<s>
Superman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
combats	O
Bizarro	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
classic	O
villains	O
(	O
including	O
Metallo	O
,	O
Mongul	O
,	O
and	O
Riot	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Bizarro	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
voice	O
and	O
likeness	O
of	O
Brandon	O
Routh	O
(	O
Superman/Clark	O
Kent	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
Kevin	O
Spacey	O
(	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
)	O
,	O
Kate	O
Bosworth	O
(	O
Lois	O
Lane	O
)	O
,	O
Parker	O
Posey	O
(	O
Kitty	O
Kowalski	O
)	O
and	O
Sam	O
Huntington	O
(	O
Jimmy	O
Olsen	O
)	O
,	O
all	O
reprising	O
their	O
roles	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
also	O
features	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
fundamentally	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
ultimately	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
November	O
30	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
DVD	O
release	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
's	O
complete	O
array	O
of	O
superpowers	O
are	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
disposal	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
'	O
master	O
 '	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
powers	O
,	O
because	O
Superman	B-Application
might	O
cause	O
harm	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
if	O
his	O
powers	O
are	O
used	O
incorrectly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
you	O
will	O
start	O
off	O
using	O
the	O
most	O
basic	O
forms	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
powers	O
and	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
upgrade	O
them	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
achieve	O
greater	O
strength	O
,	O
speed	O
,	O
distance	O
and	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
faster	O
Superman	B-Application
travels	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
the	O
screen	O
will	O
blur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
is	O
invincible	O
:	O
no	O
matter	O
what	O
happens	O
to	O
Superman	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
cannot	O
be	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
one	O
exception	O
is	O
during	O
the	O
second	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
tutorial	O
mission	O
which	O
is	O
three	O
boss	O
fights	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
without	O
a	O
checkpoint	O
on	O
War	O
World	O
,	O
here	O
Superman	B-Application
does	O
take	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
mission	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
has	O
a	O
stamina	O
meter	O
that	O
depletes	O
as	O
more	O
power	O
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
can	O
fly	O
Superman	B-Application
into	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
absorb	O
sunlight	O
to	O
replenish	O
the	O
stamina	O
meter	O
faster	O
,	O
as	O
performed	O
by	O
Superman	B-Application
many	O
times	O
in	O
comic	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
challenged	O
to	O
be	O
creative	O
with	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
stop	O
a	O
burning	O
building	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
could	O
use	O
his	O
freeze	O
breath	O
and	O
risk	O
not	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
save	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
civilian	O
casualties	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
or	O
alternatively	O
,	O
he	O
could	O
pick	O
up	O
a	O
fire	O
truck	O
and	O
station	O
it	O
at	O
a	O
more	O
convenient	O
level	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
is	O
accessible	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
cheat	O
code	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
Superman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
's	O
famed	O
x-ray	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
is	O
used	O
automatically	O
when	O
Superman	B-Application
picks-up	O
an	O
object	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
uses	O
his	O
full	O
array	O
of	O
powers	O
,	O
including	O
his	O
strength	O
,	O
freeze	O
breath	O
,	O
and	O
heat	O
vision	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
deadly	O
rocks	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
strike	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
flies	O
to	O
the	O
distant	O
galaxy	O
in	O
the	O
space	O
rocket	O
that	O
his	O
father	O
sent	O
him	O
to	O
Earth	O
in	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
his	O
homeworld	O
and	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
there	O
is	O
anything	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
turns	O
his	O
ship	O
around	O
and	O
heads	O
back	O
to	O
Earth	O
,	O
but	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
he	O
is	O
intercepted	O
by	O
Mongul	O
and	O
forced	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
gladiatorial	O
combat	O
in	O
Warworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
,	O
he	O
confronts	O
Overkhast	B-Application
,	O
an	O
alien	O
who	O
can	O
fire	O
energy	O
from	O
his	O
hands	O
and	O
who	O
can	O
also	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
gigantic	O
energy-based	O
creature	O
that	O
can	O
emit	O
shock	O
waves	O
of	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Superman	B-Application
overcomes	O
him	O
,	O
Mongul	O
himself	O
steps	O
into	O
the	O
arena	O
to	O
battle	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
their	O
fight	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
picks	O
up	O
Mongul	O
and	O
prepares	O
to	O
deliver	O
what	O
would	O
most	O
certainly	O
be	O
a	O
killing	O
strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mongul	O
taunts	O
him	O
,	O
"	O
Go	O
on	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
then	O
throws	O
Mongul	O
to	O
the	O
floor	O
and	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
fight	O
is	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
then	O
finds	O
his	O
ship	O
and	O
sets	O
off	O
for	O
Earth	O
,	O
but	O
