Superman: The Game

The game is for 2 players (or 1 vs the computer) and pits Superman against the character Darkseid. The object of the game is to save citizens of Metropolis (playing as Superman), or lure them to an underground lair (playing as Darkseid).

The game area is split into six sectors; 3 in the streets of Metropolis and 3 underground. Frantic citizens are running around the city and can be directed by deflectors (which can be set in certain directions) or by using super powers (Superman can pick up and carry citizens, Darkseid can teleport them). The players cannot leave a sector until they collect a diamond (or a number of diamonds depending on the difficulty setting). They then get to choose which sector to move to.

Computer Entertainer praised Superman: The Game's graphics, recommending it for fans of "shoot-'em-up" arcade styled-games as a refreshing change from other adventure and strategy games on the market. Ahoy! said "there's very little original or exciting" in the game. While stating that the Metropolis levels were "far more interesting" because of "rudimentary strategy segments", the magazine concluded that Superman "never really gets off the ground".