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The original Spider-Man was a great comic-based game. Superman for the N64 was an awful one -- both worthy of discourse. But Spawn: Armageddon is mediocre, and thus it is not. History will forget you, Spawn: Armageddon. Read Review
Spawn: Armageddon, based on Todd McFarlane's creation, is a 3D action/adventure that gives players access to all of his distinctive abilities: his superhuman strength, hand-to-hand combat techniques, his arsenal of weaponry, his Hell Powers and, of course, his living symbiotic costume. Caught between the battle of Good vs. Evil, he struggles to break free from the controlling influences of Heaven and Hell. Spawn provides four to six hours of mindless slashing and blasting action across three difficulty settings (all three need to be beaten to achieve 100% completion ranking). From the New York bowery to the gates of Heaven itself.
From the depths of Hell comes a game experience like no other. Invoked from the suffering of a thousand and one tortured souls (rather than coded and designed by a two dozen well-paid ones), Spawn: Armageddon sets the earthly realm aflame with action that is as well-conceived as it is infernal and unholy. Psych! I wish this review could start like that. Actually, Spawn: Armageddon is a second-rate Devil May Cry clone starring Todd McFarlane's ubiquitous superhero/marketing phenom, and this is no understatement. Even if you're a diehard fan of the comic series, you probably won't have much fun with this. Save your money for the action figures instead. Read More »
It's been ten years since Todd McFarlane broke from Marvel to set up Image comics, from which he could push his own dark post-Frank Miller version of the superhero. Enter Spawn, a formerly dead cat named Al Simmons, back from Hell with big chains and a bigger red cape, not to mention a generous helping of the old ultra-violence. Trouble is, despite dozens of grabs at respectability (Big Mac's homerun balls, anyone?), Spawn was never more than a second-rate character dressed out in blood and venom. Read More »
Todd McFarlane's Spawn comic is one of the most revered mature comics of recent times. With its edgy, dark story, and love-to-hate-'em characters, Spawn has itself "spawned" a feature length motion picture, an animated HBO series, and countless action figures. There's also been a couple of video games along the way, but mostly these were met with little or no love from gamers. Namco is set to change that soon enough, however, with a new third-person action title being developed by Californian studio Point of View. Read More »
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 21, 2003
Publisher: Namco
M for Mature Strong LanguageAlso available on: PlayStation 2, GameCube
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