Review: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Insomniac Games has been on my radar for a long, long time. From their mascot platformer days, you could consider me a fan, and when they started to shift into more serious narratives with Resistance, I was along for the ride. But it wasn’t until Marvel’s Spider-Man in 2018 that I perked up and realized what they could do. With the standalone Miles Morales game and now the full Spider-Man sequel, they’re really proving that they’re one of the biggest forces in game development right now.
Yep! Even though there are a few lingering series issues present here, they didn’t screw up the follow-up.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (PS5)
Developer: Insomniac Games
Publisher: Sony
Released: October 20, 2023
MSRP: $59.99
Even the recap has heart in Spider-Man 2. It’s been a while since I’ve been in this world, but I was immediately caught up with the Spider-Man duo of Peter Parker and Miles Morales and felt like I never missed a beat. This is the storyline I was really waiting for: the OG Peter operating as a mentor for Miles. Seeing Peter thrive and struggle as a teacher adds a little spice to the story, and separates it from the abundant “Peter in High School or is already a fully-fledged adult” storylines from popular media.
Look, I’m still not thrilled that the original Peter Parker was essentially erased from the series. But at this point, Yuri Lowenthal has made the role his own, and absolutely smashed it in the sequel. As you can imagine with the symbiote being front and center this is a fairly demanding role that requires a lot of emotion, and Lowenthal nailed it (even if I was secretly hoping for an “I’ll chase you to the ends of the earth” cheeseball moment). In fact, his performance draws upon some of the best parts of Christopher
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