Spider-Man 2 Releases Huge New Update

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s long-awaited New Game Plus update has finally been released, adding new features and bonus content that fans have been requesting since the game launched last October. While Spider-Man 2 earned much critical acclaim and quickly became one of Insomniac’s highest-selling titles, players decried not being able to replay story missions without creating a whole new save file, which in turn left them without much to do after clearing Spider-Man 2’s various side-activities the first time.

Insomniac addressed these complaints by announcing a New Game Plus update for Spider-Man 2in December, which would also add new accessibility features and cosmetic options for Peter Parker and Miles Morales. It was later revealed that this update would go live on March 7, allowing players to relive parts of Spider-Man 2’s emotionally gripping story campaign or start the whole plot over again with all of their unlocked suits and abilities carried over.

Now players can finally dive intoSpider-Man 2’s New Game Plus and Mission Replay features, as Patch 1.002.000 is live as of this writing. Included in this New Game Plus update are Ultimate Levels, which allow players to grow Peter and Miles’ experience beyond the base level caps. The newly added Golden Gadget Styles let players upgrade their gadgets with Golden appearances, and they can also use both perks in a given Suit Tech slot with Suit Tech Fusion. Lastly, there is now a PlayStation trophy for completing a game in New Game Plus.

Spider-Man 2 Finally Adds New Game Plus And Other Bonuses

In addition to New Game Plus and mission replay, Spider-Man 2’s latest patch update adds many cosmetic and accessibility options that players have been asking for. Fans can now alter the time of day in the open world of New York City and change the colors of Peter’s Symbiote tendrils. Photo Mode also has a few new options, like new stickers and an Action Figure Mode that shrinks down characters for fun photo opportunities. New accessibility options include audio descriptions during cutscenes, screen reader audio for in-game text, and even the ability to aim using the DualSense’s motion sensors.

Finally, Spider-Man 2’s latest patch fixes various bugs and glitches, ensuring that players have an even smoother experience while taking advantage of all the new features Patch 1.002.000 has to offer. The main attraction of this new update is the long-requested New Game Plus, which will likely give fans plenty to do while waiting for Marvel’s Wolverine and the eventual Marvel’s Spider-Man 3.

New Game+ (NG+) Features

Ultimate Levels: Go beyond the base game level cap in NG+ Note: Ultimate Levels are NOT tied to any difficulty Symbiote Suit Styles: Unlock new story symbiote suit styles via Ultimate Level progression Golden Gadget Styles:Upgrade your gadgets with exclusive Golden looks Suit Tech Fusion: Unlock both perks in a shared Suit Tech slot PlayStation Trophy Unlock a new trophy for completing the story in NG+

Additional Features

Mission Replay: Replay *that* mission (and many others) as much as you’d like now Time of Day: Change the time of day in the post-game via ‘Gameplay’ settings Tendril Colors: Swap symbiote tendril color in the post-game via ‘Gameplay’ settings Photo Mode – Action Figure Mode: Scale down characters for photo opportunities Photo Mode – Stickers: Decorate your photos with new stickers Hellfire Gala Suits: Added two new suits inspired by the Hellfire Gala designs Gameheads Fly N’ Fresh Suit Pack: Two new suits for Peter and Miles, plus Photo Mode content Available via purchase

New In Accessibility

Audio Descriptions: A narrator will describe key visuals and actions during cinematics Sub Option: Volume Slider Screen Reader: Audio narration relaying text across menus, tutorials, and control hints Sub Options: Volume Slider, Repeat Delay Time, Repeat Delay Scale Mono Audio: Combine all audio into a singular output Captions: Display captions for important in-game sounds during cinematics and some gameplay Sub options: Size, Color, Background Color, Background Opacity In-World Text Translations: Enable text boxes to show translated in-world text High Contrast Outlines: Outline friendlies and enemies with specific High Contrast colors High Contrast Outlines Friendly High Contrast Outlines Enemy High Contrast Presets: Access preset High Contrast settings for streamlined use Center Dot Color: Adjust the color of the center dot on screen Aim Arc Color: Adjust the color of the arc that displays during certain moments when aiming Target Arc Color: Change the color of the arc indicator when throwing certain items on target Motion Sensor Aiming: Aim using the DualSense Controller’s motion sensors Sub Options include: Calibration & Sensitivity UI Holds: Switch UI holds to toggle Touch Pad in Combat: Disable the Touch Pad during combat to prevent accidental presses

Improvements / Fixes

General

General improvements to game stability Addressed global crashing and freezing issues that may occur during cutscenes and/or gameplay Addressed global visual issues that may occur during cutscenes and/or gameplay Addressed issues where hiding HUD would prevent the next mission from spawning Addressed issues where players wouldn’t be able to progress certain tutorials or sections Addressed an issue where Web Wings would automatically deploy if tutorials are set to off Addressed an issue where trick animations would reset during dives Addressed issues relating to incorrect player spawns after failing or restarting checkpoint Updated Webbed Suit textures Addressed clipping and artifact issues with some suit lenses Improved deformation across several suits Various additional fixes across the game

Accessibility

Made several improvements and fixes to High Contrast settings Addressed visibility issues across several enemy types, attacks, puzzles, and interactable objects Added the pause menu option to skip Adaptive Trigger minigames, joining previously included features such as: Turning off Adaptive Triggers via PS5 console settings to automatically skips these puzzles QTE Autocomplete can automatically skip these puzzles Made improvements and fixes to Toggles Enabling Swing/Parkour toggle adds tap on/off functionality for Spider-Bot Jump Jets Enabling Swing/Parkour toggle adds functionality for MJ to navigate squeeze-throughs automatically Toggle icons display properly when restarting the game Addressed an issue where tutorials would interfere with Swing/Parkour toggle functionality Addressed an issue where Swing/Parkour wouldn’t enable fast enough when sprinting as MJ Addressed issues with Aim Mode toggle with MJ’s lure Addressed issues with Friendly Neighborhood Challenge Level Symbiote nests and tanker crimes can no longer be failed Made several improvements to Look at Waypoint across several missions in the game Added Point of Interest (POI) Audio Indicator This feature emits audio feedback ticking when Spider-Senses are used and there is a POI on the screen to aid in judging distance, height, and occlusion Made several improvements to DualSense haptics When the Haptics setting is set to Functional and the POI Audio Indicator is enabled, the system includes an additional haptic component for the waypoints. Added distinct haptics for Abilities and Gadgets ready with Functional Haptics turned on Added hot/cold haptics when doing object navigations with Functional Haptics turned on Added haptic feedback when interact prompt is on screen Adjusted haptics across different puzzles and combat scenarios in the game Toned down damage received haptic a bit. Selected Shortcuts now display in the first boot menu Added the ability to enable Screen Reader in the first boot menu via Square button press Fixed resolution and other oddities when setting Button Prompt Size to Largest If enabled, Auto-Heal can save the player from fall damage death if the player has a full Focus bar