History VideoGame / SpiderManEdgeOfTime

* ActorAllusion: Beyond the fact that both Miguel and Peter are voiced by two former Spider-Man voice actors, Miguel looks similar to Peter from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' and Peter looks like Peter from ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' underneath their masks.

** Jameson speculates that people idolize Spider-Man enough to make a [[Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark Spider-Man musical]]. Peter quips that he'd pay to see it.

* TheNeedsOfTheMany: The primary source of conflict between Spidey 2099 and Amazing Spidey. Miguel is only concerned with the grand scheme of things and stopping Sloan from ruining the future, while Peter is [[ChronicHeroSyndrome obsessed with the human cost of his actions]] and refuses to abandon innocent people no matter what. At one point, the two end up in each other's time periods, and when Peter finds out that [[LoveInterest Mary Jane]] is destined to die that night, Miguel initially refuses to save her, stating he's got "enough to deal with," and only goes along with it when Peter outright begs him to do so. Even so, it doesn't stop him from snarking about it.

* BadFuture: As the result of Amazing Spider-Man's death.

* ButterflyOfDoom / ConquerorFromTheFuture: Amazing Spider-Man's death in the present, at the hands of [[spoiler:Anti-Venom controlled by Walker Sloan, a scientist from the year 2099]] creates a CrapsackWorld, which is where Spider-Man 2099 comes in.

* [[ClusterFBomb Cluster Shock Bomb]]: Spidey 2099 still has his potty mouth. Amazing Spidey lampshades this.
-->'''Spider-Man:''' (''crawling away weakly, Anti-Venom poised to strike'') O'Hara... maybe I would've listened to you... if you didn't say "shock" all the time.
* ComesGreatResponsibility: You knew this line was coming, but [[spoiler:evil CEO Peter Parker is the one who says it.]]

* CrossCounter: [[spoiler:How Amazing Spider-Man's fight with Anti-Venom ends.]]

* {{Cyberpunk}}: 2099.

* DeadpanSnarker
** Both Spider-Men bring this in full force.
** When [[spoiler:Spider-Man 2099 fights Anti-Venom and Anti-Venom proves to be unable to drain his powers due to them not being radiation-based]], Walker says to Spider-Man 2099's reveal:
--->'''Walker:''' Didn't know, don't care.
* DeathIsCheap: Amazing Spider-Man [[spoiler:lampshades the frequency of this with comic book heroes after his own experience, saying he knows how ComicBook/CaptainAmerica feels. [[ComicBook/XMen And Jean Grey. And Colossus.]] He'd have kept going if Spider-Man 2099 hadn't stopped him.]]

* FingerTwitchingRevival: [[spoiler:Anti-Venom, after the CrossCounter with Amazing Spider-Man.]]

* FutureSlang: The all-purpose swear word "shock". Peter congenially mocks him for it, and even uses it himself once.

* HealingVat: After Amazing Spidey is [[spoiler:beaten to near-death by Anti-Venom, Spidey 2099 pulls him into the future and places him in one of these to bring him BackFromTheDead.]]

* HopelessBossFight: The first boss, Anti-Venom. [[spoiler:For Amazing Spider-Man. Spider-Man 2099 has better luck.]]

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler:Spider-Man tries this on Anti-Venom after learning about the control chips. It doesn't entirely work, but it does get Brock to fight their influence long enough to keep Spider-Man from getting killed right away. Fittingly enough, Anti-Venom goes after Sloan and Octavius after Spidey 2099 frees him from mind control.]]

** A key factor in Sloan's plan. By traveling back in time to the 1970s, he founds Alchemax years before it was supposed to be established, remaking the company in his image.
** This is [[spoiler:Peter Parker 2099's plan. By harnessing the quantum energy of the time storm, he'll be able to assume control over the timestream and rewrite the universe in his image, undoing his past mistakes. His reasons for doing so are somewhat sympathetic, but as Miguel points out, he's [[NoManShouldHaveThisPower tampering with forces no human should]].]]
* IronicEcho: Tends to be exchanged between the two Spider-Men, such as "do better than your best!"
* JustBetweenYouAndMe
** Sloane gives a nice monologue of his plan to his holo-assistant early in the game, unaware Spider-Man 2099 is watching from above.
** Averted later when Amazing Spider-Man meets the CEO of Alchemax, who offers to give him one, but he declines due to other matters. He does get around to giving a short one to Spider-Man 2099 later.

* LineOfSightName: How Peter ends up naming the monster Atrocity.

* MonsterCloset: The 2099 levels ''adore'' this.

* OhCrap: Amazing's reaction to seeing [[spoiler:Atrocity]].
-->'''Parker:''' Oh... my God.

