Superman (Sunsoft game)
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| Developer(s) | Sunsoft |
| Publisher(s) | Sunsoft |
| Release date(s) | 1992 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Platform(s) | Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Cancelled) |
| Media | 8-megabit Cartridge |
Superman is the title of a video game released by Sunsoft for the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1992. It is based on the popular DC comic book characters of the same name and is a traditional single-player side-scrolling arcade game where the player controls Superman through various levels in an effort to defeat the evil supervillain named Brainiac.
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[edit] Storyline & Gameplay
Each level of the game begins with a front page of the Daily Planet announcing that some supervillain is wreaking havok on the city, and with Clark Kent a.k.a. Superman leaping into a phonebooth in order to start the level.
The game limited the powers of Superman to jumping, punching and kicking. He could only use his famous superpowers by collecting certain icons scattered throughout the level that were required to accomplish a certain task, i.e. a superpunch icon to break down a wall in order to further advance in the level. At the end of each level, Superman battled one of the a supervillain from the comics and the intermission between each level was a congratulatory message from the Daily Planet newspaper.
The final level involved Superman flying up into Brainiac's space station for a repeat battle with the previous supervillain bosses and then a final battle with Brainiac.
[edit] Critics
While the game was noted for its decent 16-bit graphics and sound, critics panned the game for its limited usage of Superman's powers and for having a limited storyline. As you could only have one super power icon at a time, a glitch in the preproduction editions of the game (fixed before its released but still a problem in the edition that was reviewed by many video game critics) forced the player to reset the game if they collected the wrong icon.
Today, the game has become something of a collector's item, because it is hard to find, and is often not listed among the various Superman video and computer games.
[edit] Trivia
- This game was planned to release on the SNES but the game was cancelled some where before it was complete.
