The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Videogame

  Hello everybody! This is my first post back, and I decided to do a review on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 videogame, as you can see in the title. Note: I will not give away the entire story-line, videogames will be the same gist as movies. 

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Video-Game

                 Alright,  The Amazing Spider-Man 2 starts out where The Amazing Spider-Man movie re-told the tale of Uncle Ben's death. Playing as Peter Parker, you are walking out of the corner store where you've just gotten your bottle of milk. 

            You hear a gunshot, and you run over to Uncle Ben, who is already dead.

            The game then fast-forwards to two years later, where the videogame takes place. Returning to his original and classic uniform, Spider-Man stands on top of one of the eagles where, for hardcore Spider-Man videogame players, we see that this is the same eagle Spider-Man stood upon in the first

Spider-Man game, featuring Tobey McGuire. Just a fun fact. 

              Anyway, Spider-Man overlooks the city, and says, mostly to himself, "Uncle Ben's killer is still out there. I have to find him. I'll never stop hunting Uncle Ben's killer." Or something along those lines. You ask me, kinda cheesy. 

              Okay, if you remember in The Amazing Spider-Man 2  movie, Spider-Man got himself involved in the Russian mob's business, where they were terrorizing Manhattan. This is barely mentioned in the film itself, when Peter and Gwen are seen together for the first time in the film at their High School Graduation Ceremony. 

               Now, the videogame expands upon that, and barely follows, let alone stays along the same lines, as the movie. So you can expect a completely different story line that is so loosely connected to the movie, that Gwen is not mentioned or even thought of once in the entire game! 

               Personally, this was a disappointment. Not saying that I would have wanted to witness

Gwen's death a second time, but saying that I think Gwen should have been featured in the game, since the movie really revolves around her death. 

                Anyways, at this point in the game, you are hunting Uncle Ben's killer, and instead you get caught up in a Russian mob skirmish. You beat the crap out of all of them, except for one, in order to interrogate him. 

               You find out some information that will help you with finding the killer, and aid you in your intervention of the Russian mob's constant fighting. Okay, all you really need to know is that yes, you do indeed intervene with the Russian gangs, and you meet Kraven along the way.
              Kraven teaches Spider-Man how to become a true hunter, and attempts to bring out the killing side to him. This fails however, and Spider-Man discovers that the true reason Kraven taught Spider-Man everything he knew, is that Kraven wanted a worthy opponent to fight him. 
               Along with Kraven, you must fight Electro, and the story line leading to Electro's boss fight is completely off, since you fight Kingpin before Electro. And then after Electro, you fight Carnage, then after Carnage, you fight the Green Goblin/Hobgoblin. 
               With Kingpin, he becomes involved when he makes a contract with Harry and Oscorp Industries to help protect Manhattan from the Russian mob threat. This poses a new threat alongside the villians already mentioned. The Kingpin's company is called Trask, and the Task Force is assigned into protecting Manhattan from vigilantes and thugs. Which, includes Spidey. 
               Then you also have the opportunity to play as Peter in a few other scenarios, but overall, you are suited up as Spidey for the majority of the game. 
Details (small ones, like gaming mechanics): 
Web Swinging Rating: 9.5 out of 10- interesting, fun, and a real joy to be able to use both triggers to enable a sense of actually swinging between skyscrapers.
Web shooter mechanics (i.e. web shooting, web grappling, special moves, silent takedowns, web yoyo, etc.):  7.75 out of 10- very cool, fun, but repetitive. at first, interesting to experience the different types of takedowns and the limited variety, but overall, a good usage. in order to get an even better experience that could bump that rating up to an 8, possibly an 8.25... UPGRADES! upgrade as much as you can. it'll pay off, i promise you that
Overall Rating: 7.75 out of 10- now, i try to be as honest as i can in all of my reviewing, and this is my honest opinion: this is definitely not the best Spider-Man game made ever. but, it is one to take a look into. i didn't even mention the hero or menace system, but that was pretty neat. so yes, i am being as generous, but as honest, as i can possibly be with this videogame. i honestly thought it was going to turn out better, but hey, it's Spider-Man, right? who doesn't love a Spider-Man game?

               

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                               "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game wallpaper"
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Drawing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi guyz! I just finished a self portrait, and I plan on adding color to it digitally later. I cant do that until I can get my bamboo tablet working, so utill then, here the penciled version.

Awesome Campfire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went camping with my family a few weeks ago and this was one of the fires that we had.

I'M BACK!!!

