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JWeinCom on 11 September 2026
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pikashoe said:
Zippy6 said:

Yeah I have a feeling the recent discourse around PlayStation has effected that score lol. I can understand a fall in quality from SM2 but going from 90 to 78?

This is backlash from reviewers, whether consciously or not.

Kind of crazy that Spider-Man 2 got 90. Probably one of the most disappointing games of the gen, up there with metroid prime. 

I'm not too surprised this is reviewing pretty low. It has never looked particularly good to me.

I was initially disappointed with Spider-Man 2, but I am replaying it and having a pretty good time. I think the problem is it just really didn't do anything better than the first, or add anything really significant. The changes they made were at best neutratl to the gameplay experience and at worst actively detracted (why am I parrying with Spider-man?). 

All that said, the core gameplay still holds up really well, and there is a good story even if not as good as the first. If you're a Spider-man fan like me, getting to play through a Spider-man adventure is still pretty cool. Judged on its own merits I think 90 is a little on the high end, but not crazy unreasonable.
Manlytears said:

I'm surprised; I expected more from Insomniac. A very weak review score, it will seriously impact sales. I, for one, won't be buying it.

Based on the insomniac leaks, I wonder if this will put an end to plans for an X-Men game. Perhaps for good?

Insomniacs can now focus on Spiderman, Ratchet & Clank and, luckly, a New Playstation IP.

Based on the reviews I think the problem was... well, it's a Wolverine game.

From the moment I saw it I was a bit hesitant, because Wolverine just doesn't have a really fun set of powers to play around with. He can heal, which isn't all that interesting, he can smell and hear real good, and he has claws. Only one of those things is really fun to play around with. He doesn't have any interesting ways to move around and he doesn't have any ranged tools to play around with. And unlike other beat em up/hack and slash, they can't really even add in other weapons to spice things up. If you're playing Wolverine, I'm guessing you're using the claws 95% of the time.

I think Wolverine just isn't suited for a AAA style game. Can't really see playing as him being fun for more than 5 hours or so. That being said around 80 isn't terrible. 

If they were going to do an Xmen game, that could potentially be a lot better. Just a lot more fun things you can do with all those characters.