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  1. Sep 7, 2018
    10
    Without getting too much into it: This is the best Spider-Man game ever.
    I believe it's not fair to compare it to it's dark cape wearing counterpart, since at their cores, these are completely different games.
    Talking about this one specifically: The characters, the story, the mechanics, the graphics, the city, practically everything is in such perfect harmony that you are drawn into the
    Without getting too much into it: This is the best Spider-Man game ever.
    I believe it's not fair to compare it to it's dark cape wearing counterpart, since at their cores, these are completely different games.
    Talking about this one specifically: The characters, the story, the mechanics, the graphics, the city, practically everything is in such perfect harmony that you are drawn into the whole Spider-Man universe immediately. There are small, like super-small inconveniences here and there, but as a whole, the way this game presents itself - it's a perfect score all round. This is a creation made with passion and love, and you feel it on every swing. Get this game right now.
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  2. Jan 5, 2019
    10
    This game is stunningly flawless. Out of this world graphics, great dialog and story and memorable characters that grow and have believable motivations paired with fun control schemes and well distributed action.
  3. Sep 14, 2018
    10
    Amazing. The detail in the city is crazy and traversing via web slinging is incredibly fun and smooth. The combat takes a bit to figure out and even some of the street crimes can be a challenge until you learn the rhythm of how to fight individual enemy types. But it's really satisfying once you do. My only ask is that they make it for VR ... that would be sensational.
  4. Oct 27, 2018
    10
    I bought deluxe edition last night. My review will be short. The game is awesome and you buy it now. I am done. I am going back to Spider-man now.

    Update: I platinum the game last night. I have played it for almost two weeks. i must say that i did love every moment of the experience. there is noting in that game that i could complain about. combat is done very well and it never gets
    I bought deluxe edition last night. My review will be short. The game is awesome and you buy it now. I am done. I am going back to Spider-man now.

    Update: I platinum the game last night. I have played it for almost two weeks. i must say that i did love every moment of the experience. there is noting in that game that i could complain about. combat is done very well and it never gets repetitive. story is interesting and i greatly enjoyed side missions , especially Harry's Passion Project because every project is unique with its own set of challenges. Swinging through out the city is so much fun. it never feels boring. Fast travel is unlocked further in the game but i found myself taking long way and swinging through out the city and enjoying the view. Attention to detail is just mind blowing. Sometimes i would look through windows of buildings to see what is inside. there. the game is amazing experience from beginning to the end. it is great value with tons of stuff to do. well worth $100CAN i paid for deluxe version. The game also feels fair. it was not hard nor easy to platinum the game. this is the best Superhero game in my opinion. I did play Batman games and they were great in its own right but if i had to chose only one it would be Spider-man for me.
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  5. Nov 1, 2018
    10
    Amazing! Marvel's Spider-Man one of the best Playstation Exclusive ever! New York is beatiful, game mechanics is incredible and really fun! Thank You Insomniac, Marvel and of course Sony!
  6. Sep 13, 2018
    10
    Best Spider-Man game ever made, best urban open-world ever made
    An immersive game with both excellent gameplay in combat and web-swinging
    An amazing story (one of the best ever told about Peter Parker) with good direction Ambitious game in its story, voice acting, etc... Side content is pretty interesting even if it can be repetitive but it's such a little con compared to the overall
    Best Spider-Man game ever made, best urban open-world ever made
    An immersive game with both excellent gameplay in combat and web-swinging
    An amazing story (one of the best ever told about Peter Parker) with good direction
    Ambitious game in its story, voice acting, etc...
    Side content is pretty interesting even if it can be repetitive but it's such a little con compared to the overall game

    Spidey fan or not, if you like good story with good gameplay, it's a must buy for every PS4 owners
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  7. Feb 24, 2022
    10
    The best super hero game I have played. All the cool skills you get and suits really adds to this game. Gameplay and story are great. If you have the PS5 remastered version that came with the Miles Morales game, you’ll love it even more.
  8. Sep 16, 2018
    10
    Wow, what a game. The most fun I've had playing video games all year, this one will be tough to beat for GOTY! As good as the Arkham series was, this makes me feel like a superhero more than any game I've ever played. Well done, Insomniac.
  9. Jan 20, 2019
    10
    Easily the best Spider-Man game I've ever played. This game feels like a modern version of the Spider-Man 2 game, with several upgrades in terms of movement mechanics and combat mechanics (and a new stealth takedown system). They took many features of the past games and rolled them into one. Lots of Spidy suits to unlock and wear.

