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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Spider-Man 2: The Game is a third-person action adventure game developed by The Fizz Factor. Despite sharing the name with popular 2004 game developed by Treyarch, this is not a PC port. Instead it's a low-budget game developed by a separate team, which doesn't share assets or code with console versions.

The game released on June 28, 2004 as retail only receiving negative reviews due to it simplistic, unimaginative gameplay, mediocre visuals and boring gameplay with some reviewers questioning why this version was even made, instead of the game being ported from consoles.

The game is currently unavailable for purchase with only rare second-hand copies being available.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		CD-ROM used only for installation.
Retail

This game is not available digitally.

Demos

A demo is available here.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch v1.1 is the latest patch for the OS X version.^[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\System\*.ini^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)

Webhead.ini contains general settings.

User.ini contains camera FOV, mouse, keyboard/controller bindings and other settings.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\System^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)

Video

Video Settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor		See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen		See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD		See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)	60° by default. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See Anisotropic filtering (AF), or use dgVoodoo 2.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Use dgVoodoo 2.
High-fidelity upscaling	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Off by default. To turn it on, see Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Set in Webhead.ini^[2]

Launch the game at least once then close it.
Open Webhead.ini.
Go to the [WinDrv.WindowsClient] section.
Set FullscreenViewportX and FullscreenViewportY to the desired resolution.

Notes

Lower vertical FOV at wider aspect ratios (Vert-). Increase FOV to compensate, see Field of view (FOV).

Field of view (FOV)

Edit ini file^[2]

Launch the game at least once then close it.
Open User.ini.
Define FoV in following lines:

DesiredFOV=60.000000
DefaultFOV=60.000000
FOVAngle=60.000000

Notes

Game could start to randomly reset those values. If so, edit those values in <path-to-game>\System\DefUser.ini too.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Edit ini file^[2]
Launch the game at least once then close it. Open `Webhead.ini`. Go to class `[D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice]`. In this section, adjust the line `LevelOfAnisotropy=1` (maximum is 16).

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Edit ini file^[2]
Launch the game at least once then close it. Open `Webhead.ini`. Change the line `UseVSync=False` to `UseVSync=True`.

Input

Control Settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Set `UseJoystick=True` in `Webhead.ini` under `[WinDrv.WindowsClient]`.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Edit in `User.ini`.
Controller sensitivity		Edit in `User.ini`.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Edit in `User.ini`.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Mouse acceleration

Edit ini file^[2]

Launch the game at least once then close it.
Open User.ini.
Change the line MouseAccelThreshold=100.0000 to 0.

Notes

[Engine.PlayerInput] entries are created upon inverting mouse y-axis or adjusting sensitivity.

Mouse sensitivity

Edit ini file^[2]

Open User.ini.
Change the line MouseSensitivity= to the desired value.

Notes

[Engine.PlayerInput] entries are created upon inverting mouse y-axis or adjusting sensitivity.

Jerky/Uneven mouse movement

Edit ini file^[2]

Launch the game at least once then close it.
Open User.ini.

Go to the following lines and change 2.0 to 0.1:

MouseX=Count bXAxis | Axis aMouseX Speed=2.0

MouseY=Count bYAxis | Axis aMouseY Speed=2.0

Change the line MouseSmoothingMode= to 1 and MouseSamplingTime= to:
- 0.008 for 125Hz polling rate
- 0.002 for 500Hz polling rate
- 0.001 for 1000Hz polling rate
Change the line MouseSensitivity= to 50 in User.ini (more or less, if needed to adjust).
Open Webhead.ini.
Go to the [D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice] section and change ReduceMouseLag= to False.

Notes

Opening the control settings in-game to adjust mouse sensitivity will reset the value to 10 or below, making aiming way too slow.

Audio

Audio Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects and Voice.
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software or OpenAL. See Surround sound.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 3.0.
Royalty free audio

Surround sound

By default, the game outputs to stereo on modern versions of Windows. This will force the game to use the system OpenAL device as ouput and restore surround sound.

Forcing the game to use the system OpenAL device may lead to audio dropouts, missing and substituted audio samples.

Restore surround sound^[2]
Launch the game at least once then close it. Open `Webhead.ini`. Set `Use3DSound=True` and `UseDefaultDriver=False`, and save.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Italian
Polish				Only on Polish retail copy, download.
Russian				Only on Russian retail copy.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4, see profile introduction. `Note:` Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum.

Issues fixed

Poor performance on Windows 8/8.1/10/11

Install dgVoodoo2.^[2]

Use crosire's d3d8to9 wrapper^[2]
Download `d3d8.dll` from here. Place it in `<path-to-game>\System\`.

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Maximum selectable refresh rate is 60 Hz. This does not limit FPS, but may set the monitor's refresh rate to 100 Hz, which may result in screen tearing on a 120 or 144 Hz monitor.

Set fullscreen refresh rate^[2]

Launch the game at least once then close it.
Open Webhead.ini.
Find the line DesiredRefreshRate=60.
Change the value to set the monitor's refresh rate. For example, 120 or 144.

Notes

Modifying any video options will undo the custom refresh rate.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8
OpenGL
Software renderer		RAD Game Tools' Pixomatic Software Renderer.

