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Performance Analysis: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Eurogamer :

"More interesting is the performance of the two versions. While 1080p30 is the target, the PS4 release does the best job of sustaining that performance level. There are a few dropped frames, but virtually nothing impedes the flow of the gameplay. It's a different story on Xbox One, where we see the implementation of an adaptive v-sync - the game caps frame-rate at 30fps just like the PS4 version, but unlike the Sony platform, frame render time often slips over budget. At this point, the game flips the framebuffer as soon as the next image is ready, while the console scans out to the display, causing screen-tear
The end result is a technically underwhelming (albeit fairly fun) release that does the absolute bare minimum on PS4, but falls a bit short of even achieving that on Xbox One, which is somewhat surprising considering the minimalist visuals."

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hollabox4417d ago

30 FPS cap seem kinda low for last gen graphics on next gen. Anywho another lazy a$$ developer/publisher who for the love Gawd can't spend a couple extra months to polish this turd and release Spiderman-2 game with the blu ray.

sonarus4417d ago

movie tie ins suck due to fixed release schedule. They are there to cash in on success on the movie nothing more. I doubt any publisher would put that out if there wasnt a movie to help carry sales

hollabox4417d ago

What I'm saying it would make more sense to delay a crappy game for 3-6 months until the movie comes out on blu ray. 3-6 months more time in development can turn a 5 into maybe a 7. Make it an incentive to buy the game and receive whatever percentage off from the blu ray or the other way around as well.

sonarus4417d ago

Yea but you also lose millions in sales by not capitalizing on the HUGE and essentially free marketing provided by the movie release. Very few get excited for a dvd release. It would be better to release a stand alone spider man game that wasn't tied to a movie but once u tie it to a movie, the economics of things essentially guarantee it will be sub par

Hyper_Tension1404417d ago

Yes, they do look identical but the xbone has massive screen tear.

B-radical4417d ago

Both versions look bad still. DAT last Gen setback

scott1824417d ago

Those character models are bad...

kiz26944417d ago

PC version is an awful port from console, with literally no optimization. I have a FX 8350 with a GTX 760 and my FPS varies from 60 to 30 so often, it appears really sluggish. This happened with the previous game as well, you would think Beenox would of got the idea of good optimization since then.

Daniel_Potter4416d ago

Yeah, Totalbiscuit in his video, said that his fps goes under 30 in some areas
And his build has 2 Titans(this game also doesn't support SLI)

imt5584417d ago

This game sucks badly anyway.

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CheatCC’s Best of Stan Lee Retrospective

Let's celebrate Stan Lee the best way gamers know how, by looking at his most memorable virtual appearances. Excelsior!

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Beenox on the Trials and Tribulations of Developing a Spider-Man Game

OnlySP spoke to Beenox co-studio head and creative director Thomas Wilson about the company’s work on Spider-Man games. Between 2001 and 2007, Beenox did not develop a single original game. Instead, the studio worked as a porting house. Beenox’s experience with movie tie-ins led to the studio’s original work on The Bee Movie in 2007 and Monsters vs. Aliens in 2009, and its experience porting Spider-Man games resulted in the studio being handed the reigns to develop original Spider-Man titles in 2010.

CarlDechance2825d ago

Nice read. Wilson's candor is refreshing. He flat out says Activision did not give Beenox the budget, resources, or the time they needed. Really is too bad Activision squandered their opportunities with the Spider-man franchise. They could have made some really great games. Activision being Activision.

Mister-Zay2825d ago

I wonder if we could have gotten better Destiny games if Bungie didn't go to Activision.

Profchaos2825d ago

Undoubtedly the quality would be much higher

UltraNova2825d ago

Activision's quick buck -low quality policy at its best. No wonder the first Spiderman game made by a competent dev with all the time and money needed turned out to be a stellar game overall that did justice to the source material...

Profchaos2825d ago

Activision being activision they dismantled neversoft probably the best studio they ever owned and they ran spiderman, Tony hawk, guitar hero and debeatably cod into the ground.

They have had a number of mega ips in their stable but they continue to pump out uninspired sequals for them until everyone grows tired.

Happy to see spiderman get another life with insomniac.

shuvam092825d ago (Edited 2825d ago )

Always felt the same...
Beenox Spidey games felt like they put effort into it...
But we all know that Activision is no Sony when it comes to budget, expectation and patience for these type of games...

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WeAreLegion2825d ago

Always felt bad for this team. They did a lot of things right, but Activision screwed them over at every turn.

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The Worst Spider-Man Games Of All Time

TechRaptor's Dan Hodges writes, "With Insomniac's highly promising Spider-Man right around the corner, let's revisit some of the web-slinger's worst video game outings."

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UCForce2830d ago (Edited 2830d ago )

Don’t forget about Spider Man 2 The PC Version which is worse than the console version. Web of Shadow PS2 version is also the worse than PS3/X360.

Edito2830d ago

It's just me or the title is misleading?

UnSelf2830d ago

at first read it appears so, but no it's grammatically sound

Inzo2830d ago

Best Spider Man game to date has to be Spider Man 2.
Worst Spider Man game to date I will have to go with The Amazing Spider Man 2.

vork772830d ago

i like The Amazing Spider-Man 1 game

antz11042830d ago

Me too, totally doesnt belong on the list.

GoldeneyeOO72830d ago

The absolute WORST Spider Man game is, by far, the PSVR installment. I'd have more fun playing with dog shit than that game.