<s>
Superman	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1988	B-Application
arcade	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
and	O
featuring	O
the	O
DC	O
Comics	O
character	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
directly	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
film	O
series	O
,	O
throughout	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
"	O
Superman	B-Application
Main	O
Theme	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Can	O
You	O
Read	O
My	O
Mind	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Superman	B-Application
films	O
are	O
used	O
as	O
background	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
fight	O
through	O
five	O
levels	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
world	O
safe	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
Emperor	O
Zaas	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
exclusive	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
another	O
Superman	B-Application
with	O
a	O
different	O
colored	O
costume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
fight	O
through	O
five	O
levels	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
world	O
safe	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
Emperor	O
Zaas	O
,	O
a	O
villain	O
similar	O
to	O
Brainiac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
blue	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
red	O
Superman	B-Application
with	O
a	O
grey	O
cape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
starts	O
out	O
in	O
Metropolis	O
before	O
going	O
to	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
and	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
Superman	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
punch	O
,	O
kick	O
and	O
fly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
objects	O
release	O
blue	O
crystals	O
that	O
can	O
restore	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
energy	O
,	O
yellow	O
crystals	O
that	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
throw	O
one	O
projectile	O
attack	O
without	O
charging	O
or	O
red	O
crystals	O
in	O
flying	O
stages	O
that	O
defeat	O
all	O
the	O
enemies	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
levels	O
have	O
three-parts	O
-	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
part	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
flying	O
part	O
and	O
a	O
final	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
part	O
where	O
Superman	B-Application
uses	O
heat	O
vision	O
instead	O
of	O
kicking	O
and	O
can	O
destroy	O
or	O
dodge	O
obstacles	O
such	O
as	O
rocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
player	O
's	O
Superman	B-Application
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
player	O
's	O
blue	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
color	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
first	O
player	O
controls	O
Superman	B-Application
in	O
his	O
traditional	O
color	O
scheme	O
(	O
blue	O
tights	O
with	O
a	O
red	O
cape	O
,	O
trunks	O
and	O
boots	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
Superman	B-Application
wears	O
red	O
tights	O
with	O
grey	O
cape	O
,	O
trunks	O
and	O
boots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presence	O
of	O
this	O
alternate	O
Superman	B-Application
is	O
never	O
explained	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
is	O
only	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
co-operative	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Superman	B-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
1989	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
