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Free unofficial open world Superman game Undefeated gets a PC update with heat vision alongside a surprise PS5 launchNo shades of grey, just black sunshades and punching
No shades of grey, just black sunshades and punching
Image credit:UNDEFEATED Games / Indie-us Games
Image credit:UNDEFEATED Games / Indie-us Games
Sometimes we play video games to plunder the silty depths of our emotions, sometimes we play them to sharpen our wits and try the alchemy of engrossing systems, sometimes we play them to mud-wrestle with questions of power and responsibility, and sometimes we just want to wear cool sunglasses, have big arms, and fly around hitting stuff very hard.
If you missed it back in 2019, here’s theSteam store page, and here’s a quick list of things you can do in Undefeated:
Fly real fast with streaky lines and break the sound barrier
Do a superhero one-knee landing
Ricochet between big mechy things, punching them
Lift up big rocks
Do QTE counters on supervillains, then combo them like inDragon Ball
Chop your hands to do energy attacks while strafing
Pose magnificently while soldiers shoot their wimpy little bullets at you
Fly through hoops, Superman’s greatest nemesis
Rank up and get new powers, a bit
As of the update, it looks like you can also do heat rays from your eyes. There’s also a new map event to experience, possibly related to those heat rays. Undefeated Man might have all the visual flavour and idiosyncracy ofthe square hole, but he certainly has a few tricks up his sleeve. On the technical side, the update adds support for 4K resolution (3840x2160) and WQHD resolution (2560x1440).
I doubt Undefeated will keep you occupied for longer than, oh, let’s say 10 minutes, but it’s well-made for what it is, and importantly, doesn’t pretend to be anything more. Those who pine for noughties superpower fantasies like Prototype might get a real kick out of it. Also, people who pine for an actually decent official Superman game, which will absolutely never happen. Sorry, Clarkies and Kenters, but this particular comicbook property is clearly cursed. The best we’ll ever get isInjustice.
The developers are working on a paid sequel,Undefeated: Genesis, which transports the proceedings to a big alien world full of mutants. In a scandalous flourish, the new incarnation of the protagonist has a spiky fringe and doesn’t wear sunglasses. Beyond that, it looks a bit like an early prototype for BioWare’s Anthem.
