Marvel's Spider-Man
Marvel's Spider-Man Reviews Summary
Summary: Insomniac's Spider-Man is not without its flaws, but most agree that it's the best Spider-Man video game ever made. Players will feel like Spider-Man while exploring the beautiful city and fighting its various enemies. PlayStation 4 owners will not want to miss it.
Rating Summary
Based on 165 critic reviews
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I wanted Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 to make me feel like Spider-Man: To sail between the highrises of New York City, to nimbly web up hordes of enemies, and tussle with familiar, animal-themed villains. Insomniac Games' first foray into the world of Marvel handily delivers on all of that. But what I didn't expect from Spider-Man was to come away feeling just as fulfilled to have inhabited the life of Peter Parker. Aside from a few odd pacing issues, which momentarily took me out of the experience of being a superhero, and a world of optional missions that don't always quite live up to the heft of the main story, Insomniac has delivered a Spider-Man story that both surprised and delighted me, coupled with gameplay that made me feel like Spider-Man nearly every step of the way. The Wall Crawler's open world doesn't consistently deliver the thrilling moments of its main campaign, but the foundation laid here is undoubtedly a spectacular one.
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A rare harmony of developer and licence makes Insomniac's open-worlder a total treat.
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Marvel's Spider-Man is undoubtedly the best Spider-Man videogame ever made, but it could have been a lot better.
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The best Spider-Man game ever made… but only just, since it fails to move the superhero video game genre forward in any important way.
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An immensely enjoyable and fun to play superhero adventure.
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The story shines as brightly as the gameplay – both deliver heart-pounding excitement
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A spectacular cinematic presentation and sensational core mechanics help Insomniac's take on a Spider-Man game shine, in spite of some unimaginative open-world activities.
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Filled with heart-pounding, high-flying action, Spider-Man is a polished, fun and sometimes frustrating PS4 exclusive
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As a playground for one of the most idiosyncratic superheroes of all time, Marvel's Spider-Man is sheer bliss. It's a sandbox platformer first and foremost, and a damn good one. Throughout playing the game I was constantly hounded by the question of whether this—sublime superhero traversal in a gorgeous, idealized version of New York—were enough. After countless hours later spent cleaning up every last icon on the map, I'm convinced they are.
