Comparing Every Version of Spider-Man 2 The Game

[@ConcordiaJedi]

The PS2 version brings back so many great memories. Even if I wasn't focused on the missions, I could spend hours just getting lost exploring New York and swinging around, trying new tricks, and seeing how fast I could reach one end of the city.

[@aamirrazak3467]

Yeah the ps2 version was so fun, New York felt vast and interesting swing around through

[@TheBcoolGuy]

yeah i wasnnever smart enough to figure out how to play the game. when i ran into crooks, i'd just get killed.

[@michakowalski2930]

Til this day, I will dedust my ps2 and play it every now and then (kudos for sony that ps2 works.. my psp from 2009 still works and my ps3 works too : D). Recently I played spiderman on pc (the new ps4 game) and it was great but I was missing that getting faster on the web (r2 press) that ps2 has. The ps2 version really had it perfect, they try to replicate it and they still only mostly succed to do it : )

[@jakomioftherose2434]

I had it on GameCube and I don't think there were much change between PS2 and GC. ... Were there?

[@DmitriyK12]

Everything was great until you realize that Spider-Man 2's draw distance and size of the explorable map/region is very tiny when compared to real life Manhattan, NYC (minus the 4 other boroughs which really should have been added for narration longevity). Seriously, if the Xbox , Gamecube and PS2 can handle True Crime : Streets of L.A.'s giant map then they can handle the entire NYC plus maybe parts of Jersey City/Bayonne, NJ.

[@Djordje_Jovanovic]

Pizza Time!

[@SnipingIsFun]

Especially that theme

[@JOE_BIDEN_GAMING17]

You're late.

[@MrJohnlennon007]

I’m not paying for those

[@paulct91]

To that I say 4:00 - that will leave a mark... Talk about ruining the moment.

[@thewilhelmscream7912]

Hey...Spiderman just stole that guys pizzas!!!!!

[@andrescarrasco1248]

The PSP version was beyond amazing, even if it wasn't as great as the PS2 version, having a full 3d spiderman game on a portable console was mind blowing

[@rhythmkhandelwal2940]

You are surprising as if handhelds weren't supposed to run 3D games

[@mpoadmin2978]

they def went overboard with the open world shit in the psp tho. literally a port of spiderman 1 would be better to play

[@DoratTheKiller]

Having played it, I agree. Though I never got past the Mysterio level

[@andrescarrasco1248]

@@rhythmkhandelwal2940 dude it was 2004, before that Gameboys were 99.9% 2d, a few experiments of 3d were done but they were bad, PSP was the first real full 3d games on the go

[@chillbillxxx123i40]

​@rhythmkhandelwal2940 no that's not really what he means you see before you probably never made you see portable consoles didn't really have the power of controls to play 3D games companies didn't know how to make it work until the PSP came out.

[@rzepek2pl]

I was unfortunate enough to have the PC version as my childhood game. The worst thing was, that the demo disc had promo pics from the PS2 version! I was so confused back then!!! Again, another great video, thank you Flandrew!!!

[@shrikantbhattacharya3094]

yea man, i thought i was playing a demo version(cuz i didn't know it was the full version and i had mostly pirated games in india in old days you could buy cds for 40rs oof)

[@LordRegexYT]

I had full version if pc. Man this version was something else

[@TheFirePhoniex837]

Same B. My dad got me that shit. I realise he’s not supposed to know, but that shit traumatised me as a kid

[@ludwig_ludos]

yeah same here, it really is a shame we didnt have the same game :(

[@MaaveMaave]

I had first PC then PS2. What an upgrade! That PC game was so bad

[@GMMReviews]

The PC version of Spider-Man 2 literally made me cry as a child. I had played the Xbox port at the cinema, and begged my Dad for it, and one day he came home with the PC port, and when I realised it was a completely different game, and how terrible it was, I broke down into tears. Luckily he proceeded to sell the PC game on eBay, and bought me the PS2 Game.

