It's a bad day for Activision fans as a lot of games coming from the studio are getting delisted for digital download. After The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2 got the boot, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan was also pulled out of the lists.
According to Attack the Fan Boy, the possible reason why the Spider-Man titles were pulled out was because of the expiration of the rights of Activision to distribute the game. The games were initially developed by Beenox and were considered to be tie-ins to the Andrew Garfield helmed "Amazing Spider-Man" franchise. With the release of a whole new rebooted Spider-Man this year, some fans may be disappointed that they won't get to play some of the older games. The Web Threads Suit Pack DLC, however, is also still available in the Playstation Store.
As for TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan, the game had also been delisted and players won't be able to get them from digital download stores anywhere. TMNT was developed by PlatinumGames and was published by Activision after the release of Transformers: Devastation. The game was received very poorly when it was released, with a lot of people getting disappointed with the lack of co-op - ironic for a franchise that is based heavily on the main characters working together as a team.
So far the only game that has been ranked highest in the review list is the first Amazing Spider-Man game, but it also received a fairly average rating of 7/10 from IGN. TASM 2 and TMNT all had scored closer to 4 and 5.
No doubt the games were based to succeed because they were pulled from the biggest franchises in entertainment, but a good game doesn't come out of that alone. Because of the nature of fan boys , it's still possible that some people will want to try and purchase these games. The good news is, they can still go out and find a physical copy from local retailers.
