History VideoGame / SpiderMan2

** You can also have Spidey himself climb to the top of the tallest skyscraper and throw himself off utnil he smacks against the pavement, since dying means very little.

* ContinuityNod: You can find The Vulture's feathers in the area where you fought him in the previous game.

It was featured in the 2010 book ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1001_Video_Games_You_Must_Play_Before_You_Die 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die]]''.

* MiniMecha: Some villains will attack in prototype PoweredArmor.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: The game has the voices of Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man), Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane), Alfred Molina (Dr. Octopus), and Bruce Campbell as the Narrator. Additionally, whilst some movie characters are not voiced by their film counterparts, they are played by notable character actors such as Mindy Sterling (Aunt May) and Susan Egan (Rosalie Octavius).

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: ''Everything'' in this game, and in a semi-TearJerker moment, you can see the 9/11 memorial at night. Also, one of the first missions in the game involves Peter being late for one of Dr. Connors' sessions. The game doesn't time you on this one like the others, however. If the player simply jumps from building to building without web swinging, the narrator calls them out on it. If the player continues, the narrator does it again.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: One of the early missions involves getting a briefcase back from a group of thugs. After giving it back to the woman, Spiderman asks why the thugs wanted it, and the woman responds that she can't tell. [[ChekhovsGun It's heavily implied that the briefcase's contents will be important later on in the game]].....and is then never mentioned again.

* DummiedOut: Governor's Island was also supposed to be included as a bonus accessible area along with the Ellis and Liberty islands. Time constraints forced the dev team to remove it, but it's title card [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGVeOGmwXf4 remained in the game.]]

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: ''Everything'' in this game, and in a semi-TearJerker moment, you can see the 9/11 memorial at night. Also, one of the first missions in the game involves Peter being late for one of Dr. Connors' sessions. The game doesn't time you on this one like the others, however. If the player simply jumps from building to building without web swinging, the narrator calls them out on it. If the player continues, the narrator does it again.

Coinciding with the release of the 2004 movie, the video-game adaptation of ''Spider-Man 2'' was created by Activision and Treyarch Studios. Generally speaking, its storyline [[BroadStrokes basically followed]] the movie's plot, but had several notable diversions along the way.

It was featured in the 2010 book [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1001_Video_Games_You_Must_Play_Before_You_Die ''1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die'']].

* AdaptationDistillation: Rather than adapt the film's "Spider-Man No More" storyline, instead went in the ''opposite direction'' by having Peter decide to quit being Peter Parker instead.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: Road-rage dialogue in the game is ''vastly'' G-rated compared to real life.

* NoFourthWall: The help tokens. The Narrator even cheerfully admits that [[MoneyDearBoy he's paid by the line]].

* TenMinuteRetirement: In an inverse of the film's plot, Peter decides to give up his civilian life and be Spider-Man 24/7... only to immediately change his mind.
* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: ''Everywhere'' in this game, and in a semi-TearJerker moment, you can see the 9/11 memorial at night. Also, one of the first missions in the game involves Parker being late for one of Doctor Connors' sessions. The game doesn't time you on this one like others however. If the player simply jumps from building to building without web-swinging, the narrator calls them out on it. If the player continues, the narrator does it again.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Sure, you can beat up thugs, but you can also throw them against a wall, into water or off a building. After you have beaten them and gotten the points, you can continue to beat on them just for the fun of it. This can also be done to Rhino and Mysterio--the former of which will beg you to stop.
* WideOpenSandbox: One of the most awesome examples of the trope, and part of what makes this game so great. ''The whole of New York City is your playground''!
* YouFightLikeACow: It IS good to hear Tobey Maguire fully embody Spidey's wiseacre side.

Coinciding with the release of the 2004 movie, the video-game adaptation of ''Spider-Man 2'' was created by Activision and Treyarch Studios. Generally speaking, its storyline [[BroadStrokes generally followed]] the movie's plot, but had several notable diversions along the way.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: The game has the voices of Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man), Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane), Alfred Molina (Dr. Octopus), and Bruce Campbell as the Narrator.
** Additionally, whilst some movie characters are not voiced by their film counterparts, they are played by notable character actors such as Mindy Sterling (Aunt May) and Susan Egan (Rosalie Octavius).

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: ''Everywhere'' in this game, and in a semi-TearJerker moment, you can see the 9/11 memorial at night.
** Also, one of the first missions in the game involves Parker being late for one of Doctor Connors' sessions. The game doesn't time you on this one like others however. If the player simply jumps from building to building without web-swinging, the narrator calls them out on it. If the player continues, the narrator does it again.

* YouFightLikeACow: It IS good to hear Tobey Maguire fully embody Spidey's wiseacre side.

** Additionally, whilst some movie characters are not voiced by their film counterparts, they are played by notably character actors such as Mindy Sterling (Aunt May) and Susan Egan (Rosalie Octavius).

* CelebrityVoiceActor: The game has the voices of Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man), Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane), Alfred Molina (Dr. Octopus), and Bruce Campbell as the Narrator.

* MythologyGag: Sometimes when you get the drop on some thugs, you may hear one of them shout, [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 "Look out! Here comes the Spider-Man!"]]

* WideOpenSandbox: One of the most awesome examples of the trope, and part of what makes this game so great. ''The whole of New York City is your playground''!

** Jostling pedestrians sometimes elicits a cry of "[[MidnightCowboy I'm walkin' here!]]".

** In sinking boat missions, passengers sometimes moan, "This was only supposed to be [[GilligansIsland a three-hour tour!]]".

** In armored-car-robbery missions, a tied-up guard says, "[[{{Batman}} If I could just...reach...my utility belt...]]"

** In armored-car-robbery missions, a tied-up guard says, "[[Batman If I could just...reach...my utility belt...]]"