So my first mission is to Reduce Crime in Harlem! I need to stop 5 crimes. But what's this? There's a Spider I just found! Whoo boy! A spider is a little collectible scattered around the world. It increases my swing speed, the size of my health bar, and my special meter. But I need at least 10 of them before I can hit Level 2. I go looking for more when MY SPIDEY SENSE IS TINGLING! I can press LT to target on crime activity if I see it on my map. So basically, all hell is breaking loose now and you have to run around and beat up thugs who are fighting. I do that five times and now I get to talk to Luke Cage.
Now, I can pick up a new mission from Luke Cage, but instead we're just going to chat. Spidey asks him about the gang war and says he grew up in Queens. SO HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT ALL OF THIS GANG FIGHTING IS ABOUT. Think about that, realizing that Spider-Man has been at this heroing thing for years. So Luke Cage gives a little speech about how gangs are, and it's about as cliche as you could guess.
And now let me tell you something else bad about this Spider-Man. His line delivery is sooo bad. So when he tells jokes, they're really bad. For instance:
Luke: You could be a great fighter. You just need some more sense.
Spidey: Hey! I've got more sense than you!
Luke: Excuse me?
Spidey: You know, my Spider-Sense. One of these days I'll think of something cooler to call it. But until then...
Luke Cage gives no s*** about Spider-Man's terrible lines and just tells him off with each one. It's nice. He tells him to use his Spider-Sense to pick out snipers and take them out before they can shoot Luke Cage's informant. So I head to the waypoint and beat down thugs on the way. And while I do that, I get my 10 spider tokens! I got more health now. I get to the waypoint and it's Spider-Sense time! You can hold in LT to get a scan on everyone in the area. Blue is for good people and red is for bad people. Easy. I target them, beat them down, cause a lot of collateral damage along with blowing up cars with people in them, and I'm done!
MISSION COMPLETE!
I now have enough experience to choose my Web-Blast attack. Which is basically a WEB KAMEHAMEHA! You just hold B and fire a big web blast.
Anyway, Luke Cage gives me "Sense and Defeat Thugs" missions and I complete them while I get 15 more Spider Tokens for a LEVEL UP! I get more Special Meter.
I go back to Luke Cage who tells me he'll teach me to fight well. I say alright and now we're in a CAGE MATCH (no, the game calls it that). Now here's one of the fun things about this game. You can instantly web at enemies with Y and then hit Y again to kick them in the face. The first time I mess up and Luke Cage just kind of catches me in his big, manly arms, sets me down, and pats my head. What a sweetheart.
Now, I screw up a second time and this happens.
Spidey: Aww man! I can't do this!
Cage: Don't give up on me, Spidey! You can do this!
That's right, Spider-Man is so much of a loser that he says he can't do something after two attempts, and almost wants to quit over it. He's basically twelve. Anyway, I learn the Web Kick, Web Abortion, and the Web Counter Kick (those are my names for them). And now I can get Luke Cage as my ally! OH BOY!
So I kick some more ass in the streets so I can unlock more missions. I get more Spidey Tokens and get Level 5! Whoo! Let me tell you that these Spidey Tokens are not difficult to find at all. Usually you spot them on rooftops or in alleys, but when you see one, you usually see three others in the general area. So it's easy to just run around and grab them.
Anyway, next up is MORE TRAINING WITH LUKE CAGE!
I hope you're excited.
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