Superman Returns (2006) (VG)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Release Date:

14 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Master Your Super Powers To Save Metropolis

Plot:

The Man of Steel returns from the extinct planet Kyrpton to his home Metropolis only to find himself protecting it once more from foes such as Metallo, Mongul and Bizarro.

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Brandon Routh	...	Superman / Clark Kent (voice)
Kate Bosworth	...	Lois Lane (voice)
Kevin Spacey	...	Lex Luthor (voice)
Parker Posey	...	Kitty Kowalski (voice)
Sam Huntington	...	Jimmy Olsen (voice)
Doug Abrahams	...	Various (voice)
John Di Maggio	...	Bizarro (voice)
Todd Williams	...	Mongul / Various (voice)
Judd Trichter	...	Various (voice)
Peter Lurie	...	Riot (voice)
John Wynn	...	Various (voice)
Holly Fields	...	Reporter
Dwight Schultz	...	Mr. Mxyzptlk (voice)
John Billingsley	...	Metallo (voice)
Michael Gough	...	Various (voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:T

Company:

DC Comics

Trivia:

Many elements of Metropolis coincide with elements in the comics, including the recurring fast-food franchise of "Big Belly Burger" and the Hob's Bay subsection, affectionately known as "Suicide Slum".

Quotes:

Mr. Mxyzptlk: [speaking as an ambient voice] Hey, blueboy, this place of yours is a dump!
[materializes out of a billboard]
Mr. Mxyzptlk: Bet you wish you were still on Krypton, don't ya?
Superman: You?
Mr. Mxyzptlk: [disappears, materializing in the flesh above Superman] Up here, pal! The one and only Mr. Mxyzptlk! Straight from the fifth dimension!
Superman: What mayhem are you up to now, Mxyzptlk?
Mr. Mxyzptlk: Mayem? Me? I'm hurt! Speaking of which, while you were checking out the home planet, the old me misplaced some of your goodies!
Superman: You mean stole them.
Mr. Mxyzptlk: To-MAY-toes... To-MAH-toes... But you can have them back, if you pass just a few little challenges.
Superman: I'm not playing any of your games!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Superman Returns (2006)

.........man, i really tried to like this game

In E3 2006 we saw the first trailer for this game. the graphics looked fantastic and the game looked fun. now we get to November 2006, and we've all been fooled. Sure, the graphics are still top-notch(especially on the 360) but the gameplay is horrendous. The only thing that stopped me from giving this game a 1 was the flight controls. Flying is the best part of this game, but is terribly overshadowed by awful gameplay and a story thats all over the place, hardly dealing with the events of the movie. It's a shame, too. This game had so much potential to be a great game, and I thought the delay would give the developers longer to make the game even better. The game still feels like it was pieced together in 2 months. The voice acting was also horrible. Brandon Routh sounded bored in just about every line. The only light in the voice acting was Kevin Spacey, reprising his role as Lex Luthor. To wrap up this review, I'll say that Superman Returns The Video game was the biggest disappointment of 2006. Save your money, or play Spider-Man 2