See symbiote Wolverine in Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

by Justin McElroy { Jul 28th 2008 at 2:30PM }

OK, so you can color us confused. The end of the stunningly rad Spider-Man: Web of Shadows trailer we've put right after the jump seems to end with a glimpse of an alien symbiote bonded with lovable gruffster Wolverine. But we could have sworn the last time that happened the symbiote was forced out by Logan's mutant healing factor. Are we alone here?

OK, niggling continuity issues aside, if the combat is half as cool in Shaba's game as this video makes it look, we could finally be in for a game where we feel like the Webhead both when we're spinning webs any size and catching thieves just like flies. And we can't wait.

Tags: activision, shaba-games, spider-man, spider-man-web-of-sh..., wolverine

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Slayer @ Jul 28th 2008 2:32PM

What the hell...

Ten Dolla Bill @ Jul 28th 2008 4:11PM

looks a bit like the arbiter.

Eric @ Jul 28th 2008 2:33PM

Wow looks very cool.

FOXHOUND @ Jul 28th 2008 2:33PM

I'm really trying not to be hyped for this game, out of fear of a sub-par result...

Jakka (Not sure why he got banned?) @ Jul 28th 2008 3:20PM

Just don't read any of the reviews once it comes out.Contrary to popular belief, 4-7/10 Games can be really fun too.

deft @ Jul 28th 2008 2:36PM

Holy freaking awesome

Xoviet chiK @ Jul 28th 2008 2:39PM

Axe Detailer? Generic Loofahs aren't good enough?
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Anyways, this Wolverine looks like those massive spiders we used to find in my grandparents backyard / garden. Big, yellow and black spiders with very shiny skeletal bodies. Scared the hell out of me and my brother when we first saw them.

The_Punisher @ Jul 28th 2008 2:40PM

That last part rhymed :)

CubeGuy @ Jul 28th 2008 4:11PM

I can't tell if you're kidding or being serious.

That scares me. D=

The_Punisher @ Jul 28th 2008 7:59PM

Little of both. When i read it, "size" and "flies" was just like, wow that was kinda funny.

I guess i get dillusional after 2 hours at the gym and like 10 hours of work.

Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus) @ Jul 28th 2008 2:40PM

That looks ridiculously badass.

StickFlick @ Jul 28th 2008 2:40PM

So is venom gonna be in the game then?

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in 3... 2...1....

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Jul 28th 2008 4:33PM

Venom wiped from existence.

LJ @ Jul 28th 2008 9:28PM

Venom was there... you could see him on the left corner, just after they show the white bad guys, when they shift the camera to spider-man. You can see VENOM while the camera is rotating on that take. Hard to see but he is there.

xFenixKnightx @ Jul 28th 2008 2:42PM

Blip, on radar...confirmed.

That was AWESOME!

Gabriel @ Jul 28th 2008 2:45PM

It's not really a continuity error. We all know that viruses can mutate to be more resistant to vaccination. The symbiotes in Marvel comics have been shown to be adaptive as well. Also, since the symbiotes take on characteristics and powers of their hosts, the symbiote may have learned something about bonding with Wolverine and thus is more prepared to fight his healing factor the next time around.

theturtle363 @ Jul 28th 2008 6:54PM

but the symbiotes arent like a hive mind, so unless it's the exact same symbiote Wolverine attached to in the Mighty Avengers it wouldnt have learned how to counteract it. Who knows, maybe Wolverine's healing ability will be part of how we beat him

shadaik @ Jul 29th 2008 5:50AM

Actually, they are a hive-mind. There was a cross-over featuring Spidey, his clone (Ben Reilly), Venom and Carnage that was about an invasion of the symbiotes. They were a telepatic hive-mind with Venom and the earth-born symbiotes excluded from the hive-mind due to Venom being in exile, passing that inability to link up on to his terran offspring.

Damn, I'm a friggin geek.

Easo @ Jul 29th 2008 10:25AM

Wolverines body treats the adamanitum as an invader and is constantly trying to remove it. As a result Wolverine body and healing factor is in a state of constant and rapid evolution. A symbiote would never be able to bond with him for long.

3cubed @ Jul 28th 2008 2:46PM

Wow so those models weren't shiny enough. Other than that this is looking very good.

Mr.ESC @ Jul 28th 2008 2:53PM

OH SHI-

Mr.ESC @ Jul 28th 2008 2:56PM

I'm still waiting for that Marvel Zombies game.

Jakka (Not sure why he got banned?) @ Jul 28th 2008 3:16PM

Marvel Zombies: The Game

Choose from 50 different endings!
(In 95% of them, you either die or become a zombie)

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Jul 28th 2008 3:53PM

If it's still titled Spider-man vs. Marvel Zombies, then fuck it.

madatoman @ Jul 28th 2008 2:57PM

now thats awesome
it looks inspired from a very recent comic cover i saw of the new avengers. i think it was #35. that photo was famous when it came out, even though the actual comic didnt have anything like that in it (at least not in #35) but it came a few issues later. but that cover was pretty famous online for a while, but it looks like all the high rez photos of that cover have been pulled from websites.

its very cool that they realised how much people liked that concept and put it in this new spidey game. i cant wait for this game btw. the open ended gta-type gameplay is perfect for spiderman games and this one looks like it wont be bland like spiderman 3.

this is a crappy pic but all i can find right now

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/thumb/6/60/New_Avengers_Vol_1_35.jpg/300px-New_Avengers_Vol_1_35.jpg

j.howlett @ Jul 28th 2008 3:11PM

we want this

Dralzz @ Jul 28th 2008 3:18PM

The detail (and shine) on that pic make it look like an action figure. The only parts that scream CG are the claws.

