Spider-Man 3 (video game)

A shot of Spider-Man in his black suit, created by the alien symbiote.

The most conspicuous difference in these versions is where the player cannot alternate between suits at will, but alternate between suits in progressing through the story. The upgrade system is different compared to earlier titles as well. Upgrades will be unlocked only as the players progress and cannot be purchased. Collectibles can be found in the form of tokens, which are scattered everywhere throughout the city, from skyscrapers to the subway tunnels. Once all the story missions are completed, they are given a New Game + option. This allows to replay all story missions in the black suit only. The players can switch between suits via the pause menu. Spider-Man 3 is the first Spider-Man title to introduce quick-time events, a mechanic where the players have to follow the corresponding controls on-screen to progress. Like many other PC games, the PC version can be modified, although very few mods for this game have been produced. Scorpion, Rhino, and Kingpin are exclusive villains to this version.

The player is also granted temporary access to play as New Goblin during the final mission in the game in a boss fight against Sandman, until he became a full playable character exclusive to PlayStation 3's Collectors Edition of the game, then as downloadable content for both PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. In the PC version's modifications, New Goblin's free roam gameplay is similar to his PlayStation Network/Xbox Live's downloadable content counterpart, such as having no story missions, except it has no challenge missions.

Outside of PC modifications, in all three versions, Peter Parker is also playable through a glitch, but some of his abilities are lost due to some of the glitch's bugs, although this can be avoided by completing a certain side mission.

The versions developed by Vicarious Visions differ from the versions developed by Treyarch, most notably the recycled cutscenes and similar story missions, as well as the open-world hub and challenges. In the PlayStation 2 and Wii versions, the black suit can be put on at will, although there is a cooldown period after using it, instead of a health cost. The black suit will enhance the player's attacks and health, but if the player uses it for too long, Spider-Man can be permanently corrupted by the black suit, leading to a non-standard game over. To free Spider-Man from the black suit, the player must perform a series of quick-time events to turn him back to normal.[1] Much like Spider-Man 2, there is an upgrade system, where the players can purchase unlocked upgrades through progressing. Upgrades are purchased with Hero Points. These points earned by completing the main story missions or the side missions. The black suit cannot be upgraded. Like other Spider-Man titles, there are side missions that can appear at random. These missions can range from muggings to delivering items such as fruit pies. The side missions however are activated through a radio transmission which gives the option of doing the mentioned mission or not. Much like the next-gen versions, there is a crime wave mechanic, where on the overhead map displays the gangs throughout the city. To lower the crime wave, the players must complete combat tours where they have to complete tasks similar to the side missions of the game. As the players progress the combat tours, the gangs will lose control, giving the NYPD an advantage. If however, they ignore the combat tours the gangs will take over more parts of the city as well as other gangs. This will affect the open-world hub with a new environmental mechanic. Similar to Spider-Man 2 and Ultimate Spider-Man, there are collectibles, the Meteorites and Spider Emblems, scattered throughout the city. Spider Emblems can only be found when completing the story missions. Finding them all unlocks the black suit. The Combat System is much more similar to Ultimate Spider-Man than Spider-Man 2, such as lacking of mid-air combos from the latter.

The primary features for the Wii version are motion controls. By flicking the Wii Remote & Nunchuck, the player can perform various actions such as combat, and one of Spider-Man's trademark abilities, web swinging. There are also certain mini-games tailored to the motion controls. This can range from disarming a bomb, to completing quick time events. The PlayStation Portable version is a full-on port of the PlayStation 2 version with an extra feature exclusive to the version known as "Conquest Mode". Conquest Mode is an extra mode where the player has only a very limited amount of time to traverse the city and complete challenges such as combat tours, delivering items, and protecting civilians. The more challenges are completed, the more "hero points" the player earns. Once time has elapsed, the score is calculated and the most recent save is loaded; the mission can be replayed any time to get a higher score. Conquest Mode can be exited with a visit to the Daily Bugle building in order to return to the main game. Conquest Mode can be accessed via the title screen or Scrapbook.

The Game Boy Advance version is a side-scrolling action game. While the characters are seen as 2.5D, everything else is 2D. It exacts the storyline of the film. A map is used to enter levels. The question bubbles during levels give hints.

The Nintendo DS version and the Game Boy Advance version differ, but is side-scrolling and completely 2.5D. It uses the Touch Screen to execute most attacks. In this version, players can put on the black suit at will, and it can only help them, but that suit will be disabled if Spider-Man's health is too low. This version supports wireless multiplayer.