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:After Anti-Venom gains control of himself, he proceeds to attack Walker Sloan. Sloan runs to the time portal while Doc Ock is repairing it, and all three are tossed into the unstable portal. Out comes Atrocity, a monstrous combination of the three, similar to Monster Ock in the [=PS1=] game.]]
* OrangeBlueContrast: Pictured above in the poster, also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIsDwhRWK1k all over the trailer]]. Blue represents the future, and orange the present.
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: Subverted when Amazing Spider-Man tries to use Spider-Man 2099's password, which is just "Lyla", to access Alchemax's archives and it doesn't work. It's then played straight when Spidey grumbles that he wishes it could just grant him access and it does. [[spoiler:And here lies a bit of {{Foreshadowing}}, there's a reason the archive lets Peter Parker have the access he asked for.]]
* PersonalSpaceInvader: Some of the mooks can grab Spiderman in a headlock electrocuting and restraining his arms making him vulnerable to other enemy attacks.

* PoweredArmor / SpiderTank: [[spoiler:Peter Parker 2099 pilots one of these during the final battle. Amazing Spider-Man speculates that Peter's powers have deteriorated over time, making the suit a necessity.]]
* QuitYourWhining: Walker Sloan tells this to Octavius when the latter is understandably peeved about what's going on.

* ReverseThePolarity: One of the steps to undoing all the time-travel chaos.
* RippleEffectProofMemory: Spider-Man 2099 gains this due to being in the time portal just after Walter went back in time. Amazing Spider-Man, of course, doesn't have this benefit.

* SayMyName: In the opening of the game, Miguel does this when Peter is killed by Anti-Venom, and he gets to the Gateway just a second too late.

* SceneryPorn: The detail put into the outdoors can be ''astounding''.

** The Spider-Man of the year 2099 ''is'' trying to prevent the death of the present day Spider-Man...
** [[spoiler:It's also the motive of the true BigBad, Peter Parker's future self (the CEO of Alchemax in 2099), who wants to go back in time to fix all of the mistakes he made in the past.]]

* ShowsDamage: Peter's classic costume will get ripped up over the course of the game. Miguel's own stays intact by comparison.
** The difference between the two is justified, since in the original 2099 comics Miguel's suit is [[MadeOfIndestructium made of]] "[[Comicbook/FantasticFour unstable molecules]]" that make it impossible to damage.

* TechnoBabble: Amazing Spider-Man rattles this off while they look up Alchemax's archives, including [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration "uncoupling the Heisenberg compensators".]] The funny thing is, Spidey 2099 responds to each line with "of course I did" or "Shock it, no, I didn't," which actually causes Peter to stop and go [[{{Defictionalization}} "wait,]] [[InUniverse what?"]]

* TeleportingKeycardSquad: Usually literally.
* TemporalParadox: Surprisingly, it's used as a ''special move'' in this game. Specifically, more of a TimeStandsStill that can be used on enemies to both halt and weaken them.
* TimeCrash: [[spoiler: The time tunnel between the present and 2099 ultimately results in this.]] The Time Paradox mechanic is a smaller, localized version of this.

* TheWallsAreClosingIn: Amazing Spider-Man gets caught in one of these as a result of Spider-Man 2099 inadvertently causing some quantum causality while the two have switched their respective native timelines.

* YouFightLikeACow: It's ''Spider-Man'' for crying out loud, and he's being written by Creator/PeterDavid to boot.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The Achievement/Trophy names have noticeable alliteration to them.

* LazyArtist: Thanks to the quick turn around from [[VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions the last Spidey game]], Activision's [[CashCowFranchise tendency to try and]] [[VideoGame/CallOfDuty milk their franchises]] [[VideoGame/GuitarHero for all they're worth]] ''and'' the film series reboot set to be released in 2012 (and likely with a tie-in game to boot), people were already voicing concerns that ''Edge of Time'' was just going to be "''[[VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions Shattered Dimensions]]'' minus the [[ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan Ultimate]] & [[ComicBook/SpiderManNoir Noir]] universes" within a day. The final results are pretty similar to Shattered Dimensions but have their differences.

* OrangeBlueContrast: Pictured above in the poster, also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIsDwhRWK1k all over the trailer]]. It seems blue represents the future, and orange the present. If so, prepare to see a lot of this trope.

* TonightSomeoneDies: The two Spider-Men are working to prevent the death of Amazing Spider-Man. The title screen even has Spider-Man 2099 carrying Peter's corpse.

** "You want a Spider-Man who'll do everything you want? Go play a video game."

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-->'''Spider-Man 2099''': Do you ''want'' to die?
-->'''Spider-Man''': Of course not! But I want to run away even less.

