Superman: Countdown to Apokolips
2003 video game
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Superman: Countdown to Apokolips is a platform video game developed by Canadian studio Mistic Software and published by Infogrames, released under the Atari brand name for Game Boy Advance. It was based largely on Superman: The Animated Series, including its character portrayals and art style. Enemies include Livewire, Metallo, and Bruno Mannheim, as well as goons. Development started life at the Crawfish Interactive Studios.
| Superman: Countdown to Apokolips | |
|---|---|
US box art | |
| Developer | Mistic Software |
| Publisher | Infogrames[a] |
| Platform | Game Boy Advance |
| Release | |
| Genre | Platform |
| Mode | Single-player |
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, Kalibak kidnaps Lois Lane, and Livewire, Metallo, and Bruno Mannheim escape from prison.
Gameplay
The game plays from an isometric perspective. Superman is able to fly across levels, and he can use his heat vision and ice blasts. Superman can also punch and kick his enemies to the ground.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 45%[1] |
| Metacritic | 47/100[2] |
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. IGN's Craig Harris called the game a "mediocre action game" and noted that much of the game could be completed with a long-range attack move that negated level design.[4]
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