Most Spider-Man games focus on Peter Parker's adventures, but he's not the only Spider-Man in Marvel Comics. Starring in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Miles Morales has made a name for himself and become a fan favorite. Miles' popularity has led him to appear in several Marvel videos games, including the upcoming Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
While few games feature Miles Morales as the main protagonist, many include him as a playable character. Miles has different powers than Peter Parker, letting players explore new move sets across a variety of games. Not only is Miles Morales a fantastic Spider-Man, but he's got an amazing story worth exploring.
10 Marvel Contest Of Champions
Marvel Contest of Champions is a fighting game released on mobile platforms in 2014 and features a wide range of characters from Marvel Comics. There's also an arcade version with over 200 characters to choose from, including a host of Spider-Man variants like Miles Morales.
Marvel Contest of Champions is a standard fighting game, but each character can be upgraded. The more players rank up Miles Morales, they'll improve and unlock new traits, moves, and specials. Equipped with perks that let him boost his strength and evade opponents' strongest attacks, Miles is a valuable addition to any team of Champions.
9 Spider-Man: Edge of Time
Spider-Man: Edge of Time released back in 2011 and was a sequel to Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions. The game featured an interesting "cause and effect" mechanic, where decisions made by Spider-Man affected Spiderman 2099. The story incorporated time-travel and timeline-altering elements, while the gameplay featured a classic beat-em-up style.
While Miles Morales isn't officially featured in the game, his suit is an unlockable. To play as Miles, one simply needs the suit and a pinch of imagination. Spider-Man: Edge of Time's loophole requires a little creativity, but it's absolutely worth it.
8 The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 may have the same name and cover art as the Andrew Garfield movie, but the game's plot takes a different turn. The game features more villains and expands on that particular Peter Parker. As a bonus, players have a massive city to play in.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 doesn't feature Miles Morales. However, the third-person action-adventure game includes Miles' suit as an unlockable reward. By donning Miles Morales' Spider-Man suit, players can imagine they're Brooklyn's up-and-coming hero.
7 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
In Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, players form a team of Marvel heroes and set off on a quest to stop Thanos and The Black Order from gathering the Infinity Stones. The game offers a significant roster of Marvel heroes, including Miles Morales' Spider-Man.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order features a hack-and-slash style and lets players switch between characters during battle to create devastating combos. Miles Morales is a fun character to use and boasts unique powers to take down enemies. Placing Miles on a team with Peter Parker's Spider-Man lets players recreate their iconic partnership.
6 Lego Marvel’s Avengers
While both Lego Marvel Superheroes games told a whole new story based on characters and events in the comics, Lego Marvel's Avengers was focused on retelling the stories of the first two Avengers movies. There were also levels focused on Captain America: The First Avenger, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Even though Miles Morales never appeared in the MCU movies, joined Lego Marvel's Avengers via a DLC pack. Players could now play as Miles through the MCU movie levels, zipping around on webs and punching enemies until they broke apart.
5 Lego Marvel Superheroes
Lego Marvel Superheroes is a great game with that adapts stories from Marvel comics into the world of LEGO. Co-operative play, puzzles, and tons of unlockable characters are a staple in the LEGO games, and this one is no different.
Lego Marvel Superheroes revolves around Doctor Doom setting up a Doom Ray while Nick Fury assembles as many heroes as he can. Miles Morales is only playable in the portable versions of the game. This means players looking to don his black and red suit must be just as on-the-go as he is. The portable versions, Nintendo DS, 3DS, and PS Vita, play very well and provide hours of entertainment.
4 Lego Marvel Superheroes 2
Lego Marvel Superheroes 2 followed up the previous game as a worthy successor, adding new time-control mechanics and a ton of new characters. Miles Morales isn't playable right off the bat, but he became an unlockable character. Once players earn a handful of studs, they can unlock him from the character screen to use during any level.
Lego Marvel Superheroes 2 centers on Kang the Conquerer and his quest to dominate the universe. While using Miles Morales, the player can team-up with familiar allies like Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, Spider-Man 2099, and Spider-Man Noir. Features great co-op, platforming, and puzzles, Lego Marvel Superheroes 2 has it all.
3 Marvel’s Spider-Man
While Marvel's Spider-Man heavily focused on the story of a college-aged Peter Parker, Miles Morales appeared as a side character. Gamers actually got to play Miles during several tense missions, even before Miles received his spider-powers.
Players controlled Miles in stealth missions, sneaking past enemies and heading towards goals to collect information he would pass along to Spider-Man. These missions and plot threads served as the perfect introduction to this version of Miles. It also became the perfect launch for the Miles-focused spin-off Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and the eventual sequel Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
2 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 may not arrive until later this year, but from the preview shown at the May PlayStation showcase, it promises to be a fantastic game. While the highly successful Marvel's Spider-Man introduced Miles before he had his powers, the sequel will let fans play as both Miles and Peter Parker.
Both Spider-Men will need to work together if they want to stop Kraven the Hunter and the other villains causing trouble in New York. Advertising a seamless transition between playing as Peter and Miles, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will let players explore various powers and styles of combat unique to each Spider-Man.
1 Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales
In a stand-alone spinoff semi-sequel to Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales put players in full control of Miles, now with his spider powers. Miles is quickly learning the basics of how to be Spider-Man, and as players progress, they'll unlock more skills and abilities to use during combat.
Unlike Peter, Miles Morales has electric powers and can even cloak for a short period of time. This feature introduces an exciting new element to the gameplay. Miles Morales' story is emotional, heart-warming, and one of true heroic courage. Any Miles Morales fan won't want to miss out on this game's amazing adventure.