Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 New Game+ Update Released, Patch Notes Revealed

Update version 1.002 for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has finally dropped and has brought with it a New Game+ mode. Originally slated to release at the end of 2023, Insomniac Games had to delay this new update by a couple of months after a massive cyberattack was levied at the studio. Fortunately, it has now finally been released on PlayStation 5 consoles and has brought much more with it than simply NG+. 

As a whole, this new Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 patch is one of the biggest that Insomniac has ever released. Other than New Game +, players will now be able to unlock new suits, replay missions, earn new trophies, and change the time of day at their command. Insomniac has also made a ton of improvements to accessibility options in Spider-Man 2 and has also pushed out a variety of different bug fixes as well. Basically, if you’ve been looking to replay Spidey 2, this update is now your sign to finally do so. 

You can get a look at everything that has been added and tweaked in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 today by checking out the official patch notes below. 

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Update 1.002 Patch Notes

New Game+ (NG+) Features

• Ultimate Levels: Go beyond the base game level cap in NG+
  • Note: Ultimate Levels are NOT tied to any difficulty
• Symbiote Suit Styles: Unlock new story symbiote suit styles via Ultimate Level progression
• Golden Gadget Styles: Upgrade your gadgets with exclusive Golden looks
• Suit Tech Fusion: Unlock both perks in a shared Suit Tech slot
• PlayStation Trophy Unlock a new trophy for completing the story in NG+

Additional Features

• Mission Replay: Replay *that* mission (and many others) as much as you’d like now
• Time of Day: Change the time of day in the post-game via ‘Gameplay’ settings
• Tendril Colors: Swap symbiote tendril color in the post-game via ‘Gameplay’ settings
• Photo Mode – Action Figure Mode: Scale down characters for photo opportunities
• Photo Mode – Stickers: Decorate your photos with new stickers
• Hellfire Gala Suits: Added two new suits inspired by the Hellfire Gala designs
• Gameheads Fly N’ Fresh Suit Pack: Two new suits for Peter and Miles, plus Photo Mode content

NEW IN ACCESSIBILITY

• Audio Descriptions: A narrator will describe key visuals and actions during cinematics
  
  • Sub Option: Volume Slider
• Screen Reader: Audio narration relaying text across menus, tutorials, and control hints 
  
  • Sub Options: Volume Slider, Repeat Delay Time, Repeat Delay Scale
• Mono Audio: Combine all audio into a singular output
• Captions: Display captions for important in-game sounds during cinematics and some gameplay 
  
  • Sub options: Size, Color, Background Color, Background Opacity
• In-World Text Translations: Enable text boxes to show translated in-world text
• High Contrast Outlines: Outline friendlies and enemies with specific High Contrast colors
  
  • High Contrast Outlines Friendly
  • High Contrast Outlines Enemy
• High Contrast Presets: Access preset High Contrast settings for streamlined use
• Center Dot Color: Adjust the color of the center dot on screen
• Aim Arc Color: Adjust the color of the arc that displays during certain moments when aiming
• Target Arc Color: Change the color of the arc indicator when throwing certain items on target
• Motion Sensor Aiming: Aim using the DualSense Controller’s motion sensors
  
  • Sub Options include: Calibration & Sensitivity
• UI Holds: Switch UI holds to toggle
• Touch Pad in Combat: Disable the Touch Pad during combat to prevent accidental presses

IMPROVEMENTS / FIXES

GENERAL

• General improvements to game stability
• Addressed global crashing and freezing issues that may occur during cutscenes and/or gameplay
• Addressed global visual issues that may occur during cutscenes and/or gameplay
• Addressed issues where hiding HUD would prevent the next mission from spawning
• Addressed issues where players wouldn’t be able to progress certain tutorials or sections 
• Addressed an issue where Web Wings would automatically deploy if tutorials are set to off
• Addressed an issue where trick animations would reset during dives
• Addressed issues relating to incorrect player spawns after failing or restarting checkpoint
• Updated Webbed Suit textures
• Addressed clipping and artifact issues with some suit lenses 
• Improved deformation across several suits
• Various additional fixes across the game

ACCESSIBILITY

• Made several improvements and fixes to High Contrast settings
  • Addressed visibility issues across several enemy types, attacks, puzzles, and interactable objects
• Added the pause menu option to skip Adaptive Trigger minigames, joining previously included features such as:
  • Turning off Adaptive Triggers via PS5 console settings to automatically skips these puzzles
  • QTE Autocomplete can automatically skip these puzzles
• Made improvements and fixes to Toggles
  • Enabling Swing/Parkour toggle adds tap on/off functionality for Spider-Bot Jump Jets
  • Enabling Swing/Parkour toggle adds functionality for MJ to navigate squeeze-throughs automatically
  • Toggle icons display properly when restarting the game
  • Addressed an issue where tutorials would interfere with Swing/Parkour toggle functionality
  • Addressed an issue where Swing/Parkour wouldn’t enable fast enough when sprinting as MJ
  • Addressed issues with Aim Mode toggle with MJ’s lure
• Addressed issues with Friendly Neighborhood Challenge Level 
  
  • Symbiote nests and tanker crimes can no longer be failed 
• Made several improvements to Look at Waypoint across several missions in the game
• Added Point of Interest (POI) Audio Indicator
  • This feature emits audio feedback ticking when Spider-Senses are used and there is a POI on the screen to aid in judging distance, height, and occlusion
• Made several improvements to DualSense haptics
  • When the Haptics setting is set to Functional and the POI Audio Indicator is enabled, the system includes an additional haptic component for the waypoints.
  • Added distinct haptics for Abilities and Gadgets ready with Functional Haptics turned on
  • Added hot/cold haptics when doing object navigations with Functional Haptics turned on
  • Added haptic feedback when interact prompt is on screen
  • Adjusted haptics across different puzzles and combat scenarios in the game
  • Toned down damage received haptic a bit.
• Selected Shortcuts now display in the first boot menu
• Added the ability to enable Screen Reader in the first boot menu via Square button press
• Fixed resolution and other oddities when setting Button Prompt Size to Largest
• If enabled, Auto-Heal can save the player from fall damage death if the player has a full Focus bar