50 Fun Facts About Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4)

Which studio developed Marvel's Spider-Man (2018)?

It was the studio's first licensed property in its 22-year history.

On which console did the game launch exclusively in September 2018?

A PS5 remaster followed in 2020 and a Windows port in 2022.

Who is the main villain orchestrating the plot to seize New York's underworld?

Martin Li can corrupt people through his touch and leads the masked Inner Demons gang.

What is the name of the deadly bioweapon at the centre of the story?

Oscorp created it by accident while trying to cure Harry Osborn's genetic disease.

Who voices Peter Parker / Spider-Man?

He developed a gentler voice for Peter and a more confident one for Spider-Man.

How old is Peter Parker in the game?

He has been Spider-Man for eight years when the story begins.

How many years into his superhero career is Peter when the game starts?

Insomniac skipped the origin story, reasoning everyone already knew it.

Who is Peter's scientific mentor and employer?

Their friendship was written to make Otto's turn into Doctor Octopus carry more weight.

What job does Mary Jane Watson hold in this version?

The change gave her more agency and playable stealth sections of her own.

Which villain does Spider-Man defeat in the opening mission, creating a power vacuum?

The Kingpin's arrest lets the Inner Demons start seizing his assets.

What is the homeless shelter run by Martin Li called?

Aunt May volunteers there, and Peter persuades Miles to do the same.

Which office does Norman Osborn hold in the game?

He hires Silver Sable's private army after the Demons attack his re-election event.

Whose father is killed during the attack on Osborn's re-election event?

NYPD officer Jefferson Davis is honoured for heroism moments before the Demons strike.

Where is Martin Li imprisoned after his first defeat?

The later mass breakout there frees Electro, Vulture, Rhino and Scorpion.

Where does Doctor Octopus release the bioweapon, causing the outbreak?

Aunt May is among those infected.

What is the name of the armour Peter builds for the final battle?

The final-boss Otto model used a million polygons, Insomniac's most ever at the time.

What impossible choice does Peter face at the end of the story?

May tells him she knows he is Spider-Man and is proud of him before she dies.

What does Miles reveal to Peter three months after the outbreak?

He was bitten by an Oscorp spider that MJ unknowingly carried from Norman's penthouse.

Who is shown in stasis in Norman's secret lab in the final scene?

A black, web-like substance in the tank reacts to Norman's touch, teasing Venom.

In which cameo role does Stan Lee appear?

It was one of the co-creator's final game cameos.

J. Jonah Jameson appears in the game in what form?

Christos Gage wrote many of his rants, relating to being a grouchy middle-aged man.

Which Sony executive first suggested to Ted Price that Insomniac make a Marvel game?

Discussions were off the record because no formal agreement existed yet.

Which earlier Insomniac game provided the traversal foundation for Spider-Man?

Its dynamic movement system could be built upon for web-swinging.

Which publisher had held the Spider-Man game licence since 2000 before Sony and Insomniac?

Marvel's Jay Ong said movie tie-in schedules had left developers too little time to make great games.

At which event was the game announced in June 2016?

It went gold roughly four years into development, in July 2018.

What is the designation of the game's universe in Marvel continuity?

The Superior Spider-Man visits it in Spider-Geddon #0 to recruit this Spider-Man.

Who was the game's lead writer?

Gage co-wrote the script and Slott contributed story ideas.

Which studio decision did Marvel initially veto before relenting?

Paquette said the moment had to be earned as an echo of Uncle Ben's death.

Into how many square sections was the Manhattan map divided for streaming?

At top swing speed a new tile loads roughly every second.

What colour was added to Spider-Man's traditional red and blue for the new suit?

Art director Jacinda Chew likened the suit to compression wear, with white as the toughest, carbon-fibre-like material.

The suit's footwear was designed to resemble what, rather than knee-high boots?

The brief was clothing a 23-year-old would-be superhero would wear in 2018 New York.

Which two villain fights were merged into one aerial battle when act three was trimmed?

Someone built a short demo to prove the combined fight would work.

Who composed the game's score?

He wove Peter's theme even into villain music, a trick he compared to John Williams on Star Wars.

What system does the game's optional fast travel use?

Game Informer said swinging was so much fun they never used it.

Which villain hosts the timed combat, stealth and traversal challenges?

They reward Challenge Tokens used to buy suits and gadgets.

What is the name of the combat resource built by chaining attacks?

A full bar lets Spider-Man perform instant finishing moves or heal.

What were the three original difficulty levels called?

A post-launch update added an Ultimate difficulty and New Game Plus.

What internet controversy did Insomniac later parody with photo-mode stickers?

Fans had compared puddle sizes in two builds of the same scene; the studio denied any downgrade.

What is the collective name of the three-episode DLC pack?

Its episodes are The Heist, Turf Wars and Silver Lining.

Which character's return to New York drives the first DLC episode?

Felicia Hardy's heist draws Spider-Man into conflict with the Maggia families.

Which mobster tries to take over the Maggia in the Turf Wars episode?

In Silver Lining he uses Silver Sable's stolen tech to make himself nearly indestructible.

The 'Bombastic Bag-Man' suit has Spider-Man wearing a paper bag and which team's costume?

It recreates The Amazing Spider-Man #258 from 1984.

How many units did the game sell in its first three days?

It narrowly beat God of War's 3.1 million to become Sony's fastest-selling first-party game.

Which film's opening weekend did the game's launch revenue reportedly surpass?

USA Today estimated at least $198 million against the film's $117 million.

Which title knocked Marvel's Spider-Man off the top of the UK chart after three weeks?

FIFA had been on sale only two days that week.

Which game did critics most often compare Spider-Man's combat to?

USGamer argued the gadget variety made the comparison unfair.

Whose face replaced John Bubniak's as Peter's model in the PS5 remaster?

The change was made to better match Lowenthal's facial capture.

In which 2023 animated film does the game's hero cameo alongside Miguel O'Hara?

He appears as a member of Miguel O'Hara's Spider Society, with Lowenthal reprising the voice.

In the 2020 spin-off, where has Peter gone while his protégé protects New York?

He travels there as a photographer covering a civil war.

Who voices Venom in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (2023)?

Jim Pirri plays Kraven the Hunter in the sequel.