<s>
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Web	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
character	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
across	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
encompasses	O
three	O
drastically	O
different	O
versions	O
:	O
one	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
features	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
and	O
non-linear	O
gameplay	O
;	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
titled	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Web	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
–	O
Amazing	O
Allies	O
Edition	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
;	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
a	O
Metroidvania-style	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Web	O
of	O
Shadows	O
 '	O
storyline	O
is	O
significantly	O
darker	O
than	O
most	O
previous	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
games	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
symbiote	O
invasion	O
threatening	O
Manhattan	O
,	O
which	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
must	O
stop	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
several	O
unlikely	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Web	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
most	O
other	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
that	O
had	O
used	O
the	O
Marvel	O
license	O
,	O
was	O
de-listed	O
and	O
removed	O
from	O
all	O
digital	O
storefronts	O
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Treyarch	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
license	O
was	O
then	O
passed	O
to	O
Beenox	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
several	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
games	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Application
Web	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open-world	O
Manhattan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
previous	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
titles	O
(	O
mainly	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
)	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
revolves	O
around	O
combat	O
and	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
can	O
web	O
swing	O
,	O
web	O
zip	O
,	O
crawl	O
walls	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
'	O
spider-sense	O
'	O
to	O
identify	O
and	O
lock	O
onto	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
a	O
"	O
web	O
strike	O
"	O
mechanic	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
to	O
attach	O
a	O
web	O
line	O
to	O
the	O
nearest	O
enemy	O
and	O
pull	O
himself	O
towards	O
them	O
to	O
deal	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
entirely	O
optional	O
and	O
not	O
required	O
for	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
these	O
events	O
reward	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
XP	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
new	O
fighting	O
moves/combos	O
for	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collectibles	O
also	O
increase	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
health	O
bar	O
and	O
web	O
swinging	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
traditional	O
red	O
and	O
blue	O
suit	O
and	O
the	O
black	O
symbiote	O
suit	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
while	O
wearing	O
the	O
red	O
suit	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
faster	O
and	O
more	O
agile	O
with	O
his	O
attacks	O
,	O
whereas	O
symbiote	O
black	O
suit	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
stronger	O
and	O
more	O
destructive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
specific	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
presented	O
with	O
choices	O
that	O
affect	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
morality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
reflected	O
in	O
the	O
'	O
reputation	O
bar	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
becomes	O
red	O
when	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
has	O
a	O
positive	O
reputation	O
,	O
and	O
black	O
when	O
the	O
reputation	O
is	O
negative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
higher	O
reputation	O
levels	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
viewed	O
as	O
a	O
hero	O
,	O
and	O
civilians	O
will	O
act	O
friendly	O
towards	O
him	O
and	O
cheer	O
him	O
on	O
;	O
at	O
lower	O
reputation	O
levels	O
,	O
civilians	O
will	O
cower	O
in	O
fear	O
in	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
presence	O
or	O
run	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reputation	O
bar	O
also	O
affects	O
which	O
allies	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
can	O
summon	O
during	O
fights	O
:	O
at	O
high	O
reputation	O
levels	O
,	O
superheroes	O
such	O
as	O
Luke	O
Cage	O
,	O
Moon	O
Knight	O
,	O
and	O
Wolverine	O
can	O
be	O
summoned	O
,	O
whereas	O
at	O
low	O
reputation	O
levels	O
,	O
only	O
villains	O
like	O
Black	O
Cat	O
,	O
Vulture	O
,	O
Rhino	O
,	O
and	O
Electro	O
will	O
come	O
to	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
aid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mini-map	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
also	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
style	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
6	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
(	O
Spider-Carnage	O
for	O
the	O
black	O
suit	O
,	O
and	O
Spider-Armor	O
,	O
Ben	O
Reilly	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
2099	O
,	O
Cosmic	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Iron	O
Spider	O
for	O
the	O
red	O
