I was a little surprised to walk into the Activision booth at New York Comic Con and see a giant banner for the Amazing Spider-Man game — considering it hadn’t been announced with any sort of official press release. But sure enough, Gerard Lehainy from Beenox and Doug Heder from Activision appeared on Saturday’s Marvel games panel to shed a little light on what the game will actually be.
To be fair, they did not shed much light, but what they did reveal will probably make gaming fans very happy. The game’s plot will take place after the events of the film (so it won’t just be retelling the movie story) and a major part of the new game will involve swinging through New York City — something fans have been hoping for since Treyarch’s Spider-Man 2, and something that Gerard said its “free-roaming emotion” left an impression on him when he played it. The whole team, he said, is eager to tap into that.
What’s more, new technology is being incorporated to increase the feeling of immersion for the player, but it’s not entirely clear what that technology is.
Not much else was revealed, though a teaser trailer was shown – and the crowd liked it so much they showed it twice. When it appears online — if! — I will post it on the site.
In non-Activision game news, Zen Studios revealed a great-looking X-Men table as part of their Marvel Pinball series, and Capcom’s Ultimate MvC3 lets you play as Galactus. Oh. My. God. It’s gonna be a good year for Marvel games.
