Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has become a prime candidate to win Game of the Year. Considering it was one of the most-anticipated games before its release, the studio has delivered on those huge expectations.
A key reason behind the game’s success is that it follows players to immerse themselves in the experience of being Spider-Man. Insomniac Games has made it a reality by allowing players to play in various ways, including the Noir Universe.
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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Made Playing the Game Like Noir Universe
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 was released on October 20, 2023. While most fans were satisfied with completing the main campaign as offered by Insomniac Games, there were some who wanted to explore every possible scenario of the game.
During this exploration, some fans finally figured out how to play Marvel’s Spider-Man like the Noir Universe. In a tweet shared by Culture Crave, it was unveiled that Reddit user u/spaceyetigamer found the settings to play the game like the Noir Universe.
#SpiderMan2 fans figured out how to make the game look like the Noir universe ⚫️🕸️
🎥 u/spaceyetigamerpic.twitter.com/HIGSzdJL0J
— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) October 31, 2023
Make him do the cube swing… and have it be the only color! pic.twitter.com/YriOD0mLJp
— MrPaladin (@MrPaladinYT) October 31, 2023
Check ✅✅this video of spider man 2 pic.twitter.com/cQRaaN7Xpc
— BABA VOSS (@babishaaq) October 31, 2023
The perfect way to play as Spider-Man NOIR 🕸️
Go to settings > Visual > Put Contrast to 100 > Scroll down to High Contrast Background: Turn On > Enjoy Black & White filtered Gameplay 🔥#SpiderMan2 #SpiderMan2PS5 @insomniacgames pic.twitter.com/CHqy05rsVU
— 𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵 (@xKillSwitch130x) October 28, 2023
this with the comic sfx just makes the best noir experience pic.twitter.com/9PTJ3kx2FR
— ❄️ (@fuckkurrent) November 1, 2023
Playing #SpiderMan2 in high contrast mode with Noir suit goes hard pic.twitter.com/BxuPQotQx3
— Ryan Leo🚀 (@Alqhatwt) October 31, 2023
Apart from the visual changes, the game mechanics remain pretty much the same. But for what it’s worth, it’s good to know that there is a way for fans to play alternate versions of Spider-Man in the same game.
After all, the game has a total of 68 unlockable suits spread throughout the journey. Peter Parker’s Noir suit can also be unlocked as a player progresses through the story.
Following the Noir Universe, we are sure more fans will try to replicate different variants of the Web-Slinger over the next few weeks.
Who is Spider-Man Noir?
Spider-Man Noir is an alternate version of the Web-Slinger, who is a resident of Earth-90214. Instead of the usual modern setting, Noir is a superhero of New York during the Great Depression.
Evidently, it’s a darker take on the otherwise joyous superhero. Another key aspect that separates Noir from other variants of Parker is the fact that he’s politically active.
In fact, even before Peter of Earth-90214 put on his suit, he vouched for a massive political change. While Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 doesn’t offer any depth about this variant of Web-Crawler from a story perspective, it was definitely cool to play with the O.G. Spider-Man in the Noir costume.
As for the comics, Marvel introduced a new variant of Spider-Man in 2009. During the story, Noir dies in Spider-Geddon. However, it was later revealed that Spidey survived in a web cocoon on Earth-90214.
Considering this variant of Peter is very interesting, a future movie or TV show around the same can never be ruled out. There are many rumors that the Spider-Man Noir series will happen under the banner of Amazon in the future.
