and foes in this game, hence the title. These characters range from Silver Sable and Iron Fist to Sandman, Doc Ock, and yes, Venom. Each sidekick can be controlled whenever you feel necessary and each also has a few powers and upgrades to unlock. You do have the ability to execute a hero strike power up, which means that Spidey and whatever sidekick you choose, team together to perform a massive super attack that destroys everything in your path. Each sidekick has a different hero strike and the animations during them range from ok to downright awesome. The game is a straight brawler, meaning that you won't be doing much other than beating down bad guys and fighting the bosses. There is very little room to web swing in this game even though you still can, which is ok. As far as sound, graphics and presentation, I think it could use a little work on the graphics (which are cartoon block style), the sound (ok at best), but the presentation is pretty cool. You operate and upgrade everything from the safety of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier, which is cool, cuz you get to hang with Nick Fury. All in all, I think any young one, or fanboy like me will definitely enjoy playing this game, even though it sometimes does get a little repetitive. But seriously, you can't have a half-upgraded Sandman and expect to rock bad guys with him, so get the game, upgrade everyone and figure out for yourself, who's a Friend and who will always be a Foe. p.s. - the achievements (1000 points) in this game are incredibly easy to get, so if you play for achievements and you like Spider-Man, well case closed.Read full review
I collect Spider-Man everything, so I love it always. It was crazy expensive about 5 months ago and I’m glad to complete my Spider-Man video game collection. Thank you very much
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1st game I bought my son when he was 3yrs old. A great blast from the past.
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