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Marvel's Spider-Man 2
File:Spider-Man 2 (2023) teaser artwork.jpg
Teaser artwork
Developer(s)Insomniac Games
Publisher(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)
  • Bryan Intihar
  • Ryan Smith
Artist(s)Davison Carvalho
Writer(s)
  • Brittney Morris
  • Jamie Meyer
SeriesMarvel's Spider-Man
Platform(s)PlayStation 5
ReleaseSeptember 2023
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, it features a narrative inspired by the long-running comic book mythology while also deriving from various adaptations in other media. It is the third entry in the Marvel's Spider-Man series, acting as a sequel to Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020), centering on Peter Parker and Miles Morales as they encounter the symbiote Venom.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is scheduled to release for the PlayStation 5 in September 2023.

Gameplay

Spider-Man 2 will be an action-adventure single-player[1] video game played in a third-person perspective. Players control Peter or Miles[2] as they traverse an open world New York City and fight enemies. Players can acquire new abilities and collect various Spider-Man suits.

Synopsis

Characters and setting

See also: Peter Parker (Insomniac Games character)

Yuri Lowenthal and Nadji Jeter reprise their respective roles as Peter Parker / Spider-Man and Miles Morales / Spider-Man from Spider-Man (2018) and Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020). Tony Todd will provide the voice for the symbiote Venom.[3][4]

Development

While promoting the recently launched Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) in September 2018, the game's creative director Bryan Intihar was asked on a Kinda Funny Games podcast about the game's omission of Spider-Man's symbiote suit from the comics. Intihar responded, "I think just making it an unlockable suit wouldn't be doing it justice. It's one of the best stories for Spider-Man. I think it's a complex story. And I think it's a story that needs to be told, and it needs to be told the way Insomniac would tell it."[5] Both the game and its spin-off title Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020) included implicit teases toward future titles, including post-credits scenes alluding to Insomniac Games' intentions to introduce Venom into their narrative, as well as feature Norman Osborn and his son Harry in more prominent roles.[6] When unveiling Miles Morales at Sony's PlayStation 5 reveal event in June 2020, Insomniac stated that a standalone title featuring Miles as the protagonist would not detract from the fact they had "much of Peter's story left to tell" in future games.[7]

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and sister title Marvel's Wolverine, were jointly announced by Insomniac Games at the PlayStation Showcase event in September 2021.[8] Bryan Intihar and Ryan Smith serve as the game's creative and game directors, respectively reprising their roles from Marvel's Spider-Man,[9] while Yuri Lowenthal, Nadji Jeter, and Tony Todd star as Peter Parker, Miles Morales, and Venom, respectively.[10] Motion capture and voice work began by March 2021 according to Lowenthal.[11][irrelevant citation]

Speaking on the This Week in Marvel podcast, Marvel Games vice president Bill Rosemann described the game's narrative as "a little darker", as well as "the next big chapter". He likened the story's tone to The Empire Strikes Back (1980), contrasted with how Marvel's Spider-Man's narrative felt tonally similar to the original Star Wars (1977).[12] In January 2022, Brittney Morris, who previously wrote the Miles Morales tie-in novel Wings of Fury, joined the writing team on the game.[13] The following month, Insomniac had hired freelance artist Davison Carvalho to serve as the game's art director. Carvalho had notably served as a concept artist on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange (both 2016), Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Captain Marvel (2019).[14] In November 2022, actor Scott Porter, who voiced Harry Osborn throughout the Research Station missions in the first game, revealed that he was recast in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 to accommodate the character's more prominent role in the story, thereby addressing potential issues such as the age gap between himself and the character as "they decided to go photoreal".[15] The following month, Jamie Meyer revealed herself as a co-writer on the game through her personal website and accidentally leaked the game as targeting a launch window in late 2023, which Sony later confirmed in a separate post on the PlayStation Blog.[16][17]

Release

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is scheduled to release for the PlayStation 5 in Fall of 2023.[18][19][20][21] In a March 2023 tweet, Tony Todd claimed to have heard of a September 2023 release, preceded by an August 2023 marketing campaign before deleting the tweet.[22]

A tie-in prequel comic was released by Marvel Comics on Free Comic Book Day in May 2023, written by Marvel's Spider-Man writer Christos Gage and illustrated by Ig Guara. Taking place after the events of Miles Morales, the narrative features Peter Parker, Miles Morales and Mary Jane Watson struggling to balance their individual responsibilities and the former's respective duties to New York as Spider-Men, and features The Hood as its main antagonist.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ Schneider, Ryan (2021-09-09). "Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Marvel's Wolverine revealed". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  2. ^ Barrett, Sarah (2023-03-10). "Marvel's 'Spider-Man 2' Is Swinging Ever Closer". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  3. ^ Good, Owen S. (September 9, 2021). "Marvel's Spider-Man 2 coming to PS5 in 2023, bringing Venom with it". Polygon. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Leatherland, Noah (January 6, 2022). "Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Trailer, News & Latest Updates". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "'Marvel's Spider-Man's Creative Director Explains Why The Symbiote Suit Isn't In The Game". GAMING. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  6. ^ Stark, Chelsea (2018-09-07). "Spider-Man's post-credits scenes set us up for a sequel perfectly". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  7. ^ Square, Push (2020-06-18). "Insomniac Has 'Much of Peter's Story Left to Tell' for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on PS5". Push Square. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  8. ^ Stanley, Alyse (September 9, 2021). "Sony Reveals New God of War 2, Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine game at PlayStation 5 showcase". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Marvel's Wolverine revealed". PlayStation.Blog. September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  10. ^ Good, Owen S. (September 9, 2021). "Marvel's Spider-Man 2 coming to PS5 in 2023, bringing Venom with it". Polygon. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  11. ^ Good, Owen S. (September 9, 2021). "Marvel's Spider-Man 2 coming to PS5 in 2023, bringing Venom with it". Polygon. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "Awkwafina, New Wolverine Game, Hawkeye Trailer Reveals!". This Week in Marvel. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  13. ^ Warren, Richard (January 7, 2022). "Miles Morales Novel Writer Joins Spider-Man 2 Development Team". Game Rant. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  14. ^ "Insomniac hired a MCU concept artist as art director for Spider-Man 2". VGC. 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  15. ^ Cryer, Hirun (2022-11-17). "Marvel's Spider-Man 2 seemingly recasting Harry Osborn". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  16. ^ Barker, Sammy (2022-12-13). "Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Writer Might Have Outed Fall 2023 Release Window". Push Square. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  17. ^ "PlayStation in 2023: Highlights". PlayStation.Blog. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  18. ^ Good, Owen S. (September 9, 2021). "Marvel's Spider-Man 2 coming to PS5 in 2023, bringing Venom with it". Polygon. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  19. ^ Stanley, Alyse (September 9, 2021). "Sony Reveals New God of War 2, Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine game at PlayStation 5 showcase". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  20. ^ "PlayStation in 2023: Highlights". PlayStation.Blog. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  21. ^ published, Hirun Cryer (2023-04-28). "Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is definitely releasing this year, Sony reiterates". gamesradar. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  22. ^ Yang, George (2023-03-21). "Spider-Man 2 Voice Actor Says Sequel Will Be Released in September". IGN. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  23. ^ Paquette, Jon (May 3, 2023). "Marvel's Spider-Man 2 prequel comic announced for Free Comic Book Day". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved May 3, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ "You need to read this free Marvel's Spider-Man 2 prequel comic". Digital Trends. 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
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