Bob's Retro Reviews



Batman: The Video Game

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PlatformNESYear1990
PublisherSunsoftDeveloperSunsoft
RegionNALanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Platformer, Single Player, Licensed, Batman
PlatformNES
Year1990
PublisherSunsoft
DeveloperSunsoft
RegionNA
LanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Platformer, Single Player, Licensed, Batman

Play as Batman through five levels that very loosely follow the movie from 1989. Batman can use melee attacks as well as three different limited use ranged attacks to take out enemies. He can also jump off of walls in order to climb in stages. Boss battles and various DC Comics villains appear as well.
 
GoodBad
  • Responsive controls
  • Detailed graphics sets the mood
  • Satisfying platforming that feels good to perform
  • Boss battles require a lot of trial and error
  • Incredibly difficult game
  • Restart at the beginning of the level when you die
Good
  • Responsive controls
  • Detailed graphics sets the mood
  • Satisfying platforming that feels good to perform
 
Bad
  • Boss battles require a lot of trial and error
  • Incredibly difficult game
  • Restart at the beginning of the level when you die
 
7A fun but very challenging game that would have benefited from better balancing and ultimately may turn people off of the game. Wall jumping takes a bit of getting used to but is very satisfying.

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