MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Activision
Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), and Marvel Entertainment, LLC today revealed
The Amazing Spider-Man 2™ video game is planned to
launch next spring, alongside the Sony Pictures Entertainment
feature film of the same name. Developed by Beenox, the same game
studio behind 2012's original hit The Amazing
Spider-Man™, this all-new third-person action-adventure
video game builds on the story of the previous game with an
alternative take on the events of the upcoming movie, while also
giving players an enhanced, free-roaming web-slinging experience
through a greatly expanded New York
City.
"The first The Amazing Spider-Man game gave players their
own beautifully animated, free-roaming city of Manhattan to traverse and explore – a
playground of majestic scale in which to live out our common hero
fantasies," said Thomas Wilson,
Co-Studio Head of Beenox. "And the overwhelming message from fans
was: 'MORE!' That's what our team is working toward with
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – we're giving gamers more
abilities, more upgrades, more challenges, and more freedom to
progress. And with the game launching alongside the new movie,
offering an expanded interactive experience beyond the film, fans
of the franchise won't want to miss playing it."
In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, players once again
assume the role of the iconic Super Hero in a unique side-story
inspired by the feature film but set in its own continuity.
Throughout his journey, Spider-Man will encounter a number of new
foes as well as some old friends, as he confronts a new threat to
his beloved city. The narrative will give Peter Parker, Spider-Man's nerdy photojournalist
persona, a greater role in the spotlight, as he investigates the
complicated motivations and unique personalities behind the
menagerie of Marvel menaces threatening Manhattan.
As Spidey, players will be able to free-roam through a
greatly-enhanced Manhattan
cityscape, one set to offer livelier, more engaging opportunities
with which to put his sensational skills to use. Central to the
expansive depth and detail being poured into The Amazing
Spider-Man 2 video game is the new "Hero or Menace" system,
which incentivizes Super Hero behavior by rewarding the
web-slinger's crime-fighting efforts, and adds consequences for
letting criminality fester. Spider-Man's personal brand of
web-swinging and up-close-and-personal combat will see a variety of
new features as well.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game is planned to
launch alongside the feature film next spring for PlayStation®4 and
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One, the
all-in-one games and entertainment system and Xbox 360 games and
entertainment system from Microsoft, Nintendo's Wii U™ system and
Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system, and Windows PC. The game is
currently rated "RP" (Rating Pending) by the ESRB. For more
information on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game,
please be sure to visit www.TheAmazingSpiderManGame.com and follow
us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheAmazingSpiderManGame.
About Activision Publishing, Inc.
Headquartered in
Santa Monica, California,
Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer,
publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure
products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United
Kingdom, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the
Netherlands, Australia,
South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More
information about Activision and its products can be found on the
company's website, www.activision.com.
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC,
a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the
world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies,
built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a
variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its
character franchises in entertainment, licensing and
publishing. For more information, visit www.marvel.com.
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