The 10 BEST Alternate Costumes In Spider-Man Games
Bodega Cat
“Spider-Man: Miles Morales” (2020) Here is a costume from the 2020 Insomniac game Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Let’s start off strong with a costume that offers nothing substantial to the player, and isn’t really that much of a fan service either. Sure, Spider-Cat does exist deep within the lore of the Spider-Man comics, but players weren’t blowing up Reddit asking for Spider-Cat. The Bodega Cat costume is just simply hilarious! After completing the game, and then doing the Cat’s Pajamas side mission, you can unlock this costume for Miles, which features a hoodie over the classic suit, and OH YEAH, A FREAKIN CAT WITH A SPIDER-MAN MASK IN YOUR BACKPACK. The cat jumps in to help you fight during finishers, but apart from that, the costume is just a regular old costume. No special abilities, no crazy fan service, just a bunch of cute fun.
Captain Universe
“Spider-Man” (2000) Easily one of the best Spider-Man games of all time was the PS1 entry titled plainly “Spider-Man”. Of course, it’s heavily outdated at this point, but upon release BOY was it good! This game offered a bunch of great skins, and costume alternatives with their own special abilities, but none gave the player as much of a boost as the Captain Universe costume. Imbued with the uni-power in Spider-Man lore, this variation of Spider-Man was incredibly powerful beyond his traditional abilities. In the game, this costume grants the player invulnerability, unlimited webbing, and enhanced strength. All of this combined makes it arguably the best costume in the PS1 entry.
Spider-Armor Mk 1
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“Spider-Man” (1995) This entry is special as it is the first Spider-Man game to feature an alternative costume within the game’s world. Spider-Man on the SNES and Sega Genesis, was a hidden gem which admittedly was a lot more fun on the SNES, but still, two good games. Within the game, the player was able to pick up the Spider-Armor Mk 1, a costume seen in the animated series the game is based on, for an alternate reality version of Peter from a reality where Ben Parker never died. The change in costume in-game is very helpful as it offers an extra layer of protection, and also makes Spider-Man look a little bit more freaking cool.
Symbiote Spider-Man
“Spider-Man” (2000) This costume seen in the PS1 entry of Spider-Man has nothing to do with cool abilities at all! The suit doesn’t offer any significant improvements to the gameplay, but its appeal is very simple... It looks hella sick. First appearing in Amazing Spider-Man Issue #252, the black suit is the result of Peter Parker merging with an alien symbiote. This was the first black suit variation, and it inspired countless Venom story lines (as well as Venom himself), and in the PS1 game, it just looks super goth. Unlimited webbing is a nice addition too... BUT IT’S MAINLY ABOUT THE LOOKING COOL THING!
Masked Marvel
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“Spider-Man: Edge of Time” (2011) This is all about nostalgia and fan service. In Spider-Man: Edge of Time, one of the unlockable costumes was the incredible Masked Marvel, the costume Spider-Man wore when he jumped in the wrestling ring after first gaining his powers. “Wait a minute, Mat!” I hear you say, “That’s not the wrestling costume!” Well actually, it is. When Spider-Man was first introduced to the world in the comic “Amazing Fantasy #15”, we got the first take on Peter Parker’s origin story, and in this version, he jumped in the ring as the Masked Marvel... Not The Amazing Spider-Man!
Spider-Phoenix
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“Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro” (2001) In the second Spider-Man game on the PS1, players had the opportunity to grab any of the costumes from the previous PS1 entry, as well as a bunch of new ones. One of these new costumes was Spider-Phoenix. Spider-Phoenix first appeared in Spider-Man #25 where Rachel Summers (aka Phoenix) dies, and her powers are transferred to the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Only slightly weaker than the Captain Universe costume seen in both PS1 entries, this one is not only incredibly useful, but looks awesome too!
Into the Spider-Verse
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“Spider-Man: Miles Morales” (2020) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was the animated classic that shocked audiences around the world with its quality and reception. Skyrocketing to the #1 highest rated Spider-Man movie of all time on Rotten Tomatoes, gamers were over the moon to see it featured in the 2020 Spider-Man game: Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Unlocked through pre-ordering the game (or getting to a certain point), the gimmick of this suit was its animation style which made Miles play and feel just like the animation style of the film. It was an awesome nod to the highly successful film, and watching that lower frame rate animation style really made our brains warm… Mmm, warm brain.
Undies
“Spider-Man” (2018) With great power comes great responsibility, and I’m not just talking about that package DAMN! The undies suit from 2018’s Spider-Man is not only the strongest outfit, the weirdest outfit, and the most unique outfit in the game, but it’s also the hardest to unlock. Beating the entire game 100% is a time investment, but once you’ve done it you can don the Spidey-Mask, and a pair of tighty whiteys… Well, tightey spidey whiteys... Actually, they aren’t even white they’re greyish. The suit is unique as it allows Spider-Man to take down any enemy with one hit, but with one negative: enemies can do the exact same to Spidey.
Green Goblin
“Spider-Man” (2002) Spider-Man (2002) on the PS2 was one of the best PS2 games to drop, that was until Spider-Man 2 came out, which was WAY better. In Spider-Man, if the player beats the game on hard mode, they unlock the shockingly interesting Green Goblin skin, which for all intents and purposes isn’t really a skin. The outfit puts you in the shoes of Harry Osbourne, and allows you to replay through all the levels with a new story, new intentions, and new voice lines from Harry, giving the game a replayability that we weren’t expecting. Also, flying around is almost more fun than swinging around, just saying.
Classic Suit
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“Spider-Man” (2018) No frills, no fanfare, let’s talk about the classic suit from 2018’s Spider-Man. The suit's ability “web blossom” is arguably the best overall ability in the game, it’s easy to use and takes down pretty much every enemy surrounding you. But that’s not what’s important. This suit is inspired by the first Spider-Man appearances in Amazing Fantasy #15, and that’s why it is so important. Spider-Man means so much to so many people, and without this classic suit, there would be no costume variations. Although we are used to it by this point, the Spider-Man costume is arguably the best superhero outfit design of all time, and it deserves its moment in the sun here on this list.
