Blue Steel - 2008 Superman Gameplay Prototype

In 2008, game developer Factor 5 was working on a major Superman video game for Brash Entertainment. The game was originally going to be a tie in for the second Bryan Singer Superman film which never got made, but evolved during pre-production to be based less on the proposed movie and more as a companion release. The eventual financial crisis in late 2008 wiped out many game studios and publishers, including both Brash and Factor 5. This video is a montage of actual gameplay from our first playable pre-production build. It shows the ease of engaging in melee brawling even in a full flight environment, as well as how that brawling interacted with the urban environment such as crashing through buildings (while still brawling).