Customer Reviews

Superman Returns

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

It's funny that the most invincible super hero ever created has never translated well to the video game world. Superman Returns seems as if that may change, but alas, this is just another licensed, mindless beat 'em up, and yet another lame Superman game. The game starts off promising enough: you fly around Metropolis, and the city is gigantic. All at once memories of the Spider-Man 2 video game surface because you get the feeling that this could be the type of do anything, anytime gaming that the aforementioned game was based on, but this is not the case. As all kinds of chaos explode in the city, the more the city gets damaged, the more it's own life bar is drained, and once it's drained all the way, it's game over. Now, it's a nice change of pace that Superman himself doesn't have a life bar, but why are his powers (heat vision, super breath, etc.) still have to be so limited and only attained after completing boring, repetitive objectives? The fighting system is boring, and for Metropolis being so big, there's hardly anything really to do. There's a nice list of villains to take on; including Metallo, Bizarro, Mr. Mxyzptlk, and of course, Lex Luthor. After that, it all goes even further downhill. The graphics are blocky and just plain ugly, even for a PS2 game, and the camera really does want to jerk around and work against you. Yeah, Superman Returns is a just plain bad licensed crud fest that had more than enough time to get the kinks worked out (the game was originally slated to be released alongside the movie's premiere in theaters this past summer), but what else would you expect from EA? Thanks again guys.

Okay. I know that 99% of the people who reviewed this game hated it. But I don't hate it at all. Let me start with the good things...

1. The whole flying thing is incredible.
2. The city is ten times bigger than New York in Spiderman 2.
3. You can play as Bizarro.
4. Good choices of villains.

The Bad Things...

1. There is no "Superman" Theme (The Movie).
2. Graphics are poor.
3. When you fly around the city, a mission pops up so you barely ever get to explore.
4. This game is barely based off of the movie.

And there you go. That basically sums up the game for you. The game is not bad, but it is far from perfection. I hope EA learns from its mistakes and creates a better Superman game, because I am a huge fan.

Well I learned my lesson...never, ever buy a video game before reading reviews from magazines and fans. Had I done that I would have saved myself $30 on Superman Returns. Superman's history on video games has been pretty abysmal and this game does nothing to change the poor track record. First of all, despite the title this game has little to do with the film it is named after. Lex Luthor does make an appearance (barely) and Superman will find himself battling villains like Bizarro and Metallo. That is just the beginning of this maddening game experience.

You get to use Superman's powers like flight, superspeed, heat vision, superbreath, and frost breath. Only the heat vision is really useful in battle. Superbreath just blows your enemies backwards with minimal or no damage. There's also several combo attacks that you begin with and gain throughout the game but the best attacks seem to be the simplest ones such as just grabbing a guy and hurling him into a nearby wall or slamming him on the ground.

First I really hate the controls. While it may be fun to soar around the skies above Metropolis the control is clunky. Trying to fight while flying is a royal pain. It starts with zooming around trying to save Metropolis from a meteor storm. You'll still be flying around trying to find the meteors as they crash down on the city, and this is all on the first level! It's also damn near impossible to control Superman when running at superspeed as you go crashing into buildings.

Next your transported to Mongul's Warworld. What this has to do with Superman returns I have no idea other than explaining Superman's five year absence from the Earth. Here you'll battle various gladiators in Mongul's arena including a maddening guy named Outcast who changes size from man-size to gigantic. When in giant form he can only be hurt by throwing objects at him while he sends waves of energy out in a full circle at you. Superman? Nope...you'll have to grab an object, then quickly run away to avoid his blasts and hope to have a two second opening to hurl your projectile at him. Superman's health bar is actually a "favored gladiator bar". I never did figure out this thing. My bar was going down even when I wasn't being hit. I guess the crowd didn't like my duck and running for cover in between trying to find an object to throw. Making it worse, there is so much clutter in the arena that half the time you throw something it never makes it to the target because it hits something else. It is frustrating beyond all belief! To Top things off, once your health expires, you have to start the whole stinking thing over, even after defeating several foes easily.

The game on the PS2 doesn't really look so good...yes Metropolis is huge to explore but who would want to? There's no character to the buildings really, you can't go inside structures making the whole setting lifeless. The music? The music is ok..fairly dramatic an all but guess what...that familiar John Williams Superman theme is no where to be found. What a disappointment!

There is just nothing much to recommend in this game. I wish I would have rented it first...I debated between this one and Marvel Ultimate Alliance and I think I made the wrong choice.