suit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Web	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
–	O
Amazing	O
Allies	O
Edition	O
and	O
are	O
drastically	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
do	O
not	O
feature	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
instead	O
2.5D	O
side-scrolling	O
brawlers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
alternate	O
between	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
two	O
costumes	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
providing	O
several	O
scenarios	O
in	O
which	O
one	O
suit	O
is	O
more	O
useful	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
weak	O
walls	O
which	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
destroyed	O
by	O
the	O
black	O
suited	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
suit	O
has	O
individual	O
upgrades	O
,	O
which	O
unlock	O
new	O
combos	O
or	O
increase	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
health	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
dialogue	O
trees	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
select	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
replies	O
from	O
several	O
different	O
options	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
make	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
appear	O
respectful	O
,	O
mean	O
,	O
or	O
neutral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
which	O
reply	O
is	O
chosen	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
receive	O
upgrade	O
points	O
for	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
red	O
suit	O
,	O
black	O
suit	O
,	O
or	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
2.5D	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
has	O
both	O
his	O
traditional	O
red	O
and	O
blue	O
suit	O
and	O
his	O
symbiote	O
black	O
suit	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
switch	O
between	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
during	O
gameplay	O
and	O
which	O
offer	O
different	O
playstyles	O
(	O
the	O
red	O
suit	O
provides	O
faster	O
movement	O
and	O
attacks	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
black	O
suit	O
is	O
slower	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
more	O
devastating	O
attacks	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
players	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
also	O
obtain	O
upgrades	O
that	O
will	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
explore	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
map	O
and	O
eventually	O
reach	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
features	O
the	O
fewest	O
allies	O
out	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
versions	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
four	O
allies	O
:	O
Black	O
Cat	O
,	O
the	O
Green	O
Goblin	O
,	O
Nightcrawler	O
,	O
and	O
Venom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
an	O
exclusive	O
revival	O
system	O
where	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
health	O
depletes	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
spend	O
one	O
"	O
life	O
point	O
"	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
fallen	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
by	O
using	O
the	O
Touch	O
Screen	O
to	O
draw	O
health	O
orbs	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
while	O
poking	O
at	O
poison	O
orbs	O
to	O
destroy	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
revival	O
will	O
be	O
successful	O
if	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
receives	O
enough	O
health	O
orbs	O
before	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
is	O
reached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
(	O
Michael	O
Vaughn	O
)	O
looking	O
for	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
Watson	O
(	O
Dana	O
Seltzer	O
)	O
amidst	O
the	O
symbiote	O
invasion	O
in	O
Manhattan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
days	O
prior	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
has	O
an	O
encounter	O
with	O
Venom	B-Application
(	O
Keith	O
Szarabajka	O
)	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
symbiote	O
attaches	O
itself	O
to	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
recreating	O
his	O
black	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
discovers	O
he	O
has	O
more	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
symbiote	O
,	O
and	O
easily	O
defeats	O
Venom	B-Application
,	O
who	O
flees	O
afterward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
while	O
helping	O
Luke	O
Cage	O
deal	O
with	O
a	O
gang	O
war	O
in	O
Harlem	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
finds	O
evidence	O
that	O
the	O
Kingpin	O
(	O
Gregg	O
Berger	O
)	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
parley	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
gangs	O
 '	O
leaders	O
(	O
James	O
C	O
.	O
Mathis	O
III	O
and	O
Isaac	O
C	O
.	O
Singleton	O
Jr.	O
)	O
and	O
Cage	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
can	O
either	O
present	O
the	O
evidence	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
war	O
peacefully	O
,	O
or	O
let	O
the	O
gangs	O
finish	O
each	O
other	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
heads	O
to	O
Fisk	O
Tower	O
to	O
confront	O
the	O
Kingpin	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
witness	O
Black	O
Cat	O
(	O
Tricia	O
Helfer	O
)	O
leaving	O
and	O
begin	O
chasing	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
assistance	O
from	O
Moon	O
Knight	O
(	O
Robin	O
Atkin	O
Downes	O
)	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
defeats	O
Black	O
Cat	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
she	O
is	O
working	O
as	O
a	O
double	O
agent	O
to	O
bring	O
down	O
the	O
Kingpin	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
