About halfway through the main story of Spider-Man 2, Peter will be bonded with the Symbiote and will have access to its unique suit and abilities. At this point, additional skills in his skill tree will become available for purchase that corresponds with the suit.
It becomes quickly apparent that the Symbiote suit is not good for Peter, as it begins negatively affecting him and his emotions. Some players may see a possibility that he loses the suit throughout the story and may not want to invest their precious skill points into skills that will eventually disappear.
Updated On November 1st, 2023 By Joshua Leeds: There are multiple symbiote suits that players will only get access to later in the game, while also briefly losing them. This article has been updated to include the Symbiote Skills, so players know if they should buy them or not.
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Does Peter Lose His Symbiote Abilities
Without getting into the story reasons as to why, yes, later into the game, Peter will lose the Symbiote and the abilities that come with it. While the Symbiote is lost, these abilities are still very worthwhile to invest in, as after two main missions without the suit, these unique skills will come back to Peter in some way.
During the time without the Symbiote, these abilities can still be seen in the skills menu, and further upgrades can be purchased for them. For those wanting the powerful Symbiote abilities back, progress through the next two main missions and complete “Set Things Right,” which will fully open Peter’s skill tree back up for the remainder of the game.
Is Venom A Playable Character?
Venom does become a playable character in the game but in a short and limited way. After Peter loses the Symbiote, it will find another host who lets Venom out to run wild. Venom becomes a playable character as it rampages through Oscorp and into the city of New York. Venom does have a few skills to use and a unique fighting style that’s different from the previous two Spider-Men.
While playing as Venom, he has set stats and abilities. While Venom is powerful as is, he only has one focus bar, and none of the health or damage upgrades players have unlocked throughout the game. Venom also earns focus more from offense by attacking enemies than dodging attacks like Spider-Man.
Should You Buy Symbiote Abilities?
Symbiote abilities are incredibly powerful and should be fully utilized with as many skill upgrades as possible right away. While these skills are locked off for a short time, both of the required story missions can be completed quickly to get these powers back to Peter. There is a difficult boss fight to complete as Peter in one of these missions without the symbiote, so make sure he has a few other useful skills to use. The Symbiote abilities that are briefly lost are:
- Symbiote Stike
- Symbiote Yank
- Symbiote Punch
- Symbiote Blast