<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
principally	O
follows	O
protagonists	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
and	O
Miles	B-Application
Morales	I-Application
,	O
who	O
fight	O
crime	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
as	O
Spider-Men	B-Application
while	O
dealing	O
with	O
the	O
complications	O
of	O
their	O
civilian	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	O
Games	O
entered	O
negotiations	O
with	O
SIE	O
regarding	O
developing	O
AAA	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
characters	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
frequent	O
collaborative	O
studio	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
being	O
selected	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
character	O
from	O
Activision	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
began	O
with	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
and	O
its	O
subsequent	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
expansion	O
The	B-Application
City	I-Application
That	I-Application
Never	I-Application
Sleeps	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
late	O
2018	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
were	O
later	O
collected	O
together	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2020	O
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
spin-off	O
title	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Morales	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2020	O
alongside	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
Windows	O
port	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
Miles	B-Application
Morales	I-Application
spin-off	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
is	O
currently	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
for	O
release	O
in	O
late	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
also	O
supported	O
by	O
other	O
standalone	O
titles	O
which	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
continuity	O
with	O
the	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	O
's	O
Wolverine	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
and	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
,	O
is	O
currently	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
currently	O
released	O
main	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
series	O
have	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
their	O
narratives	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parker	O
will	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
upcoming	O
animated	O
film	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	O
Across	O
the	O
Spider-Verse	O
(	O
2023	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
games	O
featuring	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
characters	O
were	O
primarily	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
since	O
1998	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
appearing	O
in	O
multiple	O
titles	O
both	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
playable	O
character	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
supporting	O
character	O
since	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
eventual	O
output	O
of	O
the	O
publisher	O
,	O
Marvel	O
Games	O
would	O
elect	O
to	O
terminate	O
their	O
partnership	O
with	O
Activision	O
in	O
2014	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
tie-in	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
Marvel	O
Games	O
were	O
looking	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
gaming	O
IP	O
around	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
characters	O
that	O
would	O
rival	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
the	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
series	O
from	O
WB	O
Games	O
and	O
Rocksteady	O
Studios	O
,	O
credited	O
with	O
legitimizing	O
and	O
popularizing	O
video	O
game	O
adaptations	O
based	O
on	O
comic	O
book	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
was	O
ruled	O
out	O
initially	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
their	O
perceived	O
dedication	O
to	O
pursuing	O
games	O
using	O
their	O
own	O
characters	O
and	O
franchises	O
(	O
though	O
they	O
would	O
eventually	O
collaborate	O
with	O
Marvel	O
in	O
developing	O
Marvel	B-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Alliance	I-Device
3	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Black	I-Device
Order	I-Device
(	O
2019	O
)	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
)	O
,	O
while	O
Microsoft	O
turned	O
down	O
Marvel	O
's	O
offer	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
building	O
their	O
own	O
IP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Jay	O
Ong	O
would	O
meet	O
with	O
Sony	O
executives	O
Adam	O
Boyes	O
and	O
John	O
Drake	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
pitch	O
an	O
overall	O
development	O
deal	O
with	O
Marvel	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
hope	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
collaborate	O
and	O
"	O
beat	O
Arkham	O
and	O
have	O
one	O
game	O
at	O
least	O
and	O
maybe	O
multiple	O
games	O
that	O
could	O
drive	O
adoption	O
"	O
,	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Marvel	O
allowed	O
Insomniac	O
to	O
select	O
any	O
of	O
their	O
characters	O
to	O
adapt	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
on	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
relate	O
to	O
the	O
dynamic	O
presented	O
between	O
the	O
heroic	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
and	O
his	O
everyman	O
alter-ego	O
,	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
would	O
also	O
come	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
adapting	O
the	O
character	O
daunting	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
his	O
popularity	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
numerous	O
existing	O
stories	O
and	O
interpretations	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
both	O
in	B-Application
comics	I-Application
and	O
in	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
much	O
as	O
I	O
love	O
Tony	B-Application
Stark	I-Application
,	O
it	O
's	O
harder	O
to	O
identify	O
with	O
a	O
billionaire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Price	O
