Superman Man of Steel

I am a big superman fan, but this is too much. the graphics are cool, kind of comic book style and the powers are nice, but the contols just kill this game.


Legendary   September 14, 2003
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I am a big fan of Superman so I had to have it even though I didn't own an Xbox. I had heard that the controls where hard and that is true, but it is easy to handle after awhile and there are other settings.
Now the nitty gritty....The extras are cool. You can unlock different costumes. The super powers never run out and that is a plus.
WARNING this game is challenging. I would imagine that it is just like what the Man of Steel's day would be like if he was real.
The game has mission objectives like protecting building, rescueing people, fixing stuff; all the while Braniac 13's lackys are stealing technology form the city to rebuild his body. The objectives usauly have a 3- 5 min time limit that if not accomplished will result in a game over. AND IT IS SUPER HARD!!!!!
The only way to replenish life is to complete the objectives on time. There are no extra lives but ulimited continues.
It even includes a free roam mode where you can fly through the levels. This is what I think major fans will love. The game developers even placed in the street signs. Major attractions such as the Superman memorial in Centenial Park is in the game.
I have only had this game for a couple of days and it is fun. Ijust wish it had multiplayer and more villians. But hey thats me.


Superman The Man Of Steel   September 1, 2003
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This is a really fun game.As superman you fight robots,Metallia,
Brainiac 13 and other enemies but it's mostely robots.You also
have to meet timelimits and put out fires,rescue civilins,
lift up towers and put them back were there suppose to be
and chase bank robbers and pick up there car and take it to
the police station.Superman has several controls.He can run
or walk on the ground,hover in the sky and fly at high speeds.
As Superman you also have heat vision,freeze breath and use

punches to take out your enemies.The flying and fighting takes
some getting use to but once you learn these steps you can go
places.The city scapes are very beautiful.There is also levels
were you fly in space above earth's orbit and try to save
sattelites.You also fly to another planet warworld and fight
creatures mostley robots on that planet.Your main objective
is to destroy Brainiac 13 which is on the last level.
Supermans voice in this kind of sounds like Jimmy Stuarts
and he looks a little like him.This is one of the few games
that allows you to here either the music that comes with the
game or your own music soundtrack.Though the game music is fine
I chose to play the Superman Theme from the Superman Movie.
I have put the superman theme from Mantovani on my xbox hard drive and it sounds just like John Williams version.You
can't tell them apart.Also you unlock bonus materials when
you get to different levels but you can unlock everthing with
cheats which are available at supermangame.com.There's two bonuses that must be mentioned.When you unlock free mode you
can fly on any of the screens Metroplis,earth orbit etc
without enemies or time constraints.You just fly for the
fun of it.The flying in this game is pretty cool once you
learn how.The other bonus is the many costumes that you can
pick for superman to fly in.It even has the black one that
he used later in the comics.Also I forgot to mention Superman
must use telescopic vision(black button)and xray vision(white
button)to accomplish some missions.Xray vision helps Superman
find bombs in builings in cars.There is two negatives in this
game that should be mentioned though.Sometimes the controls
for some reason become difficult to use and you sometimes
bump into buildings and when you target an enemie you sometimes
fly by him and sometimes the control can make putting out
fires difficult.The Other negative is you don't get no
continues or no health energizers.If your killed or you
fail your mission you go back to the beginning of the level
you started and you don't get your health restored until you
finish the mission.Maybe this will be fixed in the next superman
game.I highly recommend this game as well as the companion book
superman the man of steel strategy guide.


Best Super Hero Game Yet !!   August 7, 2003
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

It's a real shame if you listen to the bad reviews of this game. I almost passed this one over because XBOX MAGAZINE featured a 10 page rave review of it in one issue and two issues later, gave it a terrible rating after playing it because whoever rated the game, didn't have the patience to learn how to play it! The game has a heck of alot to offer, and it plays EXCELLENT! Yes, it is difficult, because you first have to take the time to learn how to control Superman (It took me about 40 Minutes to really get the hang if it, Now I'm kickin' butt). It's a game of skill, decision making and High Entertainment. This game is for the fans of Superman, and those with an open mind to be challenged. If you want to run around and shoot and destroy everything, go play Halo or some other mindless game. This ones for the REAL SUPERHEROES!! Another good game that requires a little skill is Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance. These two titles are well worth the price of an XBOX! For [the price], you can't go wrong with SUPERMAN!


Worst game ever!   August 4, 2003
 0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Plays like superman needs to goto an AA meeting! Hard to control and try putting the 3 towers on the 3 roofs! Try Wolenstein or HALO!