Spider-Man 2: The Game

 PC
Metascore
42

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 8 out of 13
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  1. GameSpy
    60
    If you've got a 7-10 year-old who enjoyed the movie, feel free to tack another star on to the score; otherwise, consider yourself warned -- this is not your father's Spider-Man 2.
  2. 3DAvenue
    60
    The problem with Spiderman 2 is its lack of depth.
  3. Computer Games Online RO
    50
    A dull 3D Action game in the strictest sense and besides the wall climbing or web swinging that your character can do, it doesn't bring anything new to the genre
  5. GameSpot
    50
    Why didn't the PC get the GOOD version of Spider-Man 2? Who decided to make an entirely different and decidedly mediocre version of the game specifically for Windows users?
  6. Cheat Code Central
    50
    If you locate the right audience for this one, no doubt they'll enjoy it. Just make sure you never, ever mention the console version or the jig is definitely up. The game is short as most competent gamers will make it through the 6 levels within about 5-6 hours total.
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  7. Computer and Video Games
    46
    What we have here is a Spidey-themed action title aimed squarely at the younger PC gamer - think bright colours, no real-life guns (the bad guys tote silly sci-fi bubble-pistol thingummies instead) and gameplay so easy you can sail through it in a single afternoon. Gritty it ain't.
  8. IGN
    45
    After three hours (if you can make it that far) of crappy controls, mediocre visuals, and boring and generally unimaginative gameplay, you'll actually be glad to have finished the game so you can return it or burn it and move on with your life.
  9. ActionTrip
    42
    This game can be completed, from start to finish in two hours. I am not joking. What's more is there's no incentive to go back and replay anything in this game. All in all, the PC version of this magnificent film, with an equally magnificent console game does not measure up to either side of its namesake.
  10. Computer Gaming World
    30
    This game just feels like an insult. Or maybe a practical joke. [Nov 2004, p.80]
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  11. Jolt Online Gaming UK
    29
    The second thing you need to know? It’s appalling.
  12. PC Gamer
    25
    The PC version is nothing more than formulaic action/adventure that's been dumbed down for kids. It's a waste of everyone's time...A colossal disappointment. [Oct 2004, p.92]
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  13. Computer Games Magazine
    20
    It's terrible...This is just the sort of game that gives movie license titles a bad name. [Nov 2004, p.87]
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  14. Gamers Depot
    20
    The game sucks in every sense of the word. Sure, Bruce Campbell narrates the tutorial but that is the sole tiny nugget of goodness buried in this huge pile of wasted game.

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#17 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
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#15 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

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User Score
4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 170 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 170
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 170
  3. Negative: 101 out of 170
  1. JohnLemon
    Jan 20, 2013
    1
    My god this is awful. I remember i was playing this just because i didn't have anything to play! Only thing that keeps it from absolute 0 forMy god this is awful. I remember i was playing this just because i didn't have anything to play! Only thing that keeps it from absolute 0 for me is a Mysterio part, but only because i like idea of this, you know, wrecked apart city that floats in the sky. Other than that, it's one of the worst games ever made.… Full Review »
  2. AnonymousMC
    Aug 25, 2004
    5
    if you are a true gamer you will finsih this game after 2 to 3 hours the game is super easy but it was fun but too short i hate games thatif you are a true gamer you will finsih this game after 2 to 3 hours the game is super easy but it was fun but too short i hate games that are too short only for kids under 12 .. waste of money if you ask me.… Full Review »
  3. PenetratorGod
    Sep 2, 2023
    8
    It was one of the first games I played as a child. It has a special place in my heart, so I have to give it a high score.
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