With the release of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 just around the corner, players are curious to know more details regarding its gameplay and story. Both Spider-Man 1 and Spider-Man: Miles Morales became an instant hit with fans. Spider-Man 2 has also become one of the most anticipated games of the year, and its story occurs ten months after the events of Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
So far, we know that the game will feature Peter Parker and Miles Morales as they head into battle against the vicious Kraven the Hunter. The web-slingers will also go up against other villains, such as Lizard, Electro, Shocker, and more! Spider-Man 2 will also push Peter’s relationships with his best friend, Harry Osborn, and his girlfriend, Mary Jane.
However, the real character in the game that players are truly curious about is the alien symbiote, Venom. Not much is known about the alien symbiote, except that he will take over Peter Parker and play with his psyche, but will players be able to control Venom?
Todd McFarlane on Venom Being a Playable Character in Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Until now, we weren’t even sure whether the alien symbiote would be a playable character or not. However, Todd McFarlane might have just suggested that Venom will be a playable character in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. During the San Diego Comic-Con, IGN asked about Todd McFarlane’s thoughts on Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.
To this question, Todd continued to share details about the character and how he was fond of his design, saying that he liked that the alien symbiote was a massive monster. However, the actual information that we wanted to hear came in the end when McFarlane said, “I’d play that.” The idea of Venom being a playable character in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 sounds pretty exciting!
Even if Venom does appear in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 as a playable character, it won’t be the first time in a game where the alien symbiote is playable. The perfect example would be the game Ultimate Spider-Man, which allowed gamers to destroy everything by playing as the dark side of Spider-Man. In the game, Venom was continuously feeding on people in order to survive.
Not only this, but he also had the ability to jump from extraordinary heights, so he could easily travel through the city. Venom was much more powerful than Spider-Man himself since he could easily pick up cars and throw them far away. Ultimate Spider-man quickly became a popular game, which fans still thoroughly enjoy to this day. Considering how epic Venom is and how amazing it would be to have him as a playable character in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, we hope Insomniac Games does allow gamers to play the alien symbiote.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will arrive on PlayStation 5 on October 20, 2023.
