10 Best Side Story Missions In Marvel's Spider-Man 2

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has plenty of side content to explore across its New York map. These can be unlocked as the story progresses or via the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man app and range from short stories of some of the city's residents to the appearance of classic Spider-Man foes.

[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.]Insomniac has superbly balanced the grandiose action set pieces players expect from a game with smaller, more intimate stories. The latter serves to remind players that for as many supervillains the webslingers face in , they are still «friendly neighborhood» Spider-Men. The side missions provide far more depth and character to the city the heroes strive to protect.

The "" side mission appears as a request on the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man app as either Spider-Man can help a young woman, Tasha, find her missing grandpa, Earl. While the mission starts off with the detective work seen in other levels, it has no action to it. Instead, the mission's impact comes from its sheer heart and sentimentality.

Spider-Man tracks down Grandpa Earl to a park bench overlooking a lake, and the two sit and have a conversation about love and loss while waiting for his granddaughter to arrive. Earl simply wants to reflect on the time spent with his late wife and tells Spider-Man the story about the time he proposed to her at the location. If players don't leave straight away after the cutscene, they can hear Tasha and her grandpa continue to reminisce about her grandmother, with Earl going on to compare Tasha's humor to hers.

Howard has made regular appearances across every game, and players could interact with him near the F.E.A.S.T. shelter with his pigeon coup, learning about the loss of his wife