also	O
considered	O
the	O
technical	O
benefits	O
;	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
has	O
a	O
dynamic	O
traversal	O
system	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
built	O
upon	O
for	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
licensed	O
property	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
in	O
its	O
then	O
22-year	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
spin-off	O
title	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Morales	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
vice	O
president	O
Simon	O
Rutter	O
told	O
The	O
Telegraph	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
an	O
expansion	O
and	O
an	O
enhancement	O
to	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Insomniac	O
later	O
called	O
the	O
project	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
next	O
adventure	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
universe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
smaller	O
in	O
size	O
and	O
scope	O
than	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
that	O
was	O
smaller	O
in	O
size	O
and	O
scope	O
than	O
a	O
mainline	O
Uncharted	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
,	O
Insomniac	O
,	O
Marvel	O
and	O
SIE	O
discussed	O
prospects	O
for	O
future	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
properties	O
beyond	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
at	O
Insomniac	O
continually	O
suggesting	O
their	O
desire	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
featuring	O
Wolverine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
drawn	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
through	O
the	O
similar	O
moral	O
compass	O
he	O
shares	O
with	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
,	O
notably	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
"	O
both	O
heroes	O
feel	O
deeply	O
compelled	O
to	O
defend	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
less	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insomniac	O
eventually	O
elected	O
to	O
pitch	O
this	O
idea	O
to	O
both	O
Marvel	O
and	O
Sony	O
as	O
their	O
next	O
licensed	O
property	O
following	O
their	O
successful	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
parties	O
on	O
developing	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	O
's	O
Wolverine	O
is	O
currently	O
being	O
developed	O
alongside	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2023	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
jointly	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
latter	O
game	O
,	O
Bryan	O
Intihar	O
and	O
Ryan	O
Smith	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creative	O
and	O
game	O
directors	O
,	O
respectively	O
reprising	O
their	O
roles	O
from	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
series	O
would	O
begin	O
releasing	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
alongside	O
the	O
existing	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
starting	O
with	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
Remastered	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
Miles	B-Application
Morales	I-Application
later	O
that	O
November	O
,	O
marking	O
another	O
push	O
by	O
the	O
publisher	O
to	O
release	O
its	O
various	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Studios	O
titles	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insomniac	O
Games	O
further	O
confirmed	O
that	O
support	O
studio	O
Nixxes	O
Software	O
,	O
whom	O
Sony	O
acquired	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
would	O
help	O
port	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Title	O
Developer	O
Home	O
release	O
2018	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
Insomniac	O
Games	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
52	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Windows2	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	O
The	O
City	O
That	O
Never	O
Sleeps1	O
2020	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Morales	I-Application
Insomniac	O
Games	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
2023	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
Marvel	O
's	O
WolverineNotes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
eight	O
years	O
into	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
's	O
career	O
as	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
,	O
it	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
super-human	O
crime	O
lord	O
Mister	O
Negative	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
plot	O
to	O
seize	O
control	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
's	O
criminal	O
underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
threatens	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
deadly	O
virus	O
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
escaped	O
supervillains	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Sinister	O
Six	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
must	O
confront	O
him	O
and	O
save	O
the	O
city	O
while	O
dealing	O
with	O
the	O
personal	O
problems	O
of	O
his	O
civilian	O
persona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
accompanied	O
in	O
his	O
efforts	O
by	O
former	O
Daily	O
Bugle	O
colleague	O
and	O
ex-girlfriend	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
Watson	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
Police	O
Department	O
(	O
NYPD	O
)	O
captain	O
Yuri	O
Watanabe	O
,	O
and	O
Miles	B-Application
Morales	I-Application
,	O
son	O
of	O
NYPD	O
officer	O
Jefferson	O
Davis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insomniac	O
supported	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
campaign	O
,	O
The	B-Application
City	I-Application
that	I-Application
Never	I-Application
Sleeps	I-Application
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
three	O
episodes	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
monthly	O
from	O
October	O
to	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
sees	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
combat	O
a	O
new	O
crime	O
wave	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
physically	O
enhanced	O
mob	O
boss	O
Hammerhead	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
