So, you deal with twenty-two snipers, one after another. Quite why Spidey needs web-slinging tips from the artist formerly known as Power Man is a question for another time, but suffice to say Marvel continuity nerds are going to have a banging headache by the end of this game. It's not as tricky as it sounds, since Luke Cage has already taught you the Web Strike move, which allows you to catapult yourself from enemy to enemy with ease. Get him, and the timer extends so you can reach the next. A timer appears, and you've got four seconds to get the first rooftop gunman. Clearly, someone wants the job done right. Sure enough, snipers appear to muck everything up. It's a minor problem compared to what lies ahead but Cage insists that Spidey watch over a historic meeting between gang leaders.

Luke Cage, Harlem's hero for hire, has enlisted our friendly neighbourhood wall-crawler in his crusade to broker a peace deal between warring street gangs. There's a mission, fairly early on in Activision's latest attempt to keep Spidey swinging without the aid of a blockbuster movie, which neatly encapsulates all that is both good and bad about the web-slinger's new interactive effort.

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