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SomeMarvel’s Spider-Man 2fans have started pointing out that Peter Parker is missing as an AI companion in combat when the player is controlling Miles Morales.Spider-Man 2gives gamers two crime-fighting Spider-heroes for the price of one, with Peter returning from the first game and Miles now a fully-fledged web-slinger following his starring role in the 2020 spin-offSpider-Man: Miles Morales.
WhileSpider-Man 2doesn’t offer any kind of co-op multiplayer gameplay, it does allow the two Spideys to team up on occasion to take down the criminals of New York City. During certain story missions and free-roaming combat sections, players will sometimes bump into theSpider-Man that they aren’t controlling, who will assist them as an AI companion in battle. This isn’t limited to just Peter or Miles either, as Peter’s former police ally Yuriko Watanabe will sometimes show up to help under her vigilante persona Wraith.
At least, that’s how it’s supposed to be, as a Reddit user by the handle of EamoM2oo4 recently noticed that while Miles is more than happy tolend a hand to Peter inSpider-Man 2, the older web-swinger doesn’t seem to return the favor. In a humorous meme posted to r/SpidermanPS4, they point out that they never encountered Peter as an AI companion in combat while playing as Miles, something that other users find to be odd considering how much he considers Miles to be a partner and protege inSpider-Man 2’s story.
Peter is Oddly Missing as an AI Companion in Spider-Man 2
However, another Reddit user makes a clear distinction regarding Peter not appearing as an AI helper inSpider-Man 2. While he might not show up during free-roaming combat, he does swing around in a non-scripted manner during certain story missions. This includesSpider-Man 2’s gripping opening battle against the Sandman, a brief section where Miles has to escort a rattled J Jonah Jameson to the hospital, and the chapter where the two Spider-Men are chasing Kraven the Hunter’s Convoy vessels as they relentlessly pursue the Lizard across the East River.
Yet another Reddit user offered a charitable explanation as to why these are the only times Peter can be seen as an AI companion inSpider-Man 2: Peter has so much faith inMiles’s abilities as a superherothat he doesn’t see the need to help him, only dropping in to help him when the player is in control of the former. This would tie in with Peter taking a break from wall-crawling at the end ofMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, with Miles stepping into the role of primary web-slinger in the Insomniac universe for the time being.
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Spider-Men Peter Parker and Miles Morales face the ultimate test of strength inside and outside the mask as they fight to save the city, each other and the ones they love, from the monstrous Venom and the dangerous new symbiote threat.Explore an expansive Marvel’s New York with faster web-swinging and the all-new Web Wings, quickly switching between Peter and Miles to experience different stories, epic new abilities and high-tech gear.Wield Peter’s symbiote abilities and Miles’ explosive bio-electric powers in battle against new and iconic Marvel Super Villains – including an original take on a symbiote-infused Venom, the ruthless Kraven the Hunter, the volatile Lizard, and more from the Marvel Rogues’ Gallery.
