Spider-Man PS4 The Heist Review: 4 Ups And 3 Downs
1. Hammerhead Only Has A Cameo
Making his debut to Earth-1048 is Hammerhead, a Spider-Man villain with an exceptionally robust cranium. He looks set to become a key figure in the next two pieces of downloadable content, but he only appears in one scene during The Heist - a brief two second cameo in its closing moments.
First and foremost, it's obvious that The Heist is all about Black Cat and Spider-Man, and - narratively speaking - it works; we get to see Insomniac really flesh out Peter and Felicia's relationship, and it's great. Unfortunately, the story that we do see lacks the physical presence of a proper antagonist, and subsequently suffers because of it.
Ultimately, it's understandable why The City That Never Sleeps has been released episodically and just mere weeks after the main game's launch. Fans are desperate to come back to this universe, and while The Heist does deliver a neat fix for those particularly enamoured with Insomniac's take on Spider-Man, one can't help but think releasing the entire content in one sole episode - rather than several - would have worked to its benefit.