Marvel's Spider-Man 2018

Is it still worth playing?

Insomniac Games' 2018 open world action adventure for the PlayStation 4, set in a fictionalized modern day Manhattan. Spider-Man has to stop the crime lord Mister Negative from seizing New York's underworld and releasing a deadly virus, while Peter Parker deals with problems of his own. Webs have to attach to real objects, and letting go at the right point controls your momentum and speed. In combat three buttons handle dodging, strikes and web attacks, and consecutive hits build Focus, which heals you a little or, when full, unlocks instant finishing attacks. Suits, gadgets and upgrades are bought with six kinds of tokens, earned through things like Taskmaster challenges, collecting pigeons and photographing landmarks. Cutscenes flow into play without a loading screen. Crossing the city by web is still fun before you do anything else in it, which is the reason to play it now.