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Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Insomniac Games

2020•Hack and slash•PEGI 16•About 11 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuresuperherorobots/ai/spacefasttried & testedimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questempowerment/personal growthfighting evilgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging hack-and-slash game that is breakneck, heightened and familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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

IGDB rating

84 / 100

600 ratings

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About This Game

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a third-person action-adventure game and a standalone continuation of Marvel's Spider-Man (2018). Set in an open-world version of New York City during winter, the game follows Miles Morales as he takes on the role of Spider-Man while Peter Parker is abroad. Gameplay focuses on traversal, combat, and completing missions across the city. Miles has unique abilities distinct from Peter, including bio-electric "Venom" attacks and temporary invisibility. The game features unlockable suits, gadgets, and a skill tree progression system.

Summary: IGDB

Story

A year after gaining spider-like abilities, Miles Morales has been training under Peter Parker and is settling into his new home in Harlem with his mother Rio. When Peter leaves New York to assist Mary Jane Watson overseas, Miles becomes the city's sole Spider-Man. Almost immediately, a violent conflict erupts between the Roxxon Energy Corporation, which is pushing a new experimental energy source called Nuform, and a high-tech criminal army known as the Underground. The Underground is led by a masked figure called the Tinkerer, whose identity hits close to home for Miles. As the fighting...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureSuperheroRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questEmpowerment/personal growthFighting evilGame/competitionRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Hand-to-hand combatNew yorkBlack protagonistSuperheroComic bookAlternate costumesInvisibilityRhino

Where to play

Details

Developer: Insomniac Games
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Released: 12 November 2020
Series: Spider-Man
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 9h rushed, 11h normally, 22h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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