Balloon missions (Spider-Man 2)
The balloon missions are a small side mission in Spider-Man 2,
While Spider-Man 2 is a awesome game, these missions have been hated for how frustrating they are
Why These Missions Should Be Lost
- Sometimes, you are trying to explore the city and swing around, but you keep on triggering these missions when you run into the kids that activate them.
- The balloons themselves are extremely tiny, making them hard to grab. Worst part is the string that holds them is barely visible at times.
- Sometimes, they even trigger when you are doing a TIMED MISSION. Shouldn't they stop when you are doing a timed mission?
- Sometimes when the balloon is out of reach/gone for good, the kid that lost it will cry in the most ear piercing voice ever.
- Since Spidey is so fast when he web swings, you can barely even reach the balloons at times.
- If you don't know how to wall sprint or do other techniques, the missions are uncompletable.
- Sometimes the kid will still whine even if you go far away from them.
- You will trigger them often if you are just exploring the city.
- Worst of all, there is barely any reward for rescuing them, as all you get is the kid being happy, and a small amount of Hero Points
Redeeming Qualities
- Skilled players and professionals, and maybe some regular players might have no trouble grabbing the balloons.
- Sometimes, if you do watch the kid cry for a while, the parent will just leave the kid and go someplace else, which can be funny.
- Thankfully, the missions are optional
- Marvel has referenced this mission a few times, such as in Ultimate Spider-Man, Venom can a kid holding a balloon, in Marvel's Spider-Man, there is a small drawing that references this mission, and the mission has even been referenced in one of the comics.