It is presented from a third-person perspective showing the playable character and allowing the camera to be rotated freely around them. Marvel's Spider-Man is an open-world action-adventure game set in the borough of Manhattan in a fictionalized version of modern-day New York City. Gameplay Spider-Man can traverse the city freely, using his abilities and webs to move in any direction horizontally or vertically, circumventing obstacles without stopping.

A sequel, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, was released in October 2023 for the PlayStation 5. In November 2020, a remastered version of Marvel's Spider-Man was released for the PlayStation 5 in November 2020 alongside Spider-Man: Miles Morales, a spin-off sequel focused on Spider-Man's protégé Miles Morales. The game was followed by an expansion, The City That Never Sleeps, in late 2018. It became one of the fastest-selling games of the year and the best-selling PlayStation 4 game of all time. It received a number of accolades including being named as one of the best superhero games ever made. Marvel's Spider-Man was released for the PlayStation 4 on September 7, 2018, being praised for its narrative, characterization, combat, and web-swinging traversal mechanics. The game design took inspiration from the history of Spider-Man across all media but Marvel Comics and Insomniac wanted to tell an original story that was not linked to an existing property, creating a unique universe (known as Earth-1048) that has since appeared in novels, merchandise, and comics.

Insomniac was given the choice of using any character from Marvel's catalog to work on Spider-Man was chosen both for his appeal to the employees and the similarities in traversal gameplay to their previous game Sunset Overdrive (2014). Combat focuses on chaining attacks together and using the environment and webs to incapacitate numerous foes while avoiding damage.ĭevelopment of Marvel's Spider-Man, the first licensed game by Insomniac in its then-22-year history, began in 2014 and took approximately four years. Outside the story, the player is able to complete side missions to unlock additional content and collectible items. Spider-Man can freely move around New York City, interacting with characters, undertaking missions, and unlocking new gadgets and suits by progressing through the main story or completing tasks. Gameplay is presented from the third-person perspective with a primary focus on Spider-Man's traversal and combat abilities. When Mister Negative threatens to release a deadly virus, Spider-Man must confront him and protect the city while dealing with the personal problems of his civilian persona, Peter Parker. In the main story, the super-human crime lord Mister Negative orchestrates a plot to seize control of New York City's criminal underworld.

Based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, it tells an original narrative that is inspired by the long-running comic book mythology, while also drawing from various adaptations in other media. Marvel's Spider-Man is a 2018 action-adventure game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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