A number of licensed video games based on the character Superman have been created, the first being released in 1979, over a year after the Superman film.
Superman video game for the Atari 2600, the first licensed Superman game released.
Over the years, video games based on Superman have attained a reputation for being of low quality.[1] The most prevalent example of this is the 1999 Nintendo 64Superman game which is considered to be one of the worst video games ever made.[2] As a result, later Superman games were given "the Superman curse", which means that there will be negative reception for that game.[3]
The player takes control of Superman, who must repair the bridge destroyed by Lex Luthor, capture Luthor and his henchmen, enter a phone booth to turn back into Clark Kent, then return to the Daily Planet in the shortest amount of time.
To slow Superman's progress, Kryptonite has been released by Luthor. If hit by Kryptonite, Superman loses his abilities to capture criminals and fly. To regain them, he must find and kiss Lois Lane.
One of the earliest console games to feature a pause option.
Side-scrolling arcade game where the player controls Superman through various levels in an effort to defeat various villains, culminating with the evil supervillain Brainiac. In Europe it was released as Superman: The Man of Steel.
2D scrolling action game developed by Graftgold and published in Europe only by Virgin Interactive. It is based on the earlier Superman game for the Genesis by Sunsoft.
Unofficially known as Superman 64, it is a 3D action game in which the player takes control of Superman who must rescue his friends from a virtual-reality replica of Metropolis
The game is notorious among critics and gamers as one of the worst games ever made. Common criticisms include poor collision detection, awkward controls, and bizarre glitches.
Based on Superman: The Animated Series, cut scenes used cel-shaded animation to emulate the look of traditional animation. The original Superman: The Animated Series voice cast all returned to their roles for the game.
Loosely based on the Superman movie of the same name; features the voice and likeness of many cast members. In the game, Superman combats Metallo, who does not appear in the movie, as well as other classic villains
For the Game Boy Advance, a different style of game was released to exploit the license. Superman Returns: Fortress of Solitude combines various puzzle challenges (one of which was Sudoku with superpowers) punctuated with short flying action sequences.
Fighting game from the creators of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe featuring Superman (voiced by George Newbern) as a playable character, with an alternative version of the character as the primary antagonist and the original one as a minor protagonist. The alternate Superman became a dictator after the Joker tricked him into killing Lois and his unborn child and nuking Metropolis. In his Classic Arcade Battle Ending, Superman, though pleased with the outcome, feels troubled with the battle with his counterpart, noticing that he would not be the only Superman to go so far astray. After much discussion with his fellow Leaguers, just in case he would go rogue, Superman ingests a remote-release Kryptonite capsule, when triggered, the Kryptonite would permeate his body, killing him. In each week, a different Leaguer is voted to take possession of its remote control, with only Batman, however, being denied a shift.
He is designed after his appearance in The New 52.
Along with the default costume, Superman also has two additional variants: his Solar Suit (which is found in the final level), and the Man of Steel incarnation (which is available via DLC).
In his single player ending, Superman connects himself to Brainiac's ship. Then when he frees the worlds from Brainiac's ship, he plans to build a Legion of Superheroes so he can bring peace to the entire universe.
In development by EIM and was going to be published by Sunsoft, DC Comics, for whatever reason, rejected it and the game had some changes made and became Sunman, but was cancelled.
A new Superman game was being created by Factor 5 for PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii but the game was cancelled when Brash Entertainment went out of business.
References
^Totilo, Steven (Oct 13, 2011). "The Next Superman Video Game is Excellent". Kotaku. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
^Casamassina, Matt (1999-06-02). "Superman review". IGN. Retrieved 2009-12-23. (the game) is executed so poorly that it actually serves to butcher the reputation of the prominent action hero.
^Hewitt, Les (June 8, 2015). "The Superman Curse". Historic Mysteries.
