For better or worse, we live in a kind of golden age for power fantasy games.
Numerous modern titles across various genres exist to fulfill certain wishes and desires.
However, the popularity of those games has presented problems formany modern superhero games.
Only the greatest superhero games have been able to successfully argue why you should play astheirsuperhero rather thanyoursuperhero.
Thats the biggest reason whyMarvels Spider-Man 2is as special as it is.
Its a seemingly minor distinction that ends up making all the difference.
Narratively,Marvels Spider-Man 2picks up right where 2018sMarvels Spider-Manand 2020sSpider-Man: Miles Moralesleft off.
Every single element ofMarvels Spider-Man 2is designed to make you feel like Spider-Man.
If you played Insomniacs previousSpider-Mangames, that statement will not come as a complete shock.
There was a baseline expectation thatSpider-Man 2would offer more of the same greatness.
In all of the ways you probably wanted more of whatMarvelsSpider-ManandMiles Moralesoffered, it most certainly does.
The same goes for those major plot revelations.
The ones that make you say Did you see that?
The feeling Im referring to is the feeling of being not just Spider-Man but Miles and Peter as well.
Those may seem like separate feelings but they are crucially not.
That balance has always been the biggest part of what makes Spider-Man special as a superhero.
Spider-Man 2never allows us to forget the burdens of being Spider-Man.
Thats because the burdens and the thrills of that experience so often go hand in hand.
That is kind of Spider-Mans whole thing.
Well,Spider-Man 2reallyleans into the idea that Miles and Peter often feel that same way.
At its best,Marvels Spider-Man 2lets you play as that character like no otherSpider-Mangame has.
Again, though, Im probably not tellingSpider-Manfans anything that they dont know.
Yet, thats very much the point.
Now,Marvels Spider-Man 2not only does the same but may do it better than any other game has.
Marvels Spider-Man 2is scheduled to be released on October 20 for PlayStation 5.
