Retro Replay Review

Gameplay

The first few minutes deliver the entire joke and the entire challenge in one hit: you are Stan Lee, somehow equipped with Spider-Man’s powers, racing through New York to recover pages of a new script. It is an enjoyably ridiculous setup, and it works because the mode does not overcomplicate itself. You swing, you follow the page markers on the mini-map, and you try to beat the clock.

That timer is what turns a simple collectible hunt into a proper score-chasing detour. Knowing where the next page is does not automatically mean you will reach it cleanly. The fun comes from keeping momentum, choosing a sensible route, and recovering quickly when you lose time. If swinging around the city was already your favorite part of The Amazing Spider-Man, this gives that movement a more immediate purpose.

Frustration can set in if you want a substantial new campaign or a mode with lots of variety. The objective remains fixed: collect every missing page within the limit. There is no disguising how narrow that is. Still, a focused challenge can be enough when the central activity is one you already like, and the pack wisely keeps its sights on that one activity rather than padding it out.

Graphics

The memorable image here is Stan Lee crossing New York with Spider-Man’s powers. That character swap gives the familiar city-running action a playful novelty, even though the mode’s main visual priority is practical: the mini-map marks the script pages so you can keep moving instead of hunting blindly.

Story

There is barely a story to untangle, and that is appropriate for this kind of add-on. Stan Lee has lost pages from his new script, then heads out to retrieve them after gaining Spider-Man-like abilities. It is a light comic-book excuse for a timed run, not a narrative chapter designed to deepen the main game.

The real charm is the self-referential casting. Putting Spider-Man’s creator in the hero’s role is the sort of knowingly silly premise that can make a familiar activity feel fresh for a short session. You are here for the gag and the movement, not dramatic stakes.

If you want more Spider-Man-related side content after this quick diversion, the Oscorp Search and Destroy Pack is another add-on worth considering. Just judge the Stan Lee pack on its own modest terms: it tells one small joke and commits to it.

Overall Experience

The Stan Lee Adventure Pack is a compact, personality-driven challenge rather than essential content. Its best quality is that it understands its own scale. You get a funny role reversal, a clear timed objective, and a reason to put your web-swinging skills under pressure without sitting through a larger storyline.

Buy in if you enjoy shaving seconds off routes, chasing collectibles under a deadline, or simply like Stan Lee enough to want the novelty of controlling him. The payoff is real but small: a lively alternate mode with a strong comic-book wink.

Skip it if you need new story missions, new villains, or a dramatically different way to play. For everyone else, it is a pleasant little excuse to return to New York, swing hard, and rescue a script before the clock wins.

Retro Replay Score

6.5/10