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Highly disappointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 13 / 14
Date: November 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Disappointing is a word I hate to use when describing something I've waited quite a while for. Unfortunately, I've found myself using it more often than not. When it comes to Star Wars prequels and certain 3rd X-Men movies...well...let's just say I had a lot to be disappointed about. I had very high hopes when I heard about the creation of this game. First of all, EA Games was in charge, and they have developed quite a reputation for developing some high quality movie based games (The Two Towers and the Return of the King come to mind, along with their James Bond line). I was even MORE impressed when they delayed the game from its June 30 release to later in the fall. It seems odd that I should be impressed, but they seemed to genuinely care about making a great game as opposed to making money. They didn't feel they could get an impressive Superman Returns video game out in that short amount of time.

So, a new release date was scheduled...November 22nd...around the time of the release of the DVD of Superman Returns. Sure, the wait would be long, but at least EA was putting all their efforts into making a great game, right?

The time has finally arrived...not owning an X-Box 360, I purchased the X-Box version of the game, knowing that the main difference between the two was the graphics. I could barely wait. I had read only 2 reviews, one positive, and one with a mediocre response (hopefully this will guide some crazy Superman fans like myself who desperately want to know about this game), so I was going in pretty much open minded.

I'm sorry to say that after their great reputation, EA has managed to disappoint me.

Superman Returns is a valid effort to capitalize on what made the Spider-Man 2 and the Hulk Ultimate Destruction video games popular: a free-roam environment. In that aspect, it triumphs greatly. There are few more enjoyable experiences I've had than flying through the city as Superman. The X-Box graphics are great, though not as wonderful as the 360, but I don't really mind...that was my cheif concern. Cut scenes look decent, and we get a great introduction level having Superman destroy a few meteors. Somewhere after the big space battle (when you fight numerous aliens), things go horribly wrong.

When Metallo first appears in the city...a wave a robot henchmen begin to attack it non stop. You fight them once...then suddenly...disaster strikes...you head towards the icon to find yourself fighting...more robots. I thought there was something wrong with the X-Box version. What happened to the promises of diverting tornadoes and saving people from natural disasters...car crashes...train wrecks...falling from buildings...ANYTHING BUT CRAZY ROBOTS. I kid you not, fighting robots and putting out fires is the main thing you will do in this game. Aside from the boss battles, and main missions...you will fly through the city...see the alert icon...fly towards it...and discover more robots/creatures/mutants/whatever....you're not saving anyone, but you ARE repetitively fighting these monsters.

EA kept saying that this game was going to show us what it was like to be Superman saving people from every day situations...well...where are those every day situations? The most natural disaster in the game happens very rarely...and that's a fire...you can put out the fire with your super breath, and VOILA! You're off to fight more robots/creatures/mutants/whatever.

After all the enthusiasm from the EA games department, I expected soo much more from this game. The one thing that's really disappointing is that you really feel as if you're playing something unfinished...the incomplete masterpiece that you were looking forward to experiencing. What you get in its place is a bunch of great ideas all meshed together to form a highly repetitive game. Sure, you'll fly around as Superman...but then you'll have to save the city from more robots and monsters...then after you fight a billion of them, you'll gain enough points to go to the NEXT level where you fight *gasp* STRONGER robots and monsters...lucky you! It's not so much a free roam game as it is a very linear game DISGUISED as a free roam game.

I wanted to save people falling off of cliffs...or divert the paths of crashing airplanes. I wanted to save a bridge from collapsing or foil a bank robbery. Isn't this what EA Games promised? The full Superman experience? Instead, this is what I get: A repetitive linear game trying to disguise itself as something its not. It makes you wonder what all that time between June and November was spent improving.

In the end, is this game fun? Sure...it's fun. I love Superman...I'm one of the biggest fans I know. I absolutely enjoy beating up villians and flying around Metropolis...but I can only take so much of this repetitive game. I was expecting something truly exciting that made me feel like Superman. I wanted an open world where I could decide which disaster to divert. The previews made it seem like you could interact with everything in the environment...well...you can throw cars and rubble and streetlights and that's about it. It would have been nice for a little more depth.

After all this time, this feels like the game that would have been released in June as opposed to one that was delayed to be improved...I suggest it as a rental or if someone else buys it for you...great. Other than that, buy at your own peril.

Great Dissapointment

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was waiting for this game to come out for months. I was one of the first in line to buy it. Got home opened it up, played the first level thinking man this is a great game, flying around saving the city. Then came the second level, non stop fighting robots. Thats all the game is, fighting robots none stop, and if you dont stop the robots the city will be destroyed and you lose the game. All this game is is button mashing...... non stop button mashing. You dont have a chance to free roam like they say, because as soon as you stop aliens or robots, there are more robots or aliens on the other side of the city, its the same thing over and over and over. DONT BUY..... RENT

A question.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 12
Date: July 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Don't take this as an official review of the game, because it hasn't been released yet.

The reason I'm writing this is exactly, because of the release date. According to Amazon they have it in and ready to ship within 1-2 weeks, but the fact is... the game isn't out until October at the earliest. I'm really starting to question how and if Amazon even keeps track of these things.

For an unsuspecting consumer this might become frustrating and I find it unfair that they would do this to their customers. Either change the date Amazon or don't put up the game at all until a month before shipping. At least be fair to your customers.

WHERE IS THE GAME?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: March 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I am disappointed in Amazon. It has been a month and i still haven't received the game yet. It usually doesn't take this long for a shipment to come through. Can i please get my game or my money back. I bought the game for a coworkers kid for pulling up his grades in school and he still hasn't had the chance to play it.

Most Boring Game Ever

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is nothing but flying around and finding robots and killing robots for the WHOLE GAME! play the game for 5 minutes and thats it nothing new, its cool to fly with superman, but after a while its the same game.

And has the worst final monster i haver ever seen, im not going to say waht it is to not ruin the suprise, but this game Suxs.

hard to play...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

No cheat code and trick at the begging level. Not a easy play game. You must pass the second level in order to use cheat code. But it's hard to pass the second level. I haven't get once successed yet.

very repeative

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game has it's moments but as all the other reviewers said about fighting robot after robot after robot is true. Sometimes they throw a few flying creatures in the mix as well as some on the ground but it's the same thing over and over. I feel sorry for those that spent the $50 or more for this game when it came out because it's definately not worth it. I advise renting this one or finding it really cheap

Not Great but Not Horrible and It Is Fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is no where near as bad as it's reputation makes you believe. It is true that there is some repetitive things in the game, but there is also a variety as well. Putting out fires and saving Metropolis from a major tornado are just some of the things that this game lets you do. It also has some of the coolest Superman characters from the comics, such as Bizarro and Metallo. There is a mini game where you can actually play as Bizarro for two minutes as you destroy Metropolis. The only real let down is how little of the movie you actually get to play, which is practically none. Everything you do has nothing to really do with the movie, and the movie itself is played in FMV cut scenes, but in CG instead of actual movie scenes. Overall, the game is fun and not as bad as the reviews say it is.

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