Ultimate Spider-Man
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Developers | |
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Treyarch | |
Windows | Beenox Shift |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
Poland | Licomp Empik Multimedia |
Engines | |
Treyarch NGL | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 22, 2005 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 75 |
IGDB | 74 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Open world, Quick time events |
Art styles | Cel-shaded, Comic book |
Themes | Contemporary, North America, Sci-fi |
Series | Spider-Man |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is not available digitally.
Essential Improvements
Skip Intro Videos
Delete/rename video files[5] |
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ThirteenAG's Fix
- Adds proper support for widescreen resolutions, increased framerate, and custom FOVs.[6]
Install ThirteenAG's Fix[7] |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Activision\Ultimate Spider-Man\ |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Activision\Ultimate Spider-Man\Save\ |
- 3 save slots available
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use Ultimate Spider-Man Widescreen Fix. | ||
Multi-monitor | Use Ultimate Spider-Man Widescreen Fix. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use Ultimate Spider-Man Widescreen Fix. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use Ultimate Spider-Man Widescreen Fix. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Ultimate Spider-Man Widescreen Fix. | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | Capped at 30 FPS. Use Ultimate Spider-Man Widescreen Fix. | ||
120+ FPS | Use Ultimate Spider-Man Widescreen Fix. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Windowed
Force windowed[10] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Done in the same menu as controller remapping, with 3 input slots per action. | |
Mouse acceleration | Mouse acceleration is always enabled. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Both axes can be inverted independently. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | All non menu actions aside from character movement are unbound by default. | |
Controller remapping | Done in the same menu as key remapping, with 3 input slots per action. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Both axes can be inverted independently. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | Generic DirectInput controllers are supported. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Need to set gamepad as the first set of controls. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Allows you to turn mouselook on or off without interfering with other inputs |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and sound. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | Comic style occasional onomatopoeias are part of the cutscene presentation | |
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Local retail release only. | |||
Spanish |
- US versions only contain an English language option.
Issues unresolved
Unable to move diagonally when playing with XInput controller
- Tested with Xbox One Controller.
- Tested and found not to be an issue with Xbox 360 Controllers.
Visual bugs
- There are harmless visual problems, most of they are numerous cases of Z-fighting. This also occurs on the Xbox version.[11]
Audio desync during cutscenes
- Audio may have synchronization problems during cutscenes.[12]
Run on Newer versions of Windows 10/Windows 11
- When trying to run the game on newer versions of Windows the game will instantly crash, even with the widescreen fix and/or compatibility modes.[13]
Issues fixed
Run on Windows 10
Install the Ultimate Spider-Man Widescreen Fix[citation needed] |
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed] |
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Mouse cursor does not remain inside the window
Lock mouse cursor[citation needed] |
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VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video | Only for logos, and some cutscenes. |
Mods
New Game Plus Save File
- Allows for playing the story with costumes, when they normally don't unlock until after you've beaten it.
- All races, combat tours, and random crimes can still be done, and all tokens can still be collected.
- All story missions will be unlocked to be played in order with no stopping points after completing one of each side objective.
- Starts after the tutorial (at the earliest save point).
- Does not start Spider-Man with any of the upgrades achieved through races, combat tours, or the campaign.
- A recreation of the PS2 version's debug menu for the PC version.
- Provides options for teleporting to any region, swapping between versions of regions, character switching, setting your progress, editing scripts and flags, etc.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000 | XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz AMD Athlon 1500 | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References
- ↑ confirmed that the pc version is based on the xbox version since the same z-fighting problems occur on both platforms [missing title] - last accessed on 2022-08-31
- ↑ another example of z-fighting that only happens on pc and xbox [missing title] - last accessed on 2022-08-31
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Verified by User:Zaphero on 2022-01-20
- ↑ Ultimate Spider-Man Widescreen Fix - GitHub - last accessed on 2023-04-13
- ↑ Verified by User:Supersamus on 2023-04-13
- ↑ Example of T-posing model that should be off-camera - last accessed on 2023-04-13
- ↑ Verified by User:Supersamus on 2023-04-13
- For example, while fighting Venom, screen flashes (that represent lighting) don't cover the entire screen.
- ↑ Verified by User:Zaphero on 2022-01-21
- ↑ ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN Full Game Walkthrough - No Commentary (Ultimate Spider-man Xbox) - last accessed on 2022-08-31
- ↑ Verified by User:SuperSamus on 2023-07-04
- Experienced it in my playthrough, found a Let's Play that also experienced it as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TMMr5CVvNI&t=321.
- ↑ Verified by User:Averygoodperson on 2023-04-13
- Tested on Windows 10 and 11.