    Story-wise I found it engaging and memorable. I think
    Easily the best Spider-Man game I've ever played. This game feels like a modern version of the Spider-Man 2 game, with several upgrades in terms of movement mechanics and combat mechanics (and a new stealth takedown system). They took many features of the past games and rolled them into one. Lots of Spidy suits to unlock and wear.

    Story-wise I found it engaging and memorable. I think it has the best Spider-Man story out of all the live action movies, and video games.
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  10. Sep 7, 2018
    10
    Very fun game!! I own XB1, PS4, Switch and an Alienware PC, right now this game is getting all my time. Worth it by a long shot.
  11. Jul 24, 2022
    10
    Everything works in this game: combat, drama/comedy, open world and the best thing in this game - traversing!
  12. Sep 7, 2018
    10
    Amazing game for the Amazing Spider-Man. Bravo, Insomniac and Marvel! Marvel's Spider-Man is great game with large potential.
  13. Sep 17, 2018
    10
    It simply can´t get much better than this. Unbelievable. They nailed every single aspect of what it feels to be Spider-Man.
    Let me tell you. I wasn't particularly excited about playing a Spider-Man game. But after looking at how good the game looked and some good reviews I decided to give it a shot. And man. This is one of the best games I´ve played this year. The gameplay is simply
    It simply can´t get much better than this. Unbelievable. They nailed every single aspect of what it feels to be Spider-Man.
    Let me tell you. I wasn't particularly excited about playing a Spider-Man game. But after looking at how good the game looked and some good reviews I decided to give it a shot. And man. This is one of the best games I´ve played this year. The gameplay is simply awesome. So many combat options. Navigating the city feels so natural and ultimately you can do almost everything you've seen Spider-Man doing in the comics, movies and so on. It´s hard to describe. You need to play it. Amazingly on top of that already awesome gameplay is a living New York filled with things to do. An awesome attention to detail that sometimes gets lost as you are focused on swinging across the city. But it´s there. Every landmark, every popular place. The really top notch acting. The story that really is some of the best even when compared to Spider-Man movies. Strangely showing in a video game, sides of the characters that sometimes get lost in Hollywood movies. But above all, the creative liberties the developers took really upped the narrative. I won't spoil it for anyone reading this. But this is a Spider-Man story worth experiencing. Don´t worry. It won't just be yet another Spider-Man story. And there is so much content and activities to take part on. Varied and fun. And it´s up to you to decide if you want to play them all or skip those that you don't enjoy as much. Personally, I've been doing them all. Anyway, you know you are playing a good game when. 1 - You just can't stop playing it. 2- You just don't want it to end even though you know eventually you will exhaust the content and main story the game has to offer. Do not thing of this game as yet another Batman Arkham or Second Son. It has many elements of those games but it raises to the top offering an unique experience. There are other more hyped games out there either that have already come out or about to be released. But believe me. You don't want to miss out on this one.
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  14. Oct 6, 2018
    10
    O melhor jogo do Aranha desde Spider-Man 2, um jogo a altura do herói.
    Obrigatório para todos os fãs.
  15. Sep 23, 2020
    10
    Played on PS4 Pro. Platinum'ed.
    Gameplay: AWESOME
    Graphic: GREAT
    Story: AWESOME
    Music/Sound : GREAT
    Dialogue/Voice Acting: AWESOME
  16. Sep 13, 2018
    10
    Spider-Man has always been a huge influence in my life. One of them was he was the first superhero to get myself into gaming. I was 5 and the first 3-D Spider-Man game came out on the playstation. I remember the awesome times that I had playing that game like having no memory cards so that I'd have to leave the playstation on. Having the different outfits of Spider-Man peaked my interestSpider-Man has always been a huge influence in my life. One of them was he was the first superhero to get myself into gaming. I was 5 and the first 3-D Spider-Man game came out on the playstation. I remember the awesome times that I had playing that game like having no memory cards so that I'd have to leave the playstation on. Having the different outfits of Spider-Man peaked my interest as I kept playing. Using cheat codes like no other because I can. My love for gaming came from that, so as the years go by, I tried finding a Spider-Man game that could give me that feeling once again. Only 2 games from the last decade I could recall giving me that FEELING of Spider-Man. Spider-Man 2 on PS2 and Spider-Man Web of Shadows on PS3. Every other game felt so shallow in comparison because either they have one feature removed or it was washed down and broken. I'm a pretty optimistic kind of guy. I love Spider-Man so when I saw the announcement trailer for this game I was so excited. it looked like the Spider-Man game I always wanted. 3 years later, the game is finally here and people are wondering if its a overhyped Playstation exclusive or does it actually reinvent the whole superhero genre?