^"Superman: The Man of Steel", Zzap!64, Issue 47, March 1989
^. Archived from the original on 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
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A number of licensed video games based on the character Superman have been created the first being released in 1979 over a year after the Superman film Superman video game for the Atari 2600 the first licensed Superman game released Over the years video games based on Superman have attained a reputation for being of low quality 1 The most prevalent example of this is the 1999 Nintendo 64 Superman game which is considered to be one of the worst video games ever made 2 As a result later Superman games were given the Superman curse which means that there will be negative reception for that game 3 Contents 1 Standalone games 2 Related games 3 Mobile games 4 Canceled games 5 References 6 External linksStandalone games EditTitle DetailsSuperman1979 Atari 2600 Notes The player takes control of Superman who must repair the bridge destroyed by Lex Luthor capture Luthor and his henchmen enter a phone booth to turn back into Clark Kent then return to the Daily Planet in the shortest amount of time To slow Superman s progress Kryptonite has been released by Luthor If hit by Kryptonite Superman loses his abilities to capture criminals and fly To regain them he must find and kiss Lois Lane One of the earliest console games to feature a pause option Superman The Game1985 Commodore 64 Atari 400 800 Notes Originally for the C64 but was also ported to the Atari and many other systems in Europe Superman s enemy Darkseid is also playableSuperman1987 NES Notes The Japanese version of the game for the Famicom features the John Williams Superman theme Superman1988 Arcade Notes Taito action game that allows a second player to play a red garbed Superman Features John Williams Superman theme from the film seriesSuperman The Man of Steel1989 Commodore 64 ZX Spectrum MSX Amiga Atari ST 4 5 Notes Hybrid action game featuring 3D flying overhead vertical scrolling and side scrolling sections Features both Lex Luthor and Darkseid as villainsSuperman1992 Genesis Notes Side scrolling arcade game where the player controls Superman through various levels in an effort to defeat various villains culminating with the evil supervillain Brainiac In Europe it was released as Superman The Man of Steel Superman The Man of Steel1993 Master System Game Gear 6 Notes 2D scrolling action game developed by Graftgold and published in Europe only by Virgin Interactive It is based on the earlier Superman game for the Genesis by Sunsoft The Death and Return of Superman1994 Super NES and Genesis Notes Beat em up video game based on The Death of Superman storylineSuperman1997 Game Boy 7 Notes Scrolling action game developed by Titus Software Superman Activity Center1998 MacOS Microsoft Windows 8 Notes Educational game based on Superman The Animated Series from Knowledge AdventureSuperman The New Adventures1999 Nintendo 64 9 Notes Unofficially known as Superman 64 it is a 3D action game in which the player takes control of Superman who must rescue his friends from a virtual reality replica of Metropolis The game is notorious among critics and gamers as one of the worst games ever made Common criticisms include poor collision detection awkward controls and bizarre glitches Superman Shadow of Apokolips2002 PlayStation 2 Nintendo GameCube Notes Based on Superman The Animated Series cut scenes used cel shaded animation to emulate the look of traditional animation The original Superman The Animated Series voice cast all returned to their roles for the game Superman The Man of Steel2002 Xbox 10 11 Notes Action game from Circus Freak Studios and published by Atari based on the comic books Superman Countdown to Apokolips2003 Game Boy Advance Notes From Atari based largely on Superman The Animated Series including its character portrayals and artistic style There are bosses such as Livewire Darkseid and Bruno Mannheim as well as goons and other items Superman The Greatest SuperheroJuly 6 2005 V Smile 12 Notes Educational game of Superman from VTech Superman Returns2006 Nintendo DS PlayStation 2 Xbox 360 Xbox 13 Notes Loosely based on the Superman movie of the same name features the voice and likeness of many cast members In the game Superman combats Metallo who does not appear in the movie as well as other classic villains For the Game Boy Advance a different style of game was released to exploit the license Superman Returns Fortress of Solitude combines various puzzle challenges one of which was Sudoku with superpowers punctuated with short flying action sequences Superman2006 Handheld TV game Notes A TV game with different styles of game published by Jakks Pacific and developed by HotGen with 5 episodesRelated games EditTitle DetailsJustice League Task Force1995 Super NES Genesis Notes Superman is one of the playable characters in this 1995 Sunsoft fighting game Justice League Heroes2006 Xbox PlayStation 2 Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable Notes Based on DC Comics premiere superhero team the Justice League of America The handheld Nintendo DS version shares a similar visual style and gameplay mechanics to the console game but serves as a prequel to its story Superman is voiced by Crispin Freeman Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe2008 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Notes Combined characters from the Mortal Kombat franchise with those from the DC Universe including Superman voiced by Christopher Corey Smith In his ending Superman works with Shazam to prepare a new costume that makes him impervious to magic attacks Justice League Heroes United2009 Arcade Notes Scrolling fighter distributed by Global VR in which Superman Batman Hawkgirl Wonder Woman and the Green Lantern are playable characters DC Universe Online2011 PlayStation 3 Microsoft Windows Notes Massively multiplayer online role playing game featuring Superman voiced by Adam Baldwin as a non playable character but playable on Legends Mode PVP Battle Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes2012 Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita Nintendo 3DS Wii Nintendo DS Xbox 360 Wii U Notes Main role playable character voiced by Travis Willingham Injustice Gods Among Us2013 Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox