| Superman: Countdown to Apokolips | |
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| Developer(s) | Mistic Software |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames[n 1] |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
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| Genre(s) | Platform |
Superman: Countdown to Apokolips is a platform video game developed by Canadian studio Mistic Software and published by Infogrames for Game Boy Advance. It was based largely on Superman: The Animated Series, including its character portrayals, and artistic style. There are bosses such as Livewire, Metallo and Bruno Mannheim, as well as goons and other items. Development started life at the Crawfish Interactive Studios.
Plot[]
The game serves as a prequel to the events of Superman: Shadow of Apokolips. Agents of Darkseid comes to Earth to bring down the Man of Steel. Meanwhile, a villain named Kalibak kidnaps Lois Lane, and Livewire, Metallo, and Bruno Mannheim has just broke out of prison.
Gameplay[]
The game plays from an isometric perspective. Superman is able to fly across levels, and he can use his heat vision and iceblasts. Superman can also punch and kick his enemies to the ground.
Reception[]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| GameRankings | 45%[1] |
| Metacritic | 47/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
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| AllGame |   [3] |
| IGN | 4.5/10[4] |
| Nintendo Power | 2.6/5[5] |
The game has received mixed-to-negative reviews. It has a score of 45% from GameRankings[1] and 47 out of 100 from Metacritic.[2] Much of the criticism focused on repetitive gameplay, but the graphics were praised.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Superman: Countdown To Apokolips for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Superman: Countdown To Apokolips for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Superman: Countdown to Apokolips - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Harris, Craig (2003-04-03). "Superman: Countdown to Apokolips". IGN. Archived from the original on 2003-04-15. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Superman: Countdown to Apokolips". Nintendo Power 168: 140. May 2003.
External links[]
| Superman franchise media | ||
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| Comic strips | Superman (1939–1966) •
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| Radio | The Adventures of Superman (US, 1940–51) • The Adventures of Superman (UK, 1988) | |
| Live-action serials and films | Serials | Superman (1948) • Atom Man vs. Superman |
| 1951 film series | Superman and the Mole Men • Stamp Day for Superman (short film) | |
| 1978 film series | Superman (1978) • Superman II (The Richard Donner Cut) • Superman III • Supergirl • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace • Superman Returns | |
| DC Extended Universe | Man of Steel • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | |
| DC Universe | Superman | |
| Animated films | Superman animated shorts (1941–1943) • Brainiac Attacks • Doomsday • All-Star Superman • Unbound • Superman/Batman: Public Enemies • Superman/Batman: Apocalypse • Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam • vs. The Elite • The Death of Superman • Reign of the Supermen • Red Son • Man of Tomorrow • Battle of the Super Sons | |
| Documentary films | Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman • The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? • Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | |
| Television | Live-action | Adventures of Superman • The Adventures of Superboy (pilot) • Superboy • Lois & Clark • Smallville • Supergirl • Krypton • Superman & Lois |
| Animation | The New Adventures of Superman • The Adventures of Superboy • Superman • The Animated Series • Krypto the Superdog • Legion of Super Heroes • My Adventures with Superman | |
| Novels | The Adventures of Superman (1942) • Superman: Last Son of Krypton • Miracle Monday • Superman: Doomsday & Beyond • Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel • It's Superman! • Superman Returns • Enemies & Allies | |
| Video games | Superman (1979) • Superman: The Game (1985) • Superman (1987) • Superman (1988) • The Man of Steel (1989) • Superman (1992) • The Death and Return of Superman • The New Superman Adventures • Shadow of Apokolips • The Man of Steel (2002) • Countdown to Apokolips • Returns • MultiVersus | |
| Music | "You've Got Possibilities" • Superman III (soundtrack) • Superman Returns (soundtrack) • "Save Me" (Remy Zero song) • Man of Steel (soundtrack) • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (soundtrack) • Metropolis Symphony | |
| Parodies | Captain Caveman (The Flintstone Comedy Show segment) • Mighty Mouse • My Hero (UK TV series) • Stupor Duck • "Superduperman" • Super-Rabbit • Underdog (TV series) • Super Grover (Sesame Street) | |
| Other media | It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman (musical) • The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman (advertisement) | |
| Toys | Lego Superman | |
| Related characters | Lois Lane in other media • Lex Luthor in other media • Supergirl in other media | |
| Related articles | Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation • "Crisis on Infinite Earths" • Hollywoodland • Lucy and Superman • "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" • National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc. • Sunman (1992 video game) • Superman curse • Superman ice cream • "Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit" • "The Reign of the Superman" • Superman and Lois Lane • Superman '78 | |
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