E3 2018: Everything We Learned From Sony's Spider-Man Demo
3. There's A Weapon (Gadget?) Wheel
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Much like Batman, Spider-Man is a superhero who loves his gadgets. He may not have the same budget as the Dark Knight, but every weapon in his arsenal is designed to pack a punch and a purpose, with all manners of web bombs, traps and bullets forming the first three of what looks to be a possible eight gadgets to choose from.
Like Arkham (again), the gadgets look to be usable both in open confrontation and during stealth sections, making this particular wall-crawler the most versatile the medium's ever seen. It also makes for a refreshing chance for the character's gaming self, with previous pixelled depictions of the web-slinger having largely neglected Peter Parker's scientific nous.
It's yet another aspect of the project that helps players inhabit the character even further, and one that Spidey fans bored of past gaming interpretations are sure to appreciate - especially with the focus coinciding with the hero's science-y onscreen self in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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.
