The launch of both the PlayStation 5 and Spider-Man: Miles Morales is fast approaching, and Insomniac has released a new 30-second teaser for the highly anticipated video game.
It doesn't feature any gameplay footage, but this cinematic clip is a great way to tease what to expect from the title as we watch a struggling Miles Morales dust himself down and stand back up to take on The Tinkerer's forces. Unleashing his unique powers on the villains, he ultimately comes face-to-face with that big bad - an effective tease of what's to come in the game.
The biggest takeaway here, however, is the fact that Miles is Spider-Man. He's not a sidekick or wannabe, he's Spidey, and following the youngster's story in this game should be a lot of fun. While we don't know a huge amount about what to expect, the point is clearly to establish him as superhero
In the latest adventure in the Marvel’s Spider-Man universe, teenager Miles Morales is adjusting to his new home while following in the footsteps of his mentor, Peter Parker, as a new Spider-Man. But when a fierce power struggle threatens to destroy his new home, the aspiring hero realizes that with great power, there must also come great responsibility. To save all of Marvel’s New York, Miles must take up the mantle of Spider-Man and own it.
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Spider-Man: Miles Morales is set over Christmas, so it makes sense for the web-slinger to don a jacket in those conditions. Wearing Peter Parker's old Spidey suit from only the waist up, Miles has a hoodie and sweats on, a possible reference to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
This is almost certainly one of the first costumes Miles dons in the game, and it looks surprisingly cool in action. We've not really seen a huge amount from the game yet, so it's possible the weather in New York City will worsen, and we'll take control of this young hero in snow covered surroundings!
Miles has a number of powers Peter doesn't, including the ability to turn invisible and his patented Venom blasts. Here, we see the webbed warrior unleashing the latter, and that alone is set to be a game-changer for this video game franchise (particularly when it comes to how combat works).
We haven't seen this costume from Spider-Man: Miles Morales before now, and it looks a lot like Miles is swinging through New York City wearing Peter Parker's old suit! It's clearly too big for him, and this brings back memories of the Halloween outfit Miles initially donned in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Of course, comic book fans will also no doubt recall that the version of Miles Morales from the source material initially wore a Spider-Man suit which looked far too big for him, so that could just as easily be a reference to that. Peter is taller than Miles in this game world, so that explains why it's so loose.
This costume is clearly meant to be one Miles can train in, and he's made some interesting additions. For starters, it has elbow and knee pads, while the gloves are completely separate too. However, it's also possible this was what Peter looked like the first time he suited up and started fighting crime!
We know of a number of costumes that will be available to unlock in Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and chances are this one will be there from fairly early on. How many other surprises we can look forward to remains to be seen, but The Amazing Spider-Man suit will be in the remastered Spider-Man game.