King of the swingers
I’ve played a lot of Spider-Man games.
To this day I nurture the belief that all tutorials should be narrated by Bruce Campbell.
It is, if you’ll excuse the pun, amazing.
Now, is it the best Spidey game?
I reckon that’s its spin-off/sequelMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, but that’s not on PC yet.
Plus, Spider-Man swung so Miles Morales could fly.
I never used fast travel once.
You’ll find yourself taking the long way around to quests, just to enjoy the freedom ofbeing Spider-Man.
Not that this is the case every time you’re grounded, though.
That’s not bad, though.
It makes you feel smart, combining your Arkham-esque dodging and punching with instant takedowns and stun grenades.
And at the end, if you do it all right, it feels like a ballet.
Around this is an original Spider-Man story, with all the ingredients you need.
It’s classic stuff: Supervillains!
He has a girlfriend - or does he!?
He’s late for dinner with Aunt May!
centre for helping the homeless and awkward backronyms.
The game knows you know, and it takes enormous fun in pushing and pulling that tension.
It’s all part of the rich tapestry of being Spider-Man.
Spider-Man has a lot of that kind of hero busywork to do, as it turns out.
But it does lend the unlocks themselves a sense of greater worth, I suppose.
Elsewhere in the game you see a lot of fun, world-building details that have a much lighter touch.
The existence of Spider-Man: Miles Morales is kind of shame in the context of this review.
Marvel’s Spider-Man is a great game, and this version comes packaged with all the extras.
If you’re free to only get one…
