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Not being a fan of either Spiderman, or Scott Adams adventures, the combination of the two was not particularly appealing to me. This game is packaged similarly to its predecessor The Hulk, and comes complete with some rather lacklustre instructions.

These instructions consist of an explanation of the adventure game concept, followed by some examples. Both the explanation and examples are rather juvenile. This reveals an unresolved conflict in the game - young Spidey fans may want it, but its difficulty rating is certainly not for someone new to adventure games, as the instructions would suggest. The game seems to be aimed at both the younger market and the experienced adventurer, and I feel it fails in both aims.

This adventure can be summed up in a single phrase - "Nice pictures, shame about the game". The graphics representations of locations and of Spiderman's enemies are nothing short of stunning, but the game is not of good enough quality to support the graphics, and certainly doesn't do them justice. Stunning graphics, unfortunately, do not make for a stunning game... and Spiderman proves this.

The meagre plot consists of collecting diamonds, fighting enemies, and replenishing your spider-web fluid. This, frankly, is all quite boring, so I spent most of my time in the lift shaft.

This is a totally uninspired game, but with excellent graphics. Not recommended unless you prefer great pictures over a great game. For my money, the latter comes first every time.