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Marvel's Spider-Man 2: what does the debug menu actually do?

What did you miss in the Marvel's Spider-Man 2 debug menu that was patched out?

The studio inadvertently released developer tools in version 1.002 of Spider-Man 2, enabling debug options and level selections that offered us a peek under the hood of one of the most technically advanced open worlds in any video game. Cutscenes tend to fare best with all three options, with the deepest lows coming during this alpha-heavy action sequence in the opening - which we previously identified as one of the game's major stress points. Access to the debug menu offered up a great, if unintended, glimpse into the workings of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, with the resolution readout and out-of-bounds rooms providing some insight into how the game functions.

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