Mongul	O
vows	O
that	O
he	O
will	O
find	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
's	O
return	O
to	O
Metropolis	O
is	O
greeted	O
with	O
ecstatic	O
applause	O
by	O
most	O
,	O
but	O
Lois	O
Lane	O
seems	O
somewhat	O
hesitant	O
to	O
put	O
her	O
faith	O
in	O
him	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
his	O
return	O
however	O
,	O
Metallo	O
attacks	O
the	O
city	O
with	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
robots	O
when	O
he	O
hears	O
Superman	B-Application
is	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
many	O
fights	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
their	O
last	O
battle	O
where	O
Metallo	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
towering	O
monstrosity	O
that	O
Superman	B-Application
cannot	O
directly	O
touch	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
kryptonite-powered	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realizing	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
about	O
to	O
be	O
defeated	O
,	O
Metallo	O
fires	O
a	O
large	O
missile	O
to	O
destroy	O
Metropolis	O
,	O
but	O
Superman	B-Application
intercepts	O
the	O
projectile	O
and	O
hurls	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
shows	O
Metallo	O
no	O
mercy	O
,	O
gathering	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
strength	O
and	O
charging	O
the	O
villain	O
,	O
tearing	O
through	O
his	O
body	O
and	O
ripping	O
out	O
his	O
power	O
source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unknown	O
to	O
Superman	B-Application
during	O
his	O
absence	O
,	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
broke	O
into	O
the	O
Fortress	O
of	O
Solitude	O
and	O
stole	O
his	O
data	O
crystals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Bizarro	O
is	O
of	O
equal	O
might	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
is	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
experienced	O
fighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
defeats	O
Bizarro	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
kill	O
him	O
because	O
he	O
knows	O
that	O
the	O
poor	O
creature	O
is	O
incapable	O
of	O
understanding	O
his	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
Superman	B-Application
faces	O
off	O
against	O
Riot	O
and	O
his	O
clones	O
in	O
the	O
Hyper	O
Sector	O
of	O
Metropolis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
defeats	O
Riot	O
with	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
his	O
fists	O
and	O
freeze	O
breath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mongul	O
and	O
his	O
minions	O
have	O
followed	O
Superman	B-Application
to	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
battles	O
Plahtune	O
and	O
Overkhast	B-Application
,	O
and	O
confronts	O
Mongul	O
after	O
once	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
deflects	O
the	O
tornadoes	O
and	O
extinguishes	O
the	O
fires	O
that	O
have	O
erupted	O
throughout	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
then	O
flies	O
out	O
over	O
the	O
water	O
to	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lois	O
had	O
sneaked	O
onto	O
the	O
ship	O
and	O
is	O
trapped	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
sinking	O
,	O
and	O
Superman	B-Application
rescues	O
her	O
and	O
takes	O
her	O
unconscious	O
form	O
to	O
the	O
coast	O
guard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
lands	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
and	O
discovers	O
too	O
late	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
fallen	O
into	O
a	O
trap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lex	O
Luthor	O
beats	O
on	O
and	O
tortures	O
the	O
Man	O
of	O
Steel	O
,	O
then	O
kicks	O
the	O
powerless	O
Superman	B-Application
into	O
the	O
ocean	O
far	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
Lois	O
arrives	O
with	O
the	O
coast	O
guard	O
and	O
rescues	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
who	O
flies	O
into	O
outer	O
space	O
to	O
bask	O
in	O
the	O
rays	O
of	O
the	O
sun	O
before	O
burrowing	O
his	O
way	O
under	O
the	O
ocean	O
floor	O
and	O
lifting	O
the	O
landmass	O
directly	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
water	O
and	O
throwing	O
it	O
into	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
flies	O
back	O
to	O
Metropolis	O
to	O
take	O
care	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
remaining	O
villains	O
who	O
earlier	O
escaped	O
him	O
,	O
ending	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Videogame	I-Application
was	O
received	O
poorly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
31.92	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
45.70	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
54.18	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
version	O
,	O
and	O
53.25	O
%	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
while	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
46	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
51	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
concluding	O
villain	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
final	O
boss	O
in	O
Superman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Videogame	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tornado	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Magazine	O
UK	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
5/10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
They	O
've	O
got	O
the	O
man	O
bit	O
down	O
but	O
in	O
no	O
way	O
is	O
this	O
super.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
version	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
the	O
award	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
...	O
if	O
They	O
Were	O
on	O
[	O
the	O
original	O
PlayStation ]	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
2006	O
Game	O
of	O
The	O
Year	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Play	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
1/5	O
for	O
poor	O
control	O
,	O
boring	O
and	O
bland	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
featuring	O
a	O
tornado	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
