Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | 8.4/10 |
| Game Informer | 7.5/10 |
| GameZone | 7/10 |
| IGN | 8.8/10 (PS2) 8.8/10 (Gamecube) 9/10 (Xbox) 4.5/10 (PC) |
| Official PlayStation Magazine (UK) | 7.9/10 |
| Official Xbox Magazine | 7.5/10 |
| TeamXbox | 7.8/10 |
The home console game was generally well received. Critics noted that the realistic and life-sized Manhattan, the large variety of crimes and emergencies to stop, and the game's vivid use of Spider-Man's abilities all combined to make the player really feel like Spider-Man. The most popular aspect of the game was the web-swinging mechanic, where Spider-Man had to shoot webbing at an actual building, unlike previous games where he shot webbing up into the sky. However, small parts of the game were criticized, such as the repetition of some of the side missions.
The other versions of the game also received generally positive reviews with the exception of the PC/Mac version, which was "dumbed down" for a young audience and thus featured more simplistic and less challenging gameplay. Many reviewers argued that the PC version should have received a port of the console versions instead. Other complaints included that advertisements for the game made no indication that the PC version was different from the console version, and then recent changes to PC Game return policies made getting a refund difficult.
However, IGN gave the game a review of 8.8 out of 10 for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube version, 9 / 10 for the Xbox version, 7 / 10 for the PSP version, 7.5 / 10 for the Nintendo DS version, 6.5 / 10 for the Game Boy Advance version, and 4.5 / 10 for the PC version. IGN stated on the PS2, GameCube, and Xbox version to "call it Grand Theft Spider-Man. And call it damn fine." The version even got the IGN Editor's Choice Award for the year. IGN, reviewing the GBA version, credited positively the presentation, graphics, sound, web-zipping and wall-crawling. They only negatively stated that the music loops a lot because of the enormously long levels, "not the tightest combat developed for a Spider-Man game", and stated that the levels are "a big pain in the butt to accomplish".
The PSP version received moderate reviews. Gameplay and graphics were praised, while the bad camera angle and the length of the game were criticized.
The Official PlayStation 2 Magazine ranked the game #80 of the "Top 100 PS2 Games of All Time." In the Screwattack top ten 'Top 10 Movie-Based Games' Spider-Man 2 came in eighth.
In 2010, the game was included as one of the titles in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die.
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