8 Reasons Spider-Man PS4 Is Already The Best Spider-Man Game Ever

A New York that actually feels real? We must be in Spidey-Heaven.

by Ewan Paterson
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Insomniac's well-documented and long-coveted Spider-Man exclusive might not release until September, but already it's proven that it's set to become a modern classic of the genre.

Not since Batman: Arkham has a studio so diligently attempted to adapt a comic book property from the ground up, or been so brave as to attempt to impart their own lasting mark on the character. In that respect, Marvel Games' newfound approach to licensing titles by "matching [their] greatest Super Heroes with the world’s top developers" certainly seems to be paying off, with Spidey releasing later this year and the Avengers Project - a collaboration between the House of Ideas and Square Enix - set to follow shortly after.

It's a good time to be a True Believer, and though E3 will likely show off more of Insomniac's Spidey title, it's fair to say that fans could happily survive the next few months with what they've seen so far. It looks that good, and with the most recent Spider-Man game before that being Beenox's much-maligned adaptation of the second Amazing Spider-Man film, the glow-up is plain for all to see.

With a genuine open world, a brand new story and a raft of new features, when it comes to Marvel's Spider-Man, finding something wrong is near-impossible.

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.