One New Spider-Man 2 Item Finally Lets Miles & Peter Be Real Spiders
02.11.2023 - 11:47
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includes several new mechanics to set the game apart from its predecessors, such as web wings for traversal, or the inclusion of symbiote abilities for Peter Parker. While the game does pare back the amount of gadgets that are available from previous entries, eschewing the gadget wheel selection menu for a more streamlined system, it does add a new item that can greatly improve stealth.
[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.]
Over the series, Peter Parker and Miles Morales can regularly be seen upgrading their costumes, training their abilities, or incorporating new items into their arsenal. While many of these are done by players via the games' suit tech, gadgets, or skill trees, there are some that are included by default as part of the story, such as 's new «Web Line».
One of the main threats in is Kraven and his army of hunters, who come to New York in search of «worthy prey» as part of their Great Hunt. This sees the group tracking down many classic villains, such as The Lizard and Scorpion. To do so, they have spent time researching the foes beforehand and have designed a great array of advanced tools and vehicles designed specifically to combat these superpowered beings.
When infiltrating their base during 's "" main story mission, Peter comes across the hunters' crossbows, which fire high-tensile cables for traversal and capturing foes. Upon studying it, Peter determines that the equipment is "" and has the idea to build a new tool that creates even stronger webs that can be walked along like tightropes.
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With these web lines, players are no longer dependent on using pre-existing beams or perches in bases to stealthily defeat enemies like they were in. expanded upon this by allowing players to use walls and ceilings for takedowns as well. With web lines, players can create a point on the opposite wall either on a level, or at an incline or decline, and can use these tightropes to make their own paths high above their opponents.
While on a web line, it's possible to attach another web line to that point on the pre-existing one, creating even more variety as the Spider-Men essentially create a giant web above their unaware enemies. By doing so, it makes Peter and Miles work almost like real spiders would by moving across strands and ensnaring their «prey» in their web.
This freedom of movement with web lines is particularly useful for the Hunter Base missions across the city. Hunter Bases are unlocked after completing a series of Hunter Blinds. While Hunter Blinds are usually outdoors and are found on rooftops but are hidden with cloaking mechanisms, Hunter Bases