Ultimate Spider-Man

Published by Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developed by Beenox
Released 2005
Genre Action

Description :

Take on the role of the world’s most famous Super Hero, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and one of his most menacing nemeses, Venom, in an original storyline written and illustrated by the creative team behind the best-selling “Ultimate Spider-Man” comic book series.

Set in a massive free-roaming environment, the game delivers the deepest Spider-Man adventure with a variety of challenging missions, diverse gameplay and a new combat system that allows players to face off against the largest number of villains from the Spider-Man universe ever assembled in one video game. With gameplay that unfolds through interactive comic book panels, players are seamlessly integrated into the game via simultaneous multiple visual perspectives.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIV
Min.OS Windows XP
Min.RAM 256MB
Min.DirectX 9.0C
Keyboard
Mouse

Cheats :

Arachnoman costume:
Complete 90 City Events, collect 90 Tokens, and complete 48 combat tours.

Black costume:
Complete 100 City Events, collect all 100 Tokens, complete all combat tours, and finish all 60 races.

Parker Hoodie costume:
Complete 75 City Events, collect 75 Tokens, and complete 32 combat tours.

Peter Parker costume:
Complete 50 City Events, collect 50 Tokens, and win the fourth race against Johnny Storm.

Spidey Wrestling costume:
Complete 30 City Events and collect 30 Tokens.

Venom races:
Complete all story mode missions.

Switch Hero option:
Complete all story mode missions to unlock the "Switch Hero" option on the pause menu.

Medium city event difficulty:
Complete 10 city events and "Inexpugnable" (Chapter 6).

Hard city event difficulty:
Complete 20 city events and "Class Trip" (Chapter 8).

Medium combat tour difficulty:
Complete 8 easy combat tours after "Hell of a Mess" (Chapter 4).

Hard combat tour difficulty:
Complete 12 medium difficulty combat tours.

Insane combat tour difficulty:
Complete all hard difficulty combat tours.

Hint: Defeating Wolverine:
As Venom, keep on pressing [Tentacle].

Hint: Fight Shocker again:
You can see Shocker even after you have defeated him. Sometimes in a City Event, Shocker will appear and you must fight him. It will not be a Boss battle, though -- just a fight against a street thug, who has some very powerful blasters. Note: He is also stronger than all street thugs.

Hint: See Boomerang:
Boomerang can also appear in a City Event.

Hint: Arachnoman billboard:
When you are near the Empire State Building, you will see a billboard that shows Arachnoman Note: This is one of the costumes that you can get.

Hint: Balloon:
In the first level available as Venom, when you feed on the kid and his balloon goes in the air, try to catch it. If you do, Venom will grab it and run around with it.

Hint: Ferris Bueller's Day Off reference:
Toward the beginning of the game where Spider-Man has to go to school (and just before the race with the Human Torch) wander around the city and explore. Spider-Man will make comments like, "I need to get to class" and "I really have to get to school." One comment is something along the lines of, "I cant miss anymore class. I've been absent nine times... nine... times." This is in reference to a scene from the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off in which the principal is taking note of the main character's habit of skipping class.

Hint: Comic book reference:
At the Midtown High School by Peter's house, go to the front of the school where the flag is. In front of you will be some stairs. Look at the back of the right stair rail and there will be two words written in red "GELDOFF RULES!". This is a reference to the Ultimate Spider-Man Comic Issue 27 and 28 when there is a mutant named Geldoff at the school who is a student. He nearly destroys everything but Spider-Man stops him. Also, at the same time all the other students are chanting "Geldoff rules!"

X-Men: The Official Game

Published by Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developed by Beenox
Released 2006
Genre Action

Description :

X-Men: The Official Game acts as a story bridge between the 2nd and 3rd X-Men movies. In the game, you play as Wolverine, Iceman and Nightcrawler as you deal with the aftermath of the incident at Alkali Lake. Each you start the game off by returning to Alkali Lake to recover two stolen Cerebro parts when you uncover a organization that is doing a salvage operation on the base when they uncover something that stands to be a threat to all mutants.

