Spider-Man: Edge of Time | Nintendo Wii

About the Game

Spider-Man: Edge of Time is a follow-up to Shattered Dimensions , and similarly it has more than one Spider-Man takes a starring role. Here, it is the regular, classic "Amazing" Spider-Man, and Spider-Man 2099 – in a story awash in time travel, temporal battles, and Anti-Venom. The backbone of this story seems to play out more like a Spider-Man 2099 story, since he is the only character truly aware of the happenings in the game, and the changes that both Spider-Men encounter.

Story & Setting

Besides the regular story, there are a wide variety of bonus features. Other galleries and features include an action figure (character model) gallery, with history notes on the characters, a concept art gallery, a movie gallery (for the FMV's in the game), collected newspapers (with timeline altered headlines), and memos from Walker Sloan.

Gameplay & Core Systems

A new villain Walker Sloan enters the picture with a plan to rebuild the past (from the year 2099) in his image and design, which turns to affect both Spider-Men. From this point, chaos unfolds in typical comic-book fashion with gameplay evenly split between Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099, with every other level interwoven with the events of one Spidey to the other. The gameplay itself is a fairly typical arcade-style, comic book beat-em-up formula generally in line with modern beat-em-up games. There are large numbers of new moves to learn and purchase in the Upgrades menu, and several unique attacks and combos as each Spider-Man plays somewhat differently, and requires different strategies for their combat and use. For instance, Amazing Spider-Man plays a bit stronger and has wider-ranged distance attacks, whereas 2099 is all about speed.

Standout Features

• From the opening, things are bleak for Amazing Spider-Man who begins the game nearly dead, and 2099 is the only one who can help.
• Walker Sloan: A new villain Walker Sloan enters the picture with a plan to rebuild the past (from the year 2099) in his image and design, which turns to affect both Spider-Men.
• There are large numbers of new moves to learn and purchase in the Upgrades menu, and several unique attacks and combos as each Spider-Man plays somewhat differently, and requires different strategies for their combat and use.
• Golden Spiders: By collecting Golden Spiders, players can upgrade the health and defense attributes of the Spider-Men, and by collecting Portal Energy strewn about the levels, and from combat, players can upgrade the combat abilities of both characters.
• Both characters have a stamina bar which allows each to use a quick-evade move, or a variety of much more powerful combat techniques.
• Beyond this, there is an icon besides the life and stamina bars fills as players run through enemies during combat which allows them to use a power known as the Time Paradox, which freezes time and enemies in an area immediately surrounding either Spider-Man.
• Besides the regular story, there are a wide variety of bonus features.
• Other galleries and features include an action figure (character model) gallery, with history notes on the characters, a concept art gallery, a movie gallery (for the FMV's in the game), collected newspapers (with timeline altered headlines), and memos from Walker Sloan.

Modes & Ways to Play

The gameplay itself is a fairly typical arcade-style, comic book beat-em-up formula generally in line with modern beat-em-up games. Other galleries and features include an action figure (character model) gallery, with history notes on the characters, a concept art gallery, a movie gallery (for the FMV's in the game), collected newspapers (with timeline altered headlines), and memos from Walker Sloan.

Presentation & Atmosphere

Display support includes Widescreen (16 x 9), PAL 50Hz, and PAL 60Hz. Audio support includes Dolby Pro Logic II.