Hi guys, It's Maddy. I know I haven't been on here in almost forever, and wanted to introduce myself again. I'm Nate'z little sister, and I just joined back in the blog. I'm going to help Nate, Colin and, Emmaus post cool picz, drawingz, and videoz. I welcome you all, to me, Maddy G.  Hope you like me.

Happy Birthdy to Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday is my 15th birthday! however, I celebrated it today. At this very moment, I'm using a new bluetooth keyboard that my parents got for me. I'm using it with my phone, so im basically using a computer keyboard for my smart phone. It's amazing! I'd also like to ay happy birthday to anyone that has a birthday soon, or one that happened recently. Also, I want to congratulate eveyone for completing yet nother school year.

Drawingz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

More chalk drawingz!

Drawing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did this with just chalk, water, napkins, and my handz!

Surry!

Sorry that there hasn't been any postz lately. I was in Viginia, Mariland, and Georgia, so I haven't had much time to post. I went to Virginia to compete in a music compition with my school orchestra. We competed in a tournament called Music in the Park. We took second in that, and then we went to Bush Gardens, and also played at the War World II Memorial. The week after that trip, my family and I drove from Buffalo all the way to Georgia. When we got there, we jumped on a ferry , and rode to Sapelo Island.  After spending four nightz there, we hopped on the ferry again, and then drove to Atlanta. We were staying over at my dad'z friend'z house. Hen we left thee, and visited the Work of Coke mueseme. But when we ere there, Maddy got sick. She started throwing up, so we had to stay at my aunts house for two extra days. Maddy'z felling better now, and I am finally posting again. I know that Ithee are more than 1600 pageviwz, which meanz that we reached our goal of 1500 pageviewz. This also means that I owe you guys something big. I believe that I have taken about 200 pictures while on my trips, so I will post all of those as soon as I can. While I'm here, I would also like to wish every mother a Happy Mother'z Day! For all of the people that are reading this, make sure to say thanks for everything that your momz have done for you. Its her day on Sunday, so make it about her. Thankz!

Awesomeness!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got a picture of Emmaus's bo...
That was the first time, and probably the last that I will witness a weopon getting snapped in half dutlring a performance... 
Its just awesome...
I will not allow Emmaus to use my bo from now on...

Emmaus...

At his black belt training, Emmaus broke his bo staff during his form. His face was priceless, and hilarious! I'll try to get a pic later. For now though, I just want to say this,
#Emmaus's Bo.     (Not Really)

Almost There...

We've almost made it to 1500 pageviewz! Since we never got around to doing something big or the 1000, I've decided to do something extremely awesome for 15000! I know I haven't posted lately, and I'm sorry for that... especially because I said that I would post more often ...
I will try to post more, and be there to run Epic'z Picz. One more thing, I need something to call you guys that view the site. I you guys come up with any good ideas, comment down below, or contact us through one of the options in the Contact Us page.

Batman: Arkham City- Episode I Intro

            "Batman: Arkham Asylum set a high bar, but Arkham City jumped over it then grappled onto the largest building in Gotham and kept swinging. Arkham City's puzzle-filled open world, diverse mission structure, and rich combat system made this not only the best Batman game to date, but also the best licensed video game, period." - Ben Reeves, Game Informer Magazine Issue 241, "BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS"



             Well, Mr. Reeves, you sure said everything about Batman: Arkham City in a nutshell. Couldn't have said it better myself.

             +Nuked Dew  will cover the first part of Arkham City, going over your encounter with Two-Face, and your first little chat with Joker. WON'TCHA +Nuked Dew ?!!

For +Nate AG 


Or maybe I'll do the first part... dunno

Batman: Arkham City Mini-seriez

           Hey guyz, just wanted to point ya to my blog for a quick moment.
           Me and one o' my own friends are doin' an Arkham Mini-seriez, covering as much of the game as we can, and well, hope you'll stay tuned!






Batman: Arkham City- Joker

http://pieceofcake3.blogspot.com/

Don't worry, we'll be posting the mini-series on Epic'z Picz too. 

New Member!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would like to welcome our newest member, Emmaus! He has joined my blog, and I am planning to join his. I'm would like to give him his own page for movie/game reviewz. And I would also like to inform him on the fact the he has to post in an actual color, not black. I am looking forward to posting with him, and making the blog better with every new member. 

Welcome, Emmaus, to Epic'z Picz!

Drawing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NEW MEMBER IN DA HOUSE!!

