Revolutionary open world Spider-Man game that defined the genre. Web-swinging through Manhattan is pure joy, immersive and physical. Inspired by Sam Raimi's film. One of the best superhero games ever for the flight sensations.
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Action Adventure1 player7+
Description
Peter Parker battles Doctor Octopus across a fully explorable New York, swinging between skyscrapers thanks to revolutionary web physics. Published by Activision, released worldwide in 2004. Adaptation of Sam Raimi's film featuring an open-world Manhattan, varied main and side missions, melee combat against Ock's henchmen, Tobey Maguire's original voice, and a web-swinging system that redefined superhero games.
Spider-Man 2 review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Swinging from building to building on a web, at full speed, over an open city: the exhilarating sense of freedom marked every player. The fun lies in this gleeful movement, even more than in the fights. Letting go and slicing through the air delivers an immediate, unmatched euphoria. Iconic and joyful, a peak of the open-world superhero.
An Xbox adaptation of the game from Sam Raimi's film, Spider-Man 2 follows the feature's plot through a succession of scripted levels blending web swinging, combat and clashes against Doctor Octopus. The fidelity to the film and the pleasure of the urban sequences win over fans, even if this version differs from the famous open world on other machines. The more directed structure and a dated production weigh on it. A title for Spider-Man fans and lovers of film licensed action games.
