Spider-Man 2 - 10 Essential Fan Demands It Must Include
7. Co-Op With Miles Morales
Insomniac
Co-operative gameplay and superhero video games should be a match made in heaven, and yet studios deciding to implement it in their products is increasingly scarce.
Fortunately it looks as though Square Enix have fans covered with the upcoming Marvel's Avengers, but there's no reason why Insomniac couldn't follow suit with Spider-Man 2. The first title featured multiple protagonists, but with the introduction of Miles Morales' powers, the studio have the chance to introduce a fascinating co-op element - one that pitted each respective Spidey's strengths against New York's criminals.
It's basically confirmed that players will get to take control of Miles with his powers in the follow-up, with Insomniac even going so far as to tease the character's abilities from the comics when Mary Jane investigates Osborn's secret lab. Miles has all the abilities Peter does, but he can also turn invisible and emit a massive electric shock against certain targets.
The possibilities for more intuitive stealth gameplay with those new powers sort of goes without saying, but imagine marrying that with Peter's old-school powers in co-op. Two players, swinging through NYC and linking up for missions. A match made in heaven.
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