<s>
Superman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Man	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
DC	O
Comics	O
 '	O
character	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
mythos	B-Protocol
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
most	O
other	O
Superman	B-Application
games	O
which	O
are	O
adaptations	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
other	O
mediums	O
besides	O
the	O
source	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
common	O
theme	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
across	O
several	O
levels	O
requires	O
Superman	B-Application
to	O
travel	O
through	O
large	O
distances	O
across	O
Metropolis	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
put	O
out	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fires	O
with	O
his	O
arctic	O
breath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
scenarios	O
within	O
the	O
city	O
call	O
for	O
Superman	B-Application
to	O
rescue	O
civilians	O
by	O
transporting	O
from	O
an	O
endangered	O
area	O
to	O
a	O
safer	O
location	O
,	O
pursue	O
and	O
grab	O
an	O
enemy	O
's	O
getaway	O
vehicle	O
and	O
take	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
authorities	O
,	O
and	O
fight	O
hordes	O
of	O
robots	O
invading	O
the	O
city	O
from	O
Brainiac	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
yellow	O
reticle	O
on	O
an	O
enemy	O
means	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
physical/melee	O
attack	O
,	O
a	O
blue	O
reticle	O
means	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
arctic	O
breath	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
purple	O
reticle	O
means	O
that	O
the	O
enemy	O
is	O
susceptible	O
to	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
heat	O
vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
here	O
the	O
game	O
then	O
moves	O
to	O
Brainiac	O
himself	O
,	O
requiring	O
Superman	B-Application
to	O
use	O
his	O
X-ray	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
and	O
cut	O
off	O
power	O
to	O
the	O
villain	O
's	O
shield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X-ray	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
is	O
rendered	O
into	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
see	O
beneath	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
Metropolis	O
and	O
trace	O
the	O
power	O
sources	O
for	O
Superman	B-Application
to	O
disrupt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Warworld	O
level	O
finishes	O
with	O
Superman	B-Application
moving	O
giant	O
rune	O
stones	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
locate	O
a	O
powerful	O
device	O
of	O
Mongul	O
's	O
,	O
before	O
heading	O
into	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
stopping	O
Mongul	O
's	O
ship	O
from	O
escaping	O
to	O
destroy	O
Earth	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
Metropolis	O
to	O
battle	O
Metallo	O
,	O
first	O
needing	O
to	O
rescue	O
several	O
civilians	O
and	O
put	O
out	O
several	O
fires	O
before	O
moving	O
to	O
face	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
are	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
immediate	O
disposal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flight	O
and	O
super	O
strength	O
are	O
inherent	O
,	O
super	O
hearing	O
assists	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
radar	O
system	O
,	O
X-ray	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
is	O
important	O
for	O
searching	O
for	O
bombs	O
or	O
other	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
freeze	O
breath	O
is	O
widely	O
used	O
for	O
putting	O
out	O
fires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
speed	O
has	O
a	O
presence	O
while	O
flying	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
red	O
and	O
blue	O
streak	O
behind	O
Superman	B-Application
as	O
he	O
flies	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
allowable	O
top	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
flows	O
out	O
of	O
events	O
outlined	O
in	O
Superman	B-Application
:	O
Y2K	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
futuristic	O
villain	O
Brainiac	O
13	O
injected	O
Metropolis	O
with	O
a	O
technological	O
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
was	O
able	O
to	O
prevent	O
it	O
from	O
spreading	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
was	O
upgraded	O
into	O
a	O
true	O
"	O
City	O
of	O
Tomorrow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
results	O
in	O
massive	O
chaos	O
and	O
danger	O
that	O
Superman	B-Application
must	O
stop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
veteran	O
DC	O
Comics	O
writer	O
Scott	O
Peterson	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
co-wrote	O
the	O
story	O
for	O
the	O
later	O
DC	O
Comics	O
video	O
game	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Tomorrow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Villains	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
Brainiac	O
13	O
,	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
,	O
Mongul	O
,	O
Metallo	O
,	O
Bizarro	O
#1	O
,	O
and	O
Cyborg	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
pure	O
kryptonite	O
"	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
convinced	O
Superman	B-Application
has	O
a	O
bottle	O
of	O
Wild	O
Turkey	O
tucked	O
in	O
his	O
back	O
pocket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
was	O
a	O
bit	O
kinder	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
large	O
and	O
detailed	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
special	O
abilities	O
like	O
X-ray	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
