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Play Overview
The game picks up nine months after the events of Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and sees both Spider-Men working together to defeat an assembly of iconic supervillains from the Marvel comic books. When Peter Parker is infected with an alien organism that changes his personality, tensions between Parker and Morales begin to rise, and the true nature of being a hero is called into question.
Play is similar to the previous games; you swing above the streets of the city and defeat enemies with well-timed dodges and carefully strung-together chains of attacks. As you progress, you switch between the two heroes, each with their own abilities and moves, and can even see the other fighting crime as you play. New additions to your roster of abilities include a wingsuit which lets you glide at lightning speed over the city and across the Hudson River, the ability to instantly fast-travel to anywhere you've already been and when playing as Peter Parker, the symbiote suit that lets you defeat hordes of enemies with furious attacks.
The result is a sequel that builds on the foundation created by the first game, adding faster movement abilities, expanded combat options, and a more extravagant story, creating the feel of an interactive comic book adventure.
Our examiner, Tyler Brinkman, first checked Marvel's Spider-Man 2 15 months ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 4 months ago.
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Age Ratings
Rated for younger players in the US. Rated ESRB TEEN for Blood, Drug Reference, Mild Language, and Violence. Players fight crime, swing around buildings, and engage in melee-style combat with enemies. Characters mostly punch, kick, and throw each other during fights; central characters can use special symbiote-based and electricity-based attacks on enemies. Some enemies use pistols and/or machine guns during combat; gunshots sometimes result in small splashes of blood. Cutscenes depict further instances of violence/blood: a character choked to death; a dead body turned over; blood drops on a leaf. In some crime missions, characters can be seen trading unnamed drugs for weapons; drug packages can be seen in a car trunk. The words “pr*ck” and “a*s” appear in the game.
Skill Level
11+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. It's also important to ensure children understand in-game purchases and have spending limits set-up. Although younger children will enjoy swinging around, the skill to progress the story and complete missions means that you need to be a bit older to really get the most from this. Although combat appears complicated, if you select Friendly Neighborhood mode you can get by, for the most part, by just hitting lots of buttons.
Costs
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
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- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
There are several editions of the game to choose between:
- The Standard Edition (Digital and Physical) which only includes the standard game.
- The Digital Deluxe Edition (Digital only) which includes the game and several extra cosmetic items and photo mode options.
- The Collectors Edition, which you buy physically but includes a code for the digital deluxe edition of the game, along with a 48 cm (19 inch) statue of Venom with the two Spider-Men, and a steelbook display case.
You can pay to upgrade to the Deluxe Edition if you get the Standard Edition.
There is also a themed PlayStation 5 console you can buy, although this does not come with the game.
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Game Details
Release Date: 20/10/2023
Out Now: PS5
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fighting, Traversal (Narrative and Stealth)
Accessibility: 41 features
Components: 3D Third-Person, Day and Night, Open World and Weather
Developer: Insomniac Games (@InsomniacGames)