Whatever drawbacks there may be in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 not looking as good as some other next-gen games, they’re more than made up for by the volume of other fun little things. There’s some overlap, in that this game also features Spider-Man, Harry Osborne and company, but in general, the game is designed to stand up on its own merits.Īnd, as I said, it’s got quite a few of those. Specifically, rather than tying the game in with the events of the overstuffed, overlong movie, what goes on here is only tangentially related to the film. Perhaps the best aspect of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, however, is what’s not here. Round that out with a whole bunch of bad guys to fight and all kinds of collectibles to find, and you have all the ingredients for a fun superhero game. You want a bustling city full of people - and, more importantly, crimes to fight? Also here. You want a big, populated New York City to swing around in? It’s here. Basically, they took everything that made their last Spidey game good, and duplicated it.
Now, if you’re going into it simply hoping for another enjoyable Spider-Man game from Beenox, then the news is a little better. There are a few places that have some nice-looking visuals, but in general, there’s nothing here that you couldn’t have gotten on the previous generation’s consoles.
In other words, if you’re going into ASM2 on PS4 hoping for any kind of transcendent next-gen experience, you’ll probably wind up more than a little disappointed.