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'''''Spider-Man Unlimited''''' is an [[endless runner]] video game for [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] [[iOS (Apple)|iOS]], [[Android OS]] and [[Windows Phone 8]]. It was developed and published by [[Gameloft]]. The game is based on the [[Marvel Comics]] character, [[Spider-Man]].
'''''Spider-Man Unlimited''''' is an [[endless runner]] video game for [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] [[iOS (Apple)|iOS]], [[Android OS]] and [[Windows Phone 8]]. It was developed and published by [[Gameloft]]. The game is based on the [[Marvel Comics]] character, [[Spider-Man]].


==Gameplay==
==Premise and gameplay==
''Spider-Man Unlimited'' is an endless runner game with various game modes. The main story mode is divided into chapters, or 'issues'. Each issue has five boss fights with multiple dimensional counterparts of a member of the [[Sinister Six]], and various side missions. Completion of missions enable the player to win experience points, and in-game currency.
''Spider-Man Unlimited'' is an endless runner game in which Spider-Man runs across New York rooftops as he dodges obstacles and defeat enemies.<ref name=poly>{{cite web | url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/10/22/7040855/spider-man-unlimited-play-this-now | title=Play This Now: Spider-Man Unlimited is an endless runner/crawler/swinger | author=McElroy, Justin | date=October 22, 2014 | work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] | publisher=[[Vox Media]] | accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref> Interspersed with the running portions of the game are sections where Spider-Man swings through the streets, climbs up the sides of buildings, and free-falls off from the buildings.<ref name=poly/>


In addition to the story mode, the game features an "unlimited" mode and special events where the player can compete against other players' scores and win rewards.
The main Story Mode follows this premise: [[Green Goblin]] assembled a [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|multiverse]] [[Sinister Six]] by a portal and plans to take over Spider-Man's dimension and is looking for a strange compound called ISO-8. [[S.H.I.E.L.D]] then uses the portal to bring [[alternative versions of Spider-Man]] to aide the battle. It is divided into chapters, or "issues"; each issue has five main missions which ends up with a boss fight, and various side missions.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} To access certain missions the character must have a certain level.<ref name=touch>{{cite web | url=http://toucharcade.com/2014/09/12/spider-man-unlimited-review/ | title='Spider-Man Unlimited' Review - The Amazing Ironically-Titled Spider-Game | author=Musgrave, Shaun | date=September 12, 2014 | publisher=TouchArcade | accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref> Completion of missions enable the player to win in-game currency—regular vials or more rare ISO-8—, and experience points to level up.<ref name=touch/>


To control the player characters, the player must swipe to shift lanes. There are also the added abilities to swing, wall crawl, free fall and dodge obstacles with the help of Spider-Sense. This game features a growing roster of different Spider Men and variants, including [[Scarlet Spider]], [[Spider-Man 2099]], and [[Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)]], and is continuously updated.
To get new a Spider-Man—which is a card<ref name=pocket>{{cite web | url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/Spider-Man+Unlimited/review.asp?c=61500 | title=Spider-Man Unlimited review - Android reviews | author=Willington, Peter | date=September 16, 2014 | work=[[Pocket Gamer]] | publisher=Steel Media | accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref>—one can use one's vials or ISO-8 to open portals to an alternate dimension and a randomly selected Spider-Man arrives.<ref name=poly/><ref name=touch/> By using vials one has a small chance of acquiring a rare Spidey, while ISO-8 ensures one.<ref name=touch/> Each card can be leveled up and has a level cap; one can sacrifice a card to level up other and with two of the same one can increase a card's level cap.<ref name=touch/><ref name=zebo>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamezebo.com/2014/09/12/spider-man-unlimited-review-whatever-spider-can/ | title=Spider-Man Unlimited Review: Does Whatever a Spider Can | author=Squires, Jim | date=September 12, 2014 | publisher=GameZebo | accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref> Each card has a multiplier that is increased once a level is upped and singular abilities.<ref name=touch/>


