Spider-Man games such as Ultimate Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Edge of Time, or Spider-Man: Web of Shadows all introduced something new to the character’s blueprint from which later games would later adapt. Now that Spider-Man has been playable in Marvel’s Avengers for a while, fans have begun to compare Spider-Man’s latest interpretation with one of his most influential interpretations from the last several years.
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ElAnalistaDeBits’ in-depth comparison video takes a close look at Spider-Man from Insomniac’s Marvel’s Spider-Man and Crystal Dynamics’ Marvel’s Avengers. ElAnalistaDeBits begins by comparing their classic red-and-blue outfits, with Marvel’s Spider-Man’s introduced as an original design while Marvel’s Avengers emulates Steve Ditko’s artwork. Both games and developers contribute exceptional detail to Spider-Man’s costume skins as seen in close-up observations, but fans are less pleased with Spider-Man’s dogged traversal mechanics in Marvel’s Avengers.
Marvel’s Avengers’ Spider-Man’s web-swinging and wall-crawling is much slower and leashed than that of his Marvel’s Spider-Man counterpart. However, the argument has been made that while Marvel’s Spider-Man’s wall-crawler had the entire Manhattan island designed and structured around his traversal mechanics, Marvel’s Avengers’ wall-crawler had to be integrated into Crystal Dynamics’ linear and restrictive traversal design.
Both Spider-Men have an emphasis on active finisher animations in combat, as well as perfect dodge abilities, wall-dive strikes, and web-zip attacks that close the distance between themselves and enemies. Spider-Man’s web-shooters are an active projectile similar to Black Widow’s dual pistols, but also take a similarly long time to deal damage on regular enemies and stationary turrets, which is also a direct product of him being part of Marvel’s Avengers and having to strike a balance between Spider-Man and other playable characters.
Still, Marvel’s Avengers fans may be happy nonetheless that they are able to play as Spider-Man and interact with the Avengers in both single-player and multiplayer, which is something that Marvel’s Spider-Man players cannot presently boast. Both titles do with the character what they can, and should also be appreciated for these differences.
Marvel’s Spider-Man is available now on PS4 and PS5. Marvel’s Avengers is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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