SPIDER-MAN PS4 Concept Art Features Kingpin, Shocker, And Tombstone Alternate Designs
We're continuing our look at concept art from Spider-Man on PS4 today by shifting the spotlight to some of the wall-crawler's villains, with alternate designs for Shocker, Kingpin, and even Tombstone...
Spider-Man is a spectacular entry into the wall-crawler's series of video games and arguably the best one to date. Over the course of this adventure, the wall-crawler meets some familiar allies and goes to war with some fan-favourite villains, and we're now taking a look at all of them with this concept art.
This second batch of artwork puts the spotlight on some of the game's second-tier villains, including Shocker, KIngpin, and Tombstone. All three of them serve as pretty formidable boss battles throughout this adventure but they could have all looked quite a bit different here too based on these designs.
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Shocker takes centre stage in a couple of levels in Spider-Man and while the boss battle with Herman is good fun, it's also relatively simple. Here, we see some slightly different takes on his costume.
An Easter Egg in the game confirms that Shocker once wore his classic comic book outfit but he's received an upgrade here and looks pretty damn formidable as a result. Those gauntlets are very cool.
Some drastically different takes here, Shocker obviously could have looked a lot different in the game. In hindsight, it would have been nice to see designs like this used in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Shocker has received an upgrade when we meet him in Spider-Man and that comes courtesy of Mister Negative. While his gauntlets pose a problem for Spidey, the ones on the left look unstoppable!
More crazy alternate designs for the game, not all of these work but you can't fault Insomniac for having the imagining to come up with something totally new and original for this familiar character.
The final design, I think this is hard to fault in all fairness and giving Shocker a helmet of sorts definitely makes sense as that would protect him from the wall-crawler's blows...well, for a little while at least!
Wilson Fisk is the first big bad you face in the game and that comes within the first thirty minutes or so! Below, you'll see a number of alternate designs for the villain, mostly revolving around his attire!
Which do you prefer, white or black? Wilson Fisk has worn both in the comic books over the years with the former arguably his signature look. However, that doesn't necessarily work in this setting!
Work on the villain was clearly a little further along here as we see what is quite clearly some final designs for New York City's Kingpin of Crime, someone we learn was the first baddie Spidey faced.
Insomniac clearly wasn't looking to break the mould when it came to designing Wilson Fisk's face but that goatee sure is interesting; I really don't think it would have worked but it may not have hurt!
The final design for the Kingpin of Crime! Personally, I think he's almost a little too grounded in reality but he still managed to pose quite the threat to the wall-crawler throughout their epic battle.
I wasn't expecting Tombstone to make an appearance in Spider-Man but redesigning the villain was a smart move and making him the leader of a gang of bikers ends up working amazingly well here.
Insomniac clearly played around with a lot of different ideas for the villain, all of which work surprisingly well. In recent years, he's faded into the background to some extent but looks badass here.
It's arguably a little dated but I'm a big fan of the version of Tombstone in the centre here. Those dreadlocks look very unique and I'm sure the wall-crawler would have loved to poke fun at them.
Tombstone in the suit on the far right looks pretty damn cool but I even like the complete opposite version on the left! However, I ultimately think the biker look worked best for the villain in this game.
Given how things ended between Spider-Man and Tombstone, it definitely appears as if we should expect to see them cross paths again somewhere down the line, possibly as soon as the sequel.
What do you guys think about these alternate designs for Shocker, Kingpin, and Tombstone? Are they better or worse than what we got in the final game? As always, share your thoughts in the usual place.
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