The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Xbox One)

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In response to the attack on Oscorp, the company's new CEO Harry Osborn and billionaire Wilson Fisk join forces to fund the Enhanced Crime Task Force, a privatized police force meant to contain criminals, as well as vigilantes like Spider-Man.PlayStation 4 Xbox One Most of the geometry and effects work - like the motion blur seen here - is a match between the platforms. Missions in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 are significantly shorter than its predecessor’s, but the running time is roughly the same seven hours due to undesirable padding. Archive footage from the game is featured in the 2023 animated feature film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, in which the game's depiction of Uncle Ben's death is used during Miguel O'Hara's demonstration of "canon events" across the Spider-Verse. The game introduces a new morality system known as the Hero and Menace System, where completing these side missions will increase Spider-Man's reputation and cause him to be seen as a "Hero" by the general public, and failing to respond to certain crimes in time will result in Spider-Man's reputation decreasing and him becoming a "Menace".

It’s especially frustrating because the web swinging really is fun, but developer Beenox wasn’t able to keep the momentum going once you hit the ground. Meanwhile, Kraven lures Spider-Man into an ambush, where he reveals he was hired by Fisk to kill him, and only trained him to make Spider-Man a worthy opponent.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 game feels like what would happen if you found a cursed monkey's paw and wished for the best web-slinging experience ever.