Spiderman

Spiderman was released on Sega Dreamcast on April 19th 2001 by developers Neversoft and Treyarch and publishers Activision. I originally played it on the Playstation and loved it, and now having recently acquired it again for the Dreamcast im re loving the Arachnid Wonder once more.
The story revolves around Spiderman being framed by Doctor Octavius (or Doc Ock) for stealing one of his 'experiments' which results in a manhunt for the web slinger by the entire NYC Police Department. And thats only for starters! Pretty much every superhero and villain makes an appearance during the game (full list below) and each has a part tied in with story. Its very nicely done and everything comes across as comic story which YOU take part in. Or thats what it felt for this Spiderman fanatic.
Controls are simple, and swinging from building to building is as fluid as...well a fluidy thing. A quick tap on the shoulder button enables you to target a specific wall part/object to web sling to. Its all very simple, however one thing I did notice was the controls for the Dreamcast version 'feel' different to that of the Playstation. The targetting was more fiddly but whether thats because I played it more on Sony's box of tricks is open for debate. They're not that different so as to spoil this cool game.
Visually its not too shabby either but there are obvious limitations due to the consoles age. One example is the mysterious green fog which seems to have swallowed the streets far below because the player is only ever able to see the top half of skyscrapers, never the hustle and bustle below. The machine would never have had the power like todays Playstation 3 to display both busy streets and towering buildings so they included the green fog to solve the problem. And Neversoft cleverly wrote it into the story which is explained nicely as you play the game. Well done devs!
Eventhough playing Spiderman today it shows its age (hey we all get old) its still a playable title due to the huge list of cool characters on offer. Plus there are a few neat extras too like collecting original comic covers and unlocking different suits for Spidey to wear.
The big downside to Spiderman on the Dreamcast is its pretty tough to get hold of a copy, and harder still to get it at a reasonable price. Ive seen it sell for upward of £15 which only a hardcore Spiderman collector could justify spending. I was fortunate to have got my copy for £4 however and thats a price more accurate for this game. Well worth a purchase at the right price. 7/10

Villains in the game -

Scorpion (not actually part of 'the plan')
Rhino
Venom (was played against Spider-Man by Spider-Man imposter)
Lizard (Not a boss in game but gives information about Mary Jane where she is held at)
Mysterio
Doctor Octopus
Carnage
Monster-Ock (Mixture of Doc Ock and Carnage symbiote)

Superheroes featured -

Spiderman (natch)
Black Cat
The Human Torch
Daredevil
The Punisher
Captain America

The villians play a bigger part due to the fact you must battle them. The heroes only appear in cut scenes.