The Death and Return of Superman

Moby ID: 7384
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"Doomsday" is here and only Superman can stop him. Unfortunately in doing so he gets killed himself. Now four other characters emerge, each claiming to be the real hero. The story starts you off with Superman, then Steel, the Eradicator, the Cyborg, and Superboy. Each character has slightly varied moves so different strategies apply when playing as them.

The gameplay is basically that of a standard beat-em-up, with the punches, throws and specials moves.

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Average score: 62% (based on 13 ratings)

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Average score: 3.3 out of 5 (based on 31 ratings with 5 reviews)

Better than it had a right to be . . .

The Good
This game follows the storyline found in the DC comics of the same name fairly well. You get a chance to play characters you will probably never get a chance to play again (Superboy, Steel, the Cyborg and the Eradicator). From a graphics perspective, the scenery changes notably enough to leave the player wanting to see what happens next. Smooth gameplay and nice tight controls kept me playing this one to the finish.

The Bad
When all is said and done, this is a standard beat-em-up with a handful of different enemy designs. It doesn't make much difference what character you are, and that's some wasted potential.

The Bottom Line
You've seen it all before, but it was one of the better Superman titles.

Genesis · by dancinhomer (8) · 2003

If you like fighting the same 6 enemies over and over, this is your game.

The Good
Having a couple of different Superman variations to play as is a nice touch, as well as the different moves Superman could do (throwing people off of buildings, smashing them into walls, etc.). There are also a couple of villains that have been taken from the comic books and put into the game.

The Bad
All of the Supermen have almost exactly the same attacks. The landscapes are really uninspired and are repeated through the entire level. Every flying level is verbatim of the last and plays like an incredibly rushed shoot 'em up. The difficulty is ridiculous and you only get to fight 2-3 of the same enemies through the entire level(fighting takes forever and levels are stretched out longer than they should be).

The Bottom Line
I love brawl/beat 'em up type games, but this one is untouchable. The only reasons I could see owning/buying this game is either you're a huge Superman fan or you actually liked Superman 64.

SNES · by Excellence (72) · 2006

Now I can say I like Superman

The Good
I have discovered the world of Superman with this game, and what used to be a boring super-hero has now become really interesting to me. The story is good, Doomsday is one God damn villain, and the "clones" of Superman are as cool as the original. Oh, and some Gradius-like levels to make it enjoyable and unrepetitive, yes Sir.

The Bad
Ten levels and no passwords. Pretty hard to finish this game knowing that. And well, enemies are kinda weird. Not sure they really come from the comic book but hey, I might be wrong.

The Bottom Line
It's Final Fight with Superman, and maybe the only good game of the franchise. Nuff said. Now excuse me, I want to read some Superman comics.

SNES · by Anthony Bois (1) · 2012

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Game added October 6, 2002. Last modified February 23, 2024.