[@MiyaMam948]

W dad

[@IGLU-1-y4q]

dad FTW .W dad

[@TheRealIcy]

That's a W dad you got

[@Astrodexterous]

Bro I remember that Mysterio health bar overcharge joke every single time I have to fight a boss with multiple health bars. Iconic

[@Mankey619]

Spider-Man 2 in the PS2 is one of my most memorable games for me as a kid. The web swinging is phenomenal, and it’s because of that Insomniac carried on the legacy. Also I never forget the pizza delivery side missions.

[@160sharp]

Agreed i remember my brother getting it for the original xbox and being absolutely stunned by the fact it was open world, because the first game was still fresh on my mind and i remember not being able to go to street level, total game changer for superhero games

[@necromanzer52]

Oh hell yeah. Not just one of the best movie licensed games, but one of the greatest games ever made. The feeling of swinging around New York just can't be beat.

[@s4shrish]

I have finished the PC version of SM2 (2004) 4 times. Yeah, I liked it. Jump kicking enemies in the head was solid. And that "Tears of the Kingdom" level is still VERY visually good, and prolly my favourite. Also, it was the gameboy advance version of either this or SM1 that basically cemented Left and Right in my memory as a kid. L to web swing and R to shoot webs (if I remember correctly).

[@jaisaxena4752]

i had a blast playing this one too! there are many reasons as a kid that made me enjoy it but it used to knock my socks off back in the day

[@abdul_alshaeea]

This was pure nostalgia for me back in the day, i remember beating puma, doc oc, myterio. The controls were annoying but I got used to them.

[@bonk6244]

It's a terrible game i must admit, but I just can't not love it because I played it so much as a kid lmao. I guess it's just the nostalgia.

[@chocolatecpm]

I'm so happy you covered these games! Aside to Harry Potter and the chamber of Secrets on PS2, Spider-Man 2 on the GC was my childhood! Very nice to hear you talking about it!

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

This is still my favorite free roam Spider-Man game. Although Tobey looks so damn weird in the pre-rendered cutscenes.

[@RyanHaney55]

I played this A LOT on the GameCube. I spent a lot of time doing the races and looking for tokens. I also used it to keep my hands busy while listening to sports on internet radio. I liked the parts with Mysterio and Black Cat. They reminded me of the 90s Saturday Morning cartoon.

[@felman87]

"These people don't care if I beat up a corpse." Would you? If I saw someone with super strength and powers beat someone up, I'mma mind my own business. What do you want me to do? I step in and that's just 1 more person getting beatin.

[@guibrites]

One thing I remember dearly about the PS2 version is that it was one of the fastest loading games of it’s era. I remember counting no more than 30 seconds between the PlayStation 2 intro and the map fully loaded with Spidey just waiting for a good ol’ swing. A real gem of that time.

[@cebolaameaca]

I had the GBA game and absolutely adored it, but I don't know if I lost left it with my cousin, or if I just left it behind while visiting family oversees but i ended up without it. So much nostalgia

[@Lukethefox]

Played the Gamecube version at the beginning of 2022 after watching No Way Home in Cinemas. And yeah it's pretty great swinging around New York city. But parts of it can be pretty difficult, especially with the Acrobat challenges, the later Mary Jane/Daily Bugle and Pizza Delivery challenges due to the extremly Strict Time Limits, trying to find all the location tokens and doing the Boat Rescue challenges to fufill the achievement was a pain as it was one of the rarest citizen challenges to come up as you had to constantly talk to people hoping it would come up. Also you cannot fall into the water ever as you will automatically fail and you had to talk to people to get that challenge again.

[@ryuk65]

I played this game so much that when i was younger, i would at least once a month or so just sit and play the console version from start to finish in one sitting. It would take about 8 hrs total after i learned all the ins and outs. And i loved every minute if it.

[@TeachMeBert]

*(**13:00**)* _Spider-Man 2,_ featuring Jennifer Aniston as Mary Jane.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

More like MJs wine aunt.

[@Chchchchchivo]

I click on this because I thought the PC version would just be a better graphic version. Now I know I didn’t miss out on much. I played the PS2 version on my PS3 for years.

