Spider-Man 2 (PlayStation 2)

Spider-Man 2
Developer: Treyarch Publishers: Activision (US/EU), Taito (JP) Platform: PlayStation 2 Released in JP: September 30, 2004 Released in US: June 28, 2004 Released in EU: July 9, 2004 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused text. This game has debugging material.

Spider-Man 2 is the second game based on the second Spider-Man movie by Sony Pictures, made for the second PlayStation console.

GAME.INI

GAME.INI is found in the root directory, which contains:

[Strings]
SKU=SLUS-20776

[Ints]

[Flags]

SLUS-20776 represents the US version of the game.

Unlike the GameCube release of the game, this file is read at run-time. Variables may be added to the file, however with most debug functionality disabled.

Variables

These variables, when enabled, have a noticeable effect in-game:

Variable	Result
LAUNDRY_LIST=0	Sets the chapter of the story that the player is in.
GOD_MODE=1	Enables god mode. The player is unaffected by enemies' punching or shooting.
SHOW_PERF_INFO=1	Shows performance stats, such as FPS, # of verts, # of polys, and # of nodes. This is displayed as a box in the top right corner of the screen.
COMBAT_DISPLAY=1	Displays two lines of text on the bottom of the screen. CURR represents the current attack or action being performed, and NEXT represents any attack or action that may be performed after the current attack or action.
NO_LOAD_SCREEN=1	Skips loading the current savegame, intro movies, and title screen. If LAUNDRY_LIST is set to anywhere above 0, it will skip the new game intro.
COMBO_TESTER=1	Allows the player to test combat combos while in the air.

Debug Information

While most of the debug features have been stripped, performance and combat information may still be viewed by setting the SHOW_PERF_INFO and COMBAT_DISPLAY flags to 1.

The game with SHOW_PERF_INFO and COMBAT_DISPLAY set to 1.

Debug Text

For nearly every chapter, there are pieces of debug text that provide exposition. These strings are found in AMALGA.PAK.

Chapter 4

==DEBUG TEXT== UPON GAZING AT THE BEAUTIFUL SKYLINE, SPIDEY NOTICES A PLUME OF SMOKE COMING
FROM A NEARBY BUILDING.

==DEBUG TEXT== UMMM... THERE'S A DUDE IN A RHINO SUIT. KILL HIM.

Chapter 7

In Chapter 7, Pride and Prejudice, there are debug subtitles that slightly differ from the retail game's actual voice lines. For instance, in the mission's introduction cutscene, Mr. Jameson refers to Madison Square Garden instead of just sports arena.

Debug text shows some events for both challenges.

==DEBUG TEXT== BZZT! WRONG PIT, NO SCORE!
==DEBUG TEXT== OOOH ONE FOR QB!!! TOTALS: SPIDEY [score] ... QB [score]
==DEBUG TEXT== SCORE ONE FOR SPIDEY!!! TOTALS: SPIDEY [score]
==DEBUG TEXT== OUCH! YOU'VE BEEN HIT [#] TIMES.

There is also an additional challenge that has been cut from the final game.

(DISAPPOINTED) WELL... I KNEW THAT WAS TOO EASY A CHALLENGE FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS OBVIOUSLY GONE TO SUCH LENGTHS TO CREATE HIS RUSE. 
LET'S TRY SOMETHING THAT WILL ENTERTAIN OUR AUDIENCE A BIT MORE... 
YOU'RE REPORTED TO HAVE ASTOUNDING STRENGTH AND BALANCE.  
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO PROVE IT...IF YOU CAN.  
THIS CHALLENGE IS SIMPLE.  
LIFT THREE WEIGHTS, CARRY THEM ACROSS THE PLATFORM, AND THEN DROP THEM OFF AT THE FINISH LINE.

Chapter 9

==DEBUG TEXT== PETER REMEMBERS THAT AUNT MAY'S RENT IS DUE SOON. 
HE DECIDES TO GO TO THE DAILY BUGLE TO EARN SOME MONEY TO HELP HER OUT.

==DEBUG TEXT== JJJ TELLS PETER TO GO TO A PRESS CONFERENCE FOR QUENTIN BECK, 
WHO IS AGAIN TRYING TO DEFAME SPIDEY.
THE CONFERENCE IS HELD IN AN OLD THEATER ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN.

==DEBUG TEXT== INSTEAD OF BECK, MYSTERIO APPEARS AND SAYS HE IS A SPACE-ALIEN BENT ON CONQUERING EARTH.
HE UNLEASHES A SQUAD OF FLYING ALIENS (ACTUALLY ROBOTS) UPON THE HORRIFIED MEMBERS OF THE PRESS.
THIS EVENT SPILLS OUT ONTO THE STREETS.
SPIDEY MUST DEAL WITH THREE NEARBY LOCATIONS WHERE THE ALIENS ARE WREAKING HAVOC.

Chapter 10

==DEBUG TEXT== SPIDEY MUST GET TO THE UNVEILING OF DR. OCTAVIUS'S REACTOR ON TIME.

