<s>
Superman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Apokolips	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Superman	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Animated	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Believing	O
Intergang	O
to	O
be	O
starting	O
up	O
again	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
learns	O
that	O
beings	O
causing	O
chaos	O
throughout	O
Metropolis	O
are	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
robots	O
using	O
Intergang	O
's	O
old	O
methods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
that	O
the	O
weapons	O
come	O
from	O
Apokolips	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
sets	O
out	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
bots	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
weapons	O
,	O
having	O
to	O
fight	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
enemies	O
that	O
Luthor	O
sends	O
after	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasite	O
,	O
Metallo	O
,	O
and	O
Livewire	O
contracted	O
to	O
kill	O
Superman	B-Application
to	O
allow	O
the	O
bots	O
free	O
rein	O
to	O
obey	O
Luthor	O
's	O
wishes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
designs	O
reflecting	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Animated	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Animated	O
Series	O
voice	O
cast	O
all	O
returned	O
to	O
their	O
roles	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
Tim	O
Daly	O
as	O
Clark	O
Kent/Superman	O
,	O
Dana	O
Delany	O
as	O
Lois	O
Lane	O
,	O
Lori	O
Petty	O
as	O
Livewire	O
,	O
Malcolm	O
McDowell	O
as	O
Metallo	O
,	O
Peri	O
Gilpin	O
as	O
Volcana	O
,	O
Michael	O
York	O
as	O
Kanto	O
,	O
and	O
Clancy	O
Brown	O
as	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
September	O
2000	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Infogrames	O
had	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
publish	O
and	O
develop	O
Superman	B-Application
video	O
games	O
from	O
Titus	O
Interactive	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
deal	O
with	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2002	O
,	O
Infogrames	O
announced	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apokolips	I-Application
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
title	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Superman	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Animated	O
Series	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
unrelated	O
Xbox	B-Application
companion	O
game	O
Superman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Man	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comic	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infogrames	O
announced	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
also	O
handled	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
Sheffield	O
House	O
,	O
includes	O
many	O
additional	O
features	O
and	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
featuring	O
three	O
selectable	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
,	O
Widescreen	O
,	O
Progressive	B-Device
Scan	I-Device
and	O
Dolby	O
Pro	O
Logic	O
II	O
support	O
,	O
additions	O
of	O
secret	O
items	O
in	O
every	O
level	O
where	O
cheat	O
codes	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
,	O
a	O
free-roaming	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
explore	O
Metropolis	O
at	O
their	O
own	O
free	O
will	O
,	O
enhanced	O
boss	O
AI	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Making	O
of	O
"	O
movie	O
featuring	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
and	O
beta	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
average	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
air	O
of	O
uncertainty	O
going	O
into	O
its	O
release	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
1999	O
Superman	B-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
animated	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
presentation	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
the	O
...	O
Man	O
of	O
Steel	O
has	O
never	O
looked	O
or	O
moved	O
better	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
panning	O
the	O
mechanics	O
behind	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
He	O
's	O
faster	O
than	O
a	O
speeding	O
bullet	O
,	O
able	O
to	O
leap	O
tall	O
buildings	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
bound	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
trapped	O
in	O
walls	O
because	O
of	O
poor	O
collision	O
detection	O
:	O
He	O
's	O
Superman	B-Application
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
superior	O
title	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
counterpart	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Man	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
but	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
average	O
superhero	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
65.46	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
and	O
64.37	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
while	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
64	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
and	O
66	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
