Cast your vote for Spider-Man box ... in the trash

by James Ransom-Wiley { Jul 1st 2008 at 6:57PM }

It's Florida 2000 all over again: You show up to seizecontrol.com hoping to exercise your democratic right to vote for the lesser of two wacknesses and you exit having accomplished zilch. We're referring, of course, to Activision's new user-generated ~~content~~ marketing campaign for Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, which is currently giving the community the power to choose the game's box art. (The correct answer is "shake-to-make-it-snow globe holding" Spider-Man over "dude, check my dual-action sleeve tats" Spider-Man, btw.)

Remember kids, always read the fine print: "Activision shall not be bound by the outcome of the community vote and Activision's decision(s) and selection(s) shall be final and binding." And here we thought our clicks still stood for something!

Tags: activision, fine-print, spider-man, spider-man-web-of-shadows, web-of-shadows

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Dudeman @ Jul 1st 2008 7:02PM

Why even give us a choice in the first place?

NoHitHair @ Jul 1st 2008 8:01PM

Gimmick.

AoE @ Jul 1st 2008 8:05PM

They're trying to drum up interest for a franchise even Activision realizes it's run into the ground.

sinai @ Jul 1st 2008 10:10PM

it's kinda like the presidential election:

here are two douchebags you don't want, but since you voted for it, it's your fault it sucks.

i vote for neither, but there's going to be a winner either way. feh.

Mr.ESC @ Jul 2nd 2008 1:58AM

Ha ha, good one Sinai.

The vote here is between Spiderman holding the fugliest snow globe I've ever seen or Spiderman showing off some crappy tattoos he got while he was drunk last night.

Interesting decision,indeed.

xGeneral DEATHx @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:53AM

LMAO @ Mr. ESC.

"Check out these sweet Marvel tats I got last night...hey, WTF?!?! I wanted CARNAGE on that arm, not VENOM!"

Mark @ Jul 1st 2008 7:03PM

I vote for them to stop making shitty Spiderman games.

Snowblind @ Jul 1st 2008 7:10PM

The combat demonstration for this game didn't look half bad. But perhaps they should have gone with a more experienced photoshop user to design the box? It certainly doesn't give me much faith in the games design team.

LaughingTarget @ Jul 1st 2008 7:25PM

"Activision shall not be bound by the outcome of the community vote and Activision's decision(s) and selection(s) shall be final and binding."

They'll just ignore you.

PojoMofo @ Jul 1st 2008 7:27PM

I agree that the gameplay looks good, this boxart however does not

JontheNinja @ Jul 1st 2008 7:03PM

Looks like her farted in his hand and is presenting it so Green Goblin or something.

CJH @ Jul 1st 2008 7:11PM

I wanted to laugh at that comment, I really wanted to. It had potential, but there was just too many typos. =(

Titanium_Orchid @ Jul 1st 2008 7:17PM

JontheNinja not talk english good. Please forgive.

JontheNinja @ Jul 1st 2008 7:35PM

Holy crap how I fuck up that badly so?

NoHitHair @ Jul 1st 2008 8:02PM

By way talking you do. It weird sound and grammar strange. Missing words?

eldee @ Jul 1st 2008 8:29PM

ROFL

Trickob @ Jul 1st 2008 9:05PM

FO!LRLO!!

xGeneral DEATHx @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:55AM

FO RLY!

ApolloIV @ Jul 1st 2008 7:03PM

What's up with his eyes on the box on the right.

Gronk @ Jul 1st 2008 7:04PM

You would think they might actually put a WEB on the box. Ugh!

Fernando Rocker @ Jul 1st 2008 7:12PM

Both look horrendous.

PojoMofo @ Jul 1st 2008 7:28PM

this

3cubed (4squared plus 2squared) @ Jul 1st 2008 7:49PM

Mr Khan @ Jul 1st 2008 7:53PM

Agree

The former doesn't make any sense (wtf is that, can he generate portals in his hand to the city? Does he have have a wind tunnel ability like Miroku?), and the latter seems like it's trying too hard to appeal to the tattoo crowd

Josh @ Jul 1st 2008 11:09PM

When did you change your avatar again?

Dan @ Jul 1st 2008 7:13PM

Web of shadows.... yet the freaking bright white in the back alone kills the title..

Like you said, both covers just plain suck.

Lijik @ Jul 1st 2008 7:19PM

Wait... we're fighting Wolverine and Venom?
I'm so confused.

Maverick Saturn @ Jul 1st 2008 7:27PM

No....you are venom ¬_¬

DangerMouse @ Jul 1st 2008 7:32PM

We are Venom.

Ghen @ Jul 1st 2008 10:21PM

Man, our game is just another in a long line of shitty games about spider man. Do you think we can sucker people into buying another one? I mean, heck... We've already let them play as Venom once! How can we make people buy our game with the least amount of effort?

Put Wolverine in it.

Brilliant! *counts money*

Maverick Saturn @ Jul 1st 2008 7:26PM

I vote, none, they both suck :P

Its like having to choose between dog shit and cow shit, which one smells better?

DangerMouse @ Jul 1st 2008 11:37PM

While they both smell quite awful, I'd have to go with dogshit, since it's much easier to handle.

wootman @ Jul 2nd 2008 1:49AM

I disagree, cow shit dries and hardens, loosing its smell.
it can even be used as a frizbee!
not that i would know >_>

xGeneral DEATHx @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:12AM

Wootman has a point...I used to have to shovel both on a farm.

King Zilch @ Jul 1st 2008 7:27PM

Why not just go with the (much better) art for the PC version?

http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/Pages/webofshadows.aspx

aristokrat @ Jul 1st 2008 9:48PM

Awesome. It'd be like "Steal This Movie," except this would be Activision's version of saying we employ 12-year-olds in our design department.

ChooChooCharlie @ Jul 1st 2008 7:27PM

Both of those look like ass.

Why don't they just have their artists use the shot from Spider-man 3 with red suit Spidey looking at his black suit reflection in a high rise window? It gets the point across and it looks good.

ChooChooCharlie @ Jul 1st 2008 7:31PM

Oh, and throw some webbing in there somewhere. Perfect.

Thr3e2wenty8 @ Jul 1st 2008 7:31PM

So in hand of Spiderman on the left is a handful of "soft serve" with a picture over it? HAHA.

Marvel has made so much money between the games and movies and the games for the movies that they should just stop with those comic things save some trees and sell ideas directly to movie studios.

(btw Antman is getting a movie - antman!?)

Deadpool @ Jul 1st 2008 7:51PM

Lets face it...they should just put me on the cover. Covers with me rarely fail.

(To answer you question, Yes. Antman is going to have a movie. Wanna know the commercial hook line? "It's wife beating fun!")

theturtle363 @ Jul 1st 2008 8:43PM

I lol'd at this

Ghen @ Jul 1st 2008 10:22PM

Love deadpool =) No idea why they haven't made you into a comedy yet! Iron man was funny, Deadpool would have me in tears.

ALH @ Jul 1st 2008 7:34PM

That outstretched hand one is gross, far too much negative space on the left side, goddamn. It looks awkward and clunky. The second one is leagues better, even if the sleeve art isnt really as interesting to look at as a little city.

Splice the two together!