Batman
Batman is a game franchise comprised of 32 games
Debuting in Detective Comics in 1939, BatMan has had a large amount of success in almost every other media, but has had a troubling history in the world of video games.
Curse of The Bat-Man
Ocean's "Batman the movie" for Amiga was a smash hit and boosted sales of the advanced, at the time, home computer in Christmas '89, while Sunsoft's output of games based on the same film for Nintendo, GB, PCE and Genesis was equally well received.
Following up that was Sunsoft's "sequel" Batman: Return of the Joker that was actually based on the comics so wasn't exactly a sequel at all. It was basically the same simple 2-D side scroller ,but featured improved graphics that really pushed the limits of Nintendo's 8-bit machine at the time. An enjoyable version for GB followed, while Joker's Return on the Genesis was in actuality a literal "Revenge", as the Game was true to its 8-bit origins (on a 16-bit machine...)
Next, along with Tim Burton's 2nd Batman Film, came Konami's Batman Returns (SNES) which is regarded as one of the best of the Batman inspired games. It was based off of beat'em up games like Double Dragon and Final Fight, and featured all the enemies from the movie. With a decent start on Amiga and 8/16 bit consoles, things looked "bright" for the Bat in the world of video games........but after the Joker, the Penguin, Catwoman, as well as the cast of animated villains in Konami's excellent The Adventures of Batman & Robin for SNES, Batman had to face his greatest nemesis - ACCLAIM.
Among gamers there is a meme, a belief or an actual legend that the Batman video game licence is cursed, forever marked by the Sign of the Acclaim.
A multitude of games have been released ever since, and each fail on multiple levels. Many hoped the the hyped Batman Begin movie game would break the cycle, but it was not to be. The truth behind the "curse" is that very few super hero games are successful. Spider-man has had a few hits, and the Hulk saw his day in the sun, but other then that, few developers are given the time or money needed to create a descent game. Lego Batman is almost guaranteed to succeed, noting the success of Lego Star Wars and Lego Indiana Jones. For those of you hoping for a darker knight, Eidos and Warner Interactive promise to break this dreaded chain of events, and it appears that they are on the right path. Whether they can capture the power of the franchise to the degree that the other medias have has yet to be seen.......
Batman games
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Batman Forever | PIN | Sega |
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DC Universe Online | PS3, PC | Sony Online Entertainment |
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The Batman Strength in Numbers | LEAP | LeapFrog Enterprises |
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The Batman | LEAP | LeapFrog Enterprises |
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The Batman: Gotham City Rescue | VSML | |
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Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 released on Sept. 21, 2010 | Rocksteady Studios Ltd | |
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Batman: Arkham Asylum released on Aug. 25, 2009 | PS3, X360, PC | Rocksteady Studios Ltd |
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Lego Batman: The Video Game released on Sept. 23, 2008 | X360, PS2, PSP, PS3, DS, WII, PC | Traveller's Tales Ltd. |
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Justice League Heroes released on Oct. 17, 2006 | PSN, XBOX, DS, PSP, PS2 | Snowblind Studios, WayForward Technologies |
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Batman Begins released on June 14, 2005 | GBA, GC, XBOX, PS2 | Eurocom Entertainment Software |
General Information
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| Name: | Batman |
| Total games: | 34 games |
| First game: | Batman |
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Appears Most in Franchise Games
| Batman first in Batman | 33 |
| The Joker first in Batman: The Video Game | 19 |
| Robin | 15 |
| Mr. Freeze first in Batman: The Animated Series | 12 |
| The Riddler | 11 |
| Poison Ivy first in The Adventures of Batman and Robin | 9 |
| James Gordon | 8 |
| Harley Quinn first in The Adventures of Batman and Robin | 8 |
| The Penguin first in Batman: The Caped Crusader | 8 |
| Two-Face first in The Adventures of Batman and Robin | 8 |
