Superman (or
The New Superman Adventures Aventures [sic]),
unofficially referred to as Superman 64, is a video game based on
Superman The Animated Series and released by
Titus Software on May 31, 1999 on the
Nintendo 64. It is notorious for the negative reception it received from critics and is considered one of the worst games of all time.
Lex Luthor creates a virtual version of Metropolis and then succeeds in
trapping Lois Lane,
Jimmy Olsen and Professor
Emil Hamilton within it. Superman is forced to enter the virtual world, then to fly through a series of rings and destroy cars. He also has to complete puzzle obstacles in order to save his friends and stop Lex Luthor. Other villains Superman battles in the game include Parasite and Brainiac.
The player assumes the role of Superman and is challenged to complete puzzle obstacles throughout the game; usually levels contain similar challenges. In many levels,
Superman flies through a series of rings within a time limit (unless the player chooses to play the game on an easy difficulty; the rings then disappear but the timer remains the same). The "virtual Metropolis" is filled with what the
developers called "Kryptonite fog" (which was actually the game's inability to render anything more than 10 feet away without being choppier than it already is), supposedly there to slow him down. Other levels feature Superman moving through buildings fighting various enemies and going out of his way to
protect the virtual world's inhabitants. Oh and every ring-based level is a
Timed Mission, too.
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