gain	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
affection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
or	O
rejecting	O
Black	O
Cat	O
's	O
feelings	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
join	O
forces	O
with	O
either	O
her	O
or	O
Moon	O
Knight	O
to	O
dismantle	O
the	O
Kingpin	O
's	O
operations	O
,	O
including	O
his	O
production	O
of	O
Goblin	O
gliders	O
,	O
overseen	O
by	O
the	O
Vulture	O
(	O
Kristoffer	O
Tabori	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
fight	O
with	O
the	O
Kingpin	O
's	O
men	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
several	O
symbiote-infected	O
civilians	O
,	O
and	O
decides	O
to	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
encounters	O
Wolverine	O
(	O
Steve	O
Blum	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
hunting	O
symbiotes	O
and	O
mistakes	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
for	O
one	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
two	O
settle	O
their	O
differences	O
after	O
a	O
brief	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
investigation	O
leads	O
him	O
to	O
Venom	B-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
abducting	O
and	O
infecting	O
civilians	O
with	O
his	O
symbiote	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
escapes	O
once	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electro	O
(	O
Liam	O
O'Brien	O
)	O
rampages	O
through	O
them	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
his	O
sister	O
but	O
is	O
defeated	O
by	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
and	O
escapes	O
after	O
being	O
infected	O
by	O
a	O
symbiote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unable	O
to	O
contact	O
any	O
scientific	O
genius	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
reluctantly	O
breaks	O
the	O
Tinkerer	O
(	O
William	O
Utay	O
)	O
out	O
of	O
Ryker	O
's	O
Island	O
,	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
an	O
incarcerated	O
Rhino	O
(	O
Fred	O
Tatasciore	O
)	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
create	O
a	O
device	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
symbiotes	O
without	O
harming	O
the	O
hosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
constructs	O
the	O
Tinkerer	O
's	O
device	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
assists	O
with	O
various	O
operations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
persuading	O
the	O
Kingpin	O
to	O
aid	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
defeating	O
Symbiote	O
Electro	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
agrees	O
to	O
help	O
after	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
removes	O
his	O
symbiote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
also	O
defends	O
the	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
evacuation	O
,	O
Wolverine	O
gets	O
infected	O
by	O
a	O
symbiote	O
,	O
but	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
defeats	O
and	O
rescues	O
him	O
,	O
potentially	O
ripping	O
him	O
in	O
half	O
under	O
the	O
black	O
suit	O
's	O
influence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
assisting	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
and	O
Luke	O
Cage	O
with	O
escorting	O
civilians	O
from	O
Harlem	O
to	O
Fisk	O
Tower	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
devastated	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
two	O
have	O
gone	O
missing	O
,	O
and	O
heads	O
off	O
to	O
find	O
them	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Black	O
Cat	O
is	O
severely	O
injured	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
forcing	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
to	O
leave	O
her	O
in	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
's	O
care	O
,	O
or	O
infect	O
her	O
with	O
a	O
symbiote	O
to	O
heal	O
her	O
,	O
which	O
upsets	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Symbiote	O
Vulture	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
either	O
activates	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
which	O
eliminates	O
all	O
the	O
symbiotes	O
in	O
Manhattan	O
,	O
including	O
his	O
black	O
suit	O
,	O
or	O
destroys	O
it	O
at	O
Vulture	O
's	O
urgings	O
,	O
who	O
encourages	O
him	O
to	O
rule	O
over	O
the	O
symbiotes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Either	O
way	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
learns	O
Venom	B-Application
is	O
attacking	O
the	O
Helicarrier	O
and	O
proceeds	O
to	O
plant	O
explosives	O
across	O
the	O
doomed	O
aircraft	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
confronted	O
by	O
a	O
giant	O
,	O
five-headed	O
Venom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
destroying	O
four	O
heads	O
and	O
failing	O
to	O
kill	O
Venom	B-Application
with	O
a	O
Helicarrier	O
turret	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
persuades	O
Eddie	O
Brock	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
of	O
Venom	B-Application
and	O
pay	O
for	O
his	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Brock	O
dies	O
,	O
either	O
at	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
hands	O
or	O
by	O
committing	O
a	O
heroic	O
sacrifice	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
escapes	O
from	O
the	O
Helicarrier	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
the	O
explosives	O
detonate	O
,	O
destroying	O
the	O
aircraft	O
and	O
Venom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
aftermath	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
either	O
oversees	O
Manhattan	O
's	O
return	O
to	O
normal	O
,	O
while	O
reconciling	O
with	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
or	O
hoping	O
that	O
she	O
will	O
forgive	O
him	O
;	O
or	O
takes	O
over	O
the	O
