We’ve said before that The Amazing Spider-Man is finally looking like a worthy superhero game to coincide with the movie release. Not for the first time, this game will be out before the movie in most regions and you may want to think long and hard before picking it up at launch.

If you didn’t know, this game is actually a ‘sequel’ to the events that take place in the film. We’ve seen the whole intro and first chapter and it does somewhat spoil some key elements that we’re guessing happens in the film. It’s pretty clever how Activision and developers Beenox have set the game up, but also a bit surprising that the game isn’t releasing after the movie, as that would make much more sense.

Anyway, if you are not bothered in potentially knowing about some key details from the movie by playing this game first, then you’ll probably enjoy this intro. It starts off in Oscorp towers with Gwen Stacy and Peter Parker and you’ll find out a lot more about the cross-species beasts that become out of control following on from Dr Connor’s initial research.

That’s all we’re saying as you can watch the clip to find out more. We have seen some shocking Marvel games such as Thor and Captain America which really deserved better, but this game by Beenox is a fine effort indeed. Check out the footage and let us know what you think of it.

As with usual tradition, this latest Spider-Man game is to coincide with the release of The Amazing Spider-Man movie, which hits cinemas on July 3rd this Summer. The game however is set for release a little earlier, as you’ll be able to pick it up on June 26 in the US, June 29 over in Europe.

The biggest attraction that we can see with this new game, is the emphasis placed on open world and the fact that Spidey once again has the full ability to go where ever he pleases. We’ve seen some early criticisms on the fact that he is essentially ‘swinging from the sky’, but at the end of the day Beenox can’t please everyone.

We would take swinging from the sky any day, as opposed to just swinging from buildings in a limited city space. Players are going to love exploring the littlest of details in this game and we just hope that Beenox has players all sorts of goodies and easter eggs in store, for those players who intend to visit every single nook and cranny in the game.

We have a series of clips to show now, giving you a little idea of the exact depth that will be available to you when you pick up the game. One of the newest clips shows the playable Stan Lee, who you should know as the creator of the legendary web slinger. We’ve also included a clip of the excellent Spider-Man game on the PS1 which remains one of our favorite superhero games to date. If this game turns out to be a success, let’s hope that Activision uses them for the rest of the Marvel games, as the likes of Captain America and Thor deserve another look in our opinion.

Watch the footage for yourself and let us know what you think of this latest Marvel game. Hope for the future in terms of superhero games based on movies? We think so!

You may be thinking, here we go again – another failed movie-based game from Activision, but after watching some initial gameplay teaser previews, you are probably willing to change your minds like we did.

For the first time since we can remember, The Amazing Spiderman finally brings back true open world gameplay, with Spidey now given the freedom to swing past skyscrapers and office blocks that we didn’t see in Spiderman: Edge of Time. The game will be handled by the same developers from the previous two Spiderman games in Beenox, but we’re pleased to report that it looks like they have now gone back to the drawing board since Shattered Dimensions and delivered a game that Spiderman fans will actually be happy with.

The graphics are looking top notch this time around, but if there was one early criticism to note, it’s the use of dubstep music, which developers seem to think will add a few brownie points to their trailers. NetherRealm Studios used dubstep in Mortal Kombat which actually wasn’t so bad, however EA’s use of dubstep in their most recent Battlefield 3 destruction trailer for Close Quarters was a terrible idea. Putting dubstep into new teasers for Spiderman is embarrassing though in our opinion – it just doesn’t fit at all. What’s wrong continuing with the epic orchestra style music that you used for the very first Amazing Spiderman teaser Beenox? – that was great.

We’ve added both trailers below so you can see exactly what we’re talking about here. Do you think the dubstep fits with Spiderman swinging around the city? Because we certainly don’t. With the music aside though, we can’t wait to go hands-on with this game before release later this year. We haven’t played a decent Spiderman game since the excellent PS1 title developed by Neversoft, so hopefully this one delivers and won’t end up like those shocking Thor and Captain America games. Have any other games been given the dubstep treatment recently that you can remember?