Spider-Man snags the title of being the fastest selling PlayStation Studios game ever in a single day period. An Insomniac’s PlayStation 5 exclusive, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 sold more than 2.5 million copies in 24 hours.
For some USC students, Spider-Man is just a Marvel comic book superhero webbed with nostalgia. For others like Isaac, Spider-Man is a classic and multifaceted character and with the addition of Miles Morales.
Isaac: He’s probably the most famous Marvel character in film history, so, I mean, I assume that I’ve seen a little bit of the gameplay, and it looks pretty cool ... And you’ve got Miles Morales too in that game. So, it’s like two in one kind of game.
Instead of jumping from couch to couch as Spiderman when they were younger; students now stay at home playing a game that allows them to live and play as Spiderman, swinging through New York City.
Another student, Brayden Bella thinks part of the reason for the game’s success is because it transcends age.
Brayden Bella: I think, appeals to like a wider audience. It’s not like a GTA five game where it’s like, okay, the parents don’t want you to buy it or something like that. It’s more like, Okay. Like I can see my eight-year-old playing if I was a parent. I also can be like a college student to be like, Oh, this is like, reminiscent of, like my childhood. So, I’m also going to play this game.
Bella said his friend couldn’t wait to live the Spider-Man experience as a college student.
Bella: My friend actually was like very excited that the game was coming out.... he ended up playing all the way until like five in the morning. And he’s like, “Wow, that felt like high school to me that I can just play a game on a random Tuesday for that extended period of time.”
My Spidey senses are telling me Sony got a hit on this sequel game.
For Annenberg Media, this is Spartacus Smith.