<s>
The	B-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
character	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
and	O
the	O
2014	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Beenox	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2012	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
continuity	O
,	O
different	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
expands	O
upon	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
by	O
including	O
additional	O
characters	O
and	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
comic	O
books	O
and	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
May	O
2	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
to	O
mixed	O
to	O
largely	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
particularly	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
repetitive	O
combat	O
and	O
the	O
Hero-Menace	O
morality	O
system	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
other	O
platforms	O
digitally	O
while	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
physical	O
copies	O
was	O
delayed	O
by	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameloft	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
on	O
April	O
17	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
as	O
a	O
paid	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
last	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
video	O
game	O
(	O
and	O
by	O
extension	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
Marvel	O
game	O
)	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
who	O
lost	O
the	O
game	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
multiple	O
Marvel	O
characters	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
major	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
video	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
games	O
was	O
passed	O
to	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
series	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
and	O
PC	O
platforms	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
2018	O
game	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
based	O
on	O
Manhattan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
and	O
complete	O
missions	O
—	O
linear	O
scenarios	O
with	O
set	O
objectives	O
—	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
superhuman	O
abilities	O
,	O
including	O
web	O
swinging	O
and	O
wall	O
crawling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
predecessor	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
freeflow	O
design	O
and	O
counterattacks	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
to	O
incapacitate	O
enemies	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
by	O
various	O
means	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
throwing	O
interactable	O
objects	O
at	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
subdue	O
them	O
for	O
good	O
by	O
webbing	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
upgrade	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
web	O
shooters	O
and	O
unlock	O
new	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
ionic	O
webbing	O
,	O
which	O
destroys	O
metal	O
objects	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
armors	O
of	O
certain	O
enemies	O
,	O
or	O
vibro	O
blasts	O
that	O
incapacitate	O
enemies	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
armored	O
enemies	O
,	O
more	O
enemy	O
types	O
have	O
been	O
introduced	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Brutes	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
defeated	O
only	O
after	O
weakening	O
them	O
with	O
vibro	O
blasts	O
,	O
and	O
Speeders	O
and	O
Glider	O
riders	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
attacked	O
only	O
after	O
pulling	O
them	O
towards	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
morality	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
completing	O
these	O
side	O
missions	O
will	O
increase	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
reputation	O
and	O
cause	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Hero	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
,	O
and	O
failing	O
to	O
respond	O
to	O
certain	O
crimes	O
in	O
time	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
reputation	O
decreasing	O
and	O
him	O
becoming	O
a	O
"	O
Menace	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
latter	O
happens	O
,	O
Enhanced	O
Crime	O
Task	O
Force	O
officers	O
will	O
be	O
deployed	O
across	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
attack	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
on	O
sight	O
;	O
they	O
will	O
disappear	O
once	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
rebuilds	O
his	O
reputation	O
as	O
a	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
where	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
replay	O
story	O
missions	O
and	O
equip	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
for	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
,	O
unlocked	O
from	O
investigating	O
Russian	O
Hideouts	O
or	O
via	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
smartphone	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
information	O
of	O
activities	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
manage	O
in-game	O
messages	O
and	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Parker	O
has	O
been	O
fighting	O
crime	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
as	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
for	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
motivated	O
by	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
Uncle	O
Ben	O
at	O
the	O
hand	O
of	O
criminal	O
Dennis	O
Carradine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resuming	O
his	O
search	O
for	O
Carradine	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
failed	O
to	O
catch	O
two	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
tracks	O
him	O
down	O
using	O
a	O
lead	O
from	O
Herman	O
Schultz	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Carradine	O
's	O
contractors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Application
vows	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
Carnage	O
Killer	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
may	O
face	O
justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
stops	O
Schultz	O
's	O
gang	O
and	O
the	O
Russian	O
Mob	O
from	O
destroying	O
the	O
Oscorp	O
building	O
while	O
raiding	O
it	O
for	O
advanced	O
weapons	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
win	O
the	O
turf	O
war	O
they	O
have	O
engaged	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Application
rescues	O
an	O
electric	O
engineer	O
named	O
Max	O
Dillon	O
,	O
who	O
idolizes	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
defeats	O
Schultz	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
calling	O
himself	O
the	O
"	O
Shocker	O
"	O
after	O
stealing	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
vibro-shock	O
gauntlets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
Oscorp	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
new	O
CEO	O
Harry	O
Osborn	O
and	O
billionaire	O
Wilson	O
Fisk	O
join	O
forces	O
to	O
fund	O
the	O
Enhanced	O
Crime	O
Task	O
Force	O
,	O
a	O
privatized	O
police	O
force	O
meant	O
to	O
contain	O
criminals	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
vigilantes	O
like	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Application
begins	O
to	O
be	O
mentored	O
by	O
Kraven	O
the	O
Hunter	O
,	O
who	O
teaches	O
him	O
his	O
hunting	O
techniques	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
become	O
a	O
better	O
hero	O
,	O
while	O
working	O
together	O
to	O
track	O
down	O
the	O
Carnage	O
Killer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
information	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
retrieves	O
from	O
the	O
Russian	O
Mob	O
's	O
hideouts	O
,	O
they	O
deduce	O
where	O
the	O
killer	O
will	O
strike	O
next	O
,	O
and	O
confront	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Carnage	O
