Unfortunately for fans who have yet to buy a PS5, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will not be releasing in tandem on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, at present. This is all speculation, of course, until we get confirmation from Insomniac and Sony. Not only is this character from Russia, he's always complaining about finding an equal he can battle. It's possible that this character is Kraven. We do know we can expect the game to at least follow from the narrative that unfolded in the original game in 2018 and the side story Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.įrom the voiceover, it seems that whoever the symbiote is using has an Eastern European accent of some sort.
Insomniac Games has yet to divulge any official details regarding what we can expect from Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. These games are single-player focused, and reward those who want to collect hidden goodies and look at everything the game offers and lays out before them.Ĭonsidering the game isn’t coming out until 2023, it’ll likely be some time until we see any meaningful gameplay. Since there are two Spider-Men in Spider-Man 2, it looks like there will be some tag-team combos.īoth previous Spider-Man games allowed for copious web-slinging from high-rise to high-rise, with story missions and optional quests sprinkled throughout the city, bookended by story scenes, street fights, and challenging boss encounters. Morales' venom bio-electric shock powers will also make a return in Spider-Man 2.
The question now is whether or not the mystery of Venom’s allegiance and playability will be solved ahead of Marvel Spider-Man 2‘s 2023 release date.It seems that Parker will wear the Iron Spider suit from the Spider-Man: Homecoming movie. However he is portrayed, Insomniac’s previous work with this franchise leaves us feeling oddly optimistic that this is going to be one of the best versions of Venom that we’ve seen in years (with apologies to Tom Hardy and…well certainly not Topher Grace). In fact, 2005’s Ultimate Spider-Man was arguably the last game to properly portray a playable Venom, and that game also initially presented him as a villain before eventually letting players control him as a kind of antihero. While this wouldn’t be the first time we’ve gotten to play as Venom in a video game, it’s been a long time since we’ve gotten a video game that really did that character justice. It certainly wouldn’t be the first time we’ve seen that version of Venom, and it’s arguably the more compelling portrayal of the character than simply presenting him as a villain.īut if that is the case, then does that mean we can also expect to play as Venom at some point during the game? Again, this is all speculation, but the fact that we briefly see a black and white version of the Spider-Man logo at the end of that trailer would seem to suggest that Venom (or perhaps an “infected” form of either Spider-Man) may indeed have a much larger role to play in this game than that of the antagonist. While there are many possible answers to that question at the moment, the most likely explanation is that this particular version of Venom may be more of an antihero (or even just a wildcard) who battles Parker and Morales as well as Kraven (and anyone else in his way) pretty much indiscriminately. If we’re to believe that Kraven is one of the game’s villains (and it’s hard to see that not being the case), then why would another villain such as Venom seemingly directly respond to his challenge? Now, while the shot of Venom arguably reinforces the idea he’s going to be one of the game’s main antagonists (a theory supported by Todd’s particular voice acting style), the specifics of Venom’s appearance don’t immediately support that interpretation.
From that alley comes Tony Todd’s voice growling out the words “Yes…we will” followed by a brief glimpse at Venom himself. He then asks “Will one of you finally give me what I desire?” as the camera shows Parker and Morales staring into an alley. He’s talking about seeking an “equal” to challenge him as we watch Peter Parker and Miles Morales beat up various thugs. Watch that trailer again and listen to Kraven’s dialog.