10 Best Spider-Man Games Of All Time - Ranked

5. Shattered Dimensions

In need of a reboot after Web of Shadows didn't really capture the gaming world's attention, popular porting house Beenox were brought in to be the main Spider-Man developers at Activision. Attempting to shake up the perceived staleness of the character, the studio asked themselves the question "what's better than one Spider-Man game?" and answered it with "duh, four Spider-Man games!"

Consequently, Shattered Dimensions features four different incarnations of the web-slinger: the classic Amazing Spider-Man, a symbiote-infused Ultimate Peter Parker, Spider-Man Noir and the futuristic 2099. Stripping out the open world and instead swapping between these different heroes in their own self-contained levels, each with their own distinct gameplay styles, eliminated one of Spidey's biggest draws, but the sacrifice was worth it.

Switching from the stealth of Noir to the futuristic action of 2099 never felt jarring, and it was all held together by one of the most engrossing Marvel plots ever featured in a game. The whole project was a risk, but Beenox made the most of their unique universes and popularised versions of the character that are usually totally overlooked in the gaming world.