        Alright guyz, I'm the new member to Epic'z Picz, and I am so excited to be apart of the family!
        Thankz Nate for allowing me to join your team, and I am looking forward to posting some Epic stuffz. Thankz again!

New Member????????????????

Through out my blogging timez, there has been one person, that has been the most supportive reader of Epic'z Picz. He is our only follower, and the only person to ever comment on this blog. That person is my personal friend of Emmaus Nakagawa, and I am sorry if I spelled your name wrong. Now, I am posting twice today because I noticed that he was advertising Epic'z Picz on his Google+ account. For that I am thanking him for his help. Now I am returning the favor. Emmaus also has a blog, Piece of Cake. I want you guyz to visit the link down below to his site, also on blogger. I would like to invite him to join the Epic'z Picz team, and become an Epic'z poster!

Piece of Cake

If you read this post, Emmaus, I want to talk to you, so email me, or give me a call. As for the rest of you, if you ever want to talk to me, you can comment, email me at nateag099@gmail.com

More Postz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi guyz, I would like to once again say happy holidayz, and also that there will most likely be more posts from me and/or Epic'z Picz. This is because I just got a new laptop, which will help with the posting. I also got a 4G smart phone, which, along with tablet, will participate in mobile posting. If you got something cool over the holidayz, comment about it! Oh, and don't forget to vote about an Epic'z Picz calendar for the new year in the poll to the left.

50 Postz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here at Epic'z Picz, we are proud to say that we have posted a total of 50 postz! Not counting this one though. The last post about the holidayz was the official fiftieth post. Well, once again, happy holidayz, and thank you for your support through out all 50 ofmour postz!

Happy Holidayz!!!!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas (and/or other holidayz),and happy New Year!

Apologiez!!!!!!!!!!!!

Herro EP fanz! I apologize becase of the lack of posts. I wanted to wait for people to vote, but only one person did. So if you have any ideaz on what to do for the 1000 pageviewz, comment on the blog. Also I am thinking of making an Epic'z Picz calander. I wil put up a poll for you to vote on it. Hopefully this time you guyz will actually vote. So anywayz, I have been working on this drawing for a while now. Hope you like it!

If you remember one of my past postz, I was talking about the show Legend of Korra. This is a drawing of the chief of police, Lin Beifong. She was the daughter of Toph from the original series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. I am planneing on doing an huge drawing of photoshopped individual drawingz of all of the main characters in the storyline.

We Need all za Votez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To follow up on the last post, I have set up a poll regarding the 1000 pageviewz. The poll does expire, so make sure to get your votez in.  If you think you have a better idea for the 1000 pageviewz, select other, type in your idea, and submit. If you are going to vote, pleaze get them in by next Friday, because that is when the poll expirez.  Pleaze hurry!

Pollz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have found a good way to insert a poll on Epic'z Picz. I used a website called polldaddy.com. Using this site, I have added a poll about what we should do for the 1,000 pageviewz. Vote what you think in the sidebar to the left.

Wags!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Colin knowz that my favorite animal is the wolf. To pull a joke, I put in the wolf gadget below the social media sharing.

Za Facebookz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have finally gotten an account on Facebook, so I have decided to put in a Share It, as well as a +1 gadget for you guyz. Well on the topic of social media, I would like to thank our very first follower. He' z a friend of mine, and I take Tae Kwon-Do with him. He'll have a black belt in March next year, and so will Maddy. His name is Emmaus, and I appreciate that he would follow Epic'z Picz.

Over 1000!!!!!!!!!!

Today when I checked Epic'z Picz, I saw that we had 1035. Like I said before, for every 500 pageviewz, The Epic'z Picz team will do something special. And now we have reached another 500! This time is extra special beacause we achieved 1K pageviewz! We will decide soon who will do something amazing for the achievement.

Oh No!!!!!!!!!!!! =(

On October 21, 2013, another school shooting occurred. In Sparks Middle School, Nevada, a teacher was shot and killed by a student. Micheal Lansberry died protecting his studentz, and saving their livez. One of the studentz was interviewed, and described what had happened. He said that he had heard gun shotz, and found himself with a gun pointed at his chest. The only reason he had survived was because Mr. Lansberry had stepped in front of the student, putting himself between a harmless kid, and a bullet. Lansberry was shot, and killed by the rouge student. The dangerous teen carried a semi-automatic handgun, and had also shot two students, one in the abdomen, and the other through the shouder. Both are expected to recover from the woundz. 

The Epic'z Picz team sendz out it's respect, admiration, and remorse for the loss of Mike Lansberry, and all of the studentz from Sparks Middle School.