Superman Returns

Entertaining for a while

Strengths: Superman powers and huge world

Weakness: Not much variety

First off, the good. Superman looks pretty good and the world is a large place to explore. Flying around is enjoyable for a while. Unfortunately, the problems you solve in that world are very similar and begin to feel like chores. This provides my son with a chance to play as Superman, but does not bring a great story or presentation to enjoy.

By mchenoweth16 - May 29, 2007

Superman Returns

Strengths: Superman

Weakness: environment, repeditive battles

Played with this title a bit before getting bored. It’s the same enemies time after time. Once you figure them out, it’s a cakewalk. Not much variety in the game and there are only a few references to the Superman mythos that are of any interest. The only redeeming quality of this game is controlling Superman himself, it’s done really well in the 3rd person view. Too bad the story, poor...
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Played with this title a bit before getting bored. It’s the same enemies time after time. Once you figure them out, it’s a cakewalk. Not much variety in the game and there are only a few references to the Superman mythos that are of any interest. The only redeeming quality of this game is controlling Superman himself, it’s done really well in the 3rd person view. Too bad the story, poor graphics and empty environments overshadow Superman himself. I think the creators rushed this one out and it shows.

By bob330i - Jun 5, 2008

Ok but got boring quick

Strengths: Active game control during figh scene and can get it cheap

Weakness: Repetitive, short and bland.

My expectations were raised, oddly enough, when the game was delayed and the demo was released. 'Superman' was originally supposed to come out in May of '06 to coincide with the release of the feature film. When it was delayed, I mistakenly thought that was the staff at EA saying to itself, "OK, there's more interest here then we thought, lets sink a little more time and effort into this one."...
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My expectations were raised, oddly enough, when the game was delayed and the demo was released. 'Superman' was originally supposed to come out in May of '06 to coincide with the release of the feature film. When it was delayed, I mistakenly thought that was the staff at EA saying to itself, "OK, there's more interest here then we thought, lets sink a little more time and effort into this one." The game was subsequently pushed to November to match up with the film's DVD release. Then the demo for the game hit xBox live and I was legitimately impressed. Metropolis was huge, the environment was interactive, the flight mechanics were solid; it reminded me of 'Ultimate Spider-Man', just with Superman. The graphics and the combat system were a little below-average, but I wrote that off as a problem they're working on. It was just a demo after all, I expected it to be a little rough around the edges.

While nothing that I enjoyed about the game was changed, I'm disappointed to say that none of these issues I had were fixed for the game's final release either. Not to mention, there's very little to the game outside of the demo I played. Instead of using the extra time EA took to get 'Superman' released to add content, EA seemed to just seem to multiply what was there already. Just for example, there isn't enough diversity in the enemies Superman will confront. You fight Metallo and his minions fairly early in the game. You'll be fighting those same annoying robots the whole game. There are only about five or six actual boss fights in the game, none of whom I found particularly difficult. One of which is the same character twice! I'd have loved to have seen more of Supe's rogues gallery.

There aren't many side missions you have to distract yourself with either. It would have been awesome to involve more of Superman's supporting cast to pass along side objectives. As I said before, there's not more diversity, it's as if they just doubled what was already there.

By atrandoinbox - Apr 30, 2008

XBox360 Superman Returns

Strengths: Inexpensive, Flying mechanism, Create your own combos, Good graphics

Weakness: too many robots to fight with: repetitive task. Short, weak story line, childlike button smashing ...

I guess you get what you pay for. And for $10, this game worth ... that much. If you still want to try this game out after reading all the reviews, don't pay more than $10, or go get a rental. Because it will get bored pretty quick, with all the repetitive tasks, killing robots, button smashing your way to the end. There are a few cool things about this game, like zooming at speed of sound along...
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I guess you get what you pay for. And for $10, this game worth ... that much. If you still want to try this game out after reading all the reviews, don't pay more than $10, or go get a rental. Because it will get bored pretty quick, with all the repetitive tasks, killing robots, button smashing your way to the end. There are a few cool things about this game, like zooming at speed of sound along the ocean water, flying straight up to the air ... the graphics aren't that bad either. If you have a good surround sound with your xbox, and a big sceen TV, you might want to turn on the fan and zoom around the metropolis with superman.

By DeLKay - Mar 29, 2008

Superman Returns (360)

Strengths: Super powers implemented well, decent graphics

Weakness: Repetitive gameplay, no replay value

Superman Returns is a movie tie-in game from the recent Superman movie. For a Superman game, the powers are implemented well, especially the flying. The graphics look good, though certainly not some of the best on the 360, and much better than the PS2 or Xbox versions. The gameplay is mission-based with random things to do about the city, though that's the extent of the gameplay, which turns into...
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Superman Returns is a movie tie-in game from the recent Superman movie. For a Superman game, the powers are implemented well, especially the flying. The graphics look good, though certainly not some of the best on the 360, and much better than the PS2 or Xbox versions. The gameplay is mission-based with random things to do about the city, though that's the extent of the gameplay, which turns into bouts of button-mashing. Once done with the game, there's no replay value, as there's no reason to go back into the game with no multiplayer. For Superman fans, it'll be OK to pick up on the cheap.

By shrike424242 - Nov 27, 2007