

Miles’ venom strikes offer him area-of-effect attacks, stunning and damaging groups of enemies.

Things don’t go according to plan, but Miles manages to step up in a big way during the mission, proving to his mentor that he’s capable of watching over New York City on his own for two weeks while Peter goes on a vacation with Mary Jane. After a short intro, Miles suits up and joins Peter Parker in escorting a convoy transporting supervillain Rhino, who’s being taken back to prison after his escape in the previous game. Like its predecessor, SM:MM throws you right into the action. And it’s that narrative and those characters that manage to distinguish SM:MM as an open-world action game that’s compelling to play.

Regardless, the familiar trappings of SM:MM are used to tell an entirely fresh story with a few brand-new faces. There are a few side missions that aren’t about Miles fighting crime, though these are found in the new app request side activities. It’s just that sometimes SM:MM can feel too similar to what’s come before, which can get in the way of establishing Miles as his own brand of superhero.

That isn’t necessarily a bad thing–I like 2018’s Spider-Man for its engaging combat loop, so I’m glad SM:MM emulates it. Enjoy full mouse and keyboard support with various customizable control options.Though Miles controls pretty much exactly like Peter did in 2018’s Spider-Man, he has a few unique superpowers: venom strikes and camouflage.Īnd, unfortunately, the gameplay in Spider-Man: Miles Morales (which I will hereafter refer to as SM:MM because I’ll be damned if I try to write a full review that cleverly tries to make a distinction between Spider-Man/Miles Morales the game and Spider-Man/Miles Morales the character I won’t do it) never quite manages to break free of that feeling. Controls and customization. Feel what it’s like to play as Spider-Man through immersive haptic feedback and dynamic trigger effects using a PlayStation DualSense™ controller on a wired USB connection.48:9 resolutions with triple monitor setups are compatible with NVIDIA Surround or AMD Eyefinity. Ultra-wide monitor support.** Take in the cinematic sights of Marvel’s New York with support for a range of screen setups, including 16:9, 16:10, 21:9, 32:9, and 48:9 resolutions.Ray-traced reflections and shadows.* See the city come to life with stunning ray-traced reflection and ray-traced shadow options with a variety of quality modes to choose from.Upscaling technologies AMD FSR 2.1, Intel XeSS and IGTI are also supported. PC optimized graphics. Enjoy a variety of graphics quality options to tailor to a wide range of devices, unlocked framerates, and support for other technologies including performance boosting NVIDIA DLSS 3 and NVIDIA DLSS 2, image quality enhancing NVIDIA DLAA, and latency-reducing NVIDIA Reflex.
