Upon replaying it, I remember why this is seen as the gold standard of Spidey games. It has everything you'd want from such a thing apart from the emotional powerhouse of a film its based on: a funny tour of his rogue's galaxy, plenty of entertaining distractions that you can peruse of your own will and mood, and swing mechanics that have enough nuance that it hits the video game sweet spot of easy to learn, hard to master.

Really, the only thing stopping this from being perfect is the aforementioned story, but even ones that emphasized that lack something this game has. Until both meet in a game that takes this one's title, it will remain the best Spider-Man game.