Welcome to On The Radar: the home for in-depth conversations around the world's biggest games on GamesRadar+. As we build up to the arrival of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 this Friday, October 20, we're here to bring you a celebration of your friendly neighborhood hero across video games, comics, and film.
For some time, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has sat among both our most anticipated new PS5 games list and our most sought-after upcoming Marvel games. As you may have gleaned from our glowing Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review, we enjoyed Insomniac Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment's long-awaited sequel quite a bit – so much so, we reckon it's not just one of the best Spider-Man games of all time, but "simply the best superhero game yet".
Release date: October 20, 2023
Platform(s): PS5
Developer: Insomniac Games
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Brimming with blockbuster boss battles, underpinned by a nuanced narrative, and spread across an impressive scaled-down interpretation of New York City (this time encompassing Manhattan, Harlem, Queens, and Brooklyn) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is the quintessential superhero caper. It feels fresh and new, innovative and expansive, and familiar and deferential all at once; constantly shocking and inspiring awe, all the while tilting its cap to decades of inspiration from one second to the next.
From today through to the end of this week, we'll be highlighting some of our very best Marvel's Spider-Man 2-related content – from our five-star review to exclusive interviews with the game's stars, character profiles, and their ties to the game's comic roots, Spidey's best outings on the silver screen, and more. Be sure to keep this page bookmarked and return all throughout the next several days for more explorations of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 leading up to launch this Friday, October 20.
An interview with a spider
We spoke to Peter Parker's Spider-Man himself, Yuri Lowenthal, about refilling the protagonist's shoes, and the challenges of taking the character down a far darker path than before.
Don't be so Negative
We spoke to Stephen Oyoung - the man, voice and likeness behind the first game's central antagonist, Mister Negative - on reprising a familiar role in Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review: "Quite simply the best superhero game yet"
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 improves on its predecessor across the board, while saluting the superhero genre over the last 30 years as a whole. With a captivating narrative and unrivaled spectacle, it's the quintessential superhero game, in story and mechanical terms.
That's so Kraven
Kraven the Hunter: The comic book history of the villain that beat Spider-Man
Kraven The Hunter is Marvel's Spider-Man 2's central antagonist, a character who has a long and complicated relationship with Peter Parker. Here's an in-depth look at Sergei Kravinoff and the path that's led him to this encounter with the Spider-Men.
History lesson
Best Spider-Man movies ranked, from No Way Home to Across the Spider-Verse
Peter Parker and Miles Morales join forces in Marvel's Spider-Man 2, but their respective backstories are spread across video games, comics, and, of course, movies. To the latter end, here's our favorites over the last 25+ years.
My next Metroidvania kick is an ingenious mix of Zelda-like exploration, twin-stick combat, and pitch-perfect controls – with 97% positive Steam user reviews
Stellar Blade keeps fixing things that bothered me when I reviewed it – now including "input time for basic attacks, as well as the timing of blocking and parrying"