    Story - The game is set 8 years in after Peter Parker became Spider-Man so no origin story, no uncle ben's death scene, no he/she expose my identity situation. It's all done and dealt with so what we get is a more characterized Peter Parker/Spider-Man. He's a college graduate, working as a scientist, his relationship with MJ is complex and questionable, he sucks at paying his rent on time, etc. My whole journey with Peter felt nice and refreshing as we don't really get this type of characterization for him. You FEEL for him going through these troubled times because people can relate to some of them. He's not just a Superhero, he's also one of us. That is why I think this adventure was amazing. Everyone felt fully utilize. You can feel or sense their intentions just by looking at them. Everyone actually has different motives and dreams to conquer. You have to play the story for yourself to really experience it.

    Graphics - My god this game looks fantastic. There wasn't a day when we thought Spider-Man would get this type of treatment. There is so much detail in this game that I was at awe most of the time. The details on every suit, the pores and facial expressions, the details of the world, and character models. Everything felt super smooth as I was playing through the game. Only 3 times the game started to dip in frame rate because a lot of stuff was happening at that moment. Most of the time, I was just surprised how well the game ran. The only SuperHero games I played that looked as good as this was Batman Arkham Knight and Infamous Second Son.

    Gameplay - It has been awhile since I played a game that made me FEEL like I was Spider-Man. That's the whole point of this game though. It makes you FEEL like Spider-Man. Memes comments side, the game actually plays really amazing. You have so much control on Spider-Man that nothing feels complicated or overbearing. You get just enough things to do and depending on the situation, it's what you do that affects the outcome of the battle. People believe that you can just mash the attack button over and over again without thought but there is actually strategy in this. At the start, of course that's mostly what you do but then it starts to add in a few small things at a time. So here are the basics. Square attacks, Triangle Web-Strikes, Circle is to dodge, R1 is to shoot out web contraptions, and L1 is to change those web contraptions. You get different enemy types with different variations on them. A few of them have different ways to be dealt with. As you progress through the game, you'll be able to craft things like Suits, Mods, and New Gadgets. The suits gives you different mods that can help turn the tide during combat moments and what's cool is that the suit mod isn't restricted to just one. The player can mix/match what they want to wear and want to use. New gadgets actually have use for them except maybe one. You also get a couple mini-games that have circuit power through to another circuit or match up biomaterials to compose new things.They are fun and don't break up the gameplay. The main thing though about a Spider-Man game though is Swinging. I am happy to say that swinging in this game is freaking awesome. The feeling and weight behind every jump, every web shot, every swing just feels great. I can't describe how good it feels as you need to play it yourself to understand how good this swinging is. I remember just a few nights ago that for an hour all I did was swing back and forth. The only problems I had with the gameplay was sometimes the Dodge mechanic can be super finicky as it doesn't respond right away causing some annoying deaths

