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Wednesday July 5, 2006 4:48 pm

The Other Superman Curse




Posted by Christopher Sasaki Categories: Culture, Retro,

The pink and blue blob is SupermanSuperstitious people believe that there is a curse that affects people involved in the various Superman movies and television shows. However, another curse seems to plague the Superman license, and that curse stipulates that there can not be a good Superman game. Siliconera takes a look at the worst offenders. These include Superman adaptations on the Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and possibly the worst Superman game of all time, Superman 64 on the Nintendo 64. Other attempts have been made; while not superlative efforts, they are also not as egregiously bad as those on the list. Two upcoming games will try and buck the trend. Justice League Heroes, an action RPG in the mold of X-Men Legends, and of course, the movie tie-in, Superman Returns. Superman Returns was initially scheduled to be released in time for the movie’s release, but suffered an embarrassing three month delay. Perhaps the game curse has already struck.

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