History YMMV / SpiderManWebOfShadows

* DemonicSpiders: The police between when your first fight infected civilians and when yhe Symbiotes completely take over the city. Whenever you run into them, they will continuously shoot you even if you are just passing by or already dealing with either Fisk's men or the Symbiotes. Worse yet, if you choose to kill them if you are finally having enough, it will add more to your black suit morality and possibly ruin your red suit playthrough.

** [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]]; [[UsefulNotes/Xbox360 360]]; [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 PS3]]; UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} version: [[Characters/MarvelComicsVenom The Venom symbiote]] itself has grown so powerful that it has nearly completely overridden Eddie Brock's mind and become its own threat. Spreading symbiotes across New York while [[ToServeMan gorging itself on innocents]] and threatening Spider-Man's loved ones, the Venom symbiote transforms most of New York into an apocalyptic wasteland where almost all citizens have been turned into its symbiote zombies. Boarding a ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} Helicarrier, the Venom symbiote plans to traverse the globe and infect all life on Earth with its taint to assume absolute dominion.
** ''Amazing Allies Edition'' (UsefulNotes/{{PS2}} and [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]]): [[Characters/MarvelComicsEddieBrock Eddie Brock]] himself is [[AdaptationalVillainy nothing]] like [[AntiVillain any]] of his [[AntiHero usual]] incarnations. Hating Spider-Man for untold reasons, Venom allows [[MadScientist Jackal]] to experiment on him in order to speed up his symbiote suit's growth rate, then spreads his symbiote across Manhattan, infecting hundreds of people, including Spider-Man's friends, and turning them into mindless, hate-filled zombies. After manipulating many of Spider-Man's foes into assisting him in destroying the Wall-Crawler, Venom reveals he plans to allow his symbiote to spread across the planet, infecting every human around the world once Spider-Man is dead.

* EvilIsCool: [[SuperpoweredEvilSide The black suit Spider-Man]], for lots of reasons. Many players agree that [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration the black suit's combat feels more powerful than the red suit]], enough to be tempted to stick with it for the entire game. Then there are the black choices throughout the game that players consider cooler than the red ones, including [[spoiler:''[[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe tearing Symbiote Wolverine in half]]'']]. And there are the endings where Spider-Man forgoes his usual friendly neighbourhood tendency and becomes what is basically a ''[[EvilOverlord symbiote overlord]]''. Oh, and the best part, you can get [[EvilIsSexy Black Cat]] on your side too!
* EvilIsSexy: By default, Black Cat may or may not qualify for this, since she's morally ambiguous at worst. Played straight with Symbiote Black Cat, however, with her {{Stripperific}} symbiote outfit making her even sexier than she is already.

** ''Amazing Allies Edition'' (UsefulNotes/{{PS2}} and [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]]): [[Characters/VenomEddieBrock Eddie Brock]] himself is [[AdaptationalVillainy nothing]] like [[AntiVillain any]] of his [[AntiHero usual]] incarnations. Hating Spider-Man for untold reasons, Venom allows [[MadScientist Jackal]] to experiment on him in order to speed up his symbiote suit's growth rate, then spreads his symbiote across Manhattan, infecting hundreds of people, including Spider-Man's friends, and turning them into mindless, hate-filled zombies. After manipulating many of Spider-Man's foes into assisting him in destroying the Wall-Crawler, Venom reveals he plans to allow his symbiote to spread across the planet, infecting every human around the world once Spider-Man is dead.

** [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]]; [[UsefulNotes/Xbox360 360]]; [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 PS3]]; UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} version: [[Characters/VenomTheSymbiote The Venom symbiote]] itself has grown so powerful that it has nearly completely overridden Eddie Brock's mind and become its own threat. Spreading symbiotes across New York while [[ToServeMan gorging itself on innocents]] and threatening Spider-Man's loved ones, the Venom symbiote transforms most of New York into an apocalyptic wasteland where almost all citizens have been turned into its symbiote zombies. Boarding a ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} Helicarrier, the Venom symbiote plans to traverse the globe and infect all life on Earth with its taint to assume absolute dominion.

