Long story short, this is the Spider-Man equivalent of the Batman Arkham games. Both combat, stealth, and overall gameplay are almost identical. The open-world activities are not too exciting, but swinging from buildings like a super-fast wrecking ball and using gadgets in combat has been pretty exciting, for the first few hours at least.

The plot and overall presentation are always respectful of the source material, but at the same time it's noticeable that they also tried to play with the characters a little without adapting a specific story. They have been clearly saving up on iconic villains for the sequels, but there are enough popular characters complementing the more obscure ones. There are some spectacular scripted sequences here and there, but strictly gameplay-wise, most story missions felt rather average for an open-world game.

The DLCs offered a few not-too-exciting story sequences featuring minor characters, as well as minor variations on activities already featured in the main game.