    Overall - Marvel Spider-Man is amazing. If you have a PS4, this is the game that should be included in your library
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  17. Sep 7, 2018
    10
    Humanity never fails to be petty and spiteful. Ive seen countless accounts created solely to rate this game a 0. Its rather sad honestly. There is no way anybody could justify giving this game a 0, whether or not they personally like the game, on technical merit alone this game objectively cannot be scored 0. Ive also seen copy paste reviews from the same person on multiple accounts,Humanity never fails to be petty and spiteful. Ive seen countless accounts created solely to rate this game a 0. Its rather sad honestly. There is no way anybody could justify giving this game a 0, whether or not they personally like the game, on technical merit alone this game objectively cannot be scored 0. Ive also seen copy paste reviews from the same person on multiple accounts, jealous xbox players? Look, i get it. Itd be awesome if everyone could experience this game.. but thats just not how it is. I hate exclusivity. It causes rifts between a community that should all be on the same side. In fear of this becoming a review on our species, i will talk about the game.

    Insomniac made big promises and built up a lot of hype, and i had my doubts. But this game delivers. Really, it does. The effort and love is seeping from every frame. This is THE ultimate spider-man. I have not been able to stop playing. Its every spider-man fans wet dream. Combat is exciting and challenging and suprisingly complex, graphics are stunning even on a vanilla ps4, and traversal is nothing short of masterpiece status.

    If you're one of those spiteful people creating multiple accounts just to drag this game (and therefore the people buying it) down, i urge you to consider what you're doing. We are all gamers. we should be united. Use your hatred to combat something that is genuinely worth fighting. For example, the PC disgrace that is battlefield 5. Just consider it please.

    There are so many reasons to be angry as gamers these days, but turding on the few good games we do get really isnt a good idea. We need to praise the good ones as much as possible. So that developers realise that we only accept quality..

    Pick your fights guys. Gaming is precious, good games are becoming more and more rare. Just try to look at things on the bigger scale. This game does not deserve your anger.
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  18. Jan 7, 2022
    10
    This is just a god-level superhero game. Everything screams Spider-Man right down to the split-second responsiveness of the chain fighting controls. It just demands to be experienced at least once.
  19. Oct 5, 2018
    10
    Game is an absolute delight and total fun to play. Whats the most important thing for Spiderman ? His Web...yeah ! the game does a great job in making the Web swinging feel fantastic..its like u can swing and move around everywhere in the city effortlessly. Once you get more power upgrades and gadgets, the game is a total fun to play but gets easy too. Nice story line and some iconicGame is an absolute delight and total fun to play. Whats the most important thing for Spiderman ? His Web...yeah ! the game does a great job in making the Web swinging feel fantastic..its like u can swing and move around everywhere in the city effortlessly. Once you get more power upgrades and gadgets, the game is a total fun to play but gets easy too. Nice story line and some iconic villains...Many might complain the boss fights are easy, but that's not a problem...if you love the fights will some cool cinematic sequences in between, this is the game. We have other games if we need challenging battles. Fantastic gadgets, combo moves, excellent music and great looking detailed environment..loved the game every bit.