As Wolverine, you fight from a fixed 3rd person view and button mash your way through hordes of soldiers and classic X-Men villains as Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike. As Iceman, you'll play in a 3rd person flying aerial flying mode where you'll use your ice bridge to fly out and save places such as a nuclear power plant and the Statue of Liberty. As Nightcrawler, you'll play from a free 3rd person perspective and teleport around and use Nightcrawler's teleportation ability to get the drop on your enemies while getting the missing Cerebro parts and saving the Brooklyn Bridge from Mirror Man.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIV
Min.OS Win XP
Min.RAM 256MB
Min.DirectX 9.0C
Min.CDROM Speed 16X
Keyboard
Mouse
64MB Video Card
3GB Hard Drive Space

Trivia :

• The game features voices of X-Men:United movie lead actors Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Shawn Ashmore. Even though the game was released at the same time as the third film, actors from the previous films, including Alan Cumming and Tyler Mane, also contributed their voice talent.

Cheats :

Danger Room missions:
Progress through the game to unlock the first three Danger Room missions. Six more Danger Room missions are unlocked by collecting all Sentinel files and Weapon X files with all characters.

Comic alternate costume:
Collect all Sentinal Techs with a character to unlock his or her alternate comic costume.

Street alternate costume:
Collect all Weapon X files with a character to unlock his or her alternate street costume.

Hint: Finding Tech Pieces:
To save time and frustration, run through the level on novice to find all six Tech Pieces, then distribute mutation and save the game. Go back on the higher levels to gain the missing mutations, without worrying about racing around trying to find the pieces (especially on timed missions).

Call of Duty 2

Published by Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developed by Infinity Ward, Inc.
Released 2005
Genre Action


Description :

Call of Duty 2 is the next installment in a series of popular 1st-person perspective shooters. The game is trying to recreate the big military operations of World War II (Defence of Stalingrad, invasion in Normandy and German-British war in North Africa).

Developers from Infinity Ward divided Call of Duty 2 into three campaigns (Russian, British and American) and put into the game a lot of new features (e.g. no health indicator, option to complete mission objectives in different order). Expanded multiplayer modes are also available.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIV
Min.OS Windows 2000
Min.RAM 256MB
Min.DirectX 9.0C
CDROM Speed 8X
Keyboard
Mouse
Offline Player 1
Online Players 32
Internet/LAN

Trivia :

• One of the tank commanders in Call of Duty 2 is called Greta Garbo, after the famous Swedish actress.

• Call of Duty 2 was the first Xbox 360 game to sell over one million units in the US.

Cheats :

Select "Game Options" at the main menu, then choose the option to enable the console. Press ~ to display the console window then enter developer 1 as a command to enable cheat mode. The "Load" button will now appear. Click it and select the desired level.

After the level loads, press ~ to display the console window again, then enter devmap as a command. Press ~ during game play to display the console window, then enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function.

Effect	Code
God mode	god
Refill ammunition and grenades	give ammo
All weapons, full ammo, health and armor	give all
Spawn indicated item	give
Flight mode	ufo
No clipping mode	noclip
Ignored by enemies	notarget
Suicide	kill
Teleport to a node	jumptonode
Level select	map
Mission set select	/seta
Toggle frame rate display	/cg_drawFPS <0-4>
Double health and can survive one grenade explosion	demigod

Mission set names:
Use one of the following entries with the /seta code to unlock the corresponding set of missions.

Crossing The Rhine: mis_10 9
D-Day: mis_07 9
Fortress Stalingrad: mis_04 9
Hill 400: mis_09 9
Not One Step Backwards!: mis_03 9
Rommel's Last Stand: mis_06 9
The Battle For Caen: mis_08 9
The Battle Of El Alamein: mis_02 9
The Tank Squadrons: mis_05 9
The Winter War: mis_01 9

Hint: Veteran mode:
Veteran mode cuts life expectancy to three or four shots until you die. However, Veteran mode does not improve the enemy's aim or strategy. Use small blocks or small bulges of hills as cover and crawl. Because you do not get points for kills, do not take the Nazis head on. Let your allies lay some fire, if there are any. If not, throw a smoke grenade and shift between crouch and crawl positions, laying cover fire and stall some time for the smoke grenade to spread before the Nazis rush in. Use this smoke cover to fall back to the nearest safe position where you can regroup or hide and pick the Nazis off from afar.

