<s>
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
and	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Superman	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
in	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
"	O
The	O
Death	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
"	O
comic	O
book	O
storyline	O
by	O
DC	O
Comics	O
and	O
features	O
many	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
comics	O
,	O
including	O
Superman	B-Application
himself	O
,	O
Superboy	O
,	O
Steel	O
,	O
Cyborg	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Eradicator	O
,	O
and	O
Doomsday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
Supermen	B-Application
are	O
playable	O
characters	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
are	O
near	O
identical	O
,	O
with	O
totally	O
different	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
each	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
having	O
the	O
graphical	O
edge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
and	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Superman	I-Application
has	O
standard	O
"	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
"	O
gameplay	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
character	O
that	O
can	O
move	O
in	O
all	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Superman	B-Application
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fly	O
and	O
can	O
thereby	O
avoid	O
certain	O
characters	O
or	O
obstacles	O
using	O
this	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exceptions	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
and	O
to	O
a	O
point	O
the	O
Man	O
of	O
Steel	O
,	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
two	O
standard	O
types	O
of	O
level	O
:	O
melee	O
combat	O
and	O
flying	O
in	O
which	O
only	O
projectile	O
moves	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strangely	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
never	O
has	O
a	O
flying	O
level	O
and	O
instead	O
plays	O
through	O
three	O
standard	O
melee	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
's	O
invulnerability	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
,	O
as	O
these	O
items	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
hurting	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
intervenes	O
and	O
defeats	O
the	O
horde	O
of	O
Underdwellers	O
,	O
Clawster	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titanic	O
struggle	O
between	O
Superman	B-Application
and	O
Doomsday	O
reached	O
a	O
conclusion	O
when	O
the	O
two	O
delivered	O
each	O
other	O
the	O
killing	O
blow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superman	B-Application
succumbs	O
to	O
his	O
injuries	O
as	O
he	O
dies	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Doomsday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
four	O
Supermen	B-Application
emerge	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
original	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
other	O
claiming	O
he	O
is	O
indeed	O
the	O
original	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
shifts	O
to	O
Cyborg	O
Superman	B-Application
(	O
the	O
"	O
Man	O
of	O
Tomorrow	O
"	O
)	O
as	O
he	O
attacks	O
a	O
Project	O
Cadmus	O
base	O
to	O
locate	O
a	O
comatose	O
Doomsday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
forced	O
into	O
battle	O
with	O
another	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
Steel	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
armored	O
hero	O
fights	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
Last	O
Son	O
of	O
Krypton	O
from	O
killing	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
two	O
Supermen	B-Application
fought	O
to	O
a	O
standstill	O
,	O
the	O
Eradicator	O
reconsiders	O
his	O
brutal	O
approach	O
to	O
fighting	O
crime	O
after	O
Steel	O
tells	O
him	O
it	O
takes	O
humanity	O
and	O
compassion	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
the	O
rogue	O
Superman	B-Application
reveals	O
his	O
plan	O
:	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
reconstruct	O
it	O
in	O
his	O
image	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Coast	O
City	O
and	O
Metropolis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
in	O
Coast	O
City	O
,	O
Superboy	O
escapes	O
imprisonment	O
to	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
Metropolis	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
and	O
Steel	O
encounter	O
the	O
real	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
now	O
controls	O
Steel	O
(	O
the	O
"	O
Man	O
of	O
Steel	O
"	O
)	O
as	O
he	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Superboy	O
launch	O
an	O
assault	O
on	O
Engine	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
a	O
regenerated	O
Eradicator	O
bursts	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Fortress	O
and	O
arrives	O
at	O
Engine	O
City	O
to	O
help	O
a	O
weakened	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
at	O
the	O
Cyborg	O
's	O
mercy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cyborg	O
shoots	O
Kryptonite	O
fuel	O
at	O
Superman	B-Application
but	O
the	O
Eradicator	O
arrives	O
and	O
shields	O
Superman	B-Application
from	O
the	O
blast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BMI	O
of	O
the	O
Eradicator	O
alters	O
the	O
deadly	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
Kryptonite	O
fuel	O
and	O
restores	O
Superman	B-Application
to	O
full	O
strength	O
as	O
the	O
Eradicator	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
controlling	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
defeats	O
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
Cyborg	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
Steel	O
and	O
Superboy	O
congratulating	O
Superman	B-Application
for	O
his	O
success	O
and	O
accepting	O
him	O
as	O
the	O
real	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
must	O
catch	O
a	O
glimpse	O
of	O
your	O
favorite	O
superhero	O
,	O
buy	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Brett	O
Weiss	O
of	O
Allgame	O
reviewed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
gave	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
being	O
colorful	O
and	O
realistic	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
typical	O
action/platform	O
game	O
with	O
nothing	O
really	O
new	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
concluding	O
:	O
"	O
Even	O
so	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
superhero	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Super	O
Nintendo.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
placed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
81st	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
100th	O
on	O
their	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Quite	O
possibly	O
the	O
only	O
good	O
Superman	B-Application
game	O
ever	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
