

Here are the occasions where players have been able to take control of Spider-Man's foes to either assist as anti-heroes or unleash chaos by embracing their villainous side. Whereas most of the Spider-Man video games have players controlling the wall-crawler as he faces off against his villains in boss battles, there have been plenty of titles that have put players in their shoes. The idea of playing as one of the webhead's villains is not too outside the realm of possibility when looking at Spider-Man's history in gaming. Related: What Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Can Learn From Web Of Shadows' Venom Story However, the rumors that Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has symbiote suit variants seems more likely, given the suits conspicuous absence from the first game. Nothing has been confirmed by Insomniac, but in the previous entries, Marvel's Spider-Man and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, players have only taken control of each title's respective Spider-Man.

With Insomniac currently at the helm of the Marvel's Spider-Man series, and the symbiote saga expected to play a major role in the upcoming sequel Marvel's Spider-Man 2, many rumors have been circulating about whether fan-favorite villain-turned-antihero Venom could be a playable character alongside both Peter and Miles' versions of Spider-Man.