Hint: Capture Hill 400 mission:
Pick up the scoped Gheher43 from the first bunker that you blow down the door to. Swap it for your Garand. It is very helpful. Every bunker has one so you do not have to worry about ammunition.

Hint: Determining if enemies are still alive:
Even if you shoot the enemy, he may still be alive. Make sure to aim your crosshairs at him and see if it turns red. If it does, it indicates that the enemy is still alive, and you must shoot him down more. Do not give the enemy the chance to shoot you from behind while he regains consciousness.

Hint: Grenades:
The grenade indicator is useful, however, you do not have to run away from it every time. If the indicator points that a grenade has landed near you, but you are taking cover behind a wall, you do not need to run away. Instead, the grenade will explode and not damage you at all.

Hint: Kill types:
Head shots are instant kills. Body shots require two or more shots for a kill.

Hint: Recommended weapons:
Whenever you have the chance, pick up a Kak 98. It is one of the most powerful guns in the game. There is a scoped-Kak 98 in the last level (Dragon's Teeth) in the 2 bunker in the building.

The most common bolt-action rifle is one of the best weapons for small groups of enemies. It may be a bolt-action, but it is a one-hit kill almost all the time. Make sure to keep an automatic for the slow reload.

Quake III: Arena

Published by Activision, Inc.
Developed by id Software, Inc.
Released 1999
Genre Action

Description :

Quake returns for its third action fest, however on this occasion the emphasis is on multiplayer and team gameplay over the series' single player roots.

The games storyline will take you through a number of 1on1 and team based challenges, slowly ranking upwards in difficulty, as the character of your choosing. As usual, there are a number of weapons (from the trusty shotgun to the BFG, and everything in-between) that will aid you in battle, along with power-ups and armour which all comes in handy to keep you alive as long as possible.

Online multiplayer is where Quake III: Arena is at. You'll get the chance to battle your friends in a range of different game modes, including Deatmatch, Team Deathmatch, 1 Flag Capture The Flag, Capture The Flag and Possession. Again, the emphasis in most of the game modes is in team play, whether it be holding off the opposition as your teammate collects and scores the flag, or protecting you and your team as you horde the skull over time.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIII
Min.OS Win 98
Min.RAM 128MB
Min.DirectX 7.0
CD ROM Speed 4X
Keyboard
Mouse
Internet/LAN Support
Offline Players 1
Online Players 32

Notes :

Supported 3D chipsets:

All 3dfx chips ATI Rage Pro & Rage 128 S3 Savage 4 nVIDIA Riva 128 and 128ZX nVIDIA Riva TNT and TNT2 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Matrox G200 & G400 Intel i740

Trivia :

• While this game was in development, it was referred to as Trinity. This was an obvious reference that it was using the third and possibly final Quake engine

• The game contains a reference to a popular online comic called User Friendly (www.userfriendly.org). When playing on q3dm19, pick up the fly power-up from the top of the level and fly all the way down until you’re below the final platform. Look up at the central floor and you’ll see an image of the Dust Puppy, as featured in the comic.
  

• A downloadable add-on map pack is available on many Quake 3 sites on the 'net, which contains all the maps from the Dreamcast release of the game. This add-on pack allows players of the windows/linux version to play on servers with Dreamcast players. This makes Quake 3 one of the first games to support transparent Internet play between a game console and the PC!

• "Quake III Arena" presents some of the heroes from previous Id games as playable skins, including the Space Marine from "Doom", the marine from "Quake", and a few of the different marines from "Quake II". All of these models and skins have both male and female counterparts, and different color variations.
  

• id Software released a technology demo of the game, called Q3Test, in early 1999. In the following five days, 2 million Quake 3 Test internet games were started worldwide. That works out to around 4 games every second.

• 50,000 copies of the game were sold within the first 3 days of its release.
  