** While Venom's voice in the Wii/360/[=PS3=]/PC version, Creator/KeithSzarabajka, ''[[GutturalGrowler is pretty damn]]'' [[EvilSoundsDeep excellent]], his voice in the ''Amazing Allies Edition'' ([=PS2=]/PSP) is vastly underwhelming. It's one of the rare instances where Venom ''does not'' have any filters added to his voice, thus sounding more human than he should. Compare this to the [[VideoGame/SpiderMan2000 2000 game]] -- another game where Venom's voice was not digitally altered. However, while Creator/DaranNorris was able to create a legendarily memorable voice for Venom in that game with a goofy but threatening deep, growling voice, whoever voiced him in [=PS2!Web=] of Shadows wasn't even going for that: instead just spouting out his lines in what vaguely sounds like a commercial spokesperson impression. Not only does this voice not fit Venom's design at all, but it sounds much more fitting for J. Jonah Jameson rather than Venom, or ''any other villain'' for that matter. Even in the final boss fight, [[spoiler:where Venom is now what only can be described as a gigantic blob-shaped HiveMind, he ''still'' retains this entirely human voice, sounding even far more out of place.]] It doesn't exactly help that the [=PS2=]/PSP iteration of Venom does everything he did in this version of the game simply because he hates Spider-Man [[ForTheEvulz for no explained reason]] (see above), unlike the next-gen versions of the game where it's implied that Venom was ''very much'' DrunkWithPower; and even [[spoiler:realizes [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone the damages he's done]] and [[HeroicSacrifice atones]] for his commitments]] unlike [=PS2=]/PSP Venom. In comparison, the ''Amazing Allies'' Venom overall is just...''pathetic''.

** While Venom's voice in the Wii/360/[=PS3=]/PC version, Creator/KeithSzarabajka, ''[[GutturalGrowler is pretty damn]]'' [[EvilSoundsDeep excellent]], his voice in the ''Amazing Allies Edition'' ([=PS2=]/PSP) is vastly underwhelming. It's one of the rare instances where Venom ''does not'' have any filters added to his voice, thus sounding more human than he should. Compare this to the [[VideoGame/SpiderMan2000 2000 game]] -- another game where Venom's voice was not digitally altered. However, while Creator/DaranNorris was able to create a legendarily memorable voice for Venom in that game with a goofy but threatening deep, growling voice, whoever voiced him in [=PS2!Web=] of Shadows wasn't even going for that: instead just spouting out his lines in what vaguely sounds like a commercial spokesperson impression. Not only does this voice not fit Venom's design at all, but it sounds much more fitting for J. Jonah Jameson rather than Venom, or ''any other villain'' for that matter. Even in the final boss fight, [[spoiler:where Venom is now what only can be described as a gigantic blob-shaped HiveMind, he ''still'' retains this entirely human voice, sounding even far more out of place.]]\\\
It doesn't exactly help that the [=PS2=]/PSP iteration of Venom does everything he did in this version of the game simply because he hates Spider-Man [[ForTheEvulz for no explained reason]] (see above), unlike the next-gen versions of the game where it's implied that Venom was ''very much'' DrunkWithPower; and even [[spoiler:realizes [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone the damages he's done]] and [[HeroicSacrifice atones]] for his commitments]] unlike [=PS2=]/PSP Venom. In comparison, the ''Amazing Allies'' Venom overall is just...''pathetic''.

* HarsherInHindsight: In the game, Black Cat shows concern when Spider-Man shows willingness to harm innocent civilians. A few years later in the comics would controversially change her character into wanting to kill Spider-Man no matter the cost, including a willingness to kill innocent civilians if it helped her further her goal.

* NarmCharm: The black suit option after beating Wolverine; Spidey [[spoiler:''tears him in half'']]. It's an absolutely insane moment, but it's sheer absurdity makes it a very memorable one.

* EvilIsCool: [[SuperpoweredEvilSide The black suit Spider-Man]], for lots of reasons. Many players agree that [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration the black suit's combat feels more powerful than the red suit]], enough to be tempted to stick with it for the entire game. Then there are the black choices throughout the game that players considers cooler than the red ones, including [[spoiler:''[[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe tearing Symbiote Wolverine in half]]'']]. And the endings where Spider-Man forgoes his usual friendly neighbourhood tendency and becomes what is basically a ''[[EvilOverlord symbiote overlord]]''. Oh, and the best part, you can get [[EvilIsSexy Black Cat]] on your side too!

* MemeticMutation: The opening shot of Spider-Man sullenly walking across the rooftop as the world falls apart around him, all set to the ''Moonlight Sonata'' of all things, has become this recently. As well as an acoustic rendition of ''[[Anime/TokyoGhoul Unravel]]''.

* JustHereForGodzilla: Almost everyone played the game and choose the evil options just to be with [[EnsembleDarkhorse Black Cat.]]