Insomniac’s Marvel’s Spider-Man franchise is an original continuity, though it’s never been afraid to take explicit inspiration and direct references to other Spider-Man media. Ultimate Spider-Man influences are apparent when Harry repossesses the symbiote, for instance, while the symbiote invasion’s depiction is unmistakably reminiscent of Web of Shadows. There’s also been a handful of comic book-inspired references, whether in the game’s own imagery or in comic-inspired alternate suits, such as Spider-Man lifting rubble off of civilians in Fisk Tower referencing The Amazing Spider-Man #33.