<s>
Superman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Superman	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
,	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Superman	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	B-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Titus	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Superman	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Animated	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
Superman	B-Application
game	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	B-Application
,	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
has	O
trapped	O
Jimmy	O
Olsen	O
,	O
Lois	O
Lane	O
,	O
and	O
Professor	O
Hamilton	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
reality	O
version	O
of	O
Metropolis	O
that	O
he	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Brainiac	O
,	O
leaving	O
it	O
up	O
to	O
Superman	B-Application
to	O
save	O
them	O
and	O
break	O
apart	O
the	O
virtual	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
shifts	O
between	O
outdoor	O
levels	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
flies	O
through	O
rings	O
while	O
saving	O
civilians	O
,	O
and	O
indoor	O
levels	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
looks	O
for	O
access	O
cards	O
,	O
activates	O
computers	O
,	O
and	O
fights	O
villains	O
such	O
as	O
Brainiac	O
,	O
Mala	O
,	O
Metallo	O
,	O
Darkseid	O
,	O
and	O
Parasite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
began	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
was	O
largely	O
hampered	O
by	O
constraints	O
between	O
Titus	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
's	O
licensors	O
,	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
and	O
DC	O
Comics	O
,	O
leaving	O
little	O
room	O
for	O
polishing	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlueSky	O
Software	O
attempted	O
to	O
redo	O
the	O
game	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
but	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
ultimately	O
canceled	O
,	O
as	O
Titus	O
's	O
license	O
with	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
had	O
expired	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
three	O
E3	O
presentations	O
and	O
positive	O
press	O
coverage	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
strong	O
sales	O
and	O
positive	O
consumer	O
reception	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
critical	O
reviews	O
were	O
extremely	O
negative	O
,	O
panning	O
its	O
unresponsive	O
controls	O
,	O
technical	O
flaws	O
,	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
overuse	O
of	O
distance	O
fog	O
,	O
and	O
poor	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
calling	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
is	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
game	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
titular	O
hero	O
saving	O
the	O
citizens	O
of	O
Metropolis	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Lois	O
Lane	O
,	O
Jimmy	O
Olsen	O
and	O
Professor	O
Emil	O
Hamilton	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
virtual	O
reality	O
of	O
it	O
created	O
by	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	O
Metropolis	O
is	O
filled	O
with	O
what	O
the	O
developers	O
call	O
"	O
Kryptonite	O
fog	O
"	O
in	O
an	O
apparent	O
effort	O
by	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
to	O
diminish	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
actually	O
distance	O
fog	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
technique	O
to	O
mask	O
the	O
game	B-Application
's	O
poor	O
draw	O
distance	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
main	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
challenged	O
by	O
Luthor	O
to	O
complete	O
various	O
tasks	O
and	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
can	O
walk	O
,	O
fly	O
,	O
punch	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
super-strength	O
to	O
lift	O
and	O
carry	O
large	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
's	O
other	O
superpowers	O
,	O
including	O
Heat	O
Vision	O
,	O
Freeze	O
Breath	O
,	O
X-Ray	O
Vision	O
,	O
Super	O
Speed	O
,	O
and	O
Reprogrammation	O
(	O
where	O
Superman	B-Application
reprograms	O
an	O
enemy	O
to	O
help	O
fight	O
off	O
other	O
enemies	O
)	O
,	O
are	O
only	O
accessible	O
through	O
the	O
collection	O
of	O
power-ups	O
in	O
certain	O
levels	O
and	O
have	O
limited	O
reserves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Superman	B-Application
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
enemies	O
,	O
hazards	O
,	O
or	O
is	O
in	O
close	O
proximity	O
to	O
Kryptonite	O
,	O
his	O
health	O
will	O
decrease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
enter	O
game	B-Application
over	O
(	O
indicated	O
with	O
"	O
LEX	O
WINS	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
restart	O
the	O
current	O
mission	O
if	O
Superman	B-Application
loses	O
all	O
his	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
also	O
enter	O
game	B-Application
over	O
if	O
a	O
civilian	O
character	O
is	O
attacked	O
or	O
time	O
limits	O
imposed	O
on	O
various	O
missions	O
expire	O
before	O
they	O
are	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
consists	O
of	O
fourteen	O
levels	O
,	O
alternating	O
between	O
outdoor	O
and	O