expert	O
thief	O
and	O
former	O
lover	O
Felicia	O
Hardy	O
,	O
and	O
Silver	O
Sablinova	O
,	O
the	O
owner	O
and	O
operator	O
of	O
the	O
mercenary	O
group	O
Sable	O
International	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
collects	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
all	O
three	O
chapters	O
of	O
The	B-Application
City	I-Application
That	I-Application
Never	I-Application
Sleeps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
additionally	O
boasts	O
numerous	O
graphical	O
and	O
presentation	O
improvements	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
two	O
game	O
presets	O
:	O
"	O
Fidelity	O
Mode	O
"	O
for	O
increasing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphical	O
detail	O
and	O
enabling	O
real-time	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
"	O
Performance	O
Mode	O
"	O
for	O
scaling	O
the	O
resolution	O
dynamically	O
while	O
increasing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
framerate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
presentation	O
option	O
,	O
"	O
Performance	O
RT	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
enable	O
real-time	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
while	O
increasing	O
performance	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
"	O
near-instant	O
loading	O
"	O
accomplished	O
by	O
the	O
console	O
SSD	B-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
both	O
Sony	O
's	O
3D	B-Application
Audio	I-Application
technology	O
and	O
the	O
DualSense	O
controller	O
's	O
haptic	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
introduces	O
a	O
reworked	O
in-game	O
model	O
for	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
motion	O
captured	O
by	O
Ben	O
Jordan	O
,	O
replacing	O
original	O
actor	O
John	O
Bubinak	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
includes	O
additional	O
suits	O
not	O
initially	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
4	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
exclusive	O
"	O
Black	O
and	O
Gold	O
Suit	O
"	O
&	O
"	O
Hybrid	O
Suit	O
"	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
suits	O
worn	O
by	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Cinematic	O
Universe	O
(	O
MCU	O
)	O
film	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	O
No	O
Way	O
Home	O
(	O
2021	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
bundled	O
alongside	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Morales	I-Application
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
obtainable	O
through	O
upgrading	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Miles	B-Application
Morales	I-Application
and	O
purchasing	O
the	O
remaster	O
individually	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
cross-save	O
functionality	O
between	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
remaster	O
developed	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Device
sister	O
studio	O
Nixxes	O
Software	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
worldwide	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
remaster	O
boasts	O
numerous	O
specific	O
improvements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
NVIDIA	B-Device
DLSS	I-Device
and	O
DLAA	B-Algorithm
support	O
,	O
compatibility	O
with	O
ultrawide	O
and	O
panoramic	O
display	O
monitors	O
,	O
an	O
additional	O
presentation	O
preset	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
RT	O
"	O
for	O
capable	O
NVIDIA	O
and	O
AMD	O
graphics	O
cards	O
,	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
various	O
controllers	O
and	O
mouse	O
&	O
keyboard	O
input	O
,	O
and	O
options	O
for	O
unlocked	O
framerates	O
to	O
enhance	O
game	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Morales	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
Parker	O
's	O
friend	O
Miles	B-Application
Morales	I-Application
,	O
who	O
acquired	O
similar	O
spider-based	O
powers	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
subsequently	O
trained	O
by	O
Parker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
both	O
Parker	O
and	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
Watson	O
go	O
on	O
an	O
excursion	O
to	O
Symkaria	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
,	O
Miles	O
is	O
left	O
to	O
defend	O
New	O
York	O
as	O
its	O
sole	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
,	O
and	O
must	O
protect	O
his	O
new	O
home	O
,	O
Harlem	O
,	O
after	O
it	O
becomes	O
caught	O
in	O
the	O
crossfire	O
of	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Roxxon	O
Energy	O
Corporation	O
and	O
a	O
high-tech	O
criminal	O
army	O
called	O
the	O
Underground	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Tinkerer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
mid-2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
feature	O
both	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
and	O
Miles	B-Application
Morales	I-Application
as	O
its	O
main	O
playable	O
protagonists	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
Venom	O
and	O
Kraven	O
the	O
Hunter	O
appearing	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
primary	O
antagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Showcase	O
event	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
early	O
development	O
for	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Marvel	O
's	O
Wolverine	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
standalone	O
narrative	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
continuity	O
as	O
the	O
studios	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
the	O
currently	O
released	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
series	O
have	O
been	O
composed	O
by	O
John	O
Paesano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
respective	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
and	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Morales	I-Application
have	O
been	O
collected	O
in	O
digital	O
streaming	O
and	O
physical	O
vinyl	O
formats	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Mondo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
three	O
vocal	O
tracks	O
were	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
Miles	B-Application
Morales	I-Application
original	O
