Batman (1990 video game)

Batman

Developer(s)| Sunsoft
Publisher(s)|

* JP: Sunsoft
* NA: Sunsoft
* EU: Sega

Producer(s)| Kiharu Yoshida
Programmer(s)| Yoshitaka Kawabe
Hiroaki Atsumi
Artist(s)| Yoshiaki Iwata
Kazutomo Mori
Masayuki Aikawa
Yabu Chan
Rieko Sakai
Akira
Composer(s)| Naoki Kodaka
Shinichi Seya
Platform(s)| Sega Genesis
Release|

* JP: July 27, 1990
* NA: June 1991[1]
* EU: 1992

Genre(s)| Beat 'em up
Mode(s)| Single-player

Batman is a video game developed by Sunsoft and released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1990. It was inspired by the 1989 Tim Burton-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's vehicles.

## Contents

* 1 Development
* 2 Reception
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Development

The music was composed by Naoki Kodaka who also wrote the music for the NES game.[2]

## Reception

Reception

| Aggregate score

Aggregator| Score
GameRankings| 70%[4]
Review scores
Publication| Score
EGM| 32/40[9]
IGN| 6/10[3]
Mega Play| 31/40[5]
Console XS| 82%[6]
Mega Action| 83%[7]
MegaTech| 83%[8]

IGN 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.[10] The game holds an aggregate score of 70% on GameRankings.[11] 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.[12] Console XS gave an overall review score of 82%.[13] Mega Action gave a review score of 83% and praised the game's graphics.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16]

## See also

* List of Batman video games

## References

1. ↑ "Batman". 25 April 2022. https://segaretro.org/Batman.
2. ↑ "The Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive Music Archive". Project 2612. 2006-01-27. http://project2612.org/details.php?id=292.
3. ↑ Levi Buchanan (July 23, 2008). "Batman Retro Review The game". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/07/23/batman-retro-review.
4. ↑ "Batman: The Video Game for Genesis on GameRankings". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/genesis/586047-batman/index.html.
5. ↑ "Mega Reviews". Mega Play: 61. July–August 1991. https://archive.org/details/mega-play-vol.-2-no.-4-jul-aug-1991/page/60/mode/2up. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
6. ↑ "Software A-Z". Console XS (1): 127. June 1992. https://archive.org/details/console-xs-01/page/126/mode/2up. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
7. ↑ "Mega Library". Mega Action (1). May 1993. https://archive.org/details/mega-action-issue-1-1993-06/page/n63/mode/2up. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
8. ↑ "Game Index". Megatech (1): 76. December 1991. https://archive.org/details/UneditedUK_marktrade/MegaTech_01/page/n75/mode/2up. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
9. ↑ "Batman review". Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM Media, LLC) (23): 20. June 1991. https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_23/page/n19/mode/2up. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
10. ↑ Levi Buchanan (July 23, 2008). "Batman Retro Review The game". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/07/23/batman-retro-review.
11. ↑ "Batman: The Video Game for Genesis on GameRankings". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/genesis/586047-batman/index.html.
12. ↑ "Mega Reviews". Mega Play: 61. July–August 1991. https://archive.org/details/mega-play-vol.-2-no.-4-jul-aug-1991/page/60/mode/2up. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
13. ↑ "Software A-Z". Console XS (1): 127. June 1992. https://archive.org/details/console-xs-01/page/126/mode/2up. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
14. ↑ "Mega Library". Mega Action (1). May 1993. https://archive.org/details/mega-action-issue-1-1993-06/page/n63/mode/2up. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
15. ↑ "Game Index". Megatech (1): 76. December 1991. https://archive.org/details/UneditedUK_marktrade/MegaTech_01/page/n75/mode/2up. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
16. ↑ "Batman review". Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM Media, LLC) (23): 20. June 1991. https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_23/page/n19/mode/2up. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

## External links

* Batman at MobyGames

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Batman video games

Lego series|

* Lego Batman
* Lego Batman 2
* Lego Batman 3

Arkham series|

* Arkham Asylum
* Arkham City
* Lockdown
* Arkham Origins
* Mobile
* Blackgate
* Arkham Knight
* Arkham VR

Telltale series|

* The Telltale Series
* The Enemy Within

Film-based|

* Batman (Ocean, 1989)
* The Video Game (NES, 1989)
* Batman (Mega Drive/Genesis, 1990)
* Batman (arcade, 1990)
* Returns
* Returns (Atari Lynx, 1992)
* Forever
* The Arcade Game
* Batman & Robin
* Begins
* The Dark Knight (canceled)

Animation-based|

* The Animated Series
* The Adventures of Batman & Robin
* Beyond: Return of the Joker
* Chaos in Gotham
* Gotham City Racer
* Vengeance
* Rise of Sin Tzu
* The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame

Other games|

* Batman (1986)
* The Caped Crusader
* Return of the Joker
* Dark Tomorrow
* DC Universe Online
* Gotham City Impostors
* Batman (2013)

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