Killer	O
,	O
whose	O
real	O
name	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Cletus	O
Kasady	O
,	O
claims	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
are	O
very	O
alike	O
and	O
should	O
join	O
forces	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
promptly	O
defeated	O
and	O
arrested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kingpin	O
sends	O
Felicia	O
Hardy	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
bank	O
robber	O
who	O
gained	O
super-powers	O
through	O
genetic	O
experiments	O
funded	O
by	O
him	O
,	O
to	O
kill	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
,	O
but	O
she	O
refuses	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowing	O
the	O
Kingpin	O
will	O
try	O
to	O
have	O
her	O
killed	O
for	O
disobeying	O
him	O
,	O
Felicia	O
reveals	O
his	O
identity	O
as	O
Fisk	O
to	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
before	O
going	O
into	O
hiding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
Fisk	O
's	O
activities	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
visits	O
Harry	O
as	O
Peter	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
discover	O
his	O
old	O
friend	O
's	O
disease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harry	O
asks	O
for	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
blood	O
,	O
believing	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
cure	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
hero	O
,	O
afraid	O
of	O
the	O
possible	O
side	O
effects	O
,	O
refuses	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
to	O
him	O
without	O
properly	O
researching	O
it	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impatient	O
,	O
Harry	O
dismisses	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
and	O
vows	O
to	O
find	O
another	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Kraven	O
lures	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
into	O
an	O
ambush	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
reveals	O
he	O
was	O
hired	O
by	O
Fisk	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
trained	O
him	O
to	O
make	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
a	O
worthy	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Application
infiltrates	O
Fisk	O
's	O
hideout	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
defeats	O
him	O
and	O
tries	O
to	O
hack	O
into	O
his	O
computer	O
for	O
incriminating	O
evidence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Application
tries	O
to	O
reason	O
with	O
Electro	O
,	O
who	O
blames	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
for	O
abandoning	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
fight	O
him	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
while	O
responding	O
to	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
Oscorp	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
is	O
shocked	O
to	O
find	O
Harry	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
become	O
the	O
"	O
Green	O
Goblin	O
"	O
after	O
injecting	O
himself	O
with	O
Richard	O
Parker	O
's	O
spider	O
venom	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
curing	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spider-Man	B-Application
defeats	O
Harry	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
mortally	O
impaled	O
by	O
his	O
own	O
glider	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
attack	O
the	O
hero	O
from	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
tries	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
Ravencroft	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
defeated	O
by	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
after	O
discovering	O
the	O
symbiote	O
's	O
weakness	O
to	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wounded	O
,	O
Kasady	O
begs	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
to	O
kill	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
latter	O
refuses	O
,	O
reminding	O
him	O
they	O
are	O
nothing	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beenox	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
dropped	O
due	O
to	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
and	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
criticism	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
weighted	O
aggregate	O
rating	O
of	O
58/100	O
based	O
on	O
14	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
57/100	O
based	O
on	O
4	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
49/100	O
based	O
on	O
44	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
reviewed	O
as	O
"	O
inferior	O
"	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
primarily	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
older	O
console	O
versions	O
suffered	O
from	O
poor	O
lighting	O
,	O
frame	O
rate	O
drops	O
,	O
and	O
poorly	O
detailed	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
5.4/10	O
from	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
5.5/10	O
from	O
Digital-Tutors	O
stating	O
the	O
biggest	O
issue	O
was	O
"	O
it	O
...	O
just	O
is	O
n't	O
polished	O
,	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
many	O
issues	O
we	O
found	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
it	O
looks	O
thrown	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
rush	O
trying	O
to	O
get	O
it	O
out	O
the	O
door	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bajo	O
and	O
Hex	O
from	O
ABC	O
's	O
Good	O
Game	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
disappointing	O
and	O
both	O
scored	O
it	O
a	O
4/10	O
,	O
with	O
Hex	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
poor	O
copy-paste	O
job	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
good	O
bits	O
removed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whitehead	O
was	O
very	O
disappointed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
big	O
fan	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
,	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
provided	O
no	O
significant	O
fun	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
whereas	O
past	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
games	O
at	O
least	O
provided	O
something	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McShea	O
called	O
the	O
representation	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
"	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
liked	O
the	O
"	O
satisfying	O
"	O
boss	O
battles	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
side-missions	O
,	O
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McShea	O
summarized	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
biggest	O
failing	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
how	O
familiar	O
it	O
feels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
other	O
open-world	O
games	O
starring	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
that	O
walk	O
a	O
remarkably	O
similar	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
spend	O
time	O
with	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
was	O
enough	O
for	O
me	O
to	O
stomach	O
the	O
various	O
problems	O
,	O
just	O
because	O
he	O
's	O
a	O
fun	O
character	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
's	O
nothing	O
majorly	O
wrong	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
after	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
for	O
Polygon	O
,	O
Justin	O
McElroy	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6/10	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
've	O
accepted	O
that	O
there	O
's	O
probably	O
never	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
truly	O
great	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
dispiriting	O
The	B-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
any	O
indication	O
,	O
Activision	O
and	O
Beenox	O
may	O
have	O
reached	O
the	O
same	O
conclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
many	O
worse	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
games	O
than	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
