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Superman: The Man of Steel

2D scrolling action game developed by Graftgold and published in Europe only by Virgin Interactive. It is based on the earlier Superman game for the Genesis by Sunsoft.

31 December 1993

Superman: The Man of Steel is an adventure developed by Craftgold, released 31 December 1993 on Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System/Mark III.

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What Superman: The Man of Steel is

Superman: The Man of Steel is an adventure game developed by Craftgold and released in 1993. It was published by Virgin Entertainment. It is available on Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System/Mark III.

The premise, in the publisher's words

2D scrolling action game developed by Graftgold and published in Europe only by Virgin Interactive. It is based on the earlier Superman game for the Genesis by Sunsoft.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Superman series

Superman: The Man of Steel is the seventh of 28 entries we hold in the Superman series. It arrived 12 months after Superman. The next entry was The Death and Return of Superman in 1994.

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What it launched against

Superman: The Man of Steel launched on 31 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park and Windjammers.

Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park, Windjammers.

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When did Superman: The Man of Steel come out?
Superman: The Man of Steel was released on 31 December 1993 for Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System/Mark III.

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