His animations are so detailed that no matter the obstacle, I got the sense that I could truly do whatever a Spider-Man could. Discovering how a powerful, but nimble, Spider-Man tackles fire escapes, both vertically and horizontally, or watching him slip through the metal grating of a water tower is endlessly entertaining. Open-world traversal hasn’t been this smooth since Sunset Overdrive (which, not coincidentally, Insomniac also developed).ĭoing What a Spider CanAnd, happily, no aspect of New York’s architecture can really stop Spider-Man. Similar to how God of War’s Leviathan Axe felt so good to throw around, Insomniac has found web-spun gold with Spider-Man’s swinging mechanic, enhancing it with additional moves like a focal point webzip that allowed me to turn any ledge, beam, or satellite tower into a jumping off point to continue my non-stop movement. I’ve spent hours just soaring around the skyscrapers of New York City, testing the momentum of my swings to find just the right point to gain an extra boost of speed, or leaping off the Avengers Tower to test how close to the ground I could fall, just to swing out in the nick of time. And man does it feel good to find the right mix of jumping, crawling, web zipping, and wall running.

There’s a small learning curve, but after getting comfortable with the basics, it’s nearly effortless to make Spider-Man look graceful in every swing, leap, and lunge. Swinging around feels, quite simply, spectacular. Insomniac’s first foray into the realm of Marvel superheroes is a continually exciting adventure whose open world and combat are only occasionally caught up in a web of overly familiar trappings. Underpinning that engrossing narrative is an excellent set of webswinging mechanics, which - combined with fun gadgets and plenty of puns - makes for thrilling action in both the massive setpieces and in the quiet, confined corridors of tense sequences. I was left delighted at nearly every step of its 15-hour adventure thanks to a surprisingly deep tale that mines the plights of both Spider-Man and Peter Parker to great emotional success. And, thankfully, Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 succeeds at nearly every swing across Manhattan’s rooftops. At its core, Insomniac Games’ new adventure strives to make you feel like Spider-Man.

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