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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2is joining the ranks of two of the highest-rated games in Insomniac’s 29-year history. With less than a week until the Sony exclusive releases,Spider-Man 2is one of this year’s most anticipated games. As the days count down, Insomniac Games has been teasing fans by releasing a number of promotional materials, including a new trailer ahead of the launch, giving glimpses not only of someiconic villains fromSpider-Man’s storied history, including the Lizard, Kraven the Hunter, and Venom, but also of several suits that players can collect for Peter and Miles.
WhileSpider-Manis becoming one of the developer’s most popular IPs, Insomniac Games has a few more titles under its belt that were lauded as critical and financial successes. From the action-adventure, third-person shooterSunset Overdriveto the platformersSpyro the Dragon,Ratchet and Clank, and the survival horror VREdge of Nowhere, Insomniac has a diverse portfolio of games with different genres.Marvel’s Spider-Manwas the company’s first licensed title, and it quickly became a best-seller, surpassing evenGod of Waras Sony’s fastest-selling game. Despite this, however, the game did not pass the 90 mark on Metacritic.
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Review embargos have been lifted for the sequel,Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and with the game earning a score of 91 on Metacritic, it now ties with Insomniac Games’Spyro: Year of the DragonandRatchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenalas the developer’s highest rated titles.Spyro: Year of the Dragonwas the third entry in the series and was released for the PlayStation in 2000, whileRatchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenalwas also the third game in its series and was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2004.
Last month, the official Spyro Twitter account announced that theSpyro Reignited Trilogysold 10 million unitsacross four console systems. On the other hand, the latest installment of theRatchet and Clankseries,Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, was heralded as one of the PS5’s true next-generation games when the console first launched.
Considering the age of these franchises and the fact that these games are still talked about today shows their enduring legacy. And it seems that good things do come in threes.Spyro: Year of the Dragon,Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal, andSpider-Man 2are the third titles in their respective franchises to have the same Metacritic score. While it may still be early to talk about the legacy ofSpider-Man 2, reviews are calling it the “best entry in the Insomniac’sSpider-Mangame universe,” so gamers may have nothing to worry about.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2releases on October 20 for PS5.
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