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BEST GAME EVER

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 20
Date: October 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS THE BEST IF YOU ARE A SUPERMAN LOVER THIS GAME IS THE BEST GAME EVER.THE GRAPHICS THE FUN FACTOR AND MUCH MORE

Great Superman Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: November 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the best Superman game I have ever played. As it goes Brainiac 13 has returned from the future and you have to beat him and his many many robots. You have at your disposal all of Superman's super powers, super strength, super speed, flying, heat vision, freeze breath, x-ray vision, and telescopic vision. And you are not limited at all in these powers, they are all at your disposal at any time during the game. The controls are a little difficult but that is just the price we must pay for a game in which the main character flies.
The one thing to complain about is the lack of freedom and interaction within the game. Although you do have all superpowers, there are guidlines in deafeating enemies and the environments are not really interactive at all. It would be incredible to be able to punch a bot and send him through a building. There are no objects lying around that you could pick up and throw at the enemies. Small things that it seems like would have been simple additions to an already great game. All in all, a fun game to own. The levels are incredibly large and Superman can fly or run through every nook and cranny. It is truly incredible, a feat that could only be accomplished on the XBOX.

Could be better, but still enjoyable

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Because I've actually played the game, I'll write a competent review...The game consists mostly of timed objectives. Having to hurry everywhere without enjoying the game takes away from the scenery and make the game sometimes overly challenging. The free roam after completing a level is a much needed bonus to fully explore the levels. The graphics are very impressive at times, such as the flowing cape and blurred space behind him when he's flying fast. The controls take a bit of effort to master, but eventually become managable. Unfortunately, Superman isn't invunerable, I'm sure there are ways to make a game that accurately depict Superman's actual abilities. The game would be much more enjoyable if it was slightly slower paced. Who can enjoy a game that after every objective, you've got 30 seconds to complete another objective? If you're a Superman fan, you'll enjoy the game anyway. Just that fact that it's a Superman game for the Xbox inflates the star rating to a 4.

Rip-Off,Rent,DON'T Buy!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: November 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I can't understand why these other reviewers actually like this game. Here is where you get screwed: You can not,I repeat,can not even replenish your strength. So,are you about to die? Will you die? YES!!!! If you fly away to replenish your 'life meter',nothing happens! You will still die! Unlike Spider-Man,there is nothing to even 'fly into' to replenish your life meter. Unlike the PS2 game,you can not even do a 'loop' while in flight. This game is soooo bad that you can't even 'pour on the speed' like you can in the PS2 game.
And there are NO cheats.
Whoo-hoo,what a great game. Not! Man,I really thought this would put the PS2 game to shame. I was wrong. Oh,and there isn't any type of save. If you don't make it through all the objectives in a level (the game calls it a 'mission'),you have to start the whole damn level over again! I mean,c'mon,this is the friggin X Box! They couldn't have thought of a way to save your progress within a level?

Just rent the game so you can say, "Yes,I've played it."

Buy the Game .. Borrow Neighbor's XBOX.. Be Superman

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Excellent graphics. Smooth motions. Great attention to details like the cape waving in the breeze. With this game you become superman. You glide or zoom through three-dimensional space and use your powers to put out fires, keep those bad guys from sucking the juice from the buildings and defeat an assortment of evil robots and other surprises. Only the power of the XBOX can deliver today this level of realism. After you play this game you will probably want to go out and buy the XBOX to play some of the other high-level games uncle Bill has arranged to publish for his gadget.

Superman is back!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The best superman game that I had ever played before this one was Superman on Sega Genesis, since then no superman game has come close. But Xbox finally did something right. It captures what superman is made of. Yes of course takes time to get used to controls and you wish you could go faster or do some other things other reviewers have mentioned and have not such a small amount of time for some challenges but other than that it really gives you the feeling of flight and what he goes through. The music is ok but nothing compared to the music from the movie, so i tell you this, make your own mix from the music from the soundtrack and the game really becomes different, no lie. The game becomes more fun. Also some graphics of superman and other characters while in cinema mode could be better but over all this game has almost everything superman fans want.

