Ganke Spotted Playing Spider-Man 2 In Across The Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse includes a scene where Miles' roommate, Ganke Lee, can be seen playing Insomniac Games' Spider-Man 2.
We already knew that Across the Spider-Verse would feature Insomniac Games' Spider-Man in some capacity thanks to his multiple appearances on posters and in trailers, but it turns out that he has several different cameos across the movie, including a speaking role at one point. That's cool enough as it is, but it's not the only gaming easter egg that can be found in the movie.
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At one point in the film, Miles can be seen in his dormitory with Ganke Lee, his college roommate in the Spider-Verse and his best friend in the Insomniac universe. In the scene, Ganke is lying in bed and playing a game on his PS5 - well, Miles' universe must be at least half a year ahead of ours, because he's clearly playing Spider-Man 2, which I probably don't need to tell you all isn't out here yet.
Ganke playing Spider-Man 2 might just seem like a cheeky little wink to the gaming universe, but the easter egg is actually a bit more exciting than that. As detailed by Redditor Cinargnz in a thread on the Spider-Man PS4 subreddit, the gameplay shown during the scene is brand-new and features Peter standing on an apartment building in the daylight and fighting using his Iron Spider arms. Peter can also apparently be seen using "web-nunchucks" at one point in the clip.
There are several things about the footage that suggest that it's from an earlier build of the game, like there only being one weapon wheel and the UI being different to what we saw in the most recent trailer, but it's a nice surprise to see even a few more seconds of
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