Games

Marvel's Spider-Man

Insomniac Games

2018•Hack and slash•PEGI 16•About 25 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramasuperheroteenfasttried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeGlossy and heightened: a sweeping hack-and-slash game, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

88 / 100

2,201 ratings

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About This Game

Starring the world’s most iconic Super Hero, Spider-Man features the acrobatic abilities, improvisation and web-slinging that the wall-crawler is famous for, while also introducing elements never-before-seen in a Spider-Man game. From traversing with parkour and utilizing the environment, to new combat and blockbuster set pieces, it’s Spider-Man unlike any you’ve played before.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Marvel's Spider-Man follows Peter Parker, a 23-year-old college graduate and research assistant who gained superhuman abilities after being bitten by a radioactive spider. Peter is in his eighth year of crime-fighting under his super heroic alter ego of Spider-Man, who has become highly experienced at this point, but struggles to balance his superhero and personal lives. The game's open-world sandbox allows the player to control Spider-Man throughout Manhattan, New York City. Spider-Man fights enemies with his brawler moveset and a wide array of web gadgets. At key points in the story, the...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDramaSuperheroTeenAll consuming questComing of ageComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growthFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

New yorkSuperheroComic bookSpider-manLicensed gameMale protagonist

Details

Developer: Insomniac Games
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Released: 7 September 2018
Series: Spider-Man
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 25h normally, 42h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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