Spider-Man PS4 Turf Wars Review: 3 Ups & 4 Downs

3. The Episodic Format Just Doesn't Fit

As was noted in our review of The Heist, one can't help but feel as though it was the wrong decision to release these DLCs in an episodic format, as opposed to just one big content dump in December.

Currently, the story for each episode clocks in at around two hours. Additional side-content brings that number up to around three or four, but still, it's not particularly brilliant when each episode sets players back $9.99 respectively. The season pass - which includes all three episodes - brings this figure down to $24.99 (although the PSN's Black Friday sale is currently on), but currently, The City That Never Sleeps just doesn't feel like value for money.

There's also the added frustration of those month-long intervals making the overarching narrative feel just a little bit disjointed. Turf Wars opens with a recap on The Heist, but Black Cat is scarcely mentioned by Peter in the story and her "death" feels glossed-over, with the final confrontation with Hammerhead lacking any of the emotional weight you imagine it would, given Hardy was once very close to Pete.