Superman 2 (prototype) was an arcade game that was never released but with the dawn of the home console was released for the NES. It is a basic flying and beat em up game that allows you to play as the pre eminent superhero of them all, Superman. The first level is where you fly above and near buildings dodging projectiles and at the end fighting a giant chopper. It is essentially the tutorial of the game. In the first level you can fly and punch and shoot little beams (your heat vision) at the chopper.

The game's graphics are standard when compared to graphics of the time that the NES reigned supreme among home consoles. The coloring is quite rich however for a game of its time. The graphics are 2D and this is a side scroller. The game's sound is very low in quality but does feature a MIDI version of the John Williams Superman theme and basic in game sound effects. As far as addictiveness goes, the game is not the easiest to play, but because of the flying levels, it has a decent replay value. If you get bored, you can still have fun controlling Superman's flying. As far as story goes, there is very little story here (although there is story). You are basically Superman flying and fighting your way through the game, fighting baddies and fighting the boss that shows up at the end of every level. Many of the levels feature you flying upwards, scaling the tallest of buildings while avoiding various projectiles that are shot at you. At the end you get to save Lois Lane. With respect to depth, the game actually has  long levels. It would probably take even the most seasoned and hurried player about 45 minutes to beat the game. As I mentioned before, the game is not the easiest to play and the player can get overwhelmed when trying to dodge projectiles or avoid various hits from the game's baddies. As a result, the difficulty is just above moderate. New players may quickly become frustrated.

Overall, Superman 2 is a fun game because of the flying and a challenging game as well. The graphics are decent and the game play is fast-paced. This game is recommended for Superman fans.

Not bad. It would be good to see the review broken down into categories, and maybe lengthened a little, but this is a good start. Keep on reviewing!

punkrock85 : Not a bad review for someone just starting out, although I felt like your opening was a little misleading. This game was never released for the NES. It's a game that was cancelled, then like many other cancelled/prototype games was ripped and put on the internet.

Keep up the good work.