Challenges played a heavy part in the lastInsomniactakes onSpider-Man, but this time you won’t be dealing with Screwball, Taskmaster, or hologram Peter. ForMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, you’ll finally be dealing with this take on the classic illusionist supervillain Mysterio.
Mysterio has claimed to have gone legit now, but his Mysteriums are bugging out and kidnapping people. Miles Morales will end up a victim of these buggy Mysteriums during a story mission, and will then take it upon himself to investigate the nine other Mysteriums before anybody gets hurt. Be prepared to beat the clock.
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Updated by Wyatt Grondin on November 10th, 2023:Video clips have been added for readers to better learn some of the strategies behind earning gold medals. Additional information that catalogs every Mysterium and the requirements for Gold have also been added.
Where To Find Mysteriums
All nine Mysteriums will appear for you once the story mission unlocks them. After that,you can always use theFNSM appto locate the nearest Mysterium and set a waypoint to it.
While the Mysteriums will probably already be on your map, here are their locations using the map with no other icons turned on.
How To Beat A Mysterium
Enter a Mysterium to find out the specific rules needed. Each Mysterium is a horde-mode battle, where you will encounter an endless swarm of enemies until you reach a specific goal. Most of these goals are to defeat a certain number of enemies, but on occasion, there will be a different requirement. You will be timed in each Mysterium, and awarded a medal based on the timer, with only two exceptions.
Mysterio will also send out a stage hazard depending on the Mysterium. Sometimes he will appear himself, and defeating him is necessary as he is shielding the enemies. Other times you just have to evade a laster or other object such as a train. After you defeat a few enemies, there will sometimes be a forced moment where the illusion changes, and you will be transported to a new room, and this change will often cause the stage hazard to be in play.
Here is a list of each Mysterium and its specific goal:
There is not a time limit you’re able to go over to fail a Bronze medal, you will always earn at least Bronze as long as you survive the fight.Staying alive is good enough to finish the side missions of the Mysteriums.
One final thing to note is thatPeter cannot do the Mysteriums, only Miles can enter them.Switch to Milesif you plan on doing a Mysterium.
How To Get Gold In Mysteriums
Getting Gold in the Mysteriums will come easy for some of them if you’ve already gottenplenty of skills and upgrades.Many of Miles' Venom abilities are perfect for crowd control, meaning plenty of the enemies can be defeated at once. The skills related to yourMega Venom Blastare the most useful, especiallyOverchargeas there will usually be enough enemies around you to ensure you regain full focus meters. These meters can then be spent on Finishers, which can either eliminate pesky enemies or in some cases are the only way to win the Mysterium.
Here is a list of every Gold medal requirement for the Mysteriums:
However, some of the limits can be shorter, and even with fully upgraded abilities, you may struggle. There adifficulty settingsyou can mess with to make this easier for certain rooms, such as making enemies have the health bar they would have on easy difficulty even while still playing on normal or hard.
Grave Decision and Road Rage are tricky, but the video from the earlier sections showcases some of the tricks you can pull off that nullify damage. Once again this includes Mega Venom Blast, as you arre invincible while using it.
Fear Of Heights can be pulled off easier than you think by relying onSwing Kick,and if you have theHeavy Liftingskillyou can Web Throw Brutes off the edge once they start to spawn.
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How To Beat Grand Finale
After you finish all 9 Mysteriums (at any medal ranking), you’ll get a call from Mysterio claiming he’s kidnapped his associates. You’ll be given a waypoint back to the original Mysterium in Coney Island, and have a side mission where you finally tackle Mysterio.
This is just a straightforward fight, no need to worry about defeating any minions. Take down Mysterio however you’d like;Venom abilities and Finishers do great damage, and you can send his floating skull projections back at him.
After you defeat him, Mysterio will send you into a green hallway.The hallway is endless as you go forward, but if you turn the camera around, you’ll see the exit just behind you.
Mysterio will be shocked you escaped, and you’ll fight him again. It’s no different from the first phase, so you can use the same strategy.
You’ll be sent to another room after you beat Mysterio again, and you’ll need to use your Spider-sense with R3 until Miles realizes the wall is fake. Walk up to the wall, then hit L1 and square to Venom Punch it. This will be the end of the mission.
For finishing every Mysterium, you’ll earn a suit for Miles calledSmoke And Mirrors.
Each Mysterium also grants you Hero Tokens, with the number increasing based on your medal ranking.You will earn enough Hero Tokens to upgrade all suits and gadgets without getting every single gold medal.