Cheats :

Display the console at any point in the game (during game play or at any screen). Type /sv_cheats 1 then enter /devmap map

Use the one of the following values for map:
q3dm<1-18> or q3tourney<1-6>
Or, you can use any custom map (leave off the map extension *.bsp)

The game will load in single-player mode with the current settings of the bot variables, and cheat mode enabled. Enter one of the following console commands to activate the corresponding cheat function.

Effect	Code
All skills unlocked at skill 1	/iamacheater
All skills unlocked at skill 100	/iamamonkey
Toggle God mode	/god
Toggles no clipping mode	/noclip
All weapons and ammo1	/give all
Spawn indicated item	/give
Change view range	/cg_thirdpersonrange <320-500>
Change view angle	/cg_thirdpersonangle <-360-360>
Change gravity2	/g_gravity <0-800>
Hidden Sarge skin	/model sarge/krusade
Set team model	/team_model
Quad damage	/give quad damage
Flight ability	/give flight
Invisibility	/give invisibility
Move faster; default is 320	/g speed
Regenerate damage	/give regeneration
Invincible against lava, drowning, acid and similar hazards	/give battle suit
100 health over the limit	/give mega health
Use indicated character head	/headmodel *
Use indicated head for team	/team_headmodel *
Set rail gun trail time	/cg_railtrailtime
Set gravity	/g_gravity
Third person view	/cg_thirdperson 1

1. The Grenade Launcher and the BFG10K weapons that are unlocked by this codes function, but the graphics are incomplete. It will appear that your character is not holding any weapon when they are selected.
2. Set to 0 to fly, 800 is default.

Item names:

Use one of the following item names with the /give code.
allammo
armor
battle suit
bfg10k
flight
gauntlet
grappling hook
grenade launcher
haste
health
invisibility
lightning gun
machinegun
medkit
personal teleporter
plasma gun
quad damage
railgun
regeneration
rocket launcher
shotgun
mega health
speed

Spider-Man

Published by Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developed by Neversoft Entertainment
Released 2001
Genre Action

Description :

Spider-Man is the first 3D game to star the popular web-slinger. It is loosely based on Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Spider-Man Unlimited and features some of the voice cast from each and similar character designs.

Peter Parker is attending a demonstration of the reformed Dr. Otto Octavius's new invention when an imposter Spider-Man steals the device. Spider-Man must work to clear his name and uncover the sinister motives behind the device's theft.

This game features appearances not only by most major Spider-Man characters, but cameos by numerous other characters from the Marvel Universe, such as the Human Torch, Punisher, Daredevil and Captain America.

Spider-Man's webs are greatly emphasized. He can use them both for navigational purposes, like swinging or ziplining, and for offensive and defensive combat, such as tying up a villain, coating his fists with web for extra oomph, or building a protective shield. His web supply is limited though and he must find new cartridges or risk running out. The wall-crawling powers are also prominently features. Spider-Man can cling to any wall or ceiling. This is used for basic environmental navigation and for stealth as there are many sequences where you crawl over the heads of unsuspecting thugs, or drop down and catch them off-guard.

Combat is based around Spider-Man's ability to jump, kick, punch and web. By combining these with direction and in various combinations, Spider-Man is able to throw objects such as furniture, hurl web balls, yank enemies into melee range and follow up with a flurry of hits, among other things. There are a number of boss-battles as well, all of which are puzzle-based.

Missions vary from the fairly common fight-your way-to-the-goal or find-the-key-that-unlocks-the-door types to races to catch some or evade them or just trying to avoid the police.

There are several side goals in addition the main mission including multiple unlockable Spider-Man costumes and numerous hidden comic book covers to find.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIII
Min.OS Win98
Min.RAM 128MB
CDROM Speed 4X
Min.DirectX 8.0
Keyboard
Mouse

Notes :
Supported Chipsets:

3dfx Voodoo Graphics 3dfx Voodoo Banshee 3dfx Voodoo2 or higher ATI Rage 128/128 Pro ATI Radeon S3 Savage 4 nVidia Riva TNT, TNT2, and TNT2 Ultra All nVidia GeForce chips Matrox G200 and G400 Kyro I and II Intel 810e

Trivia :

• Spider-Man uses the same game engine as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Spidey also was a hidden character in THPS2.
• In the "Race to the Bugle!" Level, during Stan Lee's narration you can see a fiery image drive up the building. Once the level starts and you head out, you will see it again.
  The figure is Ghost Rider. And his cameo is exclusive to the Dreamcast version of the game.