indoor	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
:	O
The	O
New	O
Superman	B-Application
has	O
three	O
difficulty	O
modes	O
:	O
Easy	O
,	O
Normal	O
,	O
and	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
in	O
the	O
easy	O
mode	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
fly	O
through	O
rings	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
goals	O
in	O
the	O
ride	O
stages	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
maze	O
sections	O
are	O
only	O
playable	O
on	O
Normal	O
and	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
concluding	O
stage	O
only	O
on	O
Superman	B-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
includes	O
two	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
(	O
a	O
racing	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
battle	O
mode	O
)	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Caen	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
founders	O
of	O
French	O
developer	O
Titus	O
Interactive	O
,	O
garnered	O
the	O
rights	O
from	O
WB	O
Licensing	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
Superman	B-Application
game	B-Application
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
The	O
Animated	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1997	O
Titus	O
signed	O
a	O
licensing	O
deal	O
with	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
to	O
make	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Superman	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Animated	O
Series	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	B-Application
was	O
completed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	B-Application
's	O
development	O
lasted	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caen	O
's	O
initial	O
plan	O
was	O
for	O
a	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
only	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
had	O
tried	O
before	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
open	O
world	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	B-Application
involving	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
where	O
players	O
really	O
behave	O
as	O
a	O
superhero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
explained	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
would	O
stretch	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
to	O
its	O
limits	O
,	O
feature	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
fly	O
and	O
fight	O
,	O
and	O
include	O
his	O
every	O
superpower.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
too	O
much	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
demand	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
Superman	B-Application
"	O
a	O
Sim	O
City-like	O
game	B-Application
,	O
where	O
Superman	B-Application
would	O
be	O
like	O
the	O
mayor	O
of	O
Metropolis	O
"	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
an	O
action	O
game	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
,	O
their	O
reasoning	O
for	O
rejection	O
was	O
that	O
Superman	B-Application
would	O
never	O
do	O
the	O
things	O
Titus	O
proposed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
that	O
survived	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Superman	B-Application
swimming	O
underwater	O
,	O
were	O
kept	O
in	O
after	O
Titus	O
staff	O
members	O
showed	O
documentation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Superman	B-Application
comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
limiting	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
powers	O
and	O
removal	O
of	O
breakable	O
architecture	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
was	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
world	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
the	O
titular	O
hero	O
to	O
not	O
harm	O
"	O
real	O
"	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
conflicts	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
delayed	O
production	O
process	O
where	O
"	O
it	O
took	O
 [ Titus ] 	O
months	O
to	O
get	O
every	O
single	O
character	O
approved	O
"	O
and	O
an	O
inability	O
to	O
fix	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
issues	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
collision	O
detection	O
and	O
controls	O
that	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
would	O
be	O
criticized	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
was	O
shown	O
at	O
three	O
E3	O
events	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
was	O
unofficially	O
named	O
Superman	B-Application
64	I-Application
by	O
some	O
publications	O
since	O
the	O
1997	O
E3	O
event	O
,	O
as	O
indicated	O
by	O
its	O
coverage	O
from	O
Game	B-Application
Informer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1997	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
game	B-Application
did	O
not	O
reveal	O
anything	O
about	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
world	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
its	O
premise	O
would	O
be	O
Superman	B-Application
trying	O
to	O
save	O
Lois	O
and	O
Metropolis	O
from	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
's	O
very	O
dangerous	O
creation	O
the	O
Lexoskel-5000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
it	O
showcased	O
models	O
of	O
empty	O
