I popped this in immediately after playing Miles Morales, and maybe that’s why I found aspects of disappointing. No longer can you immediately tag enemies after doing an environment scan after you start your play through, but instead it’s an unlockable skill on a skill tree that functions worse than its prior iteration (the enemies don’t stay tagged in this game for whatever reason). Also, the map at the beginning into the mid game feels so lackluster since hardly anything shows up. I’m sure some people enjoy not having markers on the map itself, but I like having objectives to find instead of wondering aimlessly until I happen on a random event. Also, at times the story falls flat on what had an interesting prospect to me. Also, Kraven as a villain was so interesting, but feels squandered. The concept of this being a final hunt for him and the very real danger it puts superheroes and villians in feels real. It’s a real shame that he’s just used as an example of how strong Venom can be. On the mechanics side the game plays beautifully. With this in mind changing between Peter a d Miles really hilights how bland Peter’s kit feels at first. Obviously this changes once he acquires the symbiote suit, but until that point Peter feels very lackluster to play as. Credit where credit is due though, the finaly part where you play as MJ is pretty sick. It almost feels like a Resident Evil level. Is it a little out of place! Sure, but it’s real fun.

Overall Spiderman 2 is a solid game that takes a few steps back from previous iterations, and while it tries to do a little too much it’s still a fun ride