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Gamespot are impressed by Insomniac's storytelling exploits, particularly the pacing and build up. "Marvel's Spider-Man is very good at making its stakes feel sky-high, evil actions genuinely villainous, consequences actually upsetting." They found side-quests a bit tedious and some moves potentially repetitive, even though Spidey still got a .
They found traversing Manhattan with Spider-Man a delight, although they're barely the only ones. In fact, if there was one thing where all Spider-Man reviews agree, it's movement. While it has a very slight learning curve, you'll soon be swinging like a pro. I mean, even watching Spidey swing is zen enough.
IGN pointed out that this fluidity of movement is somewhat disrupted in boss battles, albeit not significantly. They complimented Insomniac on Spider-Man's powers and gadgets being a blast, no pun intended, although they stopped just short of a nine, giving the game .
Spider-Man inevitably attracted comparisons to Batman's Arkham series of games and while they're understandable, the general consensus seems to be that Spidey is a quite different beast. Whether the difference in Batman's and Spider-man's agility warrants such claims is questionable but the fact remains that Spider-Man went for a completely different feel, perhaps best epitomised in Deadpool 2. You know what I'm talking about.
DualShockers called the game superhero game they've played and a masterpiece by Insomniac Games. They thought the game is packed with "lore and pure love for Spider-Man and the Marvel universe".
Deeming Spider-man's villain roster "second perhaps only to Batman's", criticised villains' lack of exposure and their review wasn't as glaring as the rest. They found Spider-man's chapters unevenly paced, adding that "in its efforts to produce compelling human drama, the narrative holds back the good stuff for far too long, resulting in a second act that feels stilted and a third that feels rushed."
You can find Spider-man's Metacritic rating along with a bunch of additional reviews .
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