==Plot==
In addition to the Story Mode, the game features an endless Unlimited Mode and time-limited events where the player can compete against other players' scores and win rewards.<ref name=touch/><ref name=pocket/> The game has an energy system that gives the player five energy points at the start of the playing. It costs a point to go into a run in every mode, and it takes ten minutes to a point charge.<ref name=zebo/> Additionally, one can do extra missions in which a character or more characters become unavailable for a set amount of time and when they return they gain experience and vials.<ref name=touch/>
After Spider-Man defeated a figure known as the [[Alternative versions of the Green Goblin#Phil Urich|Gold Goblin]], [[Nick Fury in other media#Video games|Nick Fury]] tells him that the [[Green Goblin in other media|Green Goblin]] assembled a [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|multiverse]] Sinister Six by a portal and plans to take over Spider-Man's dimension. [[S.H.I.E.L.D]] then used the portal to bring [[alternative versions of Spider-Man]] to aide the battle. Spider-Man goes after the Goblin and his [[Alternative versions of the Green Goblin|alternative versions]] (Gold Goblin, [[Grey Goblin]], [[Menace (Marvel Comics)|Menace]], [[Alternative versions of the Green Goblin#House of M|House of M Goblin]]). After he defeated his arch-enemy's alternative versions, he fights various [[Vulture (comics)|Vultures]] (Classic Vulture, [[Vulture (comics)#Ultimate Marvel|Ultimate Vulture]], Red Vulture, Dark Vulture). [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]] and his alternatives versions (Classic Electro, [[Electro (Marvel Comics)#Ultimate Electro|Ultimate Electro]], Modern Electro, Pure Energy Electro), [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|Sandman]] and his alternate versions (Classic Sandman, Noir Sandman, Dark Sandman, and Pure Sand Sandman), and [[Doctor Octopus]] as well as the Sinister Soldiers (armored soldiers working for the Multiverse Sinister Six).


==Development and release==
==Development and release==
The game development was first announced through a press release on June 6, 2014 by [[Gameloft]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gameloft.com/corporate/press-room/press-release/?new=3263-Gameloft%20and%20Marvel%20Announce%20Spider-Man%20Unlimited,%20the%20First%203D%20Web-Runner%20for%20Smartphones%20&%20Tablets&actual_page=1&request=newscategory | title=Gameloft and Marvel Announce Spider-Man Unlimited, the First 3D Web-Runner for Smartphones & Tablets | date=June 6, 2014 | publisher=[[Gameloft]] | accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref> Later that month, during the [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]], an announcement trailer was exhibited,<ref name=an>{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/06/spider-man-unlimited-announced-for-mobile | title=Spider-Man Unlimited Announced for Mobile | author=Watts, Steve | date=June 6, 2014 | work=[[IGN]] | publisher=[[Ziff Davis Media]] | accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/20/5828134/spider-man-unlimited-trailer-e3-2014 | title=Spider-Man Unlimited trailer, E3 2014 | author=Farokhmanesh, Megan | date=June 20, 2014 | work=Polygon | publisher=Vox Media | accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref> and a second trailer was shown at the [[San Diego Comic-Con International]] in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.siliconera.com/2014/07/30/marvels-new-spider-man-game-for-smartphones-looks-pretty-cool/ | title=Marvel's New Spider-Man Game For Smartphones Looks Pretty Cool | date=July 30, 2014 | publisher=Siliconera | accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref> It was released on September 10, 2014, for [[iOS]], [[Android]] and [[Windows Phone]].<ref name=an/><ref name=meta/>
The game development was first announced through a press release on June 6, 2014 by [[Gameloft]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gameloft.com/corporate/press-room/press-release/?new=3263-Gameloft%20and%20Marvel%20Announce%20Spider-Man%20Unlimited,%20the%20First%203D%20Web-Runner%20for%20Smartphones%20&%20Tablets&actual_page=1&request=newscategory | title=Gameloft and Marvel Announce Spider-Man Unlimited, the First 3D Web-Runner for Smartphones & Tablets | date=June 6, 2014 | publisher=[[Gameloft]] | accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref> Later that month, during the [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]], an announcement trailer was exhibited,<ref name=an>{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/06/spider-man-unlimited-announced-for-mobile | title=Spider-Man Unlimited Announced for Mobile | author=Watts, Steve | date=June 6, 2014 | work=[[IGN]] | publisher=[[Ziff Davis Media]] | accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/20/5828134/spider-man-unlimited-trailer-e3-2014 | title=Spider-Man Unlimited trailer, E3 2014 | author=Farokhmanesh, Megan | date=June 20, 2014 | work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] | publisher=[[Vox Media]] | accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref> and a second trailer was shown at the [[San Diego Comic-Con International]] in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.siliconera.com/2014/07/30/marvels-new-spider-man-game-for-smartphones-looks-pretty-cool/ | title=Marvel's New Spider-Man Game For Smartphones Looks Pretty Cool | date=July 30, 2014 | publisher=Siliconera | accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref> It was released on September 10, 2014, for [[iOS]], [[Android]] and [[Windows Phone]].<ref name=an/><ref name=meta/>


