Marvel's Spider-Man: Clearing the Way - walkthrough Spider-Man Guide and Walkthrough
Clearing the Way is the title of the main campaign prologue of Marvel's Spider-Man. Our walkthrough explains, among others, how to win the first fight with thugs and helps you to learn the basics of gliding and exploring the city using the web.
Last update: 19 September 2022
This page of the game guide to Marvel's Spider-Man presents a description of the "Clearing the Way" task. This is a short mission in which you will learn the basics of controlling Peter, and fight your first duels against thugs.
The game starts with a cutscene, in which Peter will hurry to get ready to help the police. After a while, you will hit the streets of New York and take control of Spider-Man. The game will teach you how to use the web to swing and glide high above the streets. You can also use Web Zip if there are no tall buildings nearby.. Take some time to master the basics of moving around - this is an important part of the game. When you are ready, go to the yellow marker, which will show the next objective of the main mission.
Once you get there, you will be witness to a scene in which the police will be surrounded by a group of criminals.
Join the fight - this time there is a battle-related tutorial waiting for you. The combat system in the game is quite complex, but it's expanding over time. Dodging plays a very important role in the fights - when you see a glow around Peter's head, press the circle on your controller and your character will avoid any incoming damage.
Your opponents will be quite weak, but you should watch out for their firearms. It's worth eliminating the enemies who can attack at a distance first - otherwise, you'll often have to dodge their fire.
You can slow down enemies and immobilize them by wrapping them in webs (R1 on the gamepad), which restore after some time.
You will unlock many advanced moves and gadgets only later in the game - obtaining them in the key story moments or buy them for skill points. You can view the list of learned moves in the pause menu. Check out the page Combat Moves List in Basics chapter in the guide.
After the fight, go to the next marker on the map. Swing on the web and pass subsequent police cars until you reach the building occupied by thugs.
After a short cutscene, this brief mission will end and you will automatically start the next mission named The Main Event, which has been described on the next page of this guide.