    Only drawback I would say is the game lacked fresh ideas, almost half of the game mechanics/missions was inspired from Rocksteady's Arkham series with Spidey in it. But finally didn't matter when you are having fun anyway !
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  20. Sep 18, 2018
    10
    This is not only the best Spider-Man game, but it is the definitive portrayal of both Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Insomniac distilled all the best parts of Spider-Man's history into one package, and added a bit of their own flavor (which only improved it). After so many disappointments in recent memory, between the movies and the games, it was so satisfying to see my favorite superheroThis is not only the best Spider-Man game, but it is the definitive portrayal of both Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Insomniac distilled all the best parts of Spider-Man's history into one package, and added a bit of their own flavor (which only improved it). After so many disappointments in recent memory, between the movies and the games, it was so satisfying to see my favorite superhero done right. Please Insomniac, make another one. Expand
  21. Dec 6, 2022
    10
    One of the best action adventures ever made. Excellent graphics. Great excitement and gameplay. Everything is great. Excellent threading. Flying between buildings is enjoyable. Great city design
  22. Sep 5, 2020
    10
    This generation has been piss poor for Super Hero games, thank you to PlayStation for bringing the only two and them both being masterpieces. Spiderman and Infamous SS are literally the only good super hero games of the generation. Spiderman from the legendary Insomniac games studios is by far the best Spiderman game in history, even surpassing the excellent Spiderman 2 when it launched.This generation has been piss poor for Super Hero games, thank you to PlayStation for bringing the only two and them both being masterpieces. Spiderman and Infamous SS are literally the only good super hero games of the generation. Spiderman from the legendary Insomniac games studios is by far the best Spiderman game in history, even surpassing the excellent Spiderman 2 when it launched. Almost Everything is perfect , the web swinging is so fun I didnt even fast travel once until 50 hours into the game. The combat is a ballet if power and destruction, that has a real skill to mastering it. There is puzzles that I hated with a passion but are completely skip-able, why have slow boring puzzles in an awesome action games anyway, but whatever. Also there is some out of place stealth that I didnt like, but was sort of necessary for the supporting character. Expand
  23. Aug 8, 2022
    10
    Funny, easy control, nice history and gameplay,
    Graphics - 9 / 10
    Story - 9 / 10
    Gameplay - 10 / 10
    World design - 8 / 10
    Innovations - 9 / 10
    Map size - 8/10
    Conclusion: 9 / 10
  24. Oct 24, 2018
    10
    This is great game from any point of view! Great NY, well written characters, amazing gameplay. First time I play all side missions with enjoying it at 100%. Story is strong and almost every villain have a reason to be "bad". Peter Parker - just greatest Parker I've ever seen in a movie, cartoon or game. Great responsibility and humanity, with sharp mind and strong will. Perfect control,This is great game from any point of view! Great NY, well written characters, amazing gameplay. First time I play all side missions with enjoying it at 100%. Story is strong and almost every villain have a reason to be "bad". Peter Parker - just greatest Parker I've ever seen in a movie, cartoon or game. Great responsibility and humanity, with sharp mind and strong will. Perfect control, amazing cutscenes, many tools for battle. I want Spider-man 2 from Insomniac! 9.9/10! Expand
  25. Oct 13, 2019
    10
    One of the best games of this gen. The combat/action is very satisfying and it's even fun just swinging around the city. The story moves along at a good pace and the game never gets boring.
    A must play
  26. Nov 22, 2018
    10
    Found it hard at first but once I got used to the mechanics I was given an amazing gaming experience. Combat is fun yet challenging and innovative. Swinging around the city is fun and so are the various side op (challenges etc). Surprised it only got an 87 critic review score.
  27. Oct 16, 2018
    10
    the best spider man game, good story, great graphics, great gameplay, and the swing fells amazing.
  28. Dec 15, 2018
    10
    "Spider-Man" for PlayStation 4 is the "Spider-Man" game I never knew I wanted, but I'm so glad that I got it: rumors first abounded in 2016 that it was Sucker Punch, not Insomniac Games, that would be creating a new "Spider-Man" game, and given the work they put into "Sly Cooper" and "inFamous," I was already hitting the hype-thrusters. Eventually, at E3, we learned it was actually"Spider-Man" for PlayStation 4 is the "Spider-Man" game I never knew I wanted, but I'm so glad that I got it: rumors first abounded in 2016 that it was Sucker Punch, not Insomniac Games, that would be creating a new "Spider-Man" game, and given the work they put into "Sly Cooper" and "inFamous," I was already hitting the hype-thrusters. Eventually, at E3, we learned it was actually Insomniac, the people behind "Spyro," "Ratchet & Clank" and "Sunset Overdrive" making the game...but screw it, I love Insomniac, too, so keep those hype-thrusters rolling! Marvel was finally out of the whole Activision deal and announced they were working with the best game devs to make titles that would be faithful to their characters (still waiting on that "Avengers" project, Square Enix) and my excitement was through the roof! And as more and more gameplay was being shown, I had a feeling it would be something special, potentially even eclipsing the high-standard set by "Spider-Man 2" back in the day. And let me tell you, it does more than eclipse that.
    "Spider-Man" for PlayStation 4 plays like a dream. Never has swinging around the city felt more emphatic, and the combat even feels refined and exciting. The boss fights are tense but rewarding, and general combat is fun and rather challenging as well. I've heard some critics complain about the game's world, but i personally find it to just be brimming with excitement, and the city leaves a huge impression on you even after the game is finished. Hell, even looking at the city alone is worth it, because the game's visuals are spectacular: the city is beautiful, the game is brimming with color, and the cinematics are well-designed, too. The gameplay is varied, the storyline is emotional and fantastic in how it deals with themes of hard choices, and the characters are as charming and lovable as you remember (I especially like the dynamic between Peter and MJ's relationship, it's so easy to root for them).
    There's not much I can complain about here, this is easily one of my favorite games of the year, and one of the best superhero games I've ever played. It more than eclipses "Spider-Man 2," it sets a new standard for Marvel games that many future games may struggle to reach (well, except the potential sequels, but still). From a film standpoint, "Homecoming" and, recently, "Into the Spider-Verse" seem to be proving that Spidey's still kicking and avoiding franchise fatigue, and this game does little to dispel that notion: it only proves that Spidey's hitting on all cylinders now. If you haven't gotten to play this game yet...well, what are you waiting for? Go play it!
    Final rating: 10 out of 10 "Fantastic"
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  29. Sep 23, 2018
    10
    Just an incredible Spider-man experience. The web-swinging, the movement, the quips, the city, the NPC interactions, the amazing combat, it's all just incredible. Side-missions are also a bit of fun, the boss fights and the main story is just perfect. The best spider-man story ever in the gaming medium. Thank you Insomniac Games for the perfect Spidey game and I can't wait for the DLC andJust an incredible Spider-man experience. The web-swinging, the movement, the quips, the city, the NPC interactions, the amazing combat, it's all just incredible. Side-missions are also a bit of fun, the boss fights and the main story is just perfect. The best spider-man story ever in the gaming medium. Thank you Insomniac Games for the perfect Spidey game and I can't wait for the DLC and the Sequel! Expand
  30. Sep 12, 2018
    10
    Finally, a 10/10 that is worthy of that score!

