Superman: Shadow of Apokolips PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Atari
  • Release Date: Sep 25, 2002
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64 out of 100

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  • Summary: Darkseid, the most evil being in the galaxy, has enlisted the aid of Lex Luthor in his quest to destroy Superman and take over the world. By providing Luthor with highly-advanced Apokoliptian weapons technology, Darkseid has enabled Metropolis' reigning supervillain to create an army of nearly unstoppable Inter-Bot robots packing serious firepower. But realizing that he needs a champion of his own to take down the Last Son of Krypton, Luthor hatches an insidious plan that involves busting malevolent cyborg Metallo out of Strykers Island Prison. It's too bad, then, that Metallo's first priority is to eradicate the man he blames for his gruesome transformation from a hired mercenary into hideous cyborg monster?Lex Luthor himself. [Infogrames]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. Gaming Age
    83
    Everything from X-ray vision, super breath, act of flight, laser beam vision, and even posing as the mild mannered Clark Kent are done exceptionally well.
  2. GameShark
    74
    Other than some weak fighting action and extremely obscure objectives, it is a game worth playing.
  3. IGN
    70
    It's a decent superhero game that any DC might like and it's a slightly better than average videogame, but sadly, it's nothing terribly special.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    42
    What keeps the game from taking off is the overly simplistic episodic nature of the missions set before you...The wacky control configuration also makes your heat vision, ice breath, X-ray vision, and superspeed incredibly difficult to use on the fly. [4 Oct 2002, p.157]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. JimG.
    8
    There are some vague objectives, some repetitive actions and the story is tailor made for the under ten age group. Yay Superan, what did you all expect Bryan SInger's soap opera? I like it, and the flight controls are just fine.… Expand
  2. PeterS.
    5
    A VERY FUNNY GAME worth the buy if get your games cheap as in a chipped ps2 otherwise not hehe.
  3. AndrewJ.
    5
    I'm starting to think a good superhero game isn't possible. The controls are awkward, the missions are boring and Metropolis seems painfully small.… Expand
  4. ByronD.
    4
    It sucks when you can finish a game in an afternoon. Better than the previous version, though.

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