At a certain point inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, it becomes apparent to many players that things are just going tohaveto go down this way. Who else can snap Peter Parker back into place than Miles Morales? We reckon the other answer would be Mary Jane Watson, but she’s been a little preoccupied, too…

In any case, the tension’s high, the stakes are higher, and we’re here to help you bring the original Spider-Man back to his senses.

Peter in Symbiote Form in Spider-Man 2

How To Beat Spider-Man

While a lot can be written about Peter’s individual attacks, we believe the best recommendations for this particular Spider-Man 2 boss fight are brief ones. That is to say, our overarching thought process forall of Peter’s attacks against Miles is to evade them at all times whenever possible.It’s not that parrying is never possible. It’s more thatPeter tends to leave himself open just long enough after you dodge even his best attacksfor you to come in strong and get some blows on him.

Heck, that’s basically how the fight starts.Right off the bat, Peter will lunge toward Miles, so jump out of the way and strike, bearing in mind that between strings of cutscenes, this will happen a second time, and then finally a third (though the third time usually involves Peter using his tendrils instead, coming in from higher up in the air).

Miles corners Peter in Spider-Man 2

If we’re convinced it’s best to catalog all of your foe’s strikes as ‘avoid’, then the real strategy in this battle rests not in handling Peter’s attacks, but knowing which attacks to use in return. We’ve encountered great success with the following three approaches:

Again, much can be said about the ins and outs of Symbiont Spider-Man’s arsenal. But much like the story here is about Miles Morales getting through to his mentor and friend, it’s not about what the enemy is capable of doing. It’s all about you, Miles, circumventing it all while doing what must be done.