rooms	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
model	O
of	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
,	O
and	O
emphasized	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
X-ray	O
vision	O
power	O
that	O
made	O
strong	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
IGN	O
journalist	O
covering	O
the	O
event	O
saw	O
little	O
promise	O
in	O
the	O
game	B-Application
:	O
"	O
For	O
a	O
true	O
fan	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
probably	O
looked	O
great	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
at	O
least	O
something	O
to	O
show	O
,	O
but	O
to	O
the	O
casual	O
observer	O
or	O
the	O
jaded	O
critic	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
just	O
looked	O
poor.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Animation	O
World	O
Network	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
more	O
optimistic	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
game	B-Application
appeared	O
to	O
have	O
"	O
stunning	O
3D	O
environments	O
,	O
various	O
fight	O
levels	O
and	O
rescue	O
operations.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Titus	O
announced	O
Superman	B-Application
to	O
be	O
around	O
85	O
–	O
95%	O
complete	O
in	O
March	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
was	O
delayed	O
again	O
after	O
the	O
1998	O
E3	O
showing	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
gameplay	O
criticisms	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
3D	O
character	O
models	O
and	O
map	O
sheets	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
on	O
24	O
August	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
,	O
labeling	O
the	O
game	B-Application
an	O
"	O
E3	O
showstopper	O
,	O
"	O
noted	O
its	O
"	O
good-looking	O
graphics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1998	O
,	O
GameFan	O
published	O
the	O
first	O
screenshots	O
of	O
completed	O
parts	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
views	O
of	O
the	O
interiors	O
,	O
Metropolis	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
3D	O
model	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
also	O
offered	O
enthusiastic	O
coverage	O
about	O
it	O
,	O
with	O
journalist	O
ECM	O
reporting	O
other	O
staff	O
"	O
drooling	O
over	O
these	O
first-look	O
shots	O
at	O
the	O
game	B-Application
;	O
"	O
he	O
suggested	O
the	O
game	B-Application
"	O
could	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
hotter	O
N64	B-Operating_System
titles	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
even	O
with	O
heavyweights	O
like	O
Zelda	B-Application
and	O
Banjo	B-Application
coming	O
down	O
the	O
line	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
astounding	O
"	O
visuals	O
,	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
fog	O
in	O
the	O
Metropolis	O
shots	O
,	O
"	O
looks	O
set	O
to	O
raise	O
the	O
bar	O
on	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
again	O
"	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
clean	O
textures	O
and	O
smooth	O
animation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gamers	O
 '	O
Republic	O
,	O
in	O
July	O
1998	O
,	O
reported	O
that	O
Superman	B-Application
consisted	O
of	O
15	O
stages	O
where	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
is	O
"	O
beating	O
up	O
bad	O
guys	O
and	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
kryptonite	O
diffusers	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
"	O
also	O
revealing	O
a	O
four-player	O
battle	O
mode	O
the	O
source	O
positively	O
compared	O
to	O
Star	O
Fox	O
;	O
it	O
felt	O
its	O
levels	O
looked	O
"	O
well	O
designed	O
"	O
and	O
applauded	O
its	O
incorporation	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
December	O
1998	O
issue	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
,	O
which	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
,	O
ran	O
another	O
preview	O
piece	O
showcasing	O
more	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
in	O
the	O
game	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
breaking	O
through	O
bricks	O
,	O
lifting	O
cars	O
and	O
humans	O
,	O
punching	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
heat	O
vision	O
and	O
ice	O
breath	O
;	O
it	O
announced	O
a	O
January	O
1999	O
release	O
date	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
a	O
spring	O
date	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
press	O
release	O
in	O
October	O
1998	O
showed	O
that	O
at	O
point	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
64s	I-Application
release	O
date	O
was	O
set	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
huge	O
promotional	O
campaign	O
to	O
include	O
;	O
special	O
in-store	O
promotions	O
and	O
displays	O
,	O
advertising	O
,	O
television	O
,	O
on-line	O
and	O
print	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Promotional	O
items	O
will	O
include	O
:	O
standees	O
,	O
t-shirts	O
,	O
game	B-Application
footage	O
,	O
videotapes	O
and	O
oversized	O
boxes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
five	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
1999	O
Tokyo	O
Game	B-Application
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
critical	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Titus	O
gave	O
BlueSky	O
Software	O
the	O
reins	O
to	O
completely	O
redesign	O
Superman	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
