Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 made good on its promise of the alien symbiote playing a significant role and did so by upping the ante on threats affecting the whole of New York City. The symbiote invasion was withheld from players until they discovered it suddenly in-game, while players were already well aware that Peter Parker would be wearing the symbiote at some point and using its destructive, slimy substance to lay waste to Kraven’s hunters in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.