Marvel’s Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4 was a complete hit by all accounts. At the very least, it was the Spider-Man game that many video game fans and Spider-Man fans were waiting for since the wall crawler's first playable debut. Now that the game has been out for well over a year, fans have had plenty of time to speculate on what a sequel could look like. There has been plenty of speculation on what plot elements, Marvel characters, or villains could show up in Spider-Man 2.
Since fans have had nothing to tide them over besides speculation, one player in particular took on a very challenging task. A YouTube creator by the name of Reetae27 took it upon himself to try and make a basketball shot using Marvel Spider-Man’s in-game physics. For those who may not have played the game, making a shot using the game’s physics is by no means a simple task.
Sprawled throughout Marvel Spider-Man’s New York are a variety of buildings and locations. Tons of skyscrapers, parks, and even references to other Marvel characters are littered throughout the sprawling cityscape. Among those locations are a handful of basketball courts where NPCs shoot baskets and a handful of physics-based basketballs litter the court. This is where Reetae27’s journey to shoot a basket began.
The video starts with Reetae kicking around a basketball that cannot be directly interacted with, before being struck with the idea of seeing whether or not it’s possible to actually make one of those basketballs go through a hoop. After a bit of theorizing and costume changing to the MCU-related Stark Spider-Man suit that can be unlocked in-game, he sets out to test his theory with hours and hours of practice and web slinging.
The video itself is quite the journey to go through. While the NPCs who are playing basketball can effortlessly pick up the balls and make the shots every single time, Spider-Man can only interact with some specific basketballs. Additionally, he can only interact with them via his webs in a somewhat straight line. Reetae details his dozens of hours spend experimenting with the in-game physics in an enthralling fashion – really testing which angles and positioning work best for trying to manipulate the game’s physics in the best way for the ball to actually go through the hoop.
The conclusion of Reetae27’s experiment is well worth the watch. It’s incredibly interesting to see just how far some players can push certain games. While it might still be a while until fans get a glimpse of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man fans can still look forward to some easter eggs and references in the new Morbius film releasing later this year.
Marvel's Spider-Man is out now for PS4.
Source: Reetae27 (via YouTube)