[@Kenya_Sokdeez35]

Lmao i remember playing the PC version, years back. Probably one of the first spiderman titles I've ever played, the only thing i liked about this game was the Mysterio segment, it was fun but the game got boring real quick, safe to say you're much better off playing the PS2 version

[@signalzero77]

The console version was one of the best Spiderman games every made, let alone best games ever made in my opinion. The pizza delivery minigame was great and there were so many hidden collectables to find. Also these games were the only capacity in which I knew anything about Bruce Campbell until a year or so ago when I finally watched all the Evil Dead stuff which made those all that much better 😅 I remember I had a rental copy of the PS2 version before I actually owned the game and I got all the way to the Mysterio, Statue of Liberty part but had a bit of trouble and couldn't progress before I had to return the game. Once I owned the game I ended up beating it no problem. I recently started replaying the game on my original Xbox and it's still an amazing game!

[@shehwarsikandar1766]

i really loved the old ps2 cutscenes where they are really good looking models and the graphics are super clean and crisp. i just love that about those games like god of war 2 had those cutscenes along with some other games as well like justice league etc.

[@BugsyFoga]

Games that really make you feel like Spider-Man

[@MrMegaMario64]

2:38 Glad I'm not the only one who thought of him as a dolphin there... lol

[@Georgegamerz9950]

Im so happy your reviewing all these games

[@RyanJames1995]

This brings back so many memories. I had this game for Xbox. I got stuck at the Mysterio Statue of Liberty level for so long 😩

[@LuccianoNova]

Dude i remember just swinging there was hard

[@zombiegone2073]

I stil remember my first time on the PS2, climbing and swinging my way to the highest towers and just looking down, little kid me jaw dropped gaping in awe at just how large the scale was. It was the first time a video game ever made me feel like setting down the controller and just watching the world turn

[@Igolorbr]

I played so much of it on my PS2 at the time. I was like 8 years old or something like it. This video deserves a million views. And just saying, by the title I was hoping for a PS2 vs Xbox vs GameCube part haha. Great, great video.

[@XJ0461C]

These uploads are the brightening spot of my day :)

[@tomlinson1710]

Still one of the best movie tie in games

[@ssssssssssssssssss50]

Loved the PC version as a kid. Some of my fondest, warmest memories were back then

[@uzairahmed1599]

Same it was good but ps2 version set the bar to high

[@rebar_radar]

I know what you mean I get overwhelming nostalgia every time I see footage from the PC version. My brother and I used to have a blast taking turns on our Dell computer. Good, simpler times.

[@ssssssssssssssssss50]

@@rebar_radar yeah man. The game had such a warm atmosphere as well

[@friedrichmyers]

I loved it, but Mysterio was terrifying to play against in my childhood.

[@ssssssssssssssssss50]

@@friedrichmyers for me Rhino was the scary one

[@Hayes607]

That pizza music was on point for the delivery mission. Especially when it started to speed up.

[@HenriqueHCA14]

When i first downloaded the PC version ten years ago, thinking it was the same as the PS2 made me more heartbroken than my ex. Those years when a PC version of a tie-in game was either a completely different game, or it ported the PS2/Wii versions instead of the PS3/X360 versions,

[@dylansearcy3966]

The kid drawing spider-man finds in one of his backpacks in the ps4 game is a reference to this game. Spider-Man retrieved a kid’s balloon so the kid thanked him with a drawing

[@deathcold_longplaysua4846]

As one of the gamers who played PC version back in the days, because I didn't had internet back then and had no idea that there is other consoles existing, outside of NES and Sega Mega Drive, I will say that I liked PC version. Sure, it is not what you expected but still, for a 13 years old me back then, it was fun. It is only later, when I found out about other consoles and games, and about PS2 version of Spider-Man 2 game. But at that point, I had already played Ultimate Spider-Man, Spider-Man 3 and Friend or Foe. But you know what? Those are not my only Spider-Man games that I have been played. Cause, before getting PC, I played tons of Spider-Man games on 8 and 16 bit consoles. Like, Spider-Man Return of Sinister Six on NES, Spider-Man vs The Kingpin and Spider-Man and Venom Maximum Carnage on Sega Mega Drive. And they were fun. Sure, at this point I have played every single big Spider-Man game, except still that PS2 version of Spider-Man 2, but still, I have soft spot for classics. Returning to PC version of Spider-Man 2, I would say that I still like it. It is not as bad as everyone makes it to be. It's like a first movie game but a little changed and improved, in comparison to the first game.

