E3 2005: Ultimate Spider-Man E3 Fact Sheet @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on May 18, 2005

News: Get the facts on the next Spider-adventure.

here are the facts on the next Spider-Man title, Ultimate Spider-Man. For some reason Activision has gone out of their way to refer to Venom as "the super-villain". I've helpfully filled in Mr. Eddie Brock's evil alterego when needed:

Play both sides as Ultimate Spider-Man allows players to take on the role of Spider-Man AND a super-villain (Venom) in an original storyline.

Dive into an immersive adventure as you experience a living comic-book illustrated with 3D Comic Inking Technology. The game's expanded, free-roaming environments deliver a deep adventure with a variety of challenging missions, diverse game play and an improved combat system that allows players to face off against the largest number of characters from the Spider-Man universe ever assembled in one video game.

Features

Play as Spider-Man AND a super-villain (Venom) in an original storyline

For the first time in a Spider-Man game, gamers get to play both sides as they triumph over evil as Spider-Man AND assume the role of the super-villain (Venom) and destroy everything in their path.

The two distinct combat systems allow players to defeat enemies differently, using Spider-Man's fluid, acrobatic moves or the super-villain's (Venom) brute force.

Experience a living comic book with the innovative 3D comic inking technology

Unique animated comic book panels move the story along

Move through a detailed environment and sense danger from multiple perspectives

Deepest Spider-Man game ever

Expanded free-roaming environment including the addition of Queens

Enhanced combat system lets players use the environment to pull off exciting new moves

More Spider-Man universe characters than ever before.

The most authentic Spider-Man experience to date.

Penned and illustrated by the Comic Book makers - Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley

All-new Spider-Man story is revealed as the game picks up where the comic book left off