How long to beat Marvel's Spider-Man 2?

Spider Man 2 how long length
(Image credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment)

If you want to know how long is Marvel's Spider-Man 2, the time to beat it all depends on whether you're aiming for full completion or just a blast though the story. Whatever you're aiming for it probably isn't quite as long as you might expect by the standards of the average big budget open world game. I was a bit surprised by how fast I completed it, but for some that's not necessarily a bad thing. If you want to find out how long it takes to beat Marvel's Spider-Man 2, I can explain everything below!

How long to beat Spider-Man 2?

Spider Man 2 how long length

(Image credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment)

How long it takes to complete Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will depending on the playthrough you're aiming for, but breaks down like this:

  • Just story: 12-15 hours
  • Standard playthrough: 15-18 hours
  • 100% completion: 24-28 hours

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 might be a shorter, snackier game than some were expecting, especially in a world of 50+ hours games. For a world with plenty of collectibles and side missions, like Spider-Man 2 Spider Bots and Spider-Man 2 Mysteriums, it's still easy to digest, with a lot of small things to do, rather than anything with a daunting scale to power through.

The game also has some replayability thanks to Spider-Man 2 new game plus currently, as once you beat it the first time you can unlock a new difficulty level, "Ultimate", allowing players to take their skills and abilities and apply them to a far more perilous level of challenge.

However, if you're just in it for the story and a bit of extra side stuff, maybe swinging around the city just vibing for a while, you'll probably be finished before the 20 hour mark. Admittedly, difficulty and player skill level does factor here - there's a few difficulty spikes here and there, and generally it is a little more challenging than the previous game, especially later game. But you can always adjust the difficulty in the settings to bring it to a level you're comfortable with.

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Joel Franey
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Joel Franey is a writer, journalist, podcaster and raconteur with a Masters from Sussex University, none of which has actually equipped him for anything in real life. As a result he chooses to spend most of his time playing video games, reading old books and ingesting chemically-risky levels of caffeine. He is a firm believer that the vast majority of games would be improved by adding a grappling hook, and if they already have one, they should probably add another just to be safe. You can find old work of his at USgamer, Gfinity, Eurogamer and more besides.

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