The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is an video game based on the character and the 2014 . Developed by , it is the sequel to 2012's , and takes place within the same continuity, different from that of the films. The game's plot expands upon that of the film by including additional characters and elements from the Spider-Man comic books and other aspects of the .
The game was released on April 29 in North America and May 2 in Europe for , , , , , and , to mixed to negative reviews. The version was released alongside the other platforms digitally while the release of physical copies was delayed by two weeks. also released a mobile version on April 17 for iOS and Android devices as a paid game. The game was also in Japan as a -exclusive title. It is the last (and by extension, the final ) to be published by (who lost the game publishing rights to multiple Marvel characters shortly after the game's release), and also the last major Spider-Man video game to be released for the non-Sony platforms, as the license for Spider-Man games was passed to , who went on to develop the PlayStation-exclusive published by , beginning with the 2018 game .The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a third person action-adventure video game, set in an based on . Players take on the role of Spider-Man and complete missions—linear scenarios with set objectives—to progress through the story. The missions are structured in a linear manner, but the player is free to explore the game's map in between missions and engage in various side activities. Players have access to all of Spider-Man's superhuman abilities, including web swinging and wall crawling. The Web-Rush mechanic from the game's predecessor also returns and has been expanded, now allowing players to also do critical strikes, dodges, and rolls. The combat is similar to the predecessor, featuring a freeflow design and counterattacks, and allows Spider-Man to incapacitate enemies for a few seconds by various means, such as throwing interactable objects at them, and then subdue them for good by webbing them.