Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Platform(s)	Game Boy
Release date(s)	1993
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: KA
Media	8-megabit Cartridge

Batman: The Animated Series is the first video game to be released based on the actual Batman animated series which was broadcast at the same time. It was only released for the Game Boy.

Gameplay

The game is an action-adventure platformer in which the player, for the most part, controls only Batman and controls him to the end of a stage where there is usually a boss waiting for him in the form of one of Batman's enemies from the animated series. However, the style and design of the stages themselves are different between each other, which gives notable diversity to the game.

There are a couple of occasions in the game in which control shifts over to Robin where you control him for a short time before moving back to controlling Batman.

Batman has some of his gadgets available which he can use such as his Grappling Hook and Batarangs. Robin can also use some of the gadgets too. In addition both characters have some abilities that they can individually use.

Characters

In addition to the two main heroes most of Batman's major enemies from the animated series appear in the game as bosses. They are:

• The Joker
• Scarecrow
• Mr. Freeze
• Catwoman
• Poison Ivy
• The Riddler
• The Penguin

Also some of Batman's supporting characters from the animated series appear briefly in cutscenes:

• Summer Gleeson
• Commissioner Gordon
• Harvey Dent (the game looks to be set before Harvey Dent became Two-Face)
• Harvey Bullock not seen, but his dialogue is shown when he informs commissioner Gordon of the Penguin's parasol bombs.

Alfred Pennyworth appears and is also mentioned right at the end of the game.

Reaction

Batman: The Animated Series has gained fairly good reviews with a 70 out of 100 from Game Players and a B grade from UltimaGamers.net[1].

External links

• Batman: The Animated Series at MobyGames