About a year after the events of the previous game, Spider-Man stops a new gang, the H-Bombers, from blowing up the Carlyle building. The next day, Peter Parker narrates: "Just another day in the life of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Lately, things have been going my way. I got the girl, and New York finally likes me. Not that there aren't problems: There is this new guy Eddie Brock at the Daily Bugle, and he is really starting to get on my nerves. Harry, my best friend, won't talk to me. On top of that, new gangs have been dividing up the city. Still, it's nothing I can't handle. One weird thing, there hasn't been any big supervillain around since Doc Ock. I have this bad feeling that the sky is gonna fall or something, and soon..."

Besides his job for the Daily Bugle, where he receives several assignments from his boss, J. Jonah Jameson, such as having to photograph some lizard people spotted across the city, Spider-Man must face three new gangs terrorizing the city: the Apocalypse, Arsenic Candies, and Dragon Tails. He manages to foil their plans several times, and even defeats the Apocalypse's leader, while also dealing with the H-Bombers, who attempt to blow up the subway. After a long day of fighting crime, Spider-Man takes Mary Jane Watson, his girlfriend, on a thrill ride, stopping in Central Park to about Harry, who believes Peter murdered his father. As they talk, an alien symbiote inside a meteor crashes nearby and attaches itself to Peter's shoe, while Harry enters his father's secret Goblin lair, donning his armor and gear and assuming the identity of "New Goblin". At the same time, Dr. Curt Connors makes experiments on himself with a lizard DNA serum, in the hopes of regrowing his right arm, only to transform into the Lizard. While investigating Connors' lab, Peter learns what happened, before being attacked by the Lizard. Pursuing him into the sewers, Spider-Man faces numerous other people infected by the Lizard, before finally facing him and foiling his plan to release the lizard people into the city, although the Lizard escapes deeper into the sewers. After returning to college, Peter is attacked by New Goblin, who wants to avenge his father's death. Peter defeats him, knocking him unconscious, and brings him to a hospital to recover. Elsewhere, an escaped convict named Flint Marko tries to escape from police and falls into a cockpit full of sand, where scientists are doing experiments on sand, one of which fuses Flint with the sand, turning him into Sandman.

The following day, Spider-Man once again foils the H-Bombers' plans, learning that their leader is businessman Luke Carlyle in the process, and helps Detective Jean DeWolfe investigate several arms deals and crooked cops in exchange for information on the H-Bombers. His conflict with the gang culminates with an attack on the Daily Bugle, where Spider-Man saves a kidnapped Jameson and destroys the Bombers' helicopter, although Carlyle manages to escape. At the same time, Spider-Man investigates science corporation MechaBioCon (MBC) to learn about its connection with Mac Gargan/Scorpion (whom Spider-Man already encountered three years prior), after witnessing him freeing Rhino from a police van (whom Spider-Man also fought one year ago). He soon learns that Gargan sought the help of head scientist Dr. Stillwell to remove his armor, only for Stillwell to place him under her control and assign him to various illegal missions for MBC. Spider-Man eventually saves Scorpion, who gets mind-controlled into attacking him, but nonetheless defeats him and destroys the mind-controlling device, freeing Gargan and earning his gratefulness.

Returning home, Peter falls asleep, during which the symbiote envelops his body, leading to a brand new black Spider-Man suit, which increases his powers to new levels, but also his aggressivity. He then spots Sandman robbing a bank and pursues him to the subway, defeating him. However, the symbiote causes him to violently flush Sandman away, seemingly killing him. The next day, both Peter and Eddie Brock receive the same assignment: catch Spider-Man robbing something, and the one who does it first gets a promotion. Brock attempts to cheat by paying someone to pose as Spider-Man, but the real Spider-Man arrives to foil his plan, punching Brock in the face, who then swears revenge against both Spider-Man and Peter.

Spider-Man returns to the sewers in his search for the Lizard and fights Kraven the Hunter, who is trying to hunt the Lizard. As Spider-Man defeats Kraven, who escapes, his partner Calypso uses her magic to transform the Lizard into a giant monster, dubbed "Mega-Lizard". Spider-Man defeats Mega-Lizard, restoring it back into Connors, but he does this in such a violent manner that he becomes concerned about the black suit. Later, Spider-Man foils both the Arsenic Candies and Dragon Tails' plans, while also defeating their respective leaders. He then receives an assignment to take photos of the police's speech about the gangs' defeat at the courthouse, only to witness Kingpin releasing the three gang leaders and making off with them, in order to unite the gangs in an attempt to kill Spider-Man. That evening, Spider-Man goes to face Kingpin at his lair, defeating both him and the gang leaders. However, the symbiote makes him very aggressive once again and he throws Kingpin off a window, seemingly killing him.

