Is Spider-Man 3 For The PS2 REALLY That Bad?

Spider-Man 3 for the PS2 is often regarded as one of the worst Spider-Man games. I decided to livestream it to see if that statement holds true. Here are some of the highlights of that stream!
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[@DiegoReviews]

Check out the follow up to this video where I check out the PS3 version of Spider-Man 3!

[@darthcinema4262]

I actually think the PS2 version is better than the PS3 version. At least in terms of functionality and the minor things. The PS3 version though is so hilariously bad.

[@Tacos299]

Ngl, the only thing I remember about this version is the cool symbiote suit gimmick where you get a quick time event to take it off every time you want to swap out of it, mainly cause the further you are in the story, the longer it takes to remove it.

[@Lousfw]

I played the PS3 and PS2 version, i prefer the PS2 Version, the webswinging is more fluid, it's more laid back and chill, sure it's obviously a downgrade in terms of capability but i just think it's better. In the PS2 version there's also insanely cool sequences that happen when you remove the black suit, screaming from the symbiote, peter punching the ground whilst trying to remove the suit clearly in distress, which is completely absent in the PS3 Version.

[@mickeymouse7726]

However Spider-Man 3 the movie is a iconic masterpiece for all the memes and personally it's a movie I like alot despite it's flaws

[@puffpuffpassmako]

One thing I loved storywise about this game is no loose ends are in this version unlike the next gen version. The next gen version, kraven escapes, kingpin escapes, Calypso escapes, carlyle escapes, it actually angers me Peter let these villains all get away and never go after them, especially carlyle who is a terrorist. In the ps2 version, ALL villains are defeated and dealt with. Kraven is pinned in a grate and the police arrest him. Carlyle is defeated and webbed up for the police to get him. Morbius is cured and can live a normal life. Shriek is eventually overtaken by her powers and passes away at Connor's lab. No villain is left roaming free. So this version imo is better storywise

[@TheSoulGage]

I grew up with this version and the entire Morbius arc is the one thing that stuck with me, but I forgot how good late PS2 games were. Persona 4 came out like months after this.

[@Asaylum117]

I feel like the PS2 version of Spider-Man 3 handled Symbiote Spider-Man much better then the next gen games and even the movie itself. A lot of cutscenes show how much more agressive and violent he is when he wears the suit. Something I feel like the movie and PS3/XBOX 360/PC versions didn't show as well.

[@gabethebabe3337]

funny enough the PS2 version might be the best since the selling point (the symbiote) actually makes you stronger and you can switch between the two. Also the Morbius and Shriek plot has more to do with the symbiote plot than the Kingpin and Scorpion stuff.

[@gabrielvidaurre3018]

It's crazy, i played spiderman 3 on my ps2 and i dont remember the city looking like that lol back then those were good graphics. How far we have come. Cant wait for marvel spiderman 2.

[@kaankaraca2001]

“This is a bad PS2 game, but a very good PSP game” honestly sums it up

[@ridongsridongs3183]

The PS2 version was actually more fun than the PS3 version.

[@mickeymouse7726]

20:16

[@FRPWR]

Bro, i can't tell you how nostalgic and good it feels to hear and see this version of the game. When people talk about Spider-Man 3 the game, they always mean the HD version, but the music, the sound effects, and the dialog, (as clunky and lazy as the actors are) all bring be back to being a kid again playing this on my PS2 on my tiny little TV. Good times 🥲

[@curtthegamer934]

Bruce Campbell's narration was way better on PS2 than on PS3. On PS2 we got gems like:

[@justinlongg]

One thing i really liked about this was how aggressive the combat felt with the symbiote suit on, he seemed relentless

[@mrscruffles801]

I didn't have Spiderman 2 for more than a couple of days because it was a rental (rip blockbuster) but I had this game for a couple of years and played it a lot. One of the major things that stuck with me about it was how incredible eerie it felt. It starts off as mostly standard fare, but when you get the black suit it almost turns into horror game. The delirious state you're in when you first wake up with the symbiote and have to fight some random thugs was oddly creepy compared to the outright sinister version of the scene from The movie. Then there's people being stuffed inside of eggs in the sewers by Connors, Morbious, the apocalypse gang, and the overall gray nature of the city.

[@KuWota2k]

The H-Bombers weren't a real thing in the comics but Luke Carlyle, the Mad Bomber, was. He was basically just a guy using Doc Ock so he could copy his tech and become a second Doc Ock (or third if we count the female one that was around in the 90s).

[@mickeymouse7726]

21:03

[@rafaelteodoro5687]

15:36