Disappointment even to a Superman fan.
Superman Returns features a big open-ended city of Metropolis to explore, but there´s not much to do in it.
Story loosely follows the plot of the movie, but with some side quests and bonus extras. Unfortunately there´s not much of a story here to speak of. All you need to know is that Lex Luthor is planning to do some bad things and in the process get financial gain from it.
Graphics are bad: Xbox360 can do much better than this. EA seemed to think that it´s enough to have a large space to fly around with and that´s all you need. Well it´s not enough. Sound on the other hand is OK and especially the sounds when flying are excellent.
Gameplay is boring and irritating. Pretty much all you do is fly around and fight against bad guys. That´s it. What´s makes things worse is the fact that you can´t choose when to begin a mission like in Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row. This unpredictability takes the fun away from exploring the city, because you always know that in a moment you need to fly with high speed to some place and beat up some bad guys. Granted the flying is done well and it´s the best part of the game, but it´s not enough to cover the boring nature of the overall gameplay.
This is simply an unfinished game: EA should have needed much more time to develop the city of Metropolis. There´s not much going on, you can´t go into buildings and missions are just boring.
I´ve been a Superman fan for over 20 years now, but this is not the game I want to play. Do not buy this game.