Heads-up true believers, The Adrenaline Vault Previews Spider-Man offering a hands-on preview of the upcoming action game celebrating the adventures of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. The article kicks off by admitting that: "The transfer of comic strip or cartoon characters to the personal computer has rarely been a successful one," but they seem to think that this wall-crawler game will overcome this trend. Here's a bit that talks of the how things like a 3D environment and the contributions of Stan "The Man" Lee to the project are factors that work in its favor. Excelsior!:

Activision Studios Producer Marc Turndorf says the original concept was to try to bring Spider-Man to life in a 3D gaming environment, fully reflecting the fun and excitement of the classic legacy. The two main tricks with this were how to make Spider-Man move anywhere/on anything in a 3D world and how the player can control him in that world smoothly and seamlessly. These challenges are far from being minor ones with automated solutions, as jerky cartoon action would be unacceptable, and the range of movement of this superhero is far beyond that of mere mortals.

This offering appears to exhibit extraordinary authenticity, pleasing even the most demanding die-hard Spider-Man aficionado. The story and dialog are inspired by the Spider-Man cartoons and comics, with a plot that feels like the real thing. Stan Lee, famed co-creator of Spider-Man, was directly involved with narrating the game, creating mood and realism in the levels. Turndorf claims that Lee's involvement in this computer title has been the key to causing it to see the light of day in the first place. For cartoon fans, you even get to see Daredevil, the fellow who is Spider-Man's friend and appears at tough times to give him advice. Nonetheless, it is not necessary to know anything about the cartoon or comic strip to enjoy the gameplay.