Xbox

Superman: The Man of Steel

Fans of Superman will have fun flying through Metropolis, using Superman's different powers to take out enemies or to save citizens, while unlocking some nice bonuses, such as additional costumes for Superman. But ultimately, Superman: The Man of Steel isn't a game for everyone, and the repetitive mission structure will more than likely deter all but the Superman faithful.

Also bei manchen Spielen fragt man sich wirklich, ob die Entwickler sich im Klaren über die Schwäche der Steuerung waren. Falls tatsächlich ein Beta-Test stattgefunden haben soll, dann sollten alle Verantwortlichen fristlos entlassen werden - die Steuerung ist total verkorkst. Und wenn man sich nach sechs Stunden daran gewöhnt hat, ist schon mehr als die Hälfte des Spiels vorbei. Ebenso bescheiden sind die Missionen ausgefallen, denn Abwechslung könnt Ihr getrost vergessen; hier wird nur auf Schema F gesetzt und dieses bis zum Erbrechen wiederholt. Insgesamt dauert es etwas mehr als zehn Stunden, bis Ihr dem Oberbösewicht den Garaus gemacht habt. Obwohl das Spiel grafisch gut gelungen ist und auch die Musikuntermalung passt, bleibt der Gesamteindruck ziemlich getrübt. Auch auf der Xbox ist Superman schon in die Jahre gekommen.

The extremely awful controls keep Superman: The Man of Steel from being an enjoyable game worthy of the hero in red and blue. Gamers take heed, if you’re looking for a good comic book-based game or love the Superman character, this is not the game to buy.

This iconic superhero supposedly follows the creed of truth and honor; yet there is neither truth nor honor in a game potent enough to induce projectile vomiting at the mere thought of it. Perhaps Superman is jaded toward Xbox for its overuse of the Kryptonite-green color. Or maybe, just maybe, a Batman fanatic cursed this license, preventing it from ever transforming into a significant video game.

Superman may be the man of steel in the comics, but he's been as sturdy as pudding on every console since the Atari 2600. One of America's most recognizable icons, Superman is a dream license. If the great sales and horrible gameplay debacle that is Superman 64 proved anything, it's that people will buy licensed games no matter how awful they may be. So perhaps Infogrames can breath a sigh of relief, knowing that Superman: The Man of Steel will probably make them money, despite the fact that it's a bad game.

Et bien, il faut croire qu'il n'y a pas que la kryptonite qui fasse du mal à Superman, visiblement les consoles de jeux aussi lui posent problème. Même si vous êtes fans de Clark Kent, je me refuse à vous encourager dans l'achat de cette horripilante daube.

Superman’s Xbox debut follows the Spider-Man formula this time around fly around the skyscrapers and smite evil but the big blue Boy Scout simply can’t inspire the giddy thrill of soaring around the buildings the way Peter Parker did. You eventually escape the city and tool around the Phantom Zone fighting the forces of Lex Luthor and Brainiac 13, but you’re basically the Metropolis messenger boy, switching between repetitive tasks (you’ll smash an awful lot of robots). The graphics don’t inspire you to want to explore they’re detailed (Supes cape flows nicely and his ice breath looks keen) but soulless. The inane voice-acting doesn’t work as modern narration or retro kitsch, and the tepid synthesizer score lacks appropriate majesty. The controls don’t make flying as much fun or intuitive as it could be it’s easy to get caught on a building, trying to circle-strafe around it and on land, the pokey walk animation makes Supes quite a bit slower than a speeding bullet.

Superman: The Man of Steel takes a little getting used to. By the third mission you should have the basics under control, and should have no problem saving cars, putting out fires, and smashing robots. Unfortunately, you have nothing to look forward to other than more cars, fires, and robots. Despite all the hard work which was obviously poured into the visuals, audio and story, someone forgot to add in a game to take advantage of them. This is a novelty rental, at best.

There is potential with this graphics engine, and some of the objectives and concepts are right for this style of game. One objective involves chasing a moving car, slowing it down with heat vision or freeze breath, and then scooping it up and delivering it to the police station. Still another involves stopping incoming missiles from reaching Metropolis. But give players a hero that's a pleasure to control, one that can rocket though the city like someone who can fly. Factor in the substandard cut-scenes, poor voice acting, wildly inconsistent level difficulty, boring extras, and what do you have? Yet another Superman game that never gets off the ground.

Game developers have a difficult dilemma in front of them when making Superman games. The last son of Krypton has such incredible powers that it's hard to imagine a threat that could give him more than a moment's pause.