Spider-Man 3, First look at the Wii title

spider manIGN: You have a large streaming world on PS2, PSP and Wii. Since these systems are somewhat limited by the hardware, what sacrifices were made from the PS3/360 version of Manhattan?

Karthik Bala: Although all skus of Spider-Man 3 share the premise and overarching storyline of the movie, the game design on PS2, PSP, Wii differs from the PS3/360. Our overall goal was to play to the strengths of the various hardware platforms, giving a different player experience depending on their platform of choice. The PS2 version features a city that is 2.5 times bigger than the city in Spider-Man 2 PS2. The PSP version offers an expansive free roaming city gameplay on a portable system (which wasn’t there in SM2 PSP). The Wii version offers a whole new way of web shooting and swinging through the city. The Wii-mote and Nunchuk become your webshooters!

IGN: How will I use my Wiimote and Nunchuck to control Spider-Man?

Jonathan Mintz: Let’s start with the basics: running and jumping are controlled with the Nunchuk. As you might expect, using the Analog Stick moves Spidey. The Z Button is used for jumping.

But we know you’re not playing a Spider-Man game to run and jump – it’s all about the webs. When you’re web-swinging in Spider-Man 3, the Wii Remote and Nunchuk become Spider-Man’s right and left hands. By holding the B Button and moving the Wii Remote or holding the Z Button and moving the Nunchuk, Spider-Man will cast out his web lines in the direction that you move. Flick the controllers forward to swing down a street or whip them to the sides to power around a corner.

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  • Lewis

    hmm, i have to see this in motion to really see how it pans out

  • Lewis

    hmm, i have to see this in motion to really see how it pans out

  • http://abxy.org/u/noodle93 Noodle_93

    Yeah, just like every wii game at the moment, I want to see the control scheme in action.

  • http://abxy.org/u/noodle93 Noodle_93

    Yeah, just like every wii game at the moment, I want to see the control scheme in action.

  • Will

    Wasn’t too thrilled with how Marvel Alliance played with the motion controls, hope this one is more realistic in recreating spiderman’s actions to perform various moves. Like extending the arm like you’re lowering a dumbell to fire webs seen in smooth moves instead of the lame thrusting motions or waving the remote from side to side.

  • Will

    Wasn’t too thrilled with how Marvel Alliance played with the motion controls, hope this one is more realistic in recreating spiderman’s actions to perform various moves. Like extending the arm like you’re lowering a dumbell to fire webs seen in smooth moves instead of the lame thrusting motions or waving the remote from side to side.

  • Will

    Wasn’t too thrilled with how Marvel Alliance played with the motion controls, hope this one is more realistic in recreating spiderman’s actions to perform various moves. Like extending the arm like you’re lowering a dumbell to fire webs seen in smooth moves instead of the lame thrusting motions or waving the remote from side to side.

  • Danro

    Oh look, it’s the PS3 font on a Wii title. Hooray for cheap branding…

  • Danro

    Oh look, it’s the PS3 font on a Wii title. Hooray for cheap branding…