''Batman'' is a
video game
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developed by
Sunsoft
, is a Japanese electronics manufacturer, video game developer and publisher. They are known for their video games under the brand name Sunsoft.
History
In April 1971, Sun Electronics Corporation (alternatively called Sun Denshi) was founded i ...
and released for the
Sega Mega Drive in 1990. It was inspired by the 1989
Tim Burton
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and producer. Known for popularizing Goth subculture, Goth culture in the American film industry, Burton is famous for his Gothic film, gothic horror and dark fantasy films. ...
-directed
''Batman'' film. The game is more faithful to the film's plot than the
NES game of the same name and includes levels in which the player controls
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
's vehicles.
Development
The music was composed by
Naoki Kodaka who also wrote the music for the NES game.
Reception
IGN
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gave the game a review score of 6/10, praising the gameplay and its faithfullness to the film but noted the game as short and not especially challenging. The game holds an aggregate score of 70% on
GameRankings
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. Mega Play's four reviewers gave ''Batman'' very positive reviews and praised the game's graphics and gameplay, although they commented that the game is not as challenging and the gameplay is a little slow. Console XS gave an overall review score of 82%. Mega Action gave a review score of 83% and praised the game's graphics. Megatech magazine praised the graphics and sound, calling it "truly tremendous" and described the backgrounds as "sombre-looking as the sets in the film". It also lauded the game's soundtrack. The only criticism they had was the game being fairly easy to beat. The four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave ''Batman'' very positive reviews, praising the gameplay staying true to the film and praised the graphics, music and sound effects and one reviewer opined the game is "the ultimate side scrolling action game for the genesis". They criticized the game being too easy and short.
See also
*
List of Batman video games
References
External links
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{{Batman in film
1990 video games
Action games
Video games based on Batman films
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Video games based on works by Tim Burton
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