Later that night, after a horrible date with Mary Jane, where the symbiote makes Peter very aggressive, she decides to call off the relationship. Saddened, Spider-Man realizes the negative influence the symbiote has on his behavior and goes to a church, where he removes it using the bell's sonic vibrations. However, the symbiote attaches to Brock instead, who followed Peter and watched him unmask himself, turning him into Venom.

Back to his senses, Spider-Man helps both a recovered Connors restore all the remaining lizard people back to normal, and Scorpion to exact revenge on MBC, with the pair defeating Rhino and confronting Stillwell, whom Gargan almost kills, before realizing that he'll never be normal again and leaving. Meanwhile, Venom finds a still-alive Sandman and blackmails him into working together to kill Spider-Man; otherwise, he will kill his daughter Penny. Sandman reluctantly agrees, and helps Venom kidnap Mary Jane to lure Spider-Man at a construction site, where the pair fight him. Seeing the news, Harry learns that his friends are in danger and goes to help them as New Goblin. He takes Mary Jane to safety and defeats Sandman, before being seemingly killed by Venom. Spider-Man and Venom then engage in a final fight, with Spider-Man gaining the upper hand using sonic vibration, leading to Venom getting impaled on some steel bars and dying.

Afterwards, Peter mends his relationship with Mary Jane and Sandman, still alive, is reunited with Penny, who has been rescued by police. He thanks and apologizes to Spider-Man, before leaving with his daughter. The next day, Spider-Man resumes his neverending battle against crime, stating that the only way to honor and remember those he loves is by never giving up being Spider-Man.[2][3]

About a year after the events of the previous game, Spider-Man stops a new gang, the H-Bombers, from blowing up the Carlyle building. The next day, Peter Parker narrates: "Just another day in the life of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Lately, things have been going my way. I got the girl, and New York finally likes me. Not that there aren't problems: There is this new guy Eddie Brock at the Daily Bugle, and he is really starting to get on my nerves. Harry, my best friend, won't talk to me. On top of that, new gangs have been dividing up the city. Still, it's nothing I can't handle. One weird thing, there hasn't been any big supervillain around since Doc Ock. I have this bad feeling that the sky is gonna fall or something, and soon..."

Spider-Man tries balancing his superhero and civilian lives, including his job for the Daily Bugle and relationship with Mary Jane Watson. One day, after talking with his boss, J. Jonah Jameson, about Spider-Man's role as the protector of New York, Spider-Man foils the H-Bombers' attempt to destroy some of the Daily Bugle's assets. He then receives an assignment to photograph some lizard people spotted in Central Park, which he also defeats, saving some civilians they were trying to kidnap. That night, Peter takes Mary Jane on a thrill ride, stopping in Central Park to about Harry, who believes Peter murdered his father. As they talk, an alien symbiote inside a meteor crashes nearby and attaches itself to Peter's shoe, while Harry enters his father's secret Goblin lair, donning his armor and gear and assuming the identity of "New Goblin". After taking Mary Jane home, Peter is attacked by New Goblin, who wants to avenge his father's death. Peter defeats him, knocking him unconscious, and brings him to a hospital to recover. Elsewhere, an escaped convict named Flint Marko tries to escape from police and falls into a cockpit full of sand, where scientists are doing experiments on sand, one of which fuses Flint with the sand, turning him into Sandman.

After a long day of fighting crime, Peter returns home and falls asleep, during which the symbiote envelops his body, leading to a brand newblack Spider-Man suit, which increases his powers, but also his aggressivity. After trying out the new suit in a fight against some gang members, he comes to conclude that it tires him very quickly and decides to use it only in emergency cases (although he is able to switch between it and the classic red and blue suit at any time). The following day, Spider-Man foils the H-Bombers' attack on the Daily Bugle, saving a kidnapped Jameson and defeating their leader, revealed to be businessman Luke Carlyle, thus ending the threat of the H-Bombers.

Later that night, Spider-Man investigates the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his college science teacher, who has been reported missing for the past few days, and learns that he has been doing experiments on himself with a lizard DNA serum in the hopes of regrowing his right arm, only to transform into the Lizard. He is then attacked by the Lizard, but pursues him through the city and then the sewers. There, Spider-Man faces numerous other people infected by the Lizard, as well as hunters working for Kraven the Hunter, who is hunting the Lizard. He eventually faces the Lizard and foils his plan to release the lizard people into the city, but he escapes deeper into the sewers. Spider-Man later tracks down both Kraven and the Lizard, defeating the former, before discovering that Connors, who was stabbed by Kraven and restored to normal, injected himself with a more powerful serum that turns him into a giant monster, dubbed "Mega-Lizard". Spider-Man defeats Mega-Lizard, restoring it back into Connors, but he does this in such a violent manner that he becomes concerned about the black suit. After Connors recovers, Spider-Man visits him to ask for his help in analyzing a piece of the symbiote suit, which he agrees to do, as Spider-Man saved his life.

