<s>
Superman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Man	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1989	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
the	O
DC	O
Comics	O
character	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
level	O
is	O
a	O
pseudo-3D	O
forward	O
scrolling	O
flying	O
level	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
)	O
where	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
en	O
route	O
from	O
Metropolis	O
to	O
S.T.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
takes	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
side	O
scrolling	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
Superman	B-Application
fighting	O
off	O
terrorists	O
to	O
reach	O
and	O
free	O
Lois	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
part	O
is	O
an	O
overhead	O
view	O
vertical	O
scrolling	O
section	O
set	O
in	O
space	O
where	O
Superman	B-Application
must	O
escort	O
a	O
Space	O
Shuttle	O
,	O
manned	O
by	O
Professor	O
Gorwin	O
,	O
through	O
an	O
asteroid	O
and	O
Kryptonite	O
field	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
S.T.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Lab	O
Satellite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
inside	O
the	O
satellite	B-Application
,	O
Superman	B-Application
must	O
battle	O
the	O
faulty	O
Robot	O
Defence	O
System	O
which	O
has	O
mistaken	O
Superman	B-Application
for	O
an	O
enemy	O
intruder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
part	O
is	O
set	O
outside	O
the	O
satellite	B-Application
when	O
another	O
asteroid	O
field	O
approaches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
six	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
parts	O
three	O
and	O
five	O
but	O
rather	O
than	O
asteroids	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
must	O
fly	O
to	O
an	O
enemy	O
satellite	B-Application
which	O
is	O
disrupting	O
the	O
signals	O
from	O
the	O
S.T.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Lab	O
Satellite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
seven	O
is	O
set	O
outside	O
the	O
enemy	O
satellite	B-Application
,	O
now	O
identified	O
as	O
belonging	O
to	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
uses	O
telescopic	O
sight	O
to	O
identify	O
and	O
attack	O
weak	O
spots	O
while	O
avoiding	O
the	O
satellite	B-Application
's	O
defences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eighth	O
and	O
final	O
part	O
is	O
set	O
inside	O
Lex	O
's	O
satellite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
part	O
four	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
must	O
battle	O
defence	O
robots	O
in	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tynesoft	O
had	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
First	O
Star	O
's	O
Boulder	O
Dash	O
and	O
Spy	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Spy	I-Application
for	O
Acorn	O
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
were	O
looking	O
for	O
other	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
Star	O
held	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
rights	O
to	O
Superman	B-Application
(	O
which	O
they	O
had	O
used	O
for	O
Superman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
most	O
home	O
computer	O
platforms	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
including	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
PC	O
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
and	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
claimed	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
was	O
also	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
US	O
market	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
no	O
evidence	O
it	O
was	O
ever	O
published	O
or	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
69%	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
and	O
66%	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
similarly	O
praised	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
also	O
pointing	O
out	O
the	O
"	O
top	O
notch	O
"	O
sound	O
,	O
awarding	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
62%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
particular	O
problem	O
when	O
loading	O
from	O
tape	B-Device
as	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
lengthy	O
load	O
between	O
each	O
level	O
and	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
tape	B-Device
would	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
rewound	O
to	O
the	O
correct	O
position	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
came	O
in	O
for	O
criticism	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
matchstick	O
figure	O
"	O
representing	O
Superman	B-Application
in	O
the	O
sideways	O
scrolling	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electron	O
User	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
version	O
,	O
giving	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
8/10	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
criticised	O
the	O
multi-load	O
and	O
the	O
frustrating	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