[@MegaBlindy]

Well this unlocked a repressed memory... My friends with consoles had spiderman 2 the game and i played a ton of it when i was over at their houses, I loved it soo much that i begged my parents for the game for xmas on my pc... Xmas came and i got spiderman 2 the movie... And i was so sad realizing that its not the same game i played before...

[@RyonMugen]

My cousin first got this game and I eventually got it on Gamecube. I spent so many hours just climbing the highest building and diving off. going splat.

[@AliFOJ5]

I’ve started playing this game again on my Original Xbox and I’m having a blast. You’d be surprised how good it actually looks with a good HDMI adapter on modern tv compared to PS2 version

[@SamButler22]

Spiderman 2 is one of the all time video game titles: Enter Electro, Sinister Six, The Movie, Insomniac's. Not to mention Amazing Spiderman 2 which was just Spiderman 2 in North America, and also the movie tie-in Amazing Spiderman 2

[@AuspexAstarte]

Definitely felt like heaven getting my hands on the gba version at 12yo. I saw ur spiderman 1 analyses and I played the gameboy ver of that too but after playing sm2 which was still the best because it was literally just more spiderman for my spidey brain. My first full console spidey was ultimate and life only got better. Had ultimate for the ds too but i think i was getting spoiled at that point cuz i only remember wanting to keep playing that rather than what I actually played haha. Anyway, outside of mechanics and tight controls, the console/gameboy sm2 character designs look amazing to me and I applaud and bless the devs who are responsible.

[@harrybrown1513]

ps2 was one of my favourite childhood games, countless hours just swinging around new york and beating up criminals

[@Chrysalairus]

it's so frustrating that there's no way to play the console version on modern consoles or pc. If you're looking for a spider-man 2 experience on pc your best bet is either emulating the gamecube version or playing the pc version of ultimate spider-man which is amazing if you can get it.

[@t5.0ny]

Played it on Ps2 , GBA , & DS , & PSP . One of thee best nostalgic games of my childhood.

[@frankieinjapan]

I never owned this game, but I vividly remember playing it at a demo at an EBGames and being absolutely awestruck by the world and web slinging

[@aamirrazak3467]

This game was peak Spider-Man imo. I loved how expansive New York felt and swinging around was a lot of fun

[@dylansearcy3966]

7:51 doc ock can use his tentacles to pick up the taxis

[@Rkeemo]

11:11 WHAT kind of strength?!

[@cadedotexe]

I was waiting for this one! This game is my whole childhood

[@thetimeshadow6769]

Looking forward to the Spider-Man 3 one. Always found that game quite underrated personally.

[@LittleRedKuma]

I remember my cousin having this on PC. I just remember wondering why am I web slinging of these glowing spots 😂.

[@CFLaughs]

Time to enjoy starting my day with watching Flandrew's newest video!

[@NeXaSLvL]

gamecube always felt so nice with the shoulder buttons I would spend hours randomly swinging around new york

[@alextheflower9725]

Oh god the balloons! You have reignited my anger for those darn balloons!

[@Hogan231]

I played the PS2 and the GameCube of Spider-Man 2.

[@VoxParanoia]

The part of this game I remember most by far are the Mysterio quests.

[@Ryanmiller70]

Can't believe you left out the boat people. I always hated when they popped up cause I had no idea how to save them.

[@der_basic]

I loved playing this game. I finished it so many times and still love it.

[@Parambolumberienriatta]

I'll admit. I enjoyed playing the PC version.

[@cadvan6]

Spider-Man 2 was a moment ahaha, so many memories from that game. Though I’ll be taking “my balloon!” with me to my grave and I didn’t agree to that when I got the game. There’s always something in this town…

[@captainshakesbeard2453]

I miss when the NPC's would shout "ASSHOLE" as you swung by

[@MarsWrestlingKingdom]

6:35 so nostalgic i remember playing this game over and over and over and over 😱😢❤😭

[@dark0zim]

I remember renting this game from block buster, and having to speed running to the final level before returning it, because I got sidetracked with everything else

[@TheDarkConRises]

PS2 Mysterio remains to be one of my favourite boss fights of all time

[@vibri_]

Man, PC ports of console games have come a long way. I played the PC version when I was a kid, and even not knowing anything about the other versions i could tell something was off. Same for RE4 and SpongeBob battle for bikini bottom.

