Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 review: A more Venom-ous bite

Spider-Man 2 has a lot to live up to. The first game was one of the most entertaining PS4 titles and gave players the full experience of being Spider-Man, swinging around New York city to their hearts’ content. Could the sequel offer the same joy, beauty and an equally interesting story while delivering on the dual-protagonist concept? Yes, yes it can — though Insomniac skimped on a couple of areas they shouldn’t have.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 offers a version of New York where both Miles and Peter exist on the same timeline and are both Spider-Men. It also adapts the infamous Black Suit comic story line that introduced Venom to Spider-Man’s redoubtable rogues gallery. How does the game manage to balance multiple protagonists? By making “balance” a key part of the story.