received	O
approval	O
from	O
Sony	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
license	O
from	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
had	O
expired	O
and	O
Titus	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
secure	O
a	O
new	O
one	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
game	B-Application
's	O
cancellation	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Caen	O
,	O
after	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
"	O
forced	O
us	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
pay	O
Titus	O
a	O
litigation	O
settlement	O
as	O
a	O
payback	O
for	O
its	O
abusive	O
behavior	O
against	O
the	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
game	B-Application
dated	O
to	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2000	O
was	O
eventually	O
uploaded	O
to	O
MediaFire	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
by	O
Richard	O
Evan	O
Mandel	O
,	O
who	O
announced	O
and	O
linked	O
to	O
the	O
build	O
's	O
release	O
via	O
a	O
journal	O
post	O
on	O
his	O
DeviantArt	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NPD	O
Group	O
data	O
reported	O
Superman	B-Application
being	O
a	O
top-ten	O
seller	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
during	O
the	O
weeks	O
of	O
June	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Titus	O
announced	O
that	O
Superman	B-Application
had	O
been	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
selling	O
game	B-Application
for	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titus	O
also	O
reported	O
consumer	O
feedback	O
obtained	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
mail-in	O
registration	O
being	O
"	O
overwhelming	O
positive	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
More	O
than	O
70%	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
target	O
audience	O
,	O
that	O
of	O
6	O
to	O
11-year-olds	O
,	O
rated	O
the	O
game	B-Application
as	O
an	O
'	O
A	O
 '	O
title.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
this	O
contradicted	O
Superman	B-Application
64s	I-Application
contemporaneous	O
critical	O
reputation	O
,	O
filled	O
with	O
claims	O
of	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
had	O
not	O
"	O
put	O
forth	O
any	O
priorities	O
for	O
this	O
title	O
other	O
than	O
to	O
finish	O
it	O
"	O
and	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
game	B-Application
has	O
a	O
"	O
rushed	O
,	O
careless	O
feel.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
noted	O
the	O
ruined	O
potential	O
of	O
a	O
game	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Superman	B-Application
animated	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
story	O
,	O
interesting	O
characters	O
,	O
plenty	O
of	O
villains	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
fighting	O
criminals	O
in	O
3D	O
landscapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Weaver	O
of	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
complained	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
stop	O
flying	O
is	O
to	O
crash	O
into	O
a	O
solid	O
object	O
,	O
preferably	O
a	O
wall	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
you	O
always	O
have	O
to	O
press	O
forward	O
to	O
go	O
forward	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
facing	O
into	O
the	O
camera	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
technical	O
problems	O
were	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
commonplace	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
unfavorable	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
bad	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
broken	O
frame	O
rates	O
,	O
clipping	B-Algorithm
of	O
environments	O
and	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
poor	O
collision	O
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
a	O
few	O
reviewers	O
suggested	O
Superman	B-Application
64s	I-Application
gameplay	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
good	O
conceptually	O
,	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
this	O
game	B-Application
's	O
got	O
great	O
ideas	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
super	O
disappointment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jeuxvideo.com	O
described	O
the	O
missions	O
as	O
action-packed	O
and	O
diverse	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
claimed	O
it	O
was	O
ambitious	O
for	O
a	O
Superman	B-Application
game	B-Application
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
"	O
a	O
brawler	O
with	O
some	O
flight	O
and	O
superpowers	O
thrown	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
found	O
certain	O
concepts	O
unsuitable	O
for	O
a	O
game	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
titular	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
condemned	O
as	O
"	O
basic	O
"	O
and	O
poor	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	B-Application
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Fun	O
claimed	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
excuse	O
for	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
not	O
take	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
and	O
Hugh	O
Norton-Smith	O
of	O
Hyper	O
wrote	O
the	O
fog	O
would	O
force	O
players	O
to	O
"	O
pre-empt	O
approaching	O
buildings	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