island	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
symbiote	O
leader	O
,	O
alone	O
or	O
with	O
Black	O
Cat	O
at	O
his	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
latter	O
scenario	O
,	O
Black	O
Widow	O
,	O
the	O
Kingpin	O
,	O
the	O
Tinkerer	O
,	O
and	O
Symbiote	O
Wolverine	O
strike	O
an	O
alliance	O
to	O
eliminate	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
encounter	O
between	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Venom	B-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
inexplicably	O
explodes	O
,	O
leaving	O
no	O
trace	O
of	O
Eddie	O
Brock	O
and	O
causing	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
to	O
regain	O
his	O
symbiote	O
black	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
surprised	O
when	O
Nick	O
Fury	O
calls	O
him	O
and	O
reveals	O
that	O
Venom	B-Application
has	O
infested	O
Manhattan	O
with	O
his	O
symbiote	O
,	O
forcing	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
explains	O
that	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
previous	O
encounters	O
with	O
the	O
symbiote	O
gives	O
him	O
more	O
control	O
over	O
it	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
warns	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
symbiote	O
can	O
still	O
influence	O
his	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tasked	O
with	O
collecting	O
pieces	O
for	O
a	O
sonic	O
generator	O
that	O
can	O
counter	O
the	O
symbiotes	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
first	O
goes	O
after	O
the	O
Shocker	O
(	O
Liam	O
O'Brien	O
)	O
to	O
obtain	O
his	O
vibro	O
gauntlets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
are	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
secret	O
project	O
involving	O
vibranium	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
infiltrates	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
lab	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
encounters	O
J	O
.	O
Jonah	O
Jameson	O
(	O
Daran	O
Norris	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
captured	O
and	O
cloned	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
plot	O
by	O
Smythe	O
to	O
discredit	O
both	O
him	O
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
releasing	O
either	O
Jameson	O
or	O
his	O
clone	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
defeats	O
Rhino	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
guard	O
the	O
lab	O
,	O
and	O
escapes	O
with	O
the	O
vibranium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
Manhattan	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
encounters	O
Luke	O
Cage	O
,	O
who	O
suggests	O
teaming	O
up	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
symbiotes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
learns	O
of	O
the	O
Tinkerer	O
's	O
plan	O
to	O
spread	O
the	O
infestation	O
to	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
redirect	O
a	O
train	O
full	O
of	O
symbiotes	O
towards	O
Cage	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
own	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
city	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Cage	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
either	O
infected	O
by	O
a	O
symbiote	O
or	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
remove	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
black	O
suit	O
,	O
believing	O
it	O
has	O
corrupted	O
him	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
infiltrates	O
the	O
Tinkerer	O
's	O
lab	O
,	O
encountering	O
a	O
brainwashed	O
Venom	B-Application
,	O
who	O
was	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
Tinkerer	O
for	O
experimentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
defeats	O
the	O
Tinkerer	O
and	O
foils	O
his	O
plan	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
villain	O
's	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
arrives	O
on	O
a	O
symbiote-infested	O
Helicarrier	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
sonic	O
generator	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
assist	O
with	O
the	O
evacuation	O
and	O
reactivate	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
defense	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Jackal	O
betrays	O
Smythe	O
and	O
tries	O
to	O
take	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
symbiote	O
for	O
his	O
own	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Jackal	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
escapes	O
from	O
the	O
Helicarrier	O
as	O
it	O
crashes	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
crash	O
site	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
finds	O
a	O
symbiote-infected	O
Jessica	O
Drew	O
(	O
Mary	O
Elizabeth	O
McGlynn	O
)	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
defeats	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
blueprints	O
for	O
the	O
sonic	O
generator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
stolen	O
by	O
the	O
Jackal	O
while	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
busy	O
fighting	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
Claiming	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
generator	O
's	O
theft	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
symbiotes	O
,	O
Smythe	O
then	O
unleashes	O
a	O
mind-controlled	O
Black	O
Cat	O
to	O
kill	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
who	O
either	O
frees	O
her	O
from	O
Smythe	O
's	O
control	O
,	O
or	O
lets	O
the	O
mind-controlling	O
device	O
kill	O
her	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
take	O
it	O
for	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Device
finds	O
the	O
stolen	O
generator	O
in	O
Central	O
Park	O
and	O
confronts	O
Jackal	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
modified	O
