The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Amazing Spider-Man 2, The is a PlayStation 3 fighting game released in 2014 developed by Beenox. It centers on combat encounters, story, case, or mission progress, and move inputs, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 3 or Sixaxis twin sticks, triggers, and face buttons, with PlayStation Move only where explicitly supported.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.2 / 10
About this game
Amazing Spider-Man 2, The is a PlayStation 3 fighting game centered on combat encounters, story, case, or mission progress, and move inputs. Short bouts use character differences and rising difficulty for variety, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Animation, hit feedback, and readable arenas create match tension, while HD 3D scenes, Blu-ray data streaming, surround audio, and cinematic presentation need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that button mapping, move recognition, multiplayer accessories, and cpu behavior can affect balance. Platform conditions also include Blu-ray loading, HDD installs, system software, DualShock 3 battery life, Move accessories, resolution and frame rate, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Spider-Man games turn Marvel’s wall-crawling hero into playable adventures built around webs, agile combat and heroic rescues. Different developers explore different versions of his world, from focused stages to city-spanning journeys and encounters across alternate realities.
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AI review
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Enjoyable swinging, intrusive reputation upkeep
Getting around Manhattan is the strongest reason to spend time with this adaptation. Separate triggers operate Spider-Man's two wrists, and learning their rhythm makes sharp turns and long journeys satisfying. Suit-specific upgrades also give stealth and direct combat different priorities. Comics, combat challenges and replayable missions provide worthwhile distractions, while bright colours and competent voices preserve a comic-book personality. Unfortunately, those distractions are not always optional in practice. Letting street crimes expire damages your Hero rating, pushing you into repetitive upkeep before returning to the story. Repeated news reports make that obligation more conspicuous. This is an appealing choice for swinging and costume collecting, but a less convincing one for players who want an uninterrupted, freely paced superhero campaign.
Strengths
- Distinctive two-trigger swinging and slow-time destination targeting
- Suit progression and optional collecting goals
Weaknesses
- Expiring crimes make reputation maintenance compulsory
- Repeated news reports interrupt the pace
Who it is for: Comic-book Spider-Man fans who enjoy traversal and collecting.
Play notes: Original PS3 assessment, not a current performance test; voices are not supplied by the film cast, and ignored crimes expire and lower the Hero rating.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Varied extras are undermined by compulsory reputation upkeep. | Reviewed | 4.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Swinging and suit progression make a rewarding superhero loop, though combat remains simplified. | Reviewed | 6.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Bright comic colours and competent non-film-cast voices support a distinct adaptation. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Slow-time destination selection and controlled indoor swinging aid navigation, without establishing fault-free performance. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Beenox
- Publisher
- Activision
- Release date
- 2014
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- CombosMelee CombatFast-pacedReplayableStory-drivenReal-time CombatSolo-friendlyShort SessionsWarMain Story Under 10 Hours3D GraphicsPlayer versus Player
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Wii UWorldwide2014
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2014
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Sources
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