Alien Spidy

Alien Spidy is a platformer video game for Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Xbox 360 , and PlayStation 3 . Announced on 8 November 2011, Alien Spidy was published on 20 March 2013 for the Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, and Macintosh, and on 8 May 2013 for the PlayStation 3. Spidy can run and jump, and has the ability to shoot a web, allowing him to grapple and swing from object to object within the environment. Interspersed throughout each level are a large number of orbs, which Spidy can collect to score points. The game was never released on that platform, however. During early builds of the game, the motion was slower, but the development team sped up the movement, feeling it was truer to the character. The Sonic the Hedgehog series served as an inspiration for the game's pace. Significant effort was put into creating the game's visual style and making Spidy a relatable, charismatic character. A large number of reviewers called the game and its characters "cute".[citation needed] While a few of the reviewers praised the game's music, Jeremy Peeples of Hardcore Gamer found that it lacked staying power.