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I think people kind of overthink things a little when it comes to Superman.
I think, whatever else you do, getting the flying right is fundamental. Superman flies, it's one of the more unique things he can do, and it makes for a really convenient way to get around a large open area quickly. You can have levels indoors or whatever and limit or disable flying in those areas and go for kind of a beat'em'up deal. Some missions will obviously have objectives: maybe there's a bomb or a hostage, but the game should give you space to be creative. You're Superman. You can tear through a wall, melt steel, freeze a waterfall or something.

Maybe that's the angle: the game is less about combat and more about using your ridiculous tool-box to find novel solutions to problems. I've never played them, but maybe like Hitman. Instead of murdering a specific target, you have a specific objective and the object is to achieve it quickly and efficiently. Maybe even give you the option to go undercover as Clark Kent to gather intel, with the caveat that you would have to find some place you could hide and change if things got hairy. Occasionally you have a big fight with some one on Supes' level.