Why Did Spider-Man Games Take SO LONG to Get Good?

Spider-Man has been swinging on an all-time high as of late He’s still the face of Marvel, has a major blockbuster releasing in the MCU, and has been banging out awesome games as of late, but that hasn’t always been the case. Before becoming the PlayStation symbol of success, developers struggled to get the web-slinger right in gaming. Today we venture through the history of Spider-Man games, from a license haphazardly thrown onto systems to sell units, to a major gaming franchise in his own right.