==DEBUG TEXT== FOLLOWING AN INTRODUCTION BY DR. CONNORS, DR. OCTAVIUS UNVEILS HIS REACTOR TO 
A CROWD OF DIGNITARIES.  AS THE REACTOR BECOMES MORE AND MORE UNSTABLE, SPIDEY BURSTS ONTO THE
SCENE. BEFORE SPIDEY CAN STOP THE PROCESS, OCTAVIUS IS BADLY INJURED AND HIS WIFE SLAIN BY STRAY
ENERGY FROM THE REACTOR.

==DEBUG TEXT== SPIDEY REMEMBERS THAT HE IS LATE FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH DR. CONNORS. 

==DEBUG TEXT== JUST BEFORE GETTING TO DR. CONNORS'S LAB, SPIDEY'S CONFRONTED BY A HORDE OF 
MYSTERIO FLYERS.

==DEBUG TEXT== WHEN SPIDEY IS FINISHED WITH THE FLYERS, A SCENE ANIMATION PLAYS, DEPICTING
DR. CONNORS DRINKING HIS FORMULA. IT ALSO SHOWS THAT DOC OCK COMES TO DR. CONNORS'S OFFICE FOR
HELP, GOES INTO A RAGE AND SLAMS DR. CONNORS INTO A WALL OF CHEMICAL VIALS.

==DEBUG TEXT== HAVING DEFEATED THE FLYERS, SPIDEY CONTINUES ON HIS WAY TO DR. CONNORS'S LAB.

==DEBUG TEXT== WHEN SPIDER-MAN ARRIVES AT THE LAB, HE FINDS IT BADLY DAMAGED BY THE FIGHT. 
THERE IS NO SIGN OF DR. CONNORS.

Chapter 12

==DEBUG TEXT== SPIDERMAN REALIZES THAT THERE ARE A FEW THINGS HE NEEDS TO DO BACK HOME.

Chapter 13

==DEBUG TEXT== SPIDEY REALIZES HE HAS TO GET TO THE BUGLE AND GET AN ASSIGNMENT. 
LET'S GO! YA-TA!

Chapter 15

==DEBUG TEXT== SPIDEY REMEMBERS HE WAS MEET TO DISCUSS PETER'S EARLIER 'REVELATION.'  
HE IS LATE, OF COURSE.

==DEBUG TEXT== PETER ARRIVES AT THE CAFE TO FIND MJ WAITING FOR HIM. 
BEFORE THEIR DISCUSSION CAN PROCEED TOO FAR, HOWEVER, OCTOPUS BREAKS IN AND SWIPES MJ. 
HE GIVES PETER AN ULTIMATUM TO 'DELIVER' TO SPIDER-MAN: MEET HIM AT THE CLOCK TOWER.

==DEBUG TEXT== AFTER RUSHING TO THE CLOCK TOWER. SPIDER-MAN SHOWS UP AT THE APPOINTED PLACE 
AND HE AND OCK STRUGGLE ON THE TOP OF THE BUILDING AND THEN FALL TO A MOVING ELEVATED TRAIN.
THE TWO BATTLE ON THE TRAIN UNTIL OCK FLEES, LEAVING SPIDEY TO DEAL WITH A RUNAWAY TRAIN.

==DEBUG TEXT== AFTER STOPPING THE TRAIN, SPIDEY COLLAPSES AND OCK CARRIES HIM OFF TO HARRY'S PLACE.

==DEBUG TEXT== HAVING LEARNED THE LOCATION OF DOC OCK'S HIDEOUT FROM HARRY, SPIDEY TRIES TO MAKE 
IT THERE IN TIME TO SAVE MARY JANE AND CONFRONT OCK ONCE AND FOR ALL. 

==DEBUG TEXT== AT OCK'S BASE, SPIDEY DISCOVERS MJ, CHAINED TO A PIPE AS OCK PREPARES HIS FUSION
EXPERIMENT FOR A SECOND ATTEMPT. SPIDEY TRIES TO RESCUE MJ, BUT OCK SPOTS HIM AND LASHES OUT WITH
AN ARM, RIPPING OFF SPIDEY'S MASK. MARY JANE REALIZES SPIDEY'S SECRET AND EVERYTHING CLICKS INTO
PLACE FOR HER. THERE'S NO TIME FOR EXPLANATIONS, THOUGH.

==DEBUG TEXT== FINAL SHOWDOWN: THE FUSION REACTOR HAS GONE HAYWIRE AND DOC OCK IS FURIOUS FOR
SPIDER-MAN FOR INTERFERING ONCE AGAIN. SPIDEY BATTLES OCK AND TRIES TO SHUT OFF THE REACTOR AT THE
SAME TIME. 

==DEBUG TEXT== THE EXPLOSION HAS SHORTED OUT OCKS HARMONIC SHIELD AND MADE HIM VULNERABLE

==DEBUG TEXT== YOU WIN: HAVE A DELICIOUS PRERENDER.