[@KodyCrimson]

Honestly, even though it is older and a bit jankier, I honestly like it a lot better than the PS4 game. The PS4 villains are way too easy and repetitive (literally every fight except Shocker is "dodge > web > attack, there's almost no meaningful variety", and though not as fluid I like the web swinging here much better because getting really good with it feels amazing. Too much of PS4's feels like auto-pilot. The PS4 game is definitely an impressive and fantastic game, but my preferences always leaned towards the PS2 classic because I always enjoy going back to play that more than I do the PS4 one.

[@PauLtus_B]

From what I know of PS4 Spider-Man is that a lot of the movement seems to boil down to "hold R2 to move awesomely". I do prefer it when there's more skill in becoming really good at the movement. I remember eventually being able to move around well without ever using the wall crawl or web.

[@Kartoffel12345]

i have no idea what do write, so thank you for the video. was a great ride in my past where i spend every second on th ps2 version

[@hollowowlyt]

"Stereotypical Italian music plays in the background" Excuse me sir that is the NATIONAL PIZZA ANTHEM OF NEW YORK CITY

[@mushyMax]

This game was my childhood!!

[@robertdavies6630]

It's got style at the time

[@EuroMIX2]

The only problem I had with this game was that no matter what I did my Gamecube saves would eventually become corrupted. I dont know if this was a known issue, but it meant that I never got too far, and never got to finish the game.

[@pedrolantyer]

I haven't actually tried Spiderman 2 in a while, does anyone know if they fixed the bug on PCSX2 where the game would only work while rendering via software mode?

[@jedigamer9935]

Great video. Looking forward to the 3rd one. I never played the 3rd game on consoles.

[@Andrew53670]

YES you did Spiderman 2, now I'm gonna wait for you to do Spiderman 3 😛 Keep up the good work Flandrew, i love all your content

[@SomePotato]

I had hoped for a detailed look at the differences of the PS2, GameCube and Xbox versions. But it was still a fun video bringing back memories of playing the GameCube and PC versions.

[@Jinx_1981]

He doesn't swing from clouds in the old games. That's Uncle Ben holding those webs lol

[@llMurcielagoll]

I remember playing the PS2 a bajillion times back in the day and I loved it no matter how many times I beat it. When the Marvel Spiderman PS4 came out, I lost my marbles. It was a true successor to the Spiderman 2 on PS2.

[@IndorilTheGreat]

I remember picking up the PC version when I was a kid - I was so excited, since all the commercials made it look so cool. You can imagine my disappointment when I booted it up. At least the Mysterio segment looked cool.

[@SimonUdd]

I got this game for my PS2 a year ago because I played it as a child. And thought the side stuff is hard, repetitive and not worth the effort nothing beats webbing criminals, spinning around and hitting their friends with them in like 50km and then seeing how long they fly and hard how hard they hit the ground. Throwing criminals off rooftops and into the river is also hilarious

[@RAT652]

I used to play a Spiderman game on the Nintendo DS I forgot which one but I loved that game

[@PeridotAmethyst]

5:40 what if he actually has a wireless keyboard, foreshadowing his time traveler reveal that was supposed to happen in Spiderman 4 but then it got canceled

[@Decay_theory]

i remember being so exited about the PC version, thinking it was just like the consol version, then when my mom bought it for me and i popped it into our disk drive, being so completly devistated that it wasnt spiderman 2 on the console

[@DoratTheKiller]

You have to admit though that the surreal floating pieces of city in the Mysterio section of the PC version were cool though

[@leonardoorsi1080]

On the PS2 version i always used the pile drive grapple to finish battles on buildings rooftops.

[@phase_commander]

I played console version on original XBox and it was awesome, liked this game quite a lot. Although I vividly remember that it was very hard for me at times, mostly Misterio levels and some other boss fights. After that, PC version was a very big letdown. I did finish it, but it is nowhere near that good.

