The trailer for Spidey’s latest outing has finally crawled (yes I’m full of bad spider puns) its way onto the Internets. Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions looks to be a dimension jumping game that blends four of the different Spider-Man universes. This trailer shows the standard Amazing universe and the more recent Noir universe. What’s interesting is that the two worlds employ two different graphical styles as well with the Amazing world getting a cel-shaded look while the Noir-verse features a more realistically rendered 3D environment. If all four worlds feature unique art-direction and style then my hat is already off to the developers for putting that level of care and time in on the aesthetic of the game. Let’s hope the gameplay was held to the same standard.
My main concern here is that the trailer really seems to focus more on the Noir world with only a few glimpses of the regular Amazing Spidey. While I understand that making super-heroes dark and gritty is all the rage these days, Spider-Man is not a character that operates best under those conditions. I hope what makes Spider-Man such a great character is not lost due to the following of a current pop culture trend.
The trailer also teases that two more will definitely be revealed, undoubtedly to ramp up the hype leading up to the game’s release which is supposed to be in September of this year. What will the next two dimensions be? Your guess is as good as mine. It could be Ultimate Spidey, Marvel Zombies Spidey, Spider-Man 2099…as long as it isn’t the God awful clone, which falls under the Amazing universe so I think we’re safe there. Anyway, let us know which version you want to see!