Beenox is simply following Sony’s lead here, hitting its deadlines and stocking store shelves for a franchise which its current handlers are obsessed with turning into a huge cinematic universe, playing it this loose doesn’t inspire much hope for future quality. It’s appropriate, then, for the studio to throw their papers up in the air this second go around and make a game that doesn’t worry too much about being faithful to the source material. Trying to merge the narratives would be pointless. There is no reconciliation - characters and events are interpreted in totally different ways between the two. It was a sound plan at the time, but one with little long-term success: the events of the first movie game completely clash with those of the second film. In its first tie-in game for Sony’s cinematic reboot of The Amazing Spider-Man, the studio attempted to continue the film’s story and explore what happened afterwards. Have mercy on poor Beenox, for it is in an unenviable position caught in the middle of it all. Spider-Man is just another heartless entertainment commodity your friendly neighbourhood superhero brand.

Nowadays, Spider-Man’s existence outside of comic books isn’t for creative purposes, and the accepted level of quality is appalling on all fronts. Sony and Activision couldn’t have planned it better if they tried. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is exactly the video game that the film deserves.

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