13 Video Games That Prove Superman Is Cursed

11. Superman: Man Of Steel – Sega Master System/Game Gear

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Virgin Games’ Man Of Steel for the Master System and Game Gear gets off to a great start, the graphics are superb for an 8-bit machine and remain very faithful to the comic books. It also utilises all of Superman’s many special powers in useful ways.

The plot is also well thought out and involves several villains including Metallo, Braniac and The Prankster. Basically they have all taken things that they shouldn’t of (including Lois Lane) and you need to get them back. The actual game itself takes the form a single player side scroller with platform, adventure and fighting elements.

The big problem is that you only get one life, this makes the game challenging to the extreme and it’s almost impossible to complete it without using cheats.

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