    I can see that this game took a lot of notes from Arkham series and made it even better. I absolutely love swinging around NYC. Nothing has ever felt quite like this. Spiderman's various web swings and climbing feels really organic. Now the combat is where the game really shines. You can practically create your own moveset and combos thanks
    Finally, a 10/10 that is worthy of that score!

    I can see that this game took a lot of notes from Arkham series and made it even better. I absolutely love swinging around NYC. Nothing has ever felt quite like this. Spiderman's various web swings and climbing feels really organic. Now the combat is where the game really shines. You can practically create your own moveset and combos thanks to the variety of spider gadgets you have it at your disposal.

    The villains are iconic and fun to go against, but I feel like they are missing some more famous villains here. Where's Green Goblin? Sandman? Symbiote/Venom? or even Kraven? Here's hoping we'll see them in future (free) content.

    The one thing I kinda didn't like was the stealth sections as non-spiderman characters. Yeah, they are fun, but I have seen them hundreds of times in other games. Oh well, at least they are essential story bits.

    Go out and get this game. It's probably a non-lego marvel game that I liked in a VERY long time
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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 116 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Negative: 0 out of 116
  1. Mar 11, 2019
    95
    One of the best Spider-man games in history and a victory for the future of the singleplayer AAA games.
  2. Jan 25, 2019
    80
    There are myriad good reasons why Marvel's Spider-Man is the best-selling and highest-rated Spider-Man title in years. While it has a few glaring flaws, they pale in comparison to all of the things the team at Insomniac got right. A well-acted, strong story serves as the backbone for an experience that just plain feels right for Spider-Man, and fans and newcomers alike won't be disappointed by this trip to the Spider-verse.
  3. CD-Action
    Jan 9, 2019
    90
    This game does for Spider-Man what the Arkham series did for Batman. Immensely satisfying movement system, excellent combat, fast pace, superb visuals and wealth of side activities converge to bring a wonderful experienced, diluted only by some minor missteps in the story and a couple of stealth sequences where you control supporting characters instead of Spidey. [11/2018, p.54]