Marvel's Spider-Man: Turf Wars

Turf Wars is a disappointing chapter that does little in progressing the main narrative of The City That Never Sleeps storyline. While the DLC is fully polished and Hammerhead makes for a competent villain, his lack of screen time, mixed with Watanabi's uninteresting story arc and lack of new gameplay, makes for a bit of a miss.

Where The Heist’s cliffhanger left me fairly certain I knew what might be going on in Turf Wars, the second DLC’s conclusion leaves me far less sure about where episode three, Silver Lining, is headed. It might not be the standout standalone pack some will want, but Turf Wars is definitely doing its job as the second of three parts by leaving us ready and waiting for a far brighter finale.

Although it’s still fun, it just doesn’t have enough to be properly compared to the base game. I hope that Silver Lining will be more satisfying in terms of plot, payoff, and gameplay because Turf Wars doesn’t live up to the main game or even the previous DLC in any of those respects, and without the strong characterization of Yuri Watanabe, the plot would fall completely flat.