[@lillordakira9752]

11:31 I'm glad that Spiderman 3 on PSP fixed this problem 3 years later.

[@Dreadjaws]

Back then I got my hands on the PC version of the game, not having any idea that it was different from the console one. I ended up spending a good time wondering why people were so crazy about the game until I finally got to play the PS2 version. The PC version is not only notably short and with a smaller map, but you don't even get to do free roaming. You have to unlock parts of the map as you play along and every time there's a boss battle you get a screen prompt before showing you exactly how to beat the boss. It literally is a game for little kids. Now the console version was a complete game changer. Open world games weren't as ubiquitous as they are now, let alone superhero ones, and nearly every new Spider-Man game after that one took the blueprint from this one. People praise Insomniac's game a lot, but really all that game does is take what the previous ones did and make it look nicer. Everything started here.

[@paulct91]

Some other version difference episode ideas: Spider-man 3 Lego Rock Raiders (Console vs PC) SimCity 2000 or SimCity 64 (N64, N64 DD - JP, PlayStation, SNES, and GBA. Sim Theme Park (PC, Mac OS, PlayStation, and PS2) Sonic Colors (Wii vs DS) Sonic Unleashed (Wii vs "Other" Game Consoles) Rayman 1 (Atari Jaguar, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, MS-DOS, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, DSi, iOS, and Android)--Especially those stage transition/wipe screens. Fun tidbit Rayman as a series has been on 29 platforms (including PlayStation Classic).

[@starlightrevenant]

I regretted playing the PC version of Spider-Man 2. I expected that version to be like the console versions but ended up with a really short game, but at least I liked the installer music.

[@christianm.k.3347]

I grew up playing the PC version. 6 year old me could never get a grip on the web swinging and I gave up pretty quickly. For so many years I couldn’t understand why people praised the game so much. Guess what, I played the shitty version ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@hasancreed248]

The PS2 version is legendary. It made me rage quit a lot and I loved it.

[@Brian-ti7xm]

00:11 *please tell me which is on the far bottom left, please. Looks awesome*

[@robertdavies6630]

Back then the game was a fun experience when it comes to Spiderman 2 2004 game

[@yoonvsaechao]

GBA spidey got some cakes in that thumbnail

[@alastor471]

Many mechanics from PS2 Spider-Man 2 also appeared in comic-style Ultimate Spider-Man

[@brandonsimoncini]

0:18 PS2/Xbox/Gamecube 6:06 PC/Mac 8:25 Gameboy Advance 9:33 N-GAGE 10:21 Nintendo DS 11:15 Playstation Portable

[@GamingNationShm]

I used to think that spiders spun webs next to buildings so that spidey could swing when I was a kid thanks to Spider-Man 2.

[@masummirza3033]

i would argue that this game's swinging mechanics are better than the 2018 game's version for a few reasons, the most glaring one is that you can swing low enough to the ground in which spider-man will run across the ground whereas in the ps4 version, the game will hold your hand, and spidey will float for a few seconds before shooting out a line, which feels pretty unsatisfying. Secondly, you can charge your jump, which will give you a manual feel as you control how far spidey will jump, as opposed to one button x button press in the ps4 version

[@CheddyBob]

Also real combat instead of gadgets. You can use actual combos and a lot more interactive with the environment

[@Ericss2009]

LMAO at the PS2 game having better swinging. And the charged jump mechanic sucked. It was awkward and unfun. There is a reason later Spider-Man games did away with it.

[@DirtyFrigginHarry]

"The women in peter's life have some incredible grip strength" So are we not doing phrasing anymore?

[@halfblooddutchprince]

Top three games based on movies: 1. Spiderman 2 2. Ghostbusters The Videogame 3. Goldeneye

[@bludj992]

Will you do a Web of Shadows comparison?

[@hallongview]

If I remember correctly, Spider-Man 4 was supposed to include a very similar Mysterio scene in the grocery store with Bruce Campbell playing him. Makes me wish that we got Spider-Man 4 :-(

[@chocolatemilk95658]

Sounds like he is AI generated in 4:09