Review: Spider-Man: Total Mayhem - Does Whatever A Spider Can
by Staff Writer
September 7, 2010
Overview
Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can, and now he is winging in to the App Store. Gameloft brings the comic book style to Spider-Man: Total Mayhem. Battle enemies, spin webs, and swing around the city as only Spider-Man can now on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Features
The game features 12 lengthy levels where you battle the regular scum of the city working your way up to the boss battles. The Triskelion facility has been blown up, and now six well known Spider-Man enemies are on the loose with Sandman, Rhino, Electro, Venom, Dr. Octopus, and Green Goblin. At your control is the ability to jump, attack, shoot a web, and spidey sense which appears when an enemy is about to attack.
The Good
The game truly puts the power of Spider-Man at your finger tips so you feel completely in control throughout the game. The game controls effortlessly so you can dish out massive damage in smooth as silk fashion that only Spider-Man could pull off. Whether you’re punching and kicking, shooting out webs, or swinging across the city the abilities flow through you with the wonderful game design.
The game really puts the action in an action adventure style with never a dull moment. Making it through the groups of regular enemies is plenty of fun to do with all kinds of actions while maintaining your combo. The boss battles though are the best aspect of the game as you face well-known enemies in very challenging matches.
Not only is it great to play, but also to see all the action commencing on screen all in 3D glory. Spider-Man flings out all the kicks and punches at high speeds, and then there are four web combos where he grabs enemies and slams them into the ground or spins them around. There are different soundtracks for each level which are all action packed just like the game.
The Bad
There isn’t much to complain about this game as it’s easily Gameloft’s best effort to date. This game is the first Gameloft game to actually have that extra spirit, rather than just going through the motions like usual Gameloft games. The boss battles are a little tedious as you have to do one type of strategy over and over rather than a full on fight.
The Verdict
Spider-Man: Total Mayhem is Gameloft’s best effort to date, and one of the best iPhone games overall, pushing the bounds of what you think the device is capable of. The game is exceptionally well designed in every regard, and there is really nothing to complain about. If you’re even remotely a fan of Spider-Man you will thoroughly enjoy every minute of the game which is quite lengthy.
Spider-Man: Total Mayhem is a must buy for $6.99 that will give you all the power of Spider-Man on a mobile device.
