Insomniac Games' Spider-Man 2 has taken the top spot among other titles, according to Metacritic. The PS5 exclusive is easily one of the highest-rated games to date, as seen through various early reviews. Many critics have heaped praise on the title, resulting in positive scores, praising the colossal world of Manhattan with an expanded map and many ways to explore the city with two web slingers. Based on the first 120 reviews on Metacritic, the title gained an average score of 91, surpassing the likes of The Last of Us Part II as the incumbent highest-rated game by a PlayStation Studio.
Insomniac Games have held their ground in the past, replicating similar success through games like They Are Spyro: Year of the Dragon (2000) and Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (2004). Moreover, critics also showered the first Spider-Man title with overwhelmingly positive reviews during its release in 2018.
Insomniac's Spider-Man 2 Becomes Studio's Highest-Rated Game Among Other Giants
The first Spider-Man title was launched exclusively for the PlayStation 4 in 2018 before it made its way to Microsoft Windows in 2022. Both Spider-Man (2018) and Spider-Man: Miles Morales shared positive scores of 87 and 85 respectively through the Metacritic reviews. However, Spider-Man 2 did not fail to amaze gamers with its exceptional world design and hardware utilization on the brand-new PS5 hardware.
The overwhelmingly positive response to the title will undoubtedly help Insomniac Games' case as one of the most reliable quality studios under the PlayStation Studios banner. The studio has consistently put out hit after hit since the Ratchet and Clank remake. The studio is currently working on Mavel's Wolverine, which promises to be a much darker and grittier affair than the studio's previous titles.
Why is Marvel's Spider-Man 2 a Huge Deal to Gamers and PlayStation 5 Users?
Aside from a charming world based on Marvel characters, Spider-Man 2 is also a technical masterpiece, especially on the latest PS5 hardware. The title easily utilizes the entirety of the system and delivers a plethora of quality-of-life features, improving on the past title in various ways.
The map in Spider-Man 2 is double in size compared to the first title. Moreover, the game also allows one to switch between the two web slingers through the push of a button, with little-to-no loading time. The game also features various technical features, such as offering gamers three different FPS modes to try out depending on their resolution. As reviewed by several critics and fans, Spider-Man 2 is easily one of the technical wonders that pair its beauty with a vast open world of goodness.