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Spiderheck4/28/2023 There are a variety of wild weapons for your spiders to wield in Spiderheck from laser swords to guns. I feel like that sort of mode would be perfect for someone like me who likes to practice on my own before sinking my teeth into battles with other people. Something else I’m looking forward to checking out is the single-player mode where you can take on waves of AI foes. On Steam, the Spiderheck page notes there’s a wide range of weapons on offer in the game, and I’m looking forward to trying all of these out once the game is released. Other weapons on offer include guns, which is somehow an even funnier sight than a spider with a laser sword. ![]() You can swing these around with the thumbstick and, when you win, you can spin your laser sword in a circle and have yourself a one-spider rave if you want. In terms of weaponry, several rounds saw all four of us spider friends by proxy given laser swords. All the while, I’d be swinging wildly around the map thinking to myself, “Not me, not me, come on guys, just fight each other, I’m bad at this, cut me some slaaaaaaaaack.” The other times I tried this strategy, my foes would see my half-baked attempt at outsmarting them by waiting the round out while they fought each other and would chase me down. In Spiderheck, you not only have to avoid other spiders trying to murder you, but level hazards like boiling hot lava. Primarily, the strategy was to grab my weapon, swing away from the action, and do my best to defend my position and survive. Holding on to a desperate sense of self-preservation, I got better and better at avoiding those situations as the rounds went on and I soon began planning out battle strategies for each round. While getting a hang of this concept, I learned I had to be careful with the mechanic because, as fluid as it feels, and as fun as it is to swing all over the place, there are hazards at every turn.įor example, I swung directly into an enemy’s laser sword a number of times like a big dumb dumb, and there were moments where I pressed the A button too many times in a panic without any real direction in mind, resulting in my spider falling into the boiling hot lava below and me eliminating myself Terminator 2 style. The A button is your friend in Spiderheck, and is used to shoot webs to help pull yourself over to a platform, or away from an enemy. With the demo underway, the first thing I had to learn to master (for the sake of basic survival) wasn’t combat, but movement. You'll need to master swinging your spider around the map to gain the upper hand on your foes. It’s also hard to take the game super seriously given the wacky physics-based combat of it. This is to the game’s credit, as it’s harder to get mad at your friends for wrecking you in the game when you can’t immediately tell which friend is responsible. Especially in comparison to other “wreck your friends” multiplayer games like Super Smash Bros. That’s the kind of situation where alliances can form, and I was worried the three of them would form their own little spider gang with me as the odd spider out.įortunately, once we started playing I was relieved to see that the spiders all look relatively similar (despite being different colors), and when the game really gets going, it becomes increasingly difficult to find and target your least favorite spider friend. That said, things were a little awkward at first as I found out I’d be playing the demo with three strangers (to me) who all clearly knew each other. ![]() Having seen quite a bit of the game before my demo appointment for Spiderheck, I felt like I was ready to swing in and start slashing away. A fast-paced, frenzied multiplayer where four people get to fight each other as tiny, but mighty spiders wielding chaotic weapons like laser swords? I mean, what’s not to love? Battles in Spiderheck can get heated, making it easy to forget who's who in the best possible way. ![]() ![]() At PAX East 2022, it was hard to miss the giant inflatable spider at tinyBuild’s booth, and even harder to miss the massive line of people nearby all eagerly waiting to get their hands on Spiderheck.Īs I stood near the booth and watched other people play, it was easy to see why the game was such a hit among PAX East attendees.
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