Banstyle @ Jul 28th 2008 3:42PM

No continuity issues since those don't look like Venom symbiotes. Spidey seems to have the Venom symbiote, the rest look like something different. Color me interested. :)

Dralzz @ Jul 28th 2008 4:00PM

Maybe it's another offspring, like Carnage.

Daniel @ Jul 28th 2008 3:44PM

Wolverine mixed with the Symbiote is cool as hell....but no one else is wondering how the dinosaur got mixed in at the last second?

Wolveraptor?

j.howlett @ Jul 28th 2008 3:54PM

thats just the suit adapting to his costume and personality. see the big paws and the mask

Daniel @ Jul 28th 2008 4:01PM

I don't buy that. He didn't look like that when the symbiote got him a couple times in the comics. It just looks ridiculous to me.

theturtle363 @ Jul 28th 2008 6:55PM

yes it did http://www.insidepulsemedia.com/columnImages2007b/image44982.jpg

JonTheSchmidt @ Jul 28th 2008 3:55PM

Actually Wolverine was infected by a Venom clone after his encounter with Venom. His healing factor was unable to repel the clone as it was with Venom.

Sooku @ Jul 28th 2008 3:59PM

Isn't it possible that Wolverine, like Spider-Man, was able to control the symbiote and allowed it to take over his body? It never explicitly showed that those guys tackling him took him over; he might have already been infected and transformed to defeat them.

Alex M @ Jul 28th 2008 4:16PM

That would be so awesome. But I don't think it is the case here ... unless Wolverine is infected *and* playable (!)

eugene @ Jul 28th 2008 5:04PM

oooh, symbiote wolverine would be awesome to play. All the powers of spidey but with shiny shiny claws?

Drago Dracini @ Jul 28th 2008 4:30PM

>.> I may want to reserve this...

Vii @ Jul 28th 2008 4:32PM

Does anyone else get the vibe that the devs for this game took a huge cue from Resident Evil or Dawn of the Dead? I mean the symbiote infected people are basically zombies right?

Arnob @ Jul 28th 2008 5:11PM

...because Resident Evil and Dawn of the Dead were the ones to invent zombies?

Vivas Kaul @ Jul 28th 2008 7:40PM

lol, you misunderstand. I'm was just commenting on how zombies seem to make anything cooler just by default. Plus after so many bad Spider-man tie-ins I was being a bit skeptical.

Churchy @ Jul 28th 2008 4:58PM

I still think that Spiderman on ps1/n64 was the best spiderman game of ever.

GameStationX @ Jul 28th 2008 5:04PM

A couple of things:

1) Wolverine has had a symbiote bonded to him twice. The first time in the Venom ongoing series and it actually possessed him. The second time was in Mighty & New Avengers where it wasn't a true symbiote, but rather a symbiote virus whichis healing factor fought off.

2) This game is only based on Marvel continuity, so things that are true in the 616 universe aren't necessarily true here. Although as stated above it's NOT a continuity error.

3) Non-movie-based Marvel games have been notoriously awesome. X-Men: Legends 1 & 2, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, Ultimate Spider-Man, and Spider-Man 1 & 2 for PS1/N64/Dreamcast were all released to great critical acclaim.

4) Even those Marvel movie games that were subpar had their strong elements. Spider-Man 2 for example was quite well-received. Spider-man 3 improved on the previous game in every way, but suffered due to rampant bugs caused by a rushed release.

So basically it comes down to this, the games suck when they try and rush them to the market to tie-in to the films. This game doesn't have that problem. Nor did the other well-received Marvel titles.

theturtle363 @ Jul 28th 2008 6:58PM

"This game is only based on Marvel continuity, so things that are true in the 616 universe aren't necessarily true here." That doesn't make sense. If it's based solely on the 616 universe then what's true there should be true here

GameStationX @ Jul 28th 2008 10:05PM

I see that you're a Batman fan by your avatar, as such you likely know about the concept of Elseworlds, alternate realities, and different adaptations and interpretations. Take the Spider-Man films for example, they're based on various bits of 616 Marvel universe storylines, but they have their own set of standards and concepts.

Or alternatively, and easier to follow for those not familiar with comic lore: Spider-Man movie games are "based on" the films, but that doesn't mean they match them scene for scene. In fact, they're forced to do alternate variations of scenes so as not to step on the toes of the films.

Also, even if you put that information aside my previous point stands. Wolverine's healing factor doesn't fight off symbiote possession, as he has become a host to the Venom symbiote in the past. It merely fought off the symbiote "virus", a variation also known as the "Venom bomb".