Spider-Man soon receives a new assignment from Jameson to photograph a vampire rumored to be attacking the people near Empire State University. He takes a photo of the vampire after he attacks him, and later defeats him, after unsuccessfully trying to analyze the symbiote on his own. Bringing the vampire to Connors' lab, Spider-Man learns from him that the vampire is Dr. Michael Morbius, a worldwide renowned biochemist, before Morbius reveals that his wife Shriek was responsible for his transformation. Spider-Man confronts Shriek as she and her gang, the Waste Tribe, attempt to control the people of New York with an obelisk, which he destroys, although Shriek escapes. After tracking her down to a warehouse, Spider-Man brings Morbius there. Shriek uses her powers to cure her husband, but then mind-controls him into attacking Spider-Man. He defeats Morbius, before learning that Shriek's power come from a symbiote similar to his, and uses the black suit to defeat Shriek. She then uses her last powers to cure Morbius of vampirism, at the expense of her being left in a coma. Spider-Man brings the unconscious Shriek to Connors' lab, where the latter and Morbius remain to look after her.

The next day, Peter and Eddie Brock are given the same assignment: expose Spider-Man as a menace, and the one who does it first gets a promotion. Brock attempts to cheat by posing as Spider-Man and committing crimes, but the real Spider-Man beats and exposes him, leading to him being fired and swearing revenge against both Spider-Man and Peter. Later, Peter decides to stop wearing the black suit for a while after overhearing two cops planning to issue a manhunt for him. Just then, he witnesses Sandman robbing an armored van and pursues him to the subway, defeating him using the black suit. However, the symbiote causes him to violently flush Sandman away, seemingly killing him.Later that night, after a horrible date with Mary Jane, where the symbiote makes Peter very aggressive, she decides to call off the relationship. Saddened, Spider-Man realizes the negative influence the symbiote has on his behavior and goes to a church, where he removes it using the bell's sonic vibrations. However, the symbiote attaches to Brock instead, who followed Peter and watched him unmask himself, turning him into Venom.

Venom soon finds a still-alive Sandman and blackmails him into working together to kill Spider-Man; otherwise, he will kill his daughter Penny. Sandman reluctantly agrees, and helps Venom kidnap Mary Jane to lure Spider-Man at a construction site, where the pair fight him. Seeing the news, Harry learns that his friends are in danger and goes to help them as New Goblin. He takes Mary Jane and Penny to safety and helps Spider-Man defeat Sandman, before being seemingly killed by Venom. Spider-Man and Venom then engage in a final fight, with Spider-Man gaining the upper hand using sonic vibration, causing the symbiote to leave Brock's body, who seemingly dies, and slither away.

Afterwards, Peter mends his relationship with Mary Jane and Sandman, still alive, is reunited with Penny, who has been rescued by police. He thanks and apologizes to Spider-Man, before leaving with his daughter. The next day, Spider-Man resumes his neverending battle against crime, stating that the only way to honor and remember those he loves is by never giving up being Spider-Man.

Set about a year after the events of the previous game, the game begins with Spider-Man web-swinging through the city, when he spots a building on fire. After enters the building and defusing a bomb that has been planted there, Spider-Man finds New Goblin flying around, and defeats him, knowing that it is his friend, Harry Osborn. Afterward, he retreats to save some civilians who are trapped in a building.

After rescuing them, Spider-Man encounters Sandman and, knowing that he cannot defeat him, flees to his home, where the alien symbiote takes over his body. Spider-Man wakes up with the symbiote black suit on and decides to use it to his advantage, before learning of two new problems: Electro has kidnapped the Senator, and The Mad Bomber has planted explosives throughout the city. After foiling their plans and defeating both of them, Spider-Man swings off to find Sandman and gives chase, eventually defeating him by violently opening a door that releases a large amount of water, which washes Sandman away, seemingly killing him.

Realizing that the symbiote's influence is starting to corrupt his mind, Spider-Man tries to remove it and eventually succeeds, with the help of some sonic vibrations. However, the symbiote attaches to Eddie Brock instead, who desires revenge against both Peter Parker and Spider-Man, turning him into Venom. Spider-Man is later attacked by both Venom and Sandman, who is still alive and now has quicksand powers at his usage. After defeating Sandman, Spider-Man and Venom engage in a final battle, until Venom falls off the building and seemingly dies. Spider-Man proceeds to call for medical attention for Brock, as the symbiote slithers away and escapes into the night, ending the game with a final screenshot reading "The End?".