10 Best Spider-Man Games Of All Time - Ranked

3. Spider-Man 2

The superhero game which changed it all, Treyarch's Spider-Man 2 was just as good as the movie it was based on. Taking superheroes into the open world genre for the first time, the title gained success by relying heavily on physics-based gameplay, with everything from the swinging to the combat relying on the logic of the world to work.

That approach succeeded the most in the swinging, which arguably hasn't been beaten since. Easy to get a hold of but tough to master, having to line up your webs with buildings and use the momentum to traverse the city as quickly (and stylishly) as possible was exhilarating, and launching from the top of a skyscraper to a civilian in need and back again without breaking your flow nailed what it's like to be Spider-Man.

Combat was similarly enjoyable, with the physics-based attacks allowing you to juggle enemies in the air and tear them apart with web attacks. The missions themselves were pretty good when they weren't tied too directly to the movie's plot as well, but it's the fact that the game even made pizza delivery side quests enjoyable that's a testament to its strength.