Marvel's Spider-Man is an open-world action-adventure game set in the borough of Manhattan in a fictionalized version of modern-day New York City.[2][3] It is presented from a third-person perspective showing the playable character and allowing the camera to be rotated freely around them.[3] The primary playable character is the superhero Spider-Man,[4] who can navigate the world by jumping, using his web shooters to fire webs that allow him to swing between buildings, running along walls and automatically vaulting over obstacles. The player can precisely aim webs to pull himself towards specific points.[3][5] Physical objects are required to attach webs to for swinging, and momentum and speed of the swing can be controlled by releasing the web at specific points to gain height or move more quickly.[6] The game features an optional fast travel system that uses the New York City Subway system.[7]