it	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
symbiotes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Jackal	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
recovers	O
the	O
generator	O
and	O
programs	O
it	O
to	O
either	O
destroy	O
or	O
control	O
the	O
symbiotes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
generator	O
is	O
powered	O
up	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
finds	O
a	O
symbiote-filled	O
fountain	O
containing	O
seven	O
serpent	O
heads	O
with	O
Venom	B-Application
's	O
consciousness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
generator	O
to	O
supply	O
energy	O
that	O
weaken	O
the	O
heads	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
defeats	O
Venom	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
invasion	O
or	O
take	O
over	O
Manhattan	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
symbiote	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
encounter	O
with	O
several	O
symbiotes	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
infected	O
by	O
one	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
maintain	O
control	O
over	O
it	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
re-creation	O
of	O
his	O
black	O
suit	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
can	O
now	O
remove	O
at	O
will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
thinking	O
Venom	B-Application
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
invasion	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
searches	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
choosing	O
to	O
help	O
either	O
of	O
them	O
twice	O
or	O
both	O
once	O
,	O
and	O
defeating	O
several	O
"	O
super-symbiotes	O
"	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
arrives	O
at	O
a	O
symbiote	O
hive	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
finds	O
and	O
defeats	O
Venom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Venom	B-Application
now	O
too	O
weak	O
to	O
accompany	O
him	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
ventures	O
deeper	O
into	O
the	O
hive	O
by	O
himself	O
and	O
encounters	O
the	O
Symbiote	O
Leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
him	O
,	O
the	O
hive	O
begins	O
to	O
collapse	O
,	O
but	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
able	O
to	O
escape	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
they	O
helped	O
either	O
Nightcrawler	O
twice	O
or	O
both	O
him	O
and	O
the	O
Green	O
Goblin	O
once	O
,	O
Manhattan	O
is	O
saved	O
and	O
the	O
citizens	O
are	O
freed	O
from	O
the	O
symbiotes	O
 '	O
control	O
,	O
praising	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
who	O
thinks	O
of	O
taking	O
a	O
shower	O
after	O
having	O
gone	O
to	O
the	O
sewers	O
twice	O
in	O
a	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
they	O
helped	O
the	O
Green	O
Goblin	O
twice	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
realizes	O
that	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
symbiote	O
leader	O
gone	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
now	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
symbiotes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
infected	O
citizens	O
worship	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
as	O
their	O
new	O
leader	O
while	O
he	O
swings	O
through	O
a	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
covered	O
in	O
symbiotes	O
,	O
reflecting	O
upon	O
how	O
great	O
power	O
is	O
simply	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
power	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
far	O
better	O
than	O
sharing	O
the	O
responsibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Activision	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Web	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
systems	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
would	O
center	O
around	O
an	O
invasion	O
on	O
New	O
York	O
that	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
the	O
other	O
heroes	O
and	O
villains	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venom	B-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
in	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
79%	O
and	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
;	O
54%	O
and	O
52	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
;	O
69%	O
and	O
69	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
;	O
70%	O
and	O
67	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
77%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
68%	O
and	O
68	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
and	O
65%	O
and	O
63	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
plenty	O
of	O
cool	O
"	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
"	O
moments	O
throughout	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
basic	O
locomotion	O
and	O
combat	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
"	O
settles	O
into	O
a	O
rhythm	O
of	O
repetition	O
"	O
,	O
summing	O
up	O
with	O
"	O
Shadows	O
might	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
game	O
yet	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
's	O
just	O
a	O
testament	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
now-mediocre	O
standards	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Play	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
enough	O
great	O
gameplay	O
here	O
to	O
make	O
Web	O
of	O
Shadows	O
recommendable	O
for	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
was	O
relatively	O
well-received	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
level	O
design	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
franchises	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
short	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
