Spiderman: Friend or Foe | Great game for teaming up with the kids

Spiderman: Friend or Foe | not as bad as people say

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	Spiderman: Friend or Foe Xbox 360 \| Activision Inc., 2007 average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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Inspired by the Spider-Man film trilogy and the classic Spider-Man comics, Spider-Man: Friend or Foe challenges players to defeat and then join forces with notorious movie nemeses including Doc Ock, Green Goblin, Venom and Sandman, and embark on an epic quest to overcome a worldwide evil threat. Throughout the game's original story and thrilling battles, fans control Spider-Man and one of numerous Super Hero or Super Villain sidekicks and master unique fighting moves and styles while switching between characters to execute team combos and defeat foes. For the first time ever in a Spider-Man game, Spider-Man: Friend or Foe features a unique co-op mode in which a friend can join the game at any time and take control of Spider-Man's sidekick as they battle through the game side-by-side and replay favorite levels. Uncover a variety of hidden items scattered throughout the game which unlock collectables, powers and mini-games. ESRB Rated E10 for players aged 10 and up

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Great game for teaming up with the kids

If I was buying this game just for myself, I'd probably rate it lower. It's sort of a simpled down version of Marvel Alliance. Graphics, gameplay, and plot are all more cartoony. There are less characters, less stat tweaking, less control.

However from the perspective of a dad looking for some quality time with the 7 year old boy, it's a great game. It's simple enough that he can master it, but varied enough that I'm not bored with the gameplay. He's been particularly tickled with the variety of characters and enjoys trying out each new team mate and their powers as you unlock them.

Our 5 year old girl played it for a while and did have some fun, but eventually grew frustrated with it. Your mileage may vary, but that appears to be about the cut off.

Essentially you start off with Spiderman and a few sidekick characters. One person must play Spiderman, but you can select which sidekick to bring along with you for each mission. As you collect coins, you can buy upgrades to the character's powers and stats. In each zone (made up of 4 missions), you can unlock one or two new sidekicks. Each mission takes about 20-30 minutes to complete.

If you've got younger kids, you enjoyed the Lego Star Wars games, or Marvel Alliance, this game is probably a good choice.

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not as bad as people say

I got this game for [...]and I gotta say it was a lot better then the reviews I looked at. you start off as spiderman and you beat different bad guys. after you beat one then they join you. I felt the game was well orginized. You are asked to find certain things in the game and I felt they were placed well and you could find them relativly easy. One thing I hate the most about the "find the fill in the blank" on any game is how hard they are to find. This game was not that way. It was also an easy game to get into and learn right from the start. It was very refreashing to go from a hard game to learn (like mass effect, or Halo) to something that was straight forward.

I would say that there are things that could have been annoying. One was the camara was hard to deal with. To make the game easer they took out the ability to move the camara by yourself so the game does it for you and sometimes you cant see what you want to see. the second is the length. If I had payed 20-60 on this game i would have felt cheated because it is short but for the price I got it I felt I got it for a steal. Also its rating for the age is right on. They say on the box for ages 6+. It is set for that age group so I would say if you are looking for a harder game that is longer this is not for you.

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Good Game for a kid

This game is incredibly fun if you are younger than say, eleven. And it is fun if you like to play games like these with a younger person. I have found that if you try and play a game in Co-op with a preteen that you need to be able to either adjust the difficulty or have it be a little easier to start with. This game fills that niche. Graphics are slanted more towards the younger side and the game is just right for a smaller game fan.

Good and Bad

First off this is not a game for those who have played Gears,Halo,Cod4 etc. This is a very linear not very new just a fun kid game for around 10 hours. I bought this game for 12.48, which to me is a reasonable price. After playing it, I would say this is good for around 10-20$, but beyond that its not worth it. The achievements are relatively easy I got 925. The game is extremely easy i failed one time, because i died fighting a boss one time. So basically if you see this is a bargain or if you have kids who like the Marvel series, then you should probably give this a shot.
Pros
legnth 10-14 not bad.
simple (nice to have a break from the harder games)
not soo violent(nice not to always play violent games too me)
achievements 925 easy ones. the other 75 are harder.

cons

repetitive
nothing new
graphics are nothing to write home about.

overall 7.0

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