Summary
The reviews have been tallied forMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, making it the highest-rated entry in Insomniac’sSpider-Mangame franchise to date. Insomniac Games has delivered one high-qualitySpider-Mangame after another since2018’sMarvel’s Spider-Man, a smash hit that many have pointed to as one of the best superhero video games ever made.
Marvel’s Spider-Manearned rave reviews in 2018, with critics praising its impressive graphics, open world New York City, web swinging mechanics, and fun combat system. Some aspects of the game were knocked,like the Mary Jane Watson stealth sectionsand some pacing issues in the campaign, but overall, many critics agreed that the 2018Spider-Mangame was one of the best games released that year. The 2018Spider-Mangame earned an 87 overall rating, according to Metacritic.
Marvel’s Spider-Manwas followed up by 2020’sMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, a small-scale sequel of sorts that introduced Harlem to the open world map, changed the setting to Christmastime, and put the focus squarely on the title character.Spider-Man: Miles Moralesreviews were mostly positiveas well, though not quite as high as the 2018Spider-Mangame. It seems the main point of contention critics had with theMiles Moralesgame was its short length compared to the 2018 installment, withMiles Moralesat least 10 hours shorter than the 2018 game on average. Even so,Spider-Man: Miles Moralesearned enough high scores to secure an impressive 85 overall rating on Metacritic.
Spider-Man 2 Reviews
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has both the 2018 game and the 2020 game beat when it comes to overall review score.Marvel’s Spider-Man 2reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, with the game earning an incredible 91 overall rating on Metacritic, easily cementing it as the highest-ratedSpider-Mangame from Insomniac to date.
Not only isSpider-Man 2the highest-ratedSpider-Mangame from Insomniac so far, but it’s also tied as the highest-rated Insomniac game period.Spider-Man 2’s 91 overall rating is shared withSpyro: Year of the DragonandRatchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal. Needless to say,Spider-Manfans should be incredibly excited to jump into the hero’s new open world adventurecome the October 20 release date.
The release ofSpider-Man 2further establishes2023 as one of the best years in gaming history. One critically-acclaimed new game has released after another, and there are still some major titles set to launch in the very near future.
Spider-Man 2launches October 20, exclusively for PS5.
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