Cheats :

Enter one of the following codes at the "Cheats" section of the "Specials" option at the main menu to activate the corresponding cheat function.

Effect	Code
Cartoon Spider-Man	FUNKYTWN
Stickman Spider-Man	STICKMAN
Ben Reilly costume	CLUBNOIR
God mode	ADMNTIUM
What If mode	UATUSEES
Character viewer	RGSGLLRY
View FMV sequences	CINEMA
All comic books	FANBOY
Level select	MME WEB
All comic book covers	KIRBYFAN
Storyboard Viewer	ROBRTSON
Quick Change Spidey costume	SM LVIII
Peter Parker costume	MRWATSON
Amazing Bag Man costume	KICK ME
Scarlet Spider costume	XILRTRNS
Spidey Unlimited costume	SYNOPTIC
Captain Universe costume	TRISNTNL
Spidey 2099 costume	MIGUELOH
Symbiote Spidey costume	SECRTWAR
Pulsating head	EGOTRIP
Unlimited webbing	GLANDS
Full health	WEAKNESS
Master code	LEANEST

Hint: Comic book locations:

Book	Level	Location
1	Bank Approach	On top of the Fantastic Four Building
2	Hostage Situation	Under the chair in the cubicle. The cubicle is located on the second half of the level
3	Stop the Bomb!	After freeing the hostages, return to the hallway just prior to the first security door
4	Race to the Bugle	When the game cuts to the FMV of the two henchmen, you can find the comic on the right side of the big building
5	Spidey Vs. Scorpion	After destroying all of the furniture in the room, the comic will appear in the middle
6	Police Chopper Chase	On the last building, look behind the box on the right-front
7	Building Top Chase	Inside the Goblin Crane Lair.
8	Scale The Girders	On the left side of the building on the ledge.
9	Police Evaded	The building with the skylights that get destroyed has the comic. Shoot the broken glass. It will be located behind the class
10	Spidey Vs. Rhino	After destroying every barrel in the level you can find the comic in the middle of Electric Pylons.
11	Catch Venom	Located on the incomplete building
12	Catch Venom	Located on the roof of one of the buildings
13	Spidey Vs. Venom	Lift the car and toss it aside. The comic will appear.
14	Sewer Entrance	This comic is located inside the first hallway. Walk to the Cavern and then return
15	Sewer Cavern	Behind the waterfalla
16	Sewer Plant	Walk down the hallway and make your first left, walk to the endm
17	Hidden Switches	Press the fourth switch and return to the third switch
18	Tunnel Crawl	Hit the switch on the first box, the comic will be in the second boxl
19	The Lizard's Maze	Talk to the lizard, the comic will appear near by
20	Symbiotes Infest Bugle	In the vent with the Hostageo
21	Elevator Descent	Walk down the Hallway, it will be at the bottom-left.
22	Stop The Presses	Lift and throw the stack of paper located on the second half of the level
23	Bugle's Basement	Shoot all four leaking pipes. The comic will become revealed when the furnace on the left explodes.
24	Spidey Vs. Mysterio	Destroy all of the target on the first stage, the comic will become visible on the bottom level
25	Waterfront Warehouse	Look in the alcove
26	Waterfront Warehouse	At the end of the level, just prior to opening the vent that leads to the next level, you must locate the hidden room behind the grating. It is the last grating before the end of the level
27	Underwater Trench	In the second machinery room is a hidden switch. Return to the part where all of the gun turrets are (at the beginning of the level) and access the secret door
28	Stopping The Fog	In the center column, a small room will be located in the bottom portion
29	Spidey Vs. Doc Ock	It will appear after Doc Ock's shield regenerates the first time. It will only appear for a few seconds, so grab it quickly
30	Spidey Vs. Carnage	In the middle of the bubble it will appear and disappear and then appear and then disappear
31	Spidey Vs. Monster-Ock	At the first bend in the pipe
32	Spidey Vs. Monster-Ock	About 3/4 of the way through the level.