One Microsoft Windows Wii U Notes Fighting game from the creators of Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe featuring Superman voiced by George Newbern as a playable character with an alternative version of the character as the primary antagonist and the original one as a minor protagonist The alternate Superman became a dictator after the Joker tricked him into killing Lois and his unborn child and nuking Metropolis In his Classic Arcade Battle Ending Superman though pleased with the outcome feels troubled with the battle with his counterpart noticing that he would not be the only Superman to go so far astray After much discussion with his fellow Leaguers just in case he would go rogue Superman ingests a remote release Kryptonite capsule when triggered the Kryptonite would permeate his body killing him In each week a different Leaguer is voted to take possession of its remote control with only Batman however being denied a shift Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham2014 Xbox 360 Xbox One Wii U PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Microsoft Windows Nintendo 3DS Notes Sequel to Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes with Travis Willingham reprising his role He is designed after his appearance in The New 52 Along with the default costume Superman also has two additional variants his Solar Suit which is found in the final level and the Man of Steel incarnation which is available via DLC Infinite Crisis2015 Microsoft Windows Notes A free to play multiplayer online battle arena based on the comic book Infinite Crisis features Superman as a playable character Superman is voiced by Troy Baker who previously voiced Batman in Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes and The Joker in Batman Arkham Origins Injustice 2May 16 2017 Android iOS PlayStation 4 Xbox One Microsoft Windows Notes Sequel to Injustice Gods Among Us with Superman voiced by George Newbern as a playable character Fighting game developed by NetherRealm Studios and published by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment In his single player ending Superman connects himself to Brainiac s ship Then when he frees the worlds from Brainiac s ship he plans to build a Legion of Superheroes so he can bring peace to the entire universe Lego DC Super VillainsOctober 16 2018 PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Microsoft Windows Notes Sequel to Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham with Travis Willingham reprising his role yet again Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League2023 PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X Microsoft Windows Notes A continuation of the Batman Arkham series this game revolves around the Suicide Squad s attempts to defeat Brainiac when he invades Earth and brainwashes the Justice League MultiVersus2022 Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X S Notes A crossover fighting game featuring Superman voiced by George Newbern as a playable character Mobile games EditTitle DetailsSuperman2011 iOS 14 Notes Action game developepd by ChillingoCanceled games EditTitle DetailsSuperman IIICancellation date 15 1983 Proposed system release Atari 5200Notes A game based on the Superman III movie was developed for the Atari 5200 but was never released SupermanCancellation date 16 1992 Proposed system release NESNotes In development by EIM and was going to be published by Sunsoft DC Comics for whatever reason rejected it and the game had some changes made and became Sunman but was cancelled SupermanCancellation date 17 2000 Proposed system release PlayStationNotes This was initially intended to be a port of the N64 game but after that game was a critical failure a totally new game was developed The game was hit by setbacks and after two years in development when it was ready for release Titus Software s rights to Superman had expired Superman Battle for MetropolisCancellation date 18 2001 Proposed system release Game Boy ColorNotes In development by Neon Studios and to be published by Infogrames but was cancelled after failing to impress DC Comics A prototype from late in its development was leaked onto the Internet in late 2019 Blue SteelCancellation date 19 20 2008 Proposed system release PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 WiiNotes A new Superman game was being created by Factor 5 for PS3 Xbox 360 and the Wii but the game was cancelled when Brash Entertainment went out of business References Edit Totilo Steven Oct 13 2011 The Next Superman Video Game is Excellent Kotaku Retrieved June 14 2012 Casamassina Matt 1999 06 02 Superman review IGN Retrieved 2009 12 23 the game is executed so poorly that it actually serves to butcher the reputation of the prominent action hero Hewitt Les June 8 2015 The Superman Curse Historic Mysteries Superman The One Issue 6 March 1989 Superman The Man of Steel Zzap 64 Issue 47 March 1989 Superman The Man of Steel for SMS GameSpot Archived from the original on 2010 09 06 Retrieved 2010 08 06 Archived copy uk gamespot com Archived from the original on 17 July 2012 Retrieved 2 February 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Superman Activity Center GameSpot http www mobygames com game n64 superman Moby Games Superman for Nintendo 64 retrieved on March 9th 2009 Goldstein Hilary 8 November 2002 Superman The Man of Steel Review Superman The Man of Steel Review GameSpot Superman The Greatest Hero IGN com Superman Returns for Xbox 360 GameRankings www gamerankings com McElroy Justin December 6 2011 Portabliss Superman iOS Joystiq Retrieved June 14 2012 Superman Video Games Stage 1 www comicbookbin com Unreleased Superman Game For NES Finds Life On The Internet Siliconera 27 April 2009 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2010 08 10 Retrieved 2010 08 03 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Holiday 2019 Day 4 Superman Battle for Metropolis Unreleased GBC game Hidden Palace Retrieved 29 December 2019 Superman Factor 5 X360 PS3 Cancelled Unseen64 9 March 2009 Capel Chris July 25 2021 Superman nearly got a game alongside Batman Arkham Asylum by Rogue Squadron devs PCGamesN Retrieved July 25 2021 External links EditSuperman licensees at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of video games featuring Superman amp oldid 1131729266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
