


Some critics enjoyed the story despite its complexities, and almost every review found something to enjoy in the main missions. However, there was some good to be found in the game.

In general, critics were disappointed in how little improvement they saw from one Spider-Man game to the next. Reviews pointed out that a lot seemed to be directly copy-and-pasted from the first Amazing Spider-Man game, giving everything from the open-world to the side missions a sense of staleness. The result was too many new story elements that made the plot hard to follow. There was also a myriad of technical issues that clouded the otherwise enjoyable web-swinging gameplay. While the previous Beenox Spider-Man game was praised for expanding the story of the film, the sequel tried to tell the film's story while expanding with its own original content and characters. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was heavily criticized on release for a few significant reasons. The change in publishing rights from Activision to Insomniac Games would lead to the game having very limited post-launch support. However, due to legal disputes between Sony and Disney in the wake of Spider-Man joining the MCU, Activision would lose ownership soon after The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was released. The game was distributed by Activision, who had long held the publishing rights to any Spider-Man games. The sequel game, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, wasn't quite as well-received in the limited time the game was widely available. The previous game in The Amazing Spider-Manseries was actually fairly well-received, with many reviews noting that the web-swinging felt like the classic PlayStation 2 Spider-Man games. 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was developed by Beenox and is loosely based on the second film in the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man series.
