{
  "id": 235860,
  "title": "Hideki Kamiya Reveals Spider-Man 2 Scene That Inspired Key Game Sequence in Okami",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/hideki-kamiya-reveals-spider-man-2-scene-that-inspired-key-game",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-06T19:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/hideki-kamiya-reveals-spider-man-2-scene-that-inspired-key-game-sequence-in-okami"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Okami's lead planner, Hiroshi Shibata, drew inspiration from a scene in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 movie to create a key moment in the game. The scene in question involves Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker stopping a runaway train using his webs. In Okami, players must cross a raging river, with an NPC repairing the bridge that spans it. A log suddenly flies downstream, prompting a timed segment where Amaterasu must use her Vine power to slow the log down. Hideki Kamiya, the game's director, confirmed this connection to his official X/Twitter account, revealing that this segment was planned by Shibata, who took inspiration from the iconic Spider-Man 2 train scene.",
  "summary": "Hideki Kamiya revealed that Okami's main planner took inspiration from a scene in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 movie to shape one particular moment in the highly-acclaimed 2006 game.",
  "key_points": [
    "Okami's lead planner, Hiroshi Shibata, drew inspiration from Spider-Man 2.",
    "Scene involved Peter Parker stopping a runaway train with webs.",
    "Hideki Kamiya confirmed connection on X/Twitter account."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The game's director confirming the inspiration source underscores how developers drew from established action movie imagery to craft Okami's memorable gameplay moments.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}