soundtrack	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
Ready	O
"	O
by	O
Jaden	O
Smith	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Where	O
We	O
Come	O
From	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
My	O
Time	O
"	O
by	O
Lecrae	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
published	O
by	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
as	O
their	O
first	O
title	O
under	O
their	O
Gamerverse	O
label	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
'	O
s	O
main	O
campaign	O
narrative	O
,	O
while	O
expanding	O
on	O
specific	O
story	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
three-part	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
campaign	O
,	O
The	B-Application
City	I-Application
That	I-Application
Never	I-Application
Sleeps	I-Application
,	O
and	O
explores	O
the	O
origin	O
behind	O
Parker	O
's	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Velocity	O
Suit	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
his	O
encounter	O
with	O
the	O
supervillain	O
Swarm	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
investigation	O
conducted	O
by	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
Watson	O
and	O
her	O
colleague	O
from	O
the	O
Daily	O
Bugle	O
,	O
Ben	O
Urich	O
,	O
into	O
Haley	O
Harvey	O
,	O
otherwise	O
nicknamed	O
the	O
Speed	O
Demon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
published	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
limited	O
series	O
adapting	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
The	B-Application
City	I-Application
That	I-Application
Never	I-Application
Sleeps	I-Application
campaign	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Heist	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
directly	O
adapting	O
the	O
events	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
additionally	O
expands	O
on	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
and	O
Felicia	O
Hardy	O
's	O
relationship	O
and	O
history	O
,	O
through	O
scenarios	O
not	O
depicted	O
in	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
novel	O
covering	O
events	O
before	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
,	O
detailing	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
's	O
continued	O
efforts	O
to	O
expose	O
businessman	O
Wilson	O
Fisk	O
's	O
activities	O
as	O
the	O
Kingpin	O
of	O
Crime	O
,	O
his	O
encounter	O
with	O
the	O
doppelganger	O
vigilante	O
Blood	O
Spider	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
confrontation	O
with	O
Fisk	O
's	O
surrogate	O
niece	O
and	O
assailant	O
,	O
Maya	O
Lopez	O
/	O
Echo	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
convinced	O
by	O
Fisk	O
that	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
killed	O
her	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
novel	O
taking	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
campaign	O
The	B-Application
City	I-Application
That	I-Application
Never	I-Application
Sleeps	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
standalone	O
game	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Morales	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
depicts	O
Morales	O
 '	O
early	O
partnership	O
with	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
/	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
two	O
vigilantes	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
apprehend	O
Adrian	O
Toomes	O
/	O
Vulture	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
broken	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Raft	O
and	O
teamed	O
with	O
his	O
daughter	O
Tiana	O
Toomes	O
,	O
going	O
under	O
the	O
alias	O
"	O
Starling	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insomniac	O
's	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
event	O
"	O
Spider-Geddon	O
"	O
(	O
2018	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2014	O
storyline	O
"	O
Spider-Verse	O
"	O
written	O
by	O
Christos	O
Gage	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
debut	O
appearance	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Parker	O
joins	O
forces	O
with	O
the	O
Superior	O
Spider-Army	O
led	O
by	O
Otto	O
Octavius	O
/	O
Superior	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
combat	O
the	O
recently	O
liberated	O
Inheritors	O
and	O
avert	O
the	O
deaths	O
of	O
all	O
Spider-People	O
across	O
the	O
multiverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Spider-Geddon	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
introduces	O
the	O
universe	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
Tarantula	O
,	O
with	O
Octavius	O
secretly	O
leaving	O
a	O
message	O
for	O
his	O
game	O
counterpart	O
,	O
to	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
potentially	O
also	O
become	O
the	O
Superior	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parker	O
's	O
Advanced	O
Suit	O
from	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
is	O
depicted	O
in	O
the	O
Spider-Lair	O
among	O
the	O
lineup	O
of	O
alternate	O
suits	O
worn	O
by	O
the	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
of	O
Miles	B-Application
Morales	I-Application
 '	O
reality	O
in	O
the	O
animated	O
film	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	O
Into	O
the	O
Spider-Verse	O
(	O
2018	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parker	O
himself	O
will	O
make	O
a	O
physical	O
appearance	O
in	O
its	O
sequel	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	O
Across	O
the	O
Spider-Verse	O
(	O
2023	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Spider-Forces	O
led	O
by	O
Miguel	O
O	O
 '	O
Hara	O
/	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2099	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
series	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
titles	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
,	O
was	O
referenced	O
in	O
Astro	B-Device
's	I-Device
Playroom	I-Device
(	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
released	O
at	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
numerous	O
allusions	O
to	O
various	O
franchises	O
published	O
on	O
or	O
exclusive	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
currently	O
released	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
series	O
have	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
