Marvel’s Spider-Man 2begins on a high note with Peter and Miles on the way to help stop a breakout from Sandman. The intro mission has all of the best factors from the previous games in the series along with flashes of all-time greats likeShadow of the Colossusas well. It’s one of the more memorable superhero game opening sequences in quite some time.
Sandman’s escape is a small part of the story although most ofMarvel’s Spider-Man 2’snarrative revolves around Kraven the Hunter coming to New York City to hunt supervillains down. Can Peter and Miles stop Kraven and rescue the supervillains? That will remain a mystery for now, so for starters, here are some gameplay tips for beginners.
7Check Out These Settings
Before beginningMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, players should check out these settingsfor a more relaxed experience. Difficulty options are an obvious must but those can be adjusted. Players should know what their comfortability is when it comes to action game difficulty by now, so those options aren’t worth discussing in greater detail.
Two cool things in the settings that should be discussed here are puzzles and QTEs. There are a lot of puzzles in the game and the simplified option will allow players to pause the game and then hit “skip puzzle” in the menu. The QTE option will automatically complete these actions. Finally, another great option allows the D-Pad to become a shortcut menu. Putting photo mode on the D-Pad is one good suggestion.
6Do Quests ASAP For Two Reasons
The game is not going to take players that long. With the story and side content, it’s only about twenty to thirty hours. So, players might as well soak up the entire experience and do everything as it is worth it. Once side quests get unlocked from photo opportunities to Uncle Aaron’s stashes to stopping street crime, they should be done ASAP.
Doing side content in each zone of New York City will eventually unlockfast travel inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2. Also, doing side quests is the easiest way to earn parts and medals which are currencies used for various upgrades for both Miles and Peter.
5Suit Upgrades To Prioritize
Players can change into a variety ofsuits inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2. They can also give these suits upgrades which will carry over between all suits and Miles and Peter will share these improvements. There are four basic categories the game follows including Health, Damage, Focus, and Traversal.
All four trees have valuable upgrades in them, but the one players should focus on initially should be Focus. Focus is the meter that allows the heroes to perform takedowns as well as heal. More upgrades in Focus will upgrade healing, give more charges to the meter, and improve the charge rate. It is the ultimate key to victory in the game.
4Skills For Peter And Miles To Prioritize
There are threeskill trees inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2. One for Miles, one for Peter, and one that is shared between the two of them. They share skill points overall which are earned upon leveling up like in a typical RPG. The actual level and EXP meter are also a shared commodity between the two heroes.
The individual skill trees will grant the heroes new abilities as well as strengthen their core output. There’s good stuff to get into, but the most important set of upgrades is on the right side of the shared skill tree. There is a set of about five upgrades that will increase the recharge rate of gadgets and combat abilities and it all starts with Combo Resupply. The more players can use these features, the quicker battles will go.
3The Gadget To Prioritize
Insomniac is a developer known for their wild weaponry thanks to theRatchet and Clankseries primarily. The first Spider-Man game they made had a lot of cool gadgets to assist Peter in his escapades. Gadgets return inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, but there are only five this time around.
Of the five, the Web Grabber is the one to rule them all. Build this gadget and then maximize it fully. It will bring enemies together within a certain vicinity. Combining this gadget with an area attack will make short work of these cronies.
2Three Basic Combat Tips
Three basic combat tips are going to help players immensely. First, another good gadget is called the Web-Shooter which will launch a basic spray of webs at enemies. If an enemy is by a wall or some solid object, players can knock them into it and then web them up to make them stick.
It’s an easy way to finish them off quickly. Also, any type of villain that uses a gun or projectile should be dealt with immediately. Trace the line of sight, zoom at enemies, and then take them down. Finally, always be sure to have one Focus charge at the ready forhealing inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2as HP can deplete quickly.
1Use Headphones
It may seem like a silly suggestion but a good pair of headphones can help a lot. There are stealth sections of the game where being able to hear where enemies are is important. Also, it’s just funto hear Peterand Miles shout quips at enemies in the game because there are a lot.
Headphones primarily can help with side activities as there are a lot of sound cues baked into them. Some chests ping as well as a later quest involving small spider robots that give off a noise. Thanks to the headphone port on the PS5 controller, any pair will technically do.