Superman games always seem to be let downs!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm a huge Superman fan. You know the bit read the comics since I was a kid, absolutley love the movies, watch the TV series etc. That's why downing this game is such a let down. This game is only for people who won't believe anything with the "S" can be bad until they try it...like me. First off I wouldn't recommend this for the younger audience namely because of the difficulty. The game pretty much just throws you in the game and gives you quick messages like "Oh yeah! Here's how you do this!". The controls are controller breaking frusterating. You confront ten enemies at once and find yourself getting shot by all while trying to manevuer to get a lock on one. Unlike the PS2's Superman: Shadow of Apokolips flying isn't half as fun. I.E. no cool Christopher Reeve arm movements, no loops, no 180 degree fly-rounds...you fly forward...real fast...sometimes you turn. The character models are terrible...people in-game look like bulky blobs with little expression. And who did the dialogue for this game? I don't remember Superman ever shouting "Holy Krypton!"...if he did I'm sure he was under the influence of something. Honestly unless you love Superman and just have to find out yourself don't buy this game. If you want to play a good Superman game go check out the PS2's Superman: Shadow of Apokolips. Sorry Supes...but this game was a let down.

Pitiful Attempt!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The only plus side of this game is the graphics, the city looks great. But to no avail because there are no people who populate it. The only difference between this and the N64 game is that it's not a virtual world and it takes a little longer for you to realize the game (is less than par). The controls are horrible, the missions are way to tedious;the designers throw fifteen task at you at once and give you a 2 sec time limit to complete. That's supposed to be fun? This game was definetly rushed and its a shame we consumers have to suffer through it. Designers please take the time to do a game right, beta test it, fix the mistakes. We will wait for a great game over being sold (less than par goods)! I want my money back.

Super-Not

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Okay, It has some cool graphics. Gameplay is horrible. It's hard to make Supes fight in the air unless you have the target lock on. It's also tough to put out fires in buldings because he's awkward to control when he's hovering in mid air. The hype for months on this game was that it would be like "Superman" - you can't even fly thru a building and leave a hole.... You can;t even punch a hole in the building either... I agree with the previous review, there are no health energizer icons... The only time you get health is when you kill all the enemies... The Xray vision is good for nothing- if you see something under the street- you can't be a human drill and get there. I do like the way he flies, it's kinda kool. Looks like this isn't the best Superman game...

Don't rent. Don't buy. Just a suicide prevention tip.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Let's break down this horrible insult to the reputation of the Man of Steel together, shall we?

Gameplay:

First off, the control system is completely counter-intuitive, an unforgivable thing in a game that centers on your ability to consistently track and rotate around enemies and goals. You have six different preset control settings, all of them bad, and no option for customized controls. This one inclusion might have made this game at least fun, if not great.

Your superpowers are visually impressive but are not very well executed. Flight controls are very loose and awkward, but this might be tolerable if it weren't so tightly tied to the fighting system. Before you can punch, freeze, or fry an enemy you have to establish a target lock. In this game, Superman has a slow "hover" flight mode and a faster "turbo" mode. The target lock can be easily broken by your enemy as they can easily outdistance you in hover mode and you break the lock yourself if you try to fly faster. Unforgivable. Also, your heat vision and super breath are too weak to be of use unless they are charged up for a few seconds, but those few seconds are often the difference between completing a level and having the fun of starting all over again from the beginning. Oh yes, there are NO checkpoints. It's all or nothing from level to level, and if killing the same things over and over weren't repetetive enough just going through the game once...

When carrying anything, whether it's people, vehicles, or a giant antenna, Superman slides around the hapless victim of superpowered inertia. This might have been all right, and actually added a bit to the game if it only happened with the larger objects, but it's kind of pathetic if Superman can't compensate for the added mass of a single person. It's pretty much impossible to get Superman to stop anywhere in the vacinity of your goals when you're carrying something. Speaking of goals, why would Superman waste his time putting out a fire when there are hundreds of robots flying around destoying the city? Doesn't Metropolis have a fire department? Somewhat nonsensical, don't you agree?

Graphics:

It's a fairly pretty environment, but a couple things struck me as odd. One thing I noticed while flying around Metropolis there are NO people in the city. None. Empty as an AA meeting unless your goal is to rescue someone, then suddenly there are a few people standing around the goal to welcome the victim back to the ground. Then they disappear. The other exclusion is that while there are flying cars(?), there is a monorail track and regular city streets but no train or land cars.

Sound:

The music is bad, and the voice acting / dialogue is insanely melodramatic and cheesy. "Great Krypton" is dusted off and reused in this game repeatedly. Sigh.

Conclusion:

Goodness, I can't believe you read all the way down here. I guess I didn't do a good enough job trying to talk you out of it and you're a way more committed Superman fan than I am. Go right ahead and add to cart, you masochist.

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