Spiderheck Review (Xbox Series S)

by Jim Smale · October 10, 2022

For our Spiderheck Review, we get to play as Spiders with laser swords! Duel to the death against our friends or we choose to team up and hold back swarms of savage enemies. Swing, stab, and shoot with style, effortlessly performing movie-worthy parkour.

Spiderheck Review Pros:

Cool neon-looking graphics.
1.3GB download size.
1000 Gamerscore.
Spider-based combat gameplay.
Character customisation.
Controls show on the main hub background.
The hub is where you swing around and select the settings and game modes.
Four game modes – Quick game, versus battle, tiers of heck, and wave survival.
Wave survival shows your best score.
32 maps.
20 weapons from particle blades to laser cannons and death rays.
18 modifiers.
Three lobby settings – offline, friends, and public.
Tiers of heck mode are challenge-based scenarios.
Every game mode has online and offline play.
The controls are very tight and easy to use.
The spider movement is really good.
A lot of fun.
Accessible.
Currently on Xbox Game Pass.

Spiderheck Review Cons:

The combat takes some getting used to.
For as accessible as the controls are, in the heat of battle they can somehow get clunky.
Only a few game modes.
Not as much fun in solo play.
No leaderboards.