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# Please make Spider-Man good again
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/please-make-spider-man-good/
- Published: 2016-06-15T12:30:39.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-15T09:45:05.000Z
- Description: Monday night’s PlayStation press conference at E3 brought a dizzying number of reveals, many of them catching people completely by surprise: Days Gone, Death Stranding, God of War, and… Spider-Man? Definitely didn’t see that one coming! Do I dare confess my excitement about yet another Spidey game a
- Author: Alex Kane
- Tags: News, E3, Insomniac Games, Spider-Man, trailer, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

Monday night’s PlayStation press conference at E3 brought a dizzying number of reveals, many of them catching people completely by surprise: *Days Gone*, *Death Stranding*, *God of War*, and… *Spider-Man*? Definitely didn’t see that one coming! Do I dare confess my excitement about yet another Spidey game after I actually spent $60 of my hard-earned cash on Beenox’s godawful *TheAmazing* *Spider-Man 2* (2014) for the Xbox One?

Look, there was a time when Marvel’s friendly neighborhood cash cow meant something more than another ugly, unplayable movie tie-in. When the first Tobey Maguire flick landed in 2002, Treyarch released what can best be described as a fairly decent game that I enjoyed completing.

a comics fan can dream, right?

But, when it came time for the sequel? *Spider-Man 2* (2002) was nothing short of a bona fide masterpiece—a vast open-world Manhattan, fleshed-out campaign mode, collectible items, and all kinds of fun side quests. Not to mention that it was endlessly replayable. And let’s not forget *Web of Shadows* (2008), either, which serves as further proof that fun, easygoing Spidey narratives within a large urban environment are still full of potential.

It might be a hard sell for some folks, given just how disappointing *The Amazing Spider-Man 2* was, but this PS4-exclusive title’s got Insomniac Games at the helm. Insomniac’s storied portfolio includes everything from *Spyro the Dragon* (1998) to this year’s *Ratchet & Clank*, and all the parkour action and zip lining in *Sunset Overdrive* (2014) shows they know how to combine fast combat and fluid movement with an open-world cityscape.

“We love building big games, with incredible gameplay, deep stories, and beautiful graphics,” says Insomniac creative director Bryan Intihar. “Spider-Man is one of the most iconic and well-known characters in the world, and we’re thrilled to be given the responsibility to create a brand-new, authentic Spider-Man story.” Not much is known about the story yet, and it may well serve as a tie-in of sorts to the forthcoming Sony-Marvel reboot *Spider-Man: Homecoming*, but a comics fan can dream, right? Even if that huge white spider insignia is pretty atrocious.

Please, Insomniac. Make Spidey good again.

*Insomniac’s as-yet-untitled Spider-Man game will soon be swinging its way to the PS4.*