If you are playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered for the first time, you might be scratching your head over which difficulty setting to choose. There are several difficulty levels to play the game on and each one ups the ante in a different but meaningful way.
There are five difficulty levels in Marvel’s Spider-Man: Friendly Neighbourhood (Very Easy), Friendly (Easy), Amazing (Normal), Spectacular (Hard), and Ultimate (Very Hard). In this guide, we will explore how each difficulty level functions.
1. Friendly Neighbourhood
This is the easiest difficulty setting you can choose. The Friendly Neighbourhood setting gives beginners a smooth experience while they understand the game’s mechanics.
Enemies take much longer to attack and their damage is fairly low. You will have no problems recovering from any damage taken during any skirmish.
2. Friendly
Enemies can hit a bit harder in the Friendly difficulty setting. Their attacks also become swift, particularly enemies wielding guns or firearms will become faster. However, the damage to Spider-Man is still low enough not to warrant any concern.
3. Amazing
If you want to play it safe while facing a bit of a challenge, go with the Amazing difficulty setting. Enemies are more or less as fast and aggressive as in the Friendly setting. However, they now do enough damage with their attacks for you to start dodging out of the way.
4. Spectacular
Spectacular is where Spider-Man Remastered starts posing a real challenge. Enemies are not going to wait around to attack. They will show aggressiveness while landing lethal blows that can take a good chunk out of your health pool.
If you are playing in the Spectacular difficulty setting, note that there is a risk of death. A single bad move and you might swing away after raising a white flag.
5. Ultimate
The Ultimate difficulty setting gets unlocked after you finish the game once. This ramps up the difficulty levels into the red in Spider-Man.
Enemies can now take you down with just one or two successful hits. They also tend to surround you more easily if you are not looking over your shoulder.
Ultimate is for players who have mastered every gameplay mechanic in Spider-Man Remastered. That includes dodging, swinging, abilities, and combat. No form of button mashing will help you here.
How To Change Difficulty Settings in Marvel’s Spider-Man?
You can naturally select a difficulty level when starting the game for the first time. You can also change the difficulty settings at any point afterward.
Simply open the main menu and go to “Game Options” to find the “Difficulty” setting.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered has no trophy/achievement tied to any difficulty setting. Hence, if you find the game too hard, you can lower the difficulty setting on the fly without any concerns about missing a trophy/achievement.
You can earn the Platinum trophy/achievement on even the tutorial-level Friendly Neighbourhood difficulty setting.
