Superman (1992 video game)
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Superman | ||
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Composer(s) Kenji Yamazaki, Junichi Ueda, Hiroshi Tsukamoto | Jason Page (GG, MS) | |
Platform(s) | Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Gear, Master System | |
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Genre(s) | Action | |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Superman (known in Europe as Superman: The Man of Steel) is a
This game was planned to be released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, but was cancelled before it was completed. Versions of the game for the Master System and Game Gear were developed by Craftgold and published by Virgin Interactive in Europe as Superman: The Man of Steel, which was also the title received by the European Mega Drive version published by Virgin.
Gameplay and plot
Each level of the game begins with a front page of the Daily Planet announcing that some supervillain is wreaking havoc on the city, and with
The game limits the powers of Superman to jumping, punching and kicking (he cannot fly except in cutscenes). He can only use his superpowers by collecting certain icons scattered throughout the level that are required to accomplish a certain task, e.g., a superpunch icon to break down a wall in order to further advance in the level. At the end of each level, Superman battles a super villain from the comics, and the intermission between each level is a congratulatory message from the Daily Planet newspaper.
The final level involves Superman flying up into Brainiac's space station for a repeat battle with the previous super villain bosses and then a final battle with Brainiac.
Reception
The game received from generally mixed to negative review.[
Reviews
See also
- Sunman (video game), an unreleased NES game originally developed as a Superman game
Notes
References
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