Marvel's Spider-Man

Overview

Marvel's Spider-Man is a 2018 action-adventure game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The first installment in the Marvel's Spider-Man game series, it is based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man and tells an original narrative that is inspired by the long-running comic book mythology, while also drawing from various adaptations in other media. In the main story, the superhuman crime lord Mister Negative orchestrates a plot to seize control of New York City's criminal underworld. 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.

Players control Spider-Man from the third-person perspective, with the gameplay primarily focusing on his traversal and combat abilities. 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. Outside the story, the player is able to complete side missions to unlock additional content and collectible items. Combat focuses on chaining attacks together and using the environment and webs to incapacitate numerous foes while avoiding damage.

Development 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. 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). The game design took inspiration from the history of Spider-Man across all media. 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.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

Marvel's Spider-Man PS4 - Gameplay Walkthrough Part 1 No Commentary [PS4 Pro], MrRedRivers. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

Developer

Insomniac Games

Publisher

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Series

Marvel's Spider-Man

Engine

Insomniac Engine v.4.0

Platforms

PlayStation 4

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

ACB

M

USK

12

CLASS IND

12

GRAC

15+

PEGI

16

ESRB

T

CERO

C

Release dates

Editions

Buy this game

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies74

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

5

Silver

14

Bronze

54

Total

74

Points

1980

Platinum time

25 hours

Difficulty

3 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1

Playthroughs for 100%

2

New Game Plus

Yes. Added by update, with two trophies of its own and the Ultimate difficulty

Platinum without online

Yes

Online trophies

0

Boosting needed

No

DLC has trophies

Yes

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

Yes

DLC comes in

Digital Deluxe Edition, Collector's Edition, Game of the Year Edition

DLC note

7 trophies per chapter, plus 2 for New Game Plus

Missable trophies

0

Chapter select fixes a miss

Yes

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Languages

English, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish

Region note

One trophy list for every region.

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

No

Trophy list shared with other versions

No

Other versions

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered on PS5 has its own list

Players with the platinum

40.87%

Missable trophies

• Nothing is missable. The city stays open after the story.

Grind

• Backpacks, landmarks, research stations and other collectibles
• Every suit

Glitches and fixes

• No glitched trophies

• Be Greater
• Superior Spider-Man
• I Heart Manhattan
• Master of Masters
• Backpacker
• Cat Prints
• Inner Sanctuary
• All the King's Men
• Mercenary Tactics
• Back in the Slammer
• Neighborhood Watch
• A Suit For All Seasons
• Schooled
• Amazing Coverage All Surveillance Towers activated
• Short Fuse
• Fists of Fury
• Ninja
• Spy Hunter
• Challenge Finder
• R&D Complete all Research Stations
• Demons Emerge
• The Six Assemble
• End Game
• Science FTW! Craft 15 Upgrades
• Knocking Down Kingpin
• Staying Positive
• Grounded
• Sting and Smash
• Tombstone Takedown
• Shock and Awe
• Wing It
• King of Swing Complete a level 1 Traversal Benchmark
• And Stay Down! Complete a level 1 Combat Benchmark
• Pigeon Hunter
• Hug It Out
• Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Complete all Side Missions
• The Scientific Method Craft your first Upgrade
• Spider-Sensible Perfect Dodge 10 attacks
• Overdrive Complete 10 Vehicle Takedowns
• With Great Power...
• Hero for Higher Perch atop Avengers Tower
• Sightseeing Photograph all Landmarks on the Map
• Born to Ride Ride the Subway 5 times
• Sticky and Tricky Chain 4 unique tricks before landing
• Snappy Dresser
• Arachnophobia Perform 75 Stealth Takedowns
• Lost and Found Collect 5 Backpacks
• Spider-Man About Town Greet 10 citizens
• Cat's Out of the Bag Collect a Black Cat collectible
• A Bit of a Fixer-Upper
• Ace the Base Complete all objectives in a base
• One More Time Complete a New Game+ playthrough
• Power and Responsibility
• Seduced by the City
• Screwy
• The Cat Came Back
• Here Kitty-Kitty
• Bye Felicia
• The Long Con
• Disorganized Crime Complete all Crimes in a district
• The City is My Family
• Turning the Screw
• Pulling the Trigger
• Crossing the Thin Blue Line
• Steel Skull, Glass Jaw
• Prohibition
• The Gang War Complete all Crimes in a district
• The City Sleeps
• Screwballed
• Frenemies
• Unplugged
• Terminated
• The Wages of War
• Unacceptable Complete the "Scales of Justice" mission

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 44.1 GB

Update patch01.19

The updates on record for this game.

DLC

The City That Never Sleeps: three story chapters, each with missions and suits, sold alone or as a US$24.99 bundle and included in the Digital Deluxe, Collector's and Game of the Year editions. All still on sale.

Items

Name	Date	Adds	Price	Obtainable today
The Heist	2018-10-23	Story chapter 1 of The City That Never Sleeps	US$9.99	Yes
Turf Wars	2018-11-20	Story chapter 2	US$9.99	Yes
Silver Lining	2018-12-21	Story chapter 3	US$9.99	Yes
The City That Never Sleeps	2018-08-28	All three chapters	US$24.99	Yes

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Online servers runningNo online features

Plays offlineYes

Marvel's Spider-Man is single-player only and has no online play.

Services

Service	Status
Online play	Does not exist

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Game director	Ryan Smith
Creative director	Brian Horton
Creative director	Bryan Intihar
Creative director	Marcus Smith
Lead programmer	Joe Valenzuela
Art director	Jacinda Chew
Art director	Grant Hollis
Story lead	Jon Paquette
Writer	Benjamin Arfmann
Writer	Kelsey Beachum
Writer	Christos Gage
Composer	John Paesano

Credits

Publisher

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Developer

Insomniac Games

Director

Ryan Smith

Released

2018-09-07

Age rating

ESRB T

Disc ID

CUSA02299

Region

US

Time to beat

about 17.2 hours