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				Install the version 1.1 patch for Intel support.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.5.21.0

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98/ME/2000/XP
Processor (CPU)	Pentium 600 MHz Athlon 600 MHz	Pentium III
System memory (RAM)	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	827 MB	+ 400 MB for the Windows swap file
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA RIVA TnT/TnT2 ATI Radeon series Matrox Parhelia 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible	NVIDIA GeForce series
Sound (audio device)	16-bit sound card with DirectX 9.0b compliancy
Other	4X CD-ROM with 600K/sec sustained transfer rate

Partially region locked due to the game requiring the same language based Windows system that matches the region's disc during installation.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.2.8 (Jaguar)
Processor (CPU)	G3 700 MHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon 7500 NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX 32 MB of VRAM
Other	8X CD-ROM ^[3]

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ Aspyr - Support - last accessed on 2007-08-07
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-07-03
↑ Aspyr: Mac Spider-Man 2 game goes gold - last accessed on 2024-04-24

[gamedir-2] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] Aspyr - Support - last accessed on 2007-08-07

[Checked_by_AlphaYellow-3] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-07-03

[4] Aspyr: Mac Spider-Man 2 game goes gold - last accessed on 2024-04-24

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[Note 1]

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-'''Key points'''
-{{--}} This version is completely different from the PlayStation 2/Xbox/Gamecube version, as it was made by a different developer and runs on a different game engine.
 {{Introduction
-|introduction      =
+|introduction      = '''Spider-Man 2: The Game''' is a [[:Category:Third-person|third-person]] [[:Category:action|action]] [[:Category:adventure|adventure]] game developed by The Fizz Factor. Despite sharing the name with popular 2004 game developed by Treyarch, this is not a PC port. Instead it's a low-budget game developed by a separate team, which doesn't share assets or code with console versions.
+|release history   = The game released on June 28, 2004 as retail only receiving negative reviews due to it simplistic, unimaginative gameplay, mediocre visuals and boring gameplay with some reviewers questioning why this version was even made, instead of the game being ported from consoles.
-|release history   = The PC version received negative reviews due to missing features from the console versions like the freely physics based web swinging and open world structure.
+|current state     = The game is currently unavailable for purchase with only rare second-hand copies being available.
-|current state     =
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 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
-{{Fixbox|description=Set in Webhead.ini|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-07-03}}</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Set in Webhead.ini|ref=<ref name="Checked_by_AlphaYellow">{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-07-03}}</ref>|fix=
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 # Open {{file|[[#Game data|Webhead.ini]]}}.
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 ===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
-{{Fixbox|description=Edit ini file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-07-03}}</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit ini file|ref=<ref name="Checked_by_AlphaYellow" />|fix=
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 ===[[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)|Anisotropic filtering (AF)]]===
-{{Fixbox|description=Edit ini file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-07-03}}</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit ini file|ref=<ref name="Checked_by_AlphaYellow" />|fix=
 # Launch the game at least once then close it.
 # Open {{file|[[#Game data|Webhead.ini]]}}.
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 ===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]===
-{{Fixbox|description=Edit ini file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-07-03}}</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit ini file|ref=<ref name="Checked_by_AlphaYellow" />|fix=
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 # Open {{file|[[#Game data|User.ini]]}}.
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 ===[[Glossary:Mouse#Sensitivity|Mouse sensitivity]]===
-{{Fixbox|description=Edit ini file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-07-03}}</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit ini file|ref=<ref name="Checked_by_AlphaYellow" />|fix=
 # Open {{file|[[#Game data|User.ini]]}}.
 # Change the line <code>MouseSensitivity=</code> to the desired value.
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 ===Jerky/Uneven mouse movement===
-{{Fixbox|description=Edit ini file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-07-03}}</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit ini file|ref=<ref name="Checked_by_AlphaYellow" />|fix=
 # Launch the game at least once then close it.
 # Open {{file|[[#Game data|User.ini]]}}.
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 {{--}} Forcing the game to use the system OpenAL device may lead to audio dropouts, missing and substituted audio samples.
-{{Fixbox|description=Restore surround sound|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-07-03}}</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Restore surround sound|ref=<ref name="Checked_by_AlphaYellow" />|fix=
 # Launch the game at least once then close it.
 # Open {{file|[[#Game data|Webhead.ini]]}}.
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 |vorpx                       = hackable
 |vorpx modes                 = G3D
-|vorpx notes                 = User created profile, requires [[DgVoodoo 2|DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4]], see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/search/SpiderMan_2/ profile introdution]. <br><code>Note:</code> Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/search/SpiderMan_2/ vorpx forum].
+|vorpx notes                 = User created profile, requires [[DgVoodoo 2|DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4]], see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/search/SpiderMan_2/ profile introduction]. <br><code>Note:</code> Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/search/SpiderMan_2/ vorpx forum].
 |htc vive                    =
 |htc vive notes              =
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 ==Issues fixed==
 ===Poor performance on Windows 8/8.1/10/11===
-{{Fixbox|description=Install [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ dgVoodoo2].|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-07-03}}</ref>}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Install [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ dgVoodoo2].|ref=<ref name="Checked_by_AlphaYellow" />}}
-{{Fixbox|description=Use crosire's d3d8to9 wrapper|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-07-03}}</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use crosire's d3d8to9 wrapper|ref=<ref name="Checked_by_AlphaYellow" />|fix=
 # Download {{file|d3d8.dll}} from [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases here].
 # Place it in {{folder|{{p|game}}\System\}}.
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 {{--}} Maximum selectable refresh rate is 60 Hz. This does not limit FPS, but may set the monitor's refresh rate to 100 Hz, which may result in screen tearing on a 120 or 144 Hz monitor.
-{{Fixbox|description=Set fullscreen refresh rate<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-07-03}}</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Set fullscreen refresh rate<ref name="Checked_by_AlphaYellow" />|fix=
 # Launch the game at least once then close it.
 # Open {{file|[[#Game data|Webhead.ini]]}}.

Developers

	The Fizz Factor
macOS (OS X)	Aspyr Media
macOS (OS X)	Ryan C. Gordon
Publishers
	Activision
Russia	1C Company
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	June 28, 2004
macOS (OS X)	August 16, 2004
Reception
Metacritic	42
IGDB	68
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, North America
Series	Spider-Man