James Harvey
02-17-2002, 01:47 PM
<a href="http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2847357,00.html">Gamespot</a> has put up an indepth review of the much antitcipated Superman: Shadow of Apokolips video game for PS2. Below is an excerpt:
Fans of the series will also be pleased with the game's look, which is faithful to that of the cartoon. Superman: SOA uses a graphics style similar to the cel-shading technique seen in Sheffield House's Dreamcast game Wacky Races, and it features a slick art style that is extremely impressive. We were able to check out a few of the game's environments, which were made up of roughly 25,000 polygons each, including Metropolis, Manheim Warehouse, Lex Dam, Lex's Office, the interior of Stryker's Island Prison, and a mountain base. Though the early levels lacked objects such as pedestrians in the street and enemies, they all captured the look of the series. The city of Metropolis is rendered in a combination of pastels, and it features extensive layering of highways and buildings, which give the city an impressive sense of size. Lex Dam is also impressive, thanks to the huge leaking dam in the background that you'll eventually interact with over the course of that particular level.
For more on the game, click the link above or <a href="http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2847357,00.html">Here</a>.
Fans of the series will also be pleased with the game's look, which is faithful to that of the cartoon. Superman: SOA uses a graphics style similar to the cel-shading technique seen in Sheffield House's Dreamcast game Wacky Races, and it features a slick art style that is extremely impressive. We were able to check out a few of the game's environments, which were made up of roughly 25,000 polygons each, including Metropolis, Manheim Warehouse, Lex Dam, Lex's Office, the interior of Stryker's Island Prison, and a mountain base. Though the early levels lacked objects such as pedestrians in the street and enemies, they all captured the look of the series. The city of Metropolis is rendered in a combination of pastels, and it features extensive layering of highways and buildings, which give the city an impressive sense of size. Lex Dam is also impressive, thanks to the huge leaking dam in the background that you'll eventually interact with over the course of that particular level.
For more on the game, click the link above or <a href="http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2847357,00.html">Here</a>.