Test: The PC version of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 provides discussions-and a devaluation

The PSN compulsion is history, but with the PC version of the PS5 cracker with a beautiful open world, we still have to make some compromises in the test.

The open world action does not really get going on the PC.

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Before the PC release ofThere were some bad signs. On the one hand, Insomniac Games's action game could not be pre -ordered for the home calculator. On the other hand, there was no showy PC trailer from the action game previously available exclusively for the PlayStation 5 until one day before publication, which demonstrates the graphic improvements.

Last but not least, the press and influencers only received a review code at the release on January 30, 2025. And then that:Steam is currently hailing negative reviews that fear a technical debacle.

We felt the PC version on the tooth and tried the game on the Steam Deck. We would be happy to tell you now that all the bad signs have not come true and the PC version of Spider-Man 2 is not only playful, but also technically great-oh how we would like to do that ...

Fits you if ...

  • ... you can enjoy crappy superhero bombast.
  • ... you like to be carried away by action -packed gameplay.
  • ... you fascinate yourself for grandiose graphics and butter -soft movement.

Doesn't fit you if ...

  • ... you expect more play time from an open world game.
  • ... you can no longer see repeating open-world filling.
  • ... you have now seen more than enough of Marvel.

Also playfully sublime on the PC about any doubt

We deliberately keep ourselves short for the game itself. Because in terms of content, there is nothing to complain about on the PC via Spider-Man 2.Spider-Man 2 is and remains one of the best action adventures in recent years. Nothing has changed on the PC.

Why the plot around Peter Parker, Miles Morales, MJ and Co. is incredibly gripping, which is why the gameplay is enthusiastic about the gameplay and why New York as an open-world backdrop is an impenetrable spider web in the atmosphere-all of this explains to you Fabiano in his at that timeas well as in his video:

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