I am an avid gamer. I have played a wide range of games of all types from shoot em up, to role playing for over 2 decades. I would be hard pressed to find a game of lower quality than Superman Returns. From the get go, you can tell that the makers of the game tried desperatly to get it finished and packaged to be on store shelves in time for the christmas season, much to the dismay of anyone who buys this game.

The loading of each scene is choppy. When fighting, it is difficult to target in on your enemies. As you find yourself fighting through the center of Metropolis, if you hit any civilians or vehicles (which there are many of) it counts against you. The destruction adds up quickly.

The physics are not very fluid. When flying from area to area, the speed at which Superman flies is a help. When in combat, the same physics apply, so when trying to circle or approach an enemy, he swoops around wildly and almost asks for a beating.

I would say that the game designers were about 70% complete in making this game. The concept is a good one. If they just spent more time refining the individual elements of the game it could have been a half way decent game. Do not buy this game. It is not worth the agrevation.

I can't express how awful this game is. Its not only a disappointment to Superman fans, but to hardcore gamers as well. The controls are unresponsive, the graphics are blocky, the camera views are hard to center when you're in the middle of the action. This entire game seems like one big glitch. The game might actually be fun...if you can get past the 2nd level! RENT THIS GAME, don't buy it.

how shall i begin, well, let me start with the best thing the game has to offer. Flying through the city will definitely be fun to you...... but what next? the first impression this game gives may give you the idea that, "heck, this game isn't all that bad!" but after you save the city from a meteor shower and defeat mongul in war world, the game gets pretty bad. in fact, this game is all pretty much based on first impressions. you think to yourself, it isn't that boring killing these robots. but an hour or so into the game you'll be saying, "is this all?" And it pretty much is. They sorta break up the monotony with some okay boss battles, but other than that, you'll be constantly battling robots and some others. it really surprises me since they could do so much more for Superman games but the makers seem so sloppy in doingso. i hope the sequel is bput into better hands. i am really convinced that there could be something good in a Superman game since there is so much you could with him. lets pray that next year the curse is lifted.

Perhaps the most aggravating thing about this game is the fact that it could and should have been so much fun. I was really looking forward to this one after hearing promises of a Superman game to rival the Spiderman series. Unfortunately it seems the game was rushed onto shelves - or perhaps just poorly conceived - and it doesn't take more than an hour or two of play before it becomes readily apparent that the game is just a great big mess.

First off, the controls are horrible - completely unresponsive. I'm sure the designers will say that there is a "learning curve" to playing the game, but don't be fooled. The controls just don't work. Second, the graphics are shoddy to say the least. Detail seems to have suffered in place of scope, but that scope is rendered meaningless as every part of Metropolis looks pretty much the same. And finally, the play is repetitive and boring. Granted, this may be due in part to the unresponsive controls, as you find yourself having to play and replay even the first few levels.

You have been warned...

Ok,so being the die hard superman fan I am I have waited and waited to play this based on the bad reviews. This game was sitting at blockbuster for me for days and I finally picked it up due to the special of rent 2 games for 10 bucks. Normally 8 bucks a peice that's a deal. So I got it home and after I took out the asteriods I thought this is pretty cool, then I got past the level with all the aliens and I fell in love with the game. I think if there were more levels like that one more people would have liked it. But still the levels of saving the city are super fun, most people hate this game cause it's REALLY HARD! Once you master the flying (which I use control number 3 cause it's the easiest) and the super powers you got this game down. I always crash into buildings cause I'm flying so fast, but man the graphics are awesome and once you blast into "sonic boom" that's when the flying is so awesome. I understand the repetiveness of the game everyone is mad about, but if you can get past that, then you will love this game. It's one of those games you will either love or hate, I love it. Rent it first, then decide for sure. I'm trying to buy this game under 20 bucks if I can. If the game was more like level 2, this game would be a 5 rating, but based off the repetivness, it's a 4. But overall this game is very, very awesome.

This game was kind of a disappointed to me. I never hoped it to be any good but it was just bad. I was looking for a free roaming game where you can fly and be super powerful. This game did not even make you fell like you were superman when you were playing it. My rating for this game would probably be about 1.5/5. I didn't mind the free roaming part though.

This game is really bad.The first couple of levels are pretty fun but then you are set free into the city of metropolis.I was reall looking forward to flying around metropolis wich I enjoyed for a little while but evetually I got bored and tried a mission.The Mission was incredibly hard and once I beat it I couldnt save and quit because you have to keep playing until you get to the next chapter.Unfortunately i did not know this so I saved and quit.When i came back to play it I was shocked and I was mad that the game restarted from the first mission in the chapter.So there it is you decide if you want to buy this awful game