Superman - Complete Game/MAME Arcade/Retro Replay
4This was my second time playing through the game and I can definitely use some more practice but overall the game is really good, probably the best Superman video game I have played..
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Superman. While not directly based on the original film series, throughout much of the game the "Superman Main Theme" and "Can You Read My Mind" from the Superman films are used as background music.
In the game, the player assumes the role of Superman, who must fight through five levels to make the world safe from the evil Emperor Zaas, a character exclusive to this game. The game can be played by up to two players simultaneously, with the second player taking control of another Superman with a different colored costume.
The player takes control of Superman, who must fight through five levels to make the world safe from the evil Emperor Zaas, a villain similar to Brainiac. The first player takes control of the traditional blue Superman, while the second player takes control of a red Superman with a grey cape. The title starts out in Metropolis before going to San Francisco, Las Vegas and Washington, D.C. Superman is able to punch, kick and fly. He can also use a projectile "Sonic Blast" attack when the player holds down then releases the punch button. There are also objects in the levels he can throw and/or break. Some of these objects release blue crystals that can restore Superman's energy, yellow crystals that allow the player to throw one projectile attack without charging or red crystals in flying stages that defeat all the enemies on the screen. The first four levels have three-parts - a side-scrolling part, followed by a vertically scrolling flying part and a final side-scrolling shooter part where Superman uses heat vision instead of kicking and can destroy or dodge obstacles such as rocks. Each part has a boss at the end. The final level, the main boss' spaceship, adds a side-scrolling shooting section to the beginning and an extra final boss fight at the end.
Developer(s) - Taito
Publisher(s) - Taito
Director(s) - Toshiyuki Nishimura
Designer(s) - Hidehiro Fujiwara
Noboru Yasukawa (hardware)
Programmer(s) - Tohru Sugawara
Hideaki Tomioka
Hideki Hashimoto
Mari Iwano
Tadakazu Aono
Artist(s) - Yoshihiko Wakita
Junji Yarita
Taira Sanuki
Shinobu Iwabuchi
Akira Saito
Minori Ishino
Takako Kojima
Toshiyuki Nishimura
Composer(s) - Masahiko Takaki
Kazuyuki Onui
Shizuo Aizawa
Takami Asano
Series - Superman
Platform(s) - Arcade
Release - WW: 1989[1]
Genre(s) - Beat 'em up, shoot 'em up
Mode(s) - Single-playerCo-op
Arcade system - Taito X System