The Joker lives again in SunSoft's sequel to their NES original. The Joker has somehow managed to escape from Arkham Asylum once again, and Batman must fight him across seven stages to restore peace to Gotham City.

Batman carries a gauntlet shooting basic bullets by default. This can be upgraded with weapon powerups located in boxes throughout the level, giving access to homing and energy weapons. Every upgrade weapon can be charged up for a secondary attack, different for each weapon. Batman also has a slide useful against most enemies and some bosses.

Boss fights introduce a system where life is measured by points instead of tick marks or bars. In these sections, Batman has significantly more health, and can take many more