Insomniac has figured out Spider-Man, with every game gradually tuning the mechanics from what came before. It's absurd that the traversal mechanics are so good, people will be getting this for web-swinging alone. The player has been given new tools to play with, at the cost of losing some of the exciting gadgets from the first two games. Insomniac also knows how to do a set-piece, with moments like controlling Venom being some of my favorite in the entire game. The story between these moments is pretty entertaining, if not sometimes messy, especially compared to the first two games. My biggest gripe comes from the game's open world and performance. The city of New York still has similar missions to that of the past decade of open world games. The amount of bugs and glitches during my time playing were very high compared to the first two games, and I think I encountered at least 6 that required me to restart the game. With all of this mind, Spider-Man 2 is still very fun, and I'm looking forward to Insomniac's take on my favorite canucklehead.