not	O
hit	O
them	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sczepaniak	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
flat	O
textures	O
of	O
Metropolis	O
made	O
it	O
look	O
like	O
a	O
Mode	O
7	O
background	O
in	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeuxvideo.com	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	B-Application
's	O
levels	O
had	O
little-to-no	O
lighting	O
,	O
shadows	O
,	O
or	O
clear	O
perspective	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
judge	O
distances	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
objects	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jevon	O
Jenkins	O
of	O
Game	B-Application
Industry	O
noted	O
this	O
problem	O
with	O
figuring	O
out	O
the	O
distance	O
between	O
Superman	B-Application
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
artificial	O
challenge	O
in	O
fighting	O
them	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
worse	O
by	O
poor	O
camera	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
also	O
panned	O
the	O
character	O
animation	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
AllGames	O
Scott	O
Alan	O
Marriott	O
who	O
particularly	O
dismissed	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
punching	O
and	O
flying	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
N64	B-Operating_System
critic	O
Lee	O
described	O
the	O
intro	O
cinematic	O
as	O
"	O
like	O
a	O
scene	O
from	O
a	O
C64	O
game	B-Application
in	O
1985	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
"	O
the	O
sharp	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
polygons	O
gave	O
Superman	B-Application
'	O
pixie	O
 '	O
boots	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
repetitiveness	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
brought	O
up	O
by	O
reviewers	O
such	O
as	O
GameSpots	O
Joe	O
Fielder	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
it	O
"	O
would	O
be	O
considered	O
bad	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
64s	I-Application
presentation	O
was	O
not	O
completely	O
without	O
supporters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
visuals	O
 '	O
closeness	O
to	O
the	O
animated	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
its	O
original	O
voice	O
actors	O
,	O
Weaver	O
highlighting	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
's	O
laugh	O
which	O
"	O
almost	O
made	O
up	O
for	O
Superman	B-Application
being	O
so	O
hideous	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lukewarm	O
appreciation	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
including	O
from	O
Jeuxvideo.com	O
who	O
noted	O
its	O
atmospheric	O
nature	O
although	O
disliked	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
stylistic	O
variance	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Statements	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
64	I-Application
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
have	O
continued	O
in	O
later	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
has	O
ranked	O
on	O
all-time	O
worst	O
lists	O
of	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Guardian	O
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
SVG.com	O
(	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
topped	O
those	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
GameTrailers	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
appeared	O
on	O
worst-of	O
decade-end	O
lists	O
of	O
Filter	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
the	O
all-time	O
worst	O
of	O
the	O
Superman	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
usually	O
not	O
well-received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
64	I-Application
holds	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
for	O
lowest-rated	O
superhero	O
game	B-Application
,	O
citing	O
its	O
Gamerankings	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
22.9	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reported	O
The	O
Guardian	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
"	O
Superman	B-Application
64	I-Application
has	O
cultivated	O
a	O
fanbase	O
of	O
curious	O
masochists	O
eager	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
bad	O
it	O
really	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twitch	O
and	O
YouTube	O
host	O
plenty	O
of	O
videos	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
anti-glory	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
made	O
by	O
people	O
who	O
were	O
barely	O
born	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
number	O
11	O
in	O
an	O
Uproxx	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
according	O
to	O
250,849	O
user	O
ratings	O
from	O
various	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publication	O
writer	O
Derrick	O
Rossignol	O
was	O
baffled	O
by	O
the	O
ranking	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
attribute	O
that	O
to	O
users	O
ironically	O
giving	O
the	O
game	B-Application
many	O
positive	O
ratings	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thankfully	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
those	O
shenanigans	O
do	O
n’t	O
seem	O
prevalent	O
in	O
the	O
data	O
and	O
Superman	B-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
notable	O
head-scratcher	O
that	O
I	O
noticed.	O
"	O
</s>
