Ultimate Spider-Man review

Really ultimate or just bigger-headed, asks Xbox World 360

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A liberal splash of new ink and some gameplay innovation manage to revitalise this slightly over-familiar franchise

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GenreAction
DescriptionCartoon-shaded superheroics, cameos aplenty and two wildly different, playable characters make this the best Spidey game around.
Platform"PS2","GameCube","Xbox","DS","PC"
US censor rating"Teen","Teen","Teen","Teen","Teen"
UK censor rating"","","","",""
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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