Knowing full well the current-generation portable systems couldn't hope to recreate the proper Arkham experience, Armature drew on its experience working on the Metroid Prime series to create more of an adventure than an action game.īlackgate tries to go full Metroid on Batman, but it lacks sufficient tooth. Acme played to Genesis' strengths, but also fell prey to its weaknesses.īatman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (Vita/3DS, 2013)
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The dark Genesis color palette nicely reproduced the dim, art deco style of the Tim Burton movie on which it was based, and the Caped Crusader himself looks legitimately beefy rather than getting all his apparent muscle mass from a padded vinyl suit (ahem, Michael Keaton).īatman Returns feels inelegant and chunky in many ways, and the catchy electronic tunes are weakened by the poor sound effects. who is it?Ī methodical combination of brawler and platformer, Batman Returns managed to capture the essence of Batman the grappler and Batman the grappling hook user. In keeping with USgamer tradition, we ask the question on the occasion of Batman's 75th birthday: Who makes the best Batman games? We've traced back every Batman game to its original developer and weigh the pros and cons, and leave the question for you the reader to answer. We've seen some very good and some very bad Batman games over the years. Needless to say, Batman's games have been all over the map not only in terms of content and genres but in terms of quality as well.
That's no mean feat, considering he's been everything from a pulp killer to a smiling kid-friendly mascot, from a world-class martial artist to a keen-eyed detective, from a silent marauder to an urban combat pilot. A blatant, amoral rip-off of The Shadow, he somehow caught on with readers and became the lead feature of DC's Detective Comics, quickly evolving into the unique and oddly moral violent vigilante we know and love today.įor nearly 30 of those years, game developers have been trying to transform Batman into a digital protagonist that captures the totality of the character. More than 75 years ago, Bill Finger and Bob Kane's Batman burst off the comics page for the first time in gaudy four-color glory.