15 Severely Underrated Xbox 360 Games That Deserve A Second Chance
13. Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
The first of Beenox's Spider-Man games is indisputably their strongest, but it should come as no surprise to anyone that it was met with a markedly mediocre reaction - one that was unappreciative of the lengths the title went to go to reinvigorate the wall-crawler on the then next-gen. Without a doubt the most unique Spidey title yet, Shattered Dimensions gave players the chance to take on the roles of four different Spider-Men, each in their own reality. All were voiced by fan-favourite voice actors from the web slinger's past, and each had their own unique gameplay style to boot. Spider-Man 'Noir' took on stealth traits in the Marvel reimagining of 1930s New York, the Spider-Man of the Ultimate universe took on a hack and slash approach with the symbiote, and the Spidey's of 2099 and the Amazing Universe took acrobatics to a whole new level entirely. Sure the wall-crawling sucked and it was a shame not being able to traverse the Big Apple again, but the sheer uniqueness of the different art styles coupled with the fast and fluid gameplay makes this a title you'll regret you dismissed so early. Shattered Dimensions may not be as refined or as deep as the Arkham franchise, but its clunkiness is easily countered by a great variety in gameplay and an engrossing story - one that drew all of the best bits of the Spidey mythos and put it all under one roof.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
