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- [Ethan] Hey, it's Ethan
Gach, senior writer Kotaku.com.

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And we need to talk about
just how amazing it feels

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to move around New York
City in "Spider-Man 2."

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2018's "Spider-Man" nailed
the feeling of running up

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tall buildings and web
slinging down city streets

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as the titular web crawler.

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You could actually feel every little shift

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in acceleration and momentum
as Spidey flung himself

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over rooftops and ziplined
over telephone poles.

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It felt incredible.

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It was incredible.

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Now, "Spider-Man 2" is here promising

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to take everything that
worked in "Spider-Man 1"

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and Miles Morales and
make it bigger and better.

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How does it do that with something

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the first two games already perfected?

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The answer is web wings.

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There are new prototype Peter
Parker's been working on

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and they're basically
acting like a wingsuit,

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letting him and Miles Morales go from

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web slinging one moment

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to gliding over New York City the next.

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If you ever wondered what it would be like

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to have an open world Superman
game in the year 2023,

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this is it.

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The web wings let you surf
jet streams and pop up

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over hot air events circling
the city like a giant hawk.

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The second you run
outta speed or momentum,

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you can shoot your webs
to catapult yourself

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back into the air.

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Together they feel like the
chocolate and peanut butter

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of open world traversal.

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It's the revelatory feeling of
the 2018 game all over again.

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The wings are a natural evolution
for the open world series.

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Given the proliferation of
hand gliders after 2017s,

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"The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild."

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But "Spider-Man 2" takes
what's working so well

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in every other game and makes
it feel uniquely tailored

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to its friendly neighborhood superhero.

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It helps that New York City

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has never looked better in a video game.

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From the building variety to
the shimmering reflections,

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"Spider-Man 2" rewards you for making use

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of its new web wings by
constantly bombarding you

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with something new and beautiful
and unexpected to look at.

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It's the kind of game
I'll keep dipping into

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just to run around in for years to come.

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What did you think about "Spider-Man 2's"

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new take on open world traversal?

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Let us know in the comments below

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and be sure to check out Kotku.com

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for more "Spider-Man 2" coverage.