favorable	O
reception	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
cited	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
comic	O
book-based	O
games	O
ever	O
created	O
,	O
with	O
outlets	O
such	O
as	O
VentureBeat	O
and	O
Game	O
Informer	O
positively	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Asylum	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
similarly	O
praised	O
for	O
breaking	O
conventions	O
associated	O
with	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
comic	O
book	O
characters	O
with	O
its	O
reinterpretation	O
of	O
the	O
mythos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGMNOW	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
being	O
more	O
streamlined	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
similar	O
functions	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Remastered	O
port	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
received	O
additional	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
updated	O
presentation	O
,	O
improvements	O
to	O
technical	O
details	O
such	O
as	O
facial	O
and	O
hair	O
textures	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
quality-of-life	O
improvements	O
that	O
brought	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
closer	O
parity	O
with	O
Miles	B-Application
Morales	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
John	O
Bubinak	O
with	O
Ben	O
Jordan	O
as	O
the	O
facial	O
capture	O
model	O
for	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
garnered	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
particularly	O
applauded	O
for	O
its	O
optimization	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
and	O
seamless	O
compatibility	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Morales	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
also	O
enjoyed	O
similarly	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathon	O
Dornbush	O
of	O
IGN	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
new	O
PS5	B-Device
enhancements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
more	O
compelling	O
side	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
series	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
33	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
managed	O
to	O
sell	O
3.3	O
million	O
units	O
—	O
including	O
those	O
bundled	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
,	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
surpassing	O
the	O
3.1	O
million	O
unit	O
mark	O
previously	O
achieved	O
by	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
fastest	O
selling	O
first-party	O
video	O
game	O
release	O
in	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
entirely	O
,	O
up	O
until	O
that	O
record	O
was	O
usurped	O
by	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
at	O
3.5	O
million	O
units	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
timeframe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
news	O
outlet	O
USA	O
Today	O
additionally	O
estimated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
made	O
at	O
least	O
$198	O
million	O
during	O
said	O
period	O
for	O
Sony	O
,	O
surpassing	O
the	O
$117	O
million	O
domestic	O
box	O
office	O
total	O
accumulated	O
by	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Cinematic	O
Universe	O
(	O
MCU	O
)	O
film	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	O
Homecoming	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
sales	O
projections	O
from	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
touted	O
that	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
had	O
garnered	O
37%	O
higher	O
release-month	O
sales	O
than	O
the	O
combined	O
totals	O
for	O
every	O
previous	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
game	O
released	O
since	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
character	O
,	O
beating	O
out	O
the	O
combined	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
City	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
from	O
WB	O
Games	O
and	O
Rocksteady	O
,	O
after	O
having	O
already	O
achieved	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
comic	O
book-based	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
additionally	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Western-developed	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
titles	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
being	O
surpassed	O
only	O
by	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
and	O
Minecraft	B-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Western-developed	O
SIE	O
title	O
since	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warped	I-Application
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Remastered	O
release	O
for	O
Windows	O
debuted	O
with	O
a	O
concurrent	O
peak	O
of	O
63,384	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
largest	O
debut	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Studios	O
title	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
following	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Morales	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
sold	O
22,882	O
physical	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
eighth-best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
tenth-best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
selling	O
18,640	O
physical	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Morales	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
best-selling	O
physical	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
launch	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
663,000	O
digital	O
copies	O
across	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Grubb	O
of	O
VentureBeat	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
outsold	O
both	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
(	O
both	O
2020	O
)	O
with	O
regards	O
to	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miles	B-Application
Morales	I-Application
was	O
the	O
twelfth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sixth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
series	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
sold	O
over	O
33	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
