About Spider-Man Edge Of Time
''Spider-Man: Edge of Time revolves around the timelines of both The Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 as they must work together to prevent the death of Peter Parker.''
Genre: Action
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Beenox
Release Date: Q3 2011
Also on: X360, Wii
RP-T+ for Rating Pending, Targeting a Rating of Teen or Above
There's something intriguing about watching a superhero die. Most of the time, you've known the character for years as someone who triumphs no matter the odds, so when you know that he or she is going to finally fail, you have to watch.
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This is what kills Spider-Man. Activision confirmed that Anti-Venom is the foe that takes Spider-Man's life and kicks off the entire game. I'm not sure if what I saw in the demo was the second time Spider-Man faces off against Anti-Venom or if this truly was the fight that ends his life, but when I found out this is the man that would finally kill Spider-Man, the fight meant so much more. Anti-Venom kind of hulks up and lunges at Spider-Man. The hero tries to talk him down, but eventually Anti-Venom pins him down and -- the demo ends in desperation.
It sucked for me, but it was a good place for Beenox to stop it. Back in April, I saw Spider-Man: Edge of Time for the first time and didn't think too much of it other than that image of a dead Spidey. Now, I want to see that Anti-Venom fight end. Were those the final moments of Parker's life? Do you play through them? I assumed the game started with a cutscene of Spidey dying and then players took over the task of Spider-Man 2099 trying to stop that from occurring. Now, I'm thinking we start on a fool's errand to beat an unbeatable foe.
I know Spider-Man's going to fail, and this time I don't just want to watch, I want to play.