===Updates===
===Updates===
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==Reception==
==Reception==
''Spider-Man Unlimited'' has received "generally favorable reviews", according to [[Metacritic]], which assigns a score of 79 out of 100 based on ten reviews.<ref name=meta>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/spider-man-unlimited | title=Spider-Man Unlimited for iPhone/iPad Reviews | work=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] | accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref> While felt "enamoured by" the game, Peter Willington of ''[[Pocket Gamer]]'' was critical of several aspects of it.<ref name=pocket/> Willington praised its controls, voice acting, sound effect and the "comic book feel" it has.<ref name=pocket/> He was critical of the energy system and of the Story Mode, which he argued had a "weak plot" and lacked character development.<ref name=pocket/> Jim Squires, writing for GameZebo, "is both how you do a runner right AND how you do a superhero game right."<ref name=zebo/> He said it has "a perfect mix of speed, humor, missions, and collectibles."<ref name=zebo/> The problems found by Squires were the level cap limit when one is using only a character, which will "grate" some players, and the energy system, which "ends up feeling a lot fairer in practice than it sounds on paper" because the time a run lasts.<ref name=zebo/> [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'s Justin McElroy praised its controls, the animation, varied environments, and highlighted the possibility of having collectible Spider-Men.<ref name=poly/> McElroy noted the energy system is a "microtransaction hook" but that it is easily surmountable without spending any real money.<ref name=poly/>
''Spider-Man Unlimited'' has received "generally favorable reviews", according to [[Metacritic]], which assigns a score of 79 out of 100 based on ten reviews.<ref name=meta>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/spider-man-unlimited | title=Spider-Man Unlimited for iPhone/iPad Reviews | work=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] | accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref>
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==References==
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Spider-Man Unlimited
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Developer(s)Gameloft
Publisher(s)Gameloft
Platform(s)iOS, Android OS, Windows Phone 8
ReleaseSeptember 11, 2014
Genre(s)Endless runner
Mode(s)Single-player

Spider-Man Unlimited is an endless runner video game for Apple iOS, Android OS and Windows Phone 8. It was developed and published by Gameloft. The game is based on the Marvel Comics character, Spider-Man.

Gameplay

Spider-Man Unlimited is an endless runner game with various game modes. The main story mode is divided into chapters, or 'issues'. Each issue has five boss fights with multiple dimensional counterparts of a member of the Sinister Six, and various side missions. Completion of missions enable the player to win experience points, and in-game currency.

In addition to the story mode, the game features an "unlimited" mode and special events where the player can compete against other players' scores and win rewards.

To control the player characters, the player must swipe to shift lanes. There are also the added abilities to swing, wall crawl, free fall and dodge obstacles with the help of Spider-Sense. This game features a growing roster of different Spider Men and variants, including Scarlet Spider, Spider-Man 2099, and Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), and is continuously updated.

Plot

After Spider-Man defeated a figure known as the Gold Goblin, Nick Fury tells him that the Green Goblin assembled a multiverse Sinister Six by a portal and plans to take over Spider-Man's dimension. S.H.I.E.L.D then used the portal to bring alternative versions of Spider-Man to aide the battle. Spider-Man goes after the Goblin and his alternative versions (Gold Goblin, Grey Goblin, Menace, House of M Goblin). After he defeated his arch-enemy's alternative versions, he fights various Vultures (Classic Vulture, Ultimate Vulture, Red Vulture, Dark Vulture). Electro and his alternatives versions (Classic Electro, Ultimate Electro, Modern Electro, Pure Energy Electro), Sandman and his alternate versions (Classic Sandman, Noir Sandman, Dark Sandman, and Pure Sand Sandman), and Doctor Octopus as well as the Sinister Soldiers (armored soldiers working for the Multiverse Sinister Six).

