The presents have been opened with care, or tore open with little to no regard in my case, and with New Year’s just around the corner, it means that 2014 is coming to a rapid close. This has been a big year for Comic Gamers Assemble and to celebrate I’m putting off the first ever…
Say what you will about publisher Activision, but under their watch they successfully reinvigorated the Spider-Man video game franchise with developers Neversoft and Treyarch at the turn of the millennium. After the release of 2005’s Ultimate Spider-Man however, things seemed to be taking a downward spiral in terms of quality for the once well-regarded franchise.…
Spider-Man: The Animated Series did a lot to bring in new fans of the character, especially those who were introduced to the character via an animated series, namely the 1960’s Spider-Man cartoon, in the first place. At a time when comic fans were up in arms over the fact that Peter Parker may or not…
I’ve got some games in the pipeline I want to talk about in more details over the coming weeks, but in the meantime, I’d like to share with you all a few titles I’ve been playing over the past little while. THE WALKING DEAD: GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION (PS4) I feel in love with…
I was tagged in a Facebook post this morning and asked to list ten games as quickly as I can that stuck with me. Presently I’m not in a space in which to respond to that post, so instead I’m going to run with the idea and put my own special twist on it, so…
Spider-Man 2 is the losing your virginity of Spider-Man games: You’ll never forget your first time, but it will never be your best time. Read any comments section in the review for a Spider-Man game from 2005 forwards and you’ll probably see a lot of “I loved Spider-Man 2! Why can’t they make another Spider-Man…
I spoke in length about why leading up to the release of the first “Arkham” game I remained skeptical, but now I’d like to do something a little more positive and thus more fitting with one of my favorite game series of all time. Here’s my reasons as to why Batman: Arkham Asylum was the…
I don’t know if I can speak about this game without wearing rose colored glasses as this game holds many cherished memories for me. As a kid, I loved Spider-Man. I loved the comics, I loved the cartoon and then I got to play a game featuring him on my Game Boy. I played through…
When it launched a week before the release of the Amazing Spider-Man film, the game of the same name arrived on everything from the current generation home consoles, handhelds and even smart phones. Next spring, the game will arrive on Nintendo’s Wii U console packaged with all the DLC I gave a resounding “meh” not…
I finally had a chance to play last week’s Amazing Spider-Man DLC over the weekend, so I’ll chime in with my impressions. Rhino Challenge Pack I’ve actually been in possession of this since I purchased the game last June. The pack is a score attack game where you take control of the Rhino and try…
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