Hint: Easy training:
Enable the "Invincibility" and "Unlimited webbing" codes, then do a training mission. This is the easiest way to unlock Quick-Change Spidey.

Hint: Strong move:
Note: this only works in indoor levels or levels with a ceiling. Zip up to the ceiling, and crawl over to an enemy. Make sure they do not see you, and they cannot move around too much. Make sure your shadow (the white dot that appears on the floor when you are on the ceiling) is on the enemy, and the red triangle that makes Spidey aim at an enemy is on the same person. Then, zip down, and in the middle, repeatedly tap [Kick]. The kick should do a large amount of damage or kill the enemy. Note: This requires precise timing.

Hint: Dodging missiles:
In the missile attack level, the missiles can only hit you if you are on the completely boarded up windows. Avoid them and you will not get hit.

Hint: Defeating Rhino:
While fighting Rhino, stand by an electrified pillar. When he starts to charge, hide behind the pillar. He will get shocked and Spidey will make a smart comment. Alternately, you can have him charge the barrels, and jump when he is near. This is the best way to get the comic.

Hint Defeating Scorpion:
When fighting Scorpion under the hard difficulty setting, fight him as much as possible until JJJ runs into the other room. If you attack Scorpion and quickly run back into the other room, he will not go after Spidey. Use the "Web Ball" attack with Symbiote Spidey or Captain Universe, as they have unlimited webbing.

When you are fighting Scorpion for the first time, just sling him with your web, then punch or kick him one or two times. Then, jump away and you will also throw furniture at him.

Hint: Level 1.1: What if mode Neversoft reference:
The building with the long trench down the middle of the roof and a thug has "Neversoft" written across it in neon letters.

Hint: Level 2.1: What If mode JJJ suicide:
Get to the Bugle (where Scorpion is after JJJ). They play Marco Polo. If you let JJJ die, he offers to throw himself out the window.

Hint: Level 5.3: Hidden room:
In level 5.3 (the level before Mysterio, downstairs in the Daily Bugle), you have to destroy two Symbiote generators and then find the imposter Spider-Man-Mysterio. After finding the first generator and destroying it, find the second one. The wall behind the second generator is holographic. It does not appear so, but when you try to climb it, you will go right through. Two web cartridges and one flame cartridge are inside.

Hint: Police Chase level: What If mode Spidey Armor:
On the second part to the Police Chase in What If mode, there is a crane to the extreme far right. Look at it to see a pumpkin and the word "BOMB" on the side. Swing to it to find an open hatch. Jump inside to find the secret lair of Green Goblin, where you can get a Spidey Armor.

Hint: Sewer Chase: What If mode lizard droppings:
On the first part of the Sewer Chase, you will be trapped in a little tunnel. About five lizard monsters will run up to you. When they or you get closer, you will hear a farting noise. One of the lizard monsters will have made some droppings.

Hint: Waterfront Warehouse level: What If mode hidden armor:
Go to the waterfront warehouse in "What If" mode. When you start, there will be a stack of boxes next to you with one of the generators on it. Go past this stack to find a box that appears different from the rest. You can take off the cover of the box just by doing the same action to lift objects. Inside the box is Spidey armor and "The Ark Of The Covenant".

Hint: Waterfront Warehouse level: What if mode No-Prize envelope:
When you first enter the Waterfront Warehouse level, go to the left and jump up on the boxes. The boxes on top will have the Marvel Comics "No-Prize" envelope wording on them.

Hint: Make Spider-Man sleep:
Start the game in "What If" mode and do not do anything. Spider-Man will eventually will shoot a web straight up, cling on it, and start sleeping. Note: This only happens in indoor levels, or in levels with a ceiling.

Hint: Practice fighting:
When being chased by the N. Y. P. D. in What If mode, there will be a gold U.F.O. Swing on to it. It will help you practice fighting.