Marvel's Spider-Man Review: Moe Gives It a 9.3 / 10
The swinging alone is worth the score. Peter Parker written like a person, not a brand.
The Good
- Traversal is pure grin: dive, catch, run the wall
- Peter and Otto's friendship makes the fall hurt
- A Manhattan that begs you to cross it one more time
The Rough Edges
- Crimes and collectibles repeat across the map
- Stealth sections slow the pace
Marvel's Spider-Man is the best superhero game since the Arkham years, and the swinging alone carries it halfway to my score. Insomniac nailed the one thing that matters: moving through Manhattan feels like being Spider-Man, not driving him. You dive off a tower, catch a web at street level, and run up a wall without breaking stride.
Peter Parker is written right, too: broke, late, brilliant, and doing his best. The story treats him like a person first and a brand second, and the Otto Octavius arc lands because the game spends time on the friendship before the fall.
Moving through Manhattan feels like being Spider-Man, not driving him.
The critics had it at 87. I have it at 9.3, and the gap is the side content. Yes, the crimes and backpacks repeat. I did them anyway, because getting there was the fun part. The stealth sections with other characters slow the pace, and the boss fights lean on quick-time moments a little hard.
Still: no game on this list made me grin faster. Thirty seconds of swinging and I was twelve years old again.
The swinging alone is worth the score. Peter Parker written like a person, not a brand.
The Good
- Traversal is pure grin: dive, catch, run the wall
- Peter and Otto's friendship makes the fall hurt
- A Manhattan that begs you to cross it one more time
The Rough Edges
- Crimes and collectibles repeat across the map
- Stealth sections slow the pace
Quick Answers
Marvel's Spider-Man review score: what did Moe Train give it?
Moe Train scored Marvel's Spider-Man a 9.3 out of 10. The swinging alone is worth the score. Peter Parker written like a person, not a brand.
Is Marvel's Spider-Man on PlayStation?
Yes. Marvel's Spider-Man is on PlayStation, out now.
Is Marvel's Spider-Man worth playing?
The swinging alone is worth the score. Peter Parker written like a person, not a brand. Read the full Marvel's Spider-Man review above for the breakdown.
