Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has officially launched on PS5, joining the long line of previous Spider-Man games, but becoming arguably the most highly anticipated title of the bunch to date. But how does Insomniac’s Spider-Man sequel rate among the acclaimed web-slinging pack?
The Highest Rated Spider-Man Games of All-Time
Let’s find out where Spider-Man 2 ranks, as we take a look at the top ten most best Spider-Man games of all-time according to both critics and fans through using scores from the review aggregator website Metacritic.
10. Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Highest Metacritic Score: 76 (Xbox 360)
User Score: 7.8 (Xbox 360)
9. Ultimate Spider-Man
Release Date: September 22, 2005
Highest Metacritic Score: 77 (Xbox)
Best User Score: 9.1 (GameCube, PC, PS2, Xbox)
8. Spider-Man (2002)
Release Date: April 16, 2002
Highest Metacritic Score: 79 (Xbox)
Best User Score: 8.1
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7. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Release Date: June 28, 2004
Highest Metacritic Score: 83 (Xbox)
Best User Score: 8.2
6. Spider-Man: Mysterio’s Menace
Release Date: September 19, 2001
Highest Metacritic Score: 84 (Game Boy Advance)
User Score: 7.5
5. Ultimate Spider-Man: Total Mayhem
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Highest Metacritic Score: 85 (iOS)
User Score: 7.1
4. Spider-Man (2000)
Release Date: August 30, 2000
Highest Metacritic Score: 87 (PlayStation)
Best User Score: 8.6
3. Marvel’s Spider-Man
Release Date: September 7, 2018
Highest Metacritic Score: 87 (PC & PS4)
Best User Score: 8.7 (PS4)
2. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Release Date: November 12, 2020
Highest Metacritic Score: 88 (PC)
Best User Score: 7.6
1. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Release Date: October 20, 2023
Highest Metacritic Score: 91 (PS5)
User Score: N/A
Ultimately, the newly released Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has surpassed every previous entry in terms of critic score, becoming the highest rated Spider-Man experience of all-time.
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