* BossBanter:[[spoiler: Peter Parker 2099, naturally, engages in this.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Anti-Venom, due to mind control chips.]]

* CanonForeigner: Walker Sloan, the game's BigBad, Black Cat 2099, and [[spoiler:Peter Parker 2099]]. [[spoiler:Atrocity, a combination of Sloan, Anti-Venom, and Doctor Octopus]]. Arcade, Overdrive, and Big Wheel are given 2099 counterparts for the Nintendo DS version.

* CloningBlues: Black Cat 2099 is a clone of the original Black Cat and there are other clones who serve as Mooks.

* CombatTentacles: Doctor Octopus is an aversion, [[DemotedToExtra generally just being an extra]] in the story. [[spoiler:Atrocity- being a combination of Doc Ock and Anti-Venom- has a lot of tentacles with the added benefit of being able to appear ''anywhere'' through portals.]]

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler:The future version of Peter Parker, who runs Alchemax]]. He almost looks a bit like [[spoiler: Norman Osborn]].

* {{Cyberpunk}}: 2099

* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler: The Atrocity, a hellish towering combination of Anti-Venom, Sloane, and Doc Ock.]]
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Peter Parker 2099.]]
--> '''Spider-Man 2099''': "What happened to you, [[spoiler: Parker]]? You used to be the greatest of them all!"

* FutureMeScaresMe: The true BigBad: [[spoiler:the CEO of Alchemax in 2099, Peter Parker.]]

* MsFanservice: Black Cat 2099, of course.
* MythologyGag

* NoManShouldHaveThisPower: Spidey 2099's main argument against the Alchemax CEO's plan to harness the quantum energy of the timestorm.
-->'''O'Hara''': You're talking about power no human should have. You'll end up destroying yourself, but not before you've annihilated everything else.

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Black Cat 2099 was given an anti-aging drug, resulting in her looking younger than she really is. [[spoiler:Same goes for Evil Peter.]]

* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The CEO of Alchemax in 2099 (and true BigBad of the game) is [[FutureMeScaresMe Peter Parker's future self.]]]] Not that Amazing Spider-Man doesn't have fun with it. "[[ThisIsThePartWhere So this is where you make the big reveal]] and I say, Holy cow! Norman Osborn! Or the Kingpin! Jonah Jameson! C'mon, PLEASE be Jameson..."

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: This is the first thing that [[spoiler:Anti-Venom]] does after [[spoiler:being released from his mind control.]]
-->'''[[spoiler:Anti-Venom]]:''' You...did it to me... Planted that [[MindControlDevice chip]] in me... [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Controlled me...]]
-->'''Sloan:''' [[BlatantLies I didn't control you,]] [[spoiler:[[BlatantLies Brock.]]]] [[BlatantLies I freed you.]] [[JerkassHasAPoint We both know you wanted Spider-Man dead.]] You should be thanking me!
-->'''[[spoiler:Anti-Venom]]:''' [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Let me show you just how]] [[SuddenlyShouting GRATEFUL I AM!!!]]
-->'''Sloan:''' No! Keep back!
-->'''Octavius:''' One side, you fool, before...
-->''([[spoiler:Anti-Venom]] cuts him off by [[RevengeBeforeReason lunging at them, shoving them into the gateway]])''

* ShrineToSelf: The CEO has one [[spoiler:of his time as Spider-Man. It's a bit of a darker take as it's the first hint he never fully got over the tragedies of his past.]]

* {{Stripperiffic}}: Black Cat 2099's outfit, with a cleavage opening right down to her belly button.

* TimeTravelTenseTrouble

* TheUsualAdversaries: [[spoiler:Atrocity's tentacles keep annoying both Spider-Men.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Peter Parker 2099]] starts ranting at Miguel as he is defeated. May also count as NeverMyFault.
--> [[spoiler:Peter Parker 2099]]: All those people I could have saved... YOU'RE the real villain here! I tried to warn you, Miguel, I really did! You have no one to blame but yourself! Maybe the most merciful thing to do is just wipe you out of existance entirely! Save us both some aggravation!

* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Alchemax CEO, aka [[spoiler: Peter Parker 2099]], explains to Spider-Man 2099 his plan: he wants to harness the quantum energy from Sloan's gateway and rewrite history to reverse Amazing Spidey's mistakes, including [[MyGreatestFailure the deaths]] of Uncle Ben and [[ILetGwenStacyDie Gwen Stacy]] and her father. However, as pointed out by Spidey 2099, he's trying to play God and harness power no human is meant to, and he'll most likely just end up destroying himself and all of reality. The CEO ignores him.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The 2099 Black Cat, [[AllThereInTheManual according to her unlocked bio]], was programmed with a crippling case of agoraphobia (fear of wide open spaces) to keep her from ever escaping Alchemax.