Development and release

The game development was first announced through a press release on June 6, 2014 by Gameloft.[1] Later that month, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo, an announcement trailer was exhibited,[2][3] and a second trailer was shown at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July.[4] It was released on September 10, 2014, for iOS, Android and Windows Phone.[2][5]

Updates

Gameloft released the first update to Spider-Man Unlimited in October 2014 and it added a fourth issue to the story mode with Sandman as the boss, a limited Halloween holiday event starring Jack O'Lantern, and Spider-Gwen and Spider-Girl as playable characters.[6] It also included a New York Highline enviroment[6] and bug fixes, and it was adapted to run on Windows Phone devices with 512 MB of RAM.[7]

A second update was released in December 2014; its main addition was the "Great Hunt" event, which features events to battle against the Inheritors members Karn and Morlun from the "Spider-Verse".[8][9][10] A snowy New York and 2099 New York environments, as well as special Winter Holiday Events against Hydro-Man were implemented.[8][9] It added eight new Spider-Men from the "Spider-Verse" including Ultimate Jessica Drew, Miles Morales, Silk, and Spider-UK.[8][9] A new costume of Spider-Woman also debuted on the game before its comics debut in March 2015.[11]

In February 2015, the third update featuring the "Spider-Verse" storyline added eight new characters including Anya Corazon, Earth X Spider-Man, and Spider-Punk.[12] The story mode was modified to accept the "Spidey Power"—player's team multiplier—rather than level to progress on it.[12] It also included Daemos and Jennix to the "Great Hunt", a subway environment, and new events with non-score-based leaderboards, and unlimited revives.[12][13] Among the events is "Clash of the Spiders": to fight the Inheritors, Amazing Spider-Man and Superior Spider-Man create their own armies which ultimately starts a rivalry between them.[14]

At the Game Developers Conference 2015, Gameloft announced a new update to the game;[15] in April 2015, it was released.[16] The inclusion of Solus, father of the Inheritors, marks the last update for the "Spider-Verse" saga.[16] Alongside, it features the return of the Sinister Six with the addition of a fifth issue to the story mode, featuring Doctor Octopus as the boss.[17] New characters added includes Aaron Aikman, Clone Hunter Spider-Man, Superior Venom, and Spider-Ben.[16][17]

Reception

Spider-Man Unlimited has received "generally favorable reviews", according to Metacritic, which assigns a score of 79 out of 100 based on ten reviews.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Gameloft and Marvel Announce Spider-Man Unlimited, the First 3D Web-Runner for Smartphones & Tablets". Gameloft. June 6, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Watts, Steve (June 6, 2014). "Spider-Man Unlimited Announced for Mobile". IGN. Ziff Davis Media. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (June 20, 2014). "Spider-Man Unlimited trailer, E3 2014". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Marvel's New Spider-Man Game For Smartphones Looks Pretty Cool". Siliconera. July 30, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Spider-Man Unlimited for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Spider-Man Unlimited Receives Update With Issue #4 Sandman". Gamasutra. UBM. October 30, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  7. ^ Acevedo, Paul (October 31, 2014). "Spider-Man Unlimited update weaves in new levels, gains 512 MB support on Windows Phone". Windows Central. Mobile Nations. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c Callaham, John (December 11, 2014). "Spider-Man Unlimited update draws it into Marvel's Spider-Verse comics event". Windows Central. Mobile Nations. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  9. ^ a b c Musgrave, Shaun (December 15, 2014). "Update Mondays: 'Boson X', 'Candy Crush Saga', 'Oceanhorn', 'Boom Beach', And More". TouchArcade. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  10. ^ Fisher, Jessica (December 12, 2014). "The Spider-Ver​se Comes to Spider-Man Unlimited in a New Update". 148Apps. Steel Media Ventures. Retrieved April 18, 2015. {{cite web}}: zero width space character in |title= at position 15 (help)
  11. ^ Truitt, Brian (December 18, 2014). "Marvel gives Spider-Woman a modern makeover". USA Today. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  12. ^ a b c Morse, Ben (February 5, 2015). "NeNew Heroes, New Villains & More in Spider-Man Unlimited". Marvel.com. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  13. ^ Dotson, Carter (February 4, 2015). "'Spider-Man Unlimited' Gets Even More Spider-Men and New Events in Latest Update". TouchArcade. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  14. ^ Morse, Ben (April 14, 2015). "Spiders Clash in 'Spider-Man Unlimited'". Marvel.com. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  15. ^ Dotson, Carter (March 6, 2015). "GDC 2015: 'Spider-Man Unlimited' Gets Dr. Octopus and Superior Venom in Future Update". TouchArcade. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  16. ^ a b c "Solus Crashes Down in Spider-Man Unlimited". Marvel.com. April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  17. ^ a b Morse, Ben (March 25, 2015). "Doc Ock & More Come to 'Spider-Man Unlimited'". Marvel.com. Retrieved April 18, 2015.

External links

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