How Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Sets Up Marvel's Spider-Man 3's Story & Villains

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, while telling its own complete narrative, has set up plenty of plot points for a future entry in the acclaimed superhero series. Although a new entry has yet to be officially announced by Sony or Insomniac Games, it seems inevitable after 's impressive sales, in which the game became the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game in its first 24 hours.

[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2]

Peter Parker and Miles Morales face many new obstacles in. For example, after the death of his Aunt May, Peter inherits her home in Queens and struggles to pay the mortgage. Miles also battles with his vengeful thoughts once Martin Li — the man who killed his father in — escaped custody. The sequel also features the long-awaited arrival of Venom, after the symbiote had been teased in the past two games' post-credits scenes. With so many of these carried over from established plot points in the previous games, it's safe to say many of the game's unresolved stories will be continued in .

One of 's side stories sees former police captain, Yuri Watanabe taking on a sadistic cult known as «The Flame» as her new vigilante alter-ego, Wraith. While some long-term Spider-Man fans may have figured it out while exploring The Flame's base, the red-headed, heavily scarred cult leader is revealed to be Cletus Kasady, better known to most as the symbiote-enhanced serial killer, Carnage.

Although introduces Kasady in his non-symbiote form, his «prophecy» depicts a ritual that transforms him into a red monster that clearly resembles his more infamous alter-ego as part of an event called «Crimson Dawn.» To achieve this, The Flame acquires one of Oscorp's symbiote, and Kasady escapes with it by the end of this arc,