--> [[spoiler:Peter Parker 2099]]: All those people I could have saved... YOU'RE the real villain here! I tried to warn you, Miguel, I really did! You have no one to blame but yourself. Maybe the most merciful thing to do is just wipe you out of existance entirely! Save us both some aggravation!

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Peter Parker 2099]] starts ranting at Miguel as he is defeated.

* ThrillSeeker: Overdrive 2099 sure seems to love the rush of being a criminal that she's not even upset that she lost. this is noted by Spider-Man.

* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: Subverted when Amazing Spider-Man tries to use Spider-Man 2099's password, which is just "Lyla", to access Alchemax's archives and it doesn't work. It's then played straight when Spidey grumbles that he wishes it could just grant him access and it does. [[spoiler:And here lies a bit of FridgeBrilliance: WHY do you think the archive lets Peter Parker have the access he asked for?]]

* PersonalSpaceInvader: Some of the mooks can put Spiderman in a headlock making them vulnerable to other enemy attacks.

* BossBanter:[[spoiler: Peter Parker 2099, naturally, engages in this.]]
* BrickJoke: O'Hara's usual response to Peter's confusion over [[TimeyWimeyBall the mechanics of time travel]] is to ask him if he wants a two-hour lecture on quantum theory. [[spoiler: Fast-forward to the ending, where O'Hara actually gives the lecture when Peter asks about their RippleEffectProofMemory.]]

* FirstNameBasis: The two start out using last names, with some YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious (notably Miguel screaming Peter's name [[spoiler:as he dies]]), and transition to this as they bond over the course of the game. This gets lampshaded a little after the switch happens.

* FromBadToWorse: While trapped in a trash compactor in the 2099 Alchemax, Amazing Spidey attempts to shut it down via a nearby control panel... only to start the incinerator as well.

* PlotTriggeringDeath: A key factor in the BadFuture Sloan causes is Amazing Spider-Man's death at the hands of a BrainwashedAndCrazy Anti-Venom. A significant portion of the plot if Spider-Man 2099 trying to stop it from happening.
* Personal Space Invader: Some of the mooks can grab both Amazing Spiderman and Spiderman 2099 in a headlock making them vulnerable to other attacks.

* ShrineToSelf: The CEO has one [[spoiler:of his time as Spider-Man. It's a bit of a darker take as it's the first hint he never fully got over the tragedies of his past.]]

* SirSwearsalot: Spidey 2099 has kept his habit of saying "Shock" from [[VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions the last game.]]

* {{Stripperiffic}}: Black Cat 2099's outfit, with a cleavage opening right down to her belly button.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The 2099 Black Cat, [[AllThereInTheManual according to her unlocked bio]], was programed with a crippling case of agoraphobia(fear of wide open spaces) to keep her from ever escaping Alchemax.

** The DS version is almost completely different, as while part of the plot still involves stopping Sloan's plan, the part about preventing Peter's death is removed, so it's sorely about stopping Sloan. Additionally, the plot also features more villains, so Peter meets 2099 versions of Overdrive, Big Wheel, and Arcade, while Miguel deals with the Shocker, Menace, and helping the real Black Cat (as opposed to Peter dealing with a clone). [[spoiler:There's also no psychotic future Peter and it's the Rhino who fuses with Doc Ock and Sloan to make Atrocity.]]

* FirstNameBasis: The two start on the latter before switching to the former as they bond over the course of the game. This gets lampshaded a little after the switch happens.

* HopeSpot: Amazing's battle with Anti-Venom begins like a normal boss fight and Amazing even tosses him through a door. [[spoiler: Then Anti-Venom nullifies his powers bringing an even fight into a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.]]

* FirstNameBasis[=/=]LastNameBasis: The two start on the latter before switching to the former as they bond over the course of the game. This gets lampshaded a little after the switch happens.

* FiveBadBand
** BigBad -- Walker Sloan
** TheDragon / TheBrute -- Anti-Venom
** EvilGenius -- Doctor Octopus
** DarkChick -- Black Cat 2099
** [[spoiler:TheManBehindTheMan -- Peter Parker 2099]]

-->''Overdrive 2099'':*moan*That was great!
-->''Spiderman'': "Great?" You know you just lost, right?
-->''Overdrive 2099'': It's not about winning; it's about the speed, the rush, the chase!

-->'''Sloan:''' [[BlatantLies I didn't control you, [[spoiler:Brock.]]]] I freed you.]] [[JerkassHasAPoint We both know you wanted Spider-Man dead.]] You should be thanking me!

-->''([[spoiler:Anti-Venom]] cuts him off by lunging at them into the gateway)''