Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Review
The first game's story was tighter. This one's the better ride. A 9.1.
The Good
- Two Spider-Men, and the swap never gets old
- Web wings turn swinging into flying
- Kraven and Venom are top-tier villains
The Rough Edges
- Boss fights lean on phases and health bars
- The MJ stealth sections still slow the blood
Insomniac's answer to "how do you top the first one" is: two of them. Peter and Miles share the city and the story, the web wings turn swinging into flying, and the swap between heroes mid-roam never stops being a flex. Queens and Brooklyn join the map, and New York has never moved this fast.
The villains carry it. Kraven hunts like a man reading the city's obituaries in advance, and the Venom turn, when it comes, is the best symbiote story outside the comics. The black suit stretch changes how Peter plays and how the city feels about him.
Marks against: the boss fights lean on phases and health bars, and Mary Jane's stealth sections still slow the blood. A 9.1: a hair above the critics' 90, a notch under the 9.3 I gave the original. The first game's story was tighter. This one's the better ride.
New York has never moved this fast.
The first game's story was tighter. This one's the better ride. A 9.1.
The Good
- Two Spider-Men, and the swap never gets old
- Web wings turn swinging into flying
- Kraven and Venom are top-tier villains
The Rough Edges
- Boss fights lean on phases and health bars
- The MJ stealth sections still slow the blood
Quick Answers
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review score: what did it score?
Moe Train scored Marvel's Spider-Man 2 a 9.1 out of 10. The first game's story was tighter. This one's the better ride. A 9.1.
What platforms is Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on?
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is out now on PlayStation and PC. Moe played and scored it on PlayStation.
Is Marvel's Spider-Man 2 worth playing?
The first game's story was tighter. This one's the better ride. A 9.1. Read the full Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review above for the breakdown.
