Marvel’s Spider-Man (Series)
Platforms: PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fighting, Narrative and Open World
Released: September 2018. Added to this library 4 months ago, last updated 8 weeks ago.
Overview
Marvel's Spider-Man is a series of superhero adventures where you swing through an open-world city fighting crime and advancing a film-like story. There are also many side quests and missions you can take along the way.
When you encounter enemies you fight them with Spider-Man's superhero powers. This focuses on chaining attacks together and using the environment and webs to incapacitate numerous foes while avoiding damage. As you progress you unlock new moves and abilities.
Like Arkham Batman Arkham the combat is exuberant and enjoyable while the wider game offers an almost endless array of different things to do in your crime-fighting character.
The second game in the series is Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PlayStation 5. You return to the web-swinging action but as Miles Morales rather than Peter Parker, stepping into his shoes after he has gone.
Tip
This game is good if you want to play popular blockbuster games or get children reading.
Commitment
Costs
In-game purchases for downloadable content to extend the game with new chapters and add outfits. You can buy content individually as "The Heist", "Turf Wars" and "Silver Lining" or purchase them all via "The City That Never Sleeps" season pass.
Ratings
This game has been rated ESRB TEEN.
Accessibility
System settings: PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping)... read more.
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