History VideoGame / SpiderMan2

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Usually, averted. Most of the citizens in New York are pretty okay with Pete, some are even supportive. But one part of the storyline has a woman calling for help, only to run away when Pete responds.

* HelicopterBlender: Careful around those helicopters. They can kill you if you get too close.

* PrankCall: One of the "ambush" citizens says, "Is your refrigerator running? 'Cause I sure am!" Unimpressed, Spidey replies, "No, but I have Prince Albert in a can..."[[note]]"Prince Albert" is a brand of tinned chewing tobacco; the punchline is, "Well, you'd better let him out before he suffocates!"[[/note]]

** At the beginning of sinking boat missions, Peter might remark "[[ComicBook/{{Superman}} This looks like a job for...]] [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman some kind of swimming superhero!"]]

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

* DeadEndRoom: At one point in the story, you need to head to a "Change" icon on the rooftop of a bank. The mission is about Peter visiting said bank with his aunt as Octavious robs it. However, if you go inside the bank during this chapter before activating the mission, some versions of the game will lock the entrance, trapping you inside.

** ''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' lessons. 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.

* LookMaNoPlane: In one section, you end up chasing a helicopter... if you go too close to the rotors, exactly what you'd expect happens.

** The DS and GBA ports, made by Vicarious Visions and Digital Eclipse, respectively, are 2D brawlers mixed with platforming,though the DS port also has a fair share of 3D levels as well. The engine for the DS port would later be used in the ''VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan'' DS game.

* BoobsOfSteel: Black Cat is as busty as she's ever been, and more than capable of holding her own in a fight.

* OffModel: ''Painfully'' noticeable in the cutscenes for the PSP version, as most of the models barely resemble their film actor's counterparts, with Peter, Jonah Jameson, and Mary Jane arguably looking the worst off between all of them.

** Calypso's presence as a BonusBoss also came about from the scrapped Lizard subplot, which was also set to feature Kraven, in a follow-up to his storyline in the Xbox version of the [[VideoGame/SpiderManTheMovie first game]]. This was scrapped, and later used in [[VideoGame/SpiderMan3 the sequel]]'s Lizard missions, but Calypso was kept in for the battle arena due to Mysterio being [[ZeroEffortBoss a total chump]] in the game.

* BonusBoss: Calypso is only accessible via a post-game BossRush, where she replaces Mysterio on account of both him being a ZeroEffortBoss, and Calypso being a holdover from an aborted Lizard subplot (see TheArtifact).

* Main/ReformulatedGame: While the console ports are more or less identical, the PC, PSP, DS, and GBA ports were changed up entirely in both gameplay and story:

* AdaptedOut: The [=GBA=] and N-Gage versions are the only versions of the game that don't even attempt to try and adapt the climactic train sequence from the movie.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The start of the Prison Riot stage in the GBA version has a very obvious graffiti on the wall that reads "WELCOME TO [[PrecisionFStrike HELL]]." That version of the game is rated E, so how that went past the ESRB's censors is anyone's guess.

-->'''Peter:''' So, skin-tight leather. Doesn't that chafe?
-->'''Black Cat:''' You'll never find out. That's for sure.

*** Interestingly, you can still beat downed mooks and they don't despawn until you leave the area. Free practice!

* DevelopersForesight: ''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' lessons. 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.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Despite his LaughablyEvil[=/=]SmugSnake attitude, and [[AntiClimaxBoss "fight"]] in the [=main/console=] versions - Mysterio is still the one behind those huge {{Death Course}}s (one even bordering on EldritchLocation), and did besiege all of New York City (fake-alien or not, those machines posed very-real threats). This is even more apparent in the PC and PSP versions, where Mysterio's skills are on par with his comic book counterpart.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Despite ultimately being HarmlessVillain (see above) physically, Mysterio's sheer amount of resources enables him to create genuinely daunting {{Death Course}}s (with one even bordering on EldritchLocation territory) as well as eventually launch an outright invasion over all of New York City (and fake-alien or not, his devices can still harm you). This is even more apparent in the PC and PSP versions, where Mysterio's skills are on par with his comic book counterpart.

* MonumentalBattle: Spider-Man at one point has to destroy a UFO above the Statue of Liberty altering its appearance to that of Mysterio's.

* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Doc Ock is much more serious and dour than his FauxAffablyEvil movie counterpart. He also blames Spider-Man for Rosie's death, something he never did in the film.

* AllTheOtherReindeer: Usually, averted. Most of the citizens in New York are pretty okay with Pete, some are even supportive. But one part of the storyline has a woman calling for help, only to run away when Pete responds.

* YouAllLookFamiliar: Besides named characters, the whole of Manhattan only seems to have only six civilian archetypes (three for each sex).

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]]'' and was considered a huge improvement over the first game.

Also of note is the fact that the PC and UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable versions were [[ReformulatedGame Reformulated Games]], featuring different gameplay and much different stories than their console counterparts, with the PSP version basically being a port of the first movie game, down to even featuring some of the same bosses. They're not as fondly remembered as them either.

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]]'' and was considered a vast improvement on the SoOkayItsAverage first game.

* DifficultButAwesome: This is the most complex Spidey's web swinging has ever been, with multiple layers of it outside the fact that it latches onto buildings. That said, it's the most rewarding, and fun, it's ever been, and is a major reason why there's SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames when it comes to this one.

* {{Jerkass}}: Good ol' J. Jonah Jameson, who'll find a way to claim Spidey and Mysterio are in cahoots after Peter stops Beck robbing a convenience store.

Also of note is the fact that the PC and UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable versions were [[ReformulatedGame Reformulated Games]], featuring different gameplay and much different stories than their console counterparts, with the PSP version basically being a port of [[VideoGame/SpiderManTheMovie the first movie game]], down to even featuring some of the same bosses. They're not as fondly remembered as them either.

Coinciding with the release of the 2004 movie, the video game adaptation of ''Film/SpiderMan2'' was developed by Treyarch Studios and published by Creator/{{Activision}}. Generally speaking, the game is a WideOpenSandbox and its storyline [[BroadStrokes basically follows]] the movie's plot, but has several notable diversions along the way, even featuring an entirely original subplot where Spidey butts heads with the illusion-based supervillain Mysterio. Also features Creator/BruceCampbell reprising his role as the LemonyNarrator from [[VideoGame/SpiderManTheMovieGame the first game]].

Coinciding with the release of the 2004 movie, the video game adaptation of ''Film/SpiderMan2'' was developed by Treyarch Studios and published by Creator/{{Activision}}. Generally speaking, the game is a WideOpenSandbox and its storyline [[BroadStrokes basically follows]] the movie's plot, but had several notable diversions along the way, even featuring an entirely original subplot where Spidey butted heads with the illusion-based supervillain, Mysterio. Also, it featured Creator/BruceCampbell as a LemonyNarrator.

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]]'' and was considered a vast improvement on the SoOkayItsAverage [[VideoGame/SpiderManTheMovie first game]].

** The DS and PSP ports, made by Vicarious Visions and Digital Eclipse, respectively, are 2D brawlers mixed with platforming,though the DS port also has a fair share of 3D levels as well. The engine for the DS port would later be used in the ''VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan'' DS game.

** Pay attention to that prisoner who makes a run for it during the post-fight chaos in the very first Quentin Beck[=/=]Mysterio mission. It's actually Herman Schultz, aka the Shocker, and you end up fighting him not long after that that mission.

** The PSP port, developed by Creator/VicariousVisions, is more or less a port of [[VideoGame/SpiderManTheMovie the prior game]], and thus a spiritual continuation of Treyarch's first two Spidey games for the PS1, and has similar gameplay mechanics. As a result, two bosses from that game (Vulture & Shocker) return, and their battles play out exactly like they did in the first game. The story was also tweaked to remove Black Cat, removed Spidey's identity crisis, made Mysterio a more competent opponent, and removed Bruce Campbell as the narrator.

* SuperDrowningSkills: Spider-Man cannot swim. Fortunately, falling in water just sends him back close to where he jumped in, unlike previous Spider-Man games.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: You can execute multiple summersaults as Spider-Man while delivering pizzas... which results in the pizza being ruined in the process.