Spider-Man 2 is arguably the best Spider-Man game before Spider-Man PS4 came out, this is a movie tie in game but at the same time, it does so many things right such as the web swinging, combat and even to the Story itself!
Web swinging is fun, and fluid, and easily the best part of what made this game so memorable, it's not as easy as Ultimate Spider-Man's or Spider-Man PS4's but when you do get the hang of it, you'll feel just like Spider-Man, the Combat is also fast and fluid, and you can do so many neat things such as a web rodeo or tossing your enemies off buildings, tho the possibilities aren't endless, and the Story gets Spider-Man just about as much as the movie did when it first came out, this is an absolute joy to play, but does it still hold up today by modern standards?
The web swinging system feels kind of janky by today's modern standards, and the Combat despite being fast and extremely fluid lacks fun after a few more hours into the game, most of the voice actors here feel as if they've phoned in a performance for a simple paycheck with the exception of Josh Keaton, and cutscenes have such a hard time of giving the feeling of surprise or any emotion at all except complete comedy due to the way the Graphics are, and the voice acting, and Side Missions are so repetetive which are a staple of every Spider-Man game, sometimes you'll find yourself doing the same missions with the same NPC's, and the Graphics are so emberassing if you think about it because Spider-Man (2002) had better graphics than this!
So I answer my question, does this hold up against modern standards? Yes... but no sadly, it's still a fun game and it doesn't take away from my overall enjoyment of what was done here in fact.
Web swinging is fun, and fluid, and easily the best part of what made this game so memorable, it's not as easy as Ultimate Spider-Man's or Spider-Man PS4's but when you do get the hang of it, you'll feel just like Spider-Man, the Combat is also fast and fluid, and you can do so many neat things such as a web rodeo or tossing your enemies off buildings, tho the possibilities aren't endless, and the Story gets Spider-Man just about as much as the movie did when it first came out, this is an absolute joy to play, but does it still hold up today by modern standards?
The web swinging system feels kind of janky by today's modern standards, and the Combat despite being fast and extremely fluid lacks fun after a few more hours into the game, most of the voice actors here feel as if they've phoned in a performance for a simple paycheck with the exception of Josh Keaton, and cutscenes have such a hard time of giving the feeling of surprise or any emotion at all except complete comedy due to the way the Graphics are, and the voice acting, and Side Missions are so repetetive which are a staple of every Spider-Man game, sometimes you'll find yourself doing the same missions with the same NPC's, and the Graphics are so emberassing if you think about it because Spider-Man (2002) had better graphics than this!
So I answer my question, does this hold up against modern standards? Yes... but no sadly, it's still a fun game and it doesn't take away from my overall enjoyment of what was done here in fact.