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Puerto Rican flag error in Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Insomniac Will Fix Embarrassing Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Flag Error

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has been out for a few days now, and it’s pretty good. One thing the game excels at is its depiction of Miles Morales, who is of African-American and Puerto Rican descent. However, someone from Insomniac Games who worked on Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 screwed up, as a flag hung up in his apartment depicts Cuba, not Puerto Rico.

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This news comes our way via Kotaku, which compiled a list of X posts calling out the error. One such X post, by user JayRock, does a great job explaining the Puerto Rican flag’s significance, especially in the borough of Brooklyn:

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Thankfully, Insomniac Games is on the case, promising a fix soon. Its director of community and marketing, James Stevenson, said as much to X user Dantes61680:

It is somewhat surprising to see this slipup, as a lot of the game pays great tribute to Miles’ heritage. He is constantly speaking Spanish with his mother, Rio Morales, and one side mission in particular provides a great history lesson on African-American musical culture.

I am happy to see Insomniac Games address this Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 flag issue so quickly. Now, if they can just address the various bugs and glitches I’ve encountered during my playthrough, I’d be golden.


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Arthur Damian
Arthur Damian has been covering the video game industry for over ten years, and joined The Escapist in 2022. He is a huge fan of platformers, indies, and fighting games, and strives to cover them for The Escapist every chance he gets. Arthur received his Bachelor’s Degree in English from Brooklyn College in 2009. He is also the Editor-in-Chief over at That VideoGame Blog. When he isn’t writing, Arthur enjoys playing games on his Switch and PlayStation 5, and sings the praises of the greatest video game ever, Chrono Trigger, to anyone who will listen.