As part of the VIP community (relax, anybody can get in), which gives me early reveals of characters, and alternate costumes (a comic fan boy's dewey dream).
Though I was taken a bit aback by the recent Spider-Man "reveal":
"Fans of the Clone War should be pleased that Scarlet Spider IS in the game!"¿Qué? «¿Is there such a thing?»
"Fans of the Clone War"? Riiight ....
But, the costumes are cool, and though they don't show it, they did announce the costume I want:
"And finally, yes it's confirmed that you will see Spider-Man in his black Symbiote costume in the game. We aren't allowed to show that to you yet, but we assure you that you'll see it soon enough..."So, what was the hang up? Sony/Spider-Man 3 approvals? (That's my guess.)
Here are the picts, including the topical Civil War "Iron Spidey":
The comment for the last costume makes me think these may be more than re-skins; costumes may change stats:
"You can thank Tony Stark - aka Iron Man - for this superb outfit that's particularly good for melee fighting."
This would also fit in with the "War Machine" costume for Iron Man comment:
In fact, one of Iron Man’s costumes turns him into a different playable
character entirely…
Of course, going back to the Scarlet Spider, there's a similar questionable skin for my personal fav Captain America -- "The Captain" (later co-opted into the equally I-don't-care character US Agent) -- What, Nomad was "too lame"?
Not that any of this lessens my stokedness for the game.
And, via the "Create a Team" widget on the site, and inspired by recent Civil War events (and my holding a candle for writers to pull Spidey's webbed head out of his webbed ass), I've created my own team -- "The Resistance":
Of course, this could change a bit, since there are still 5-6 more characters to reveal between now and October 24th (Hawkeye, Iron Man, and Mr. Fantastic have already been revealed, and with print ads showcasing The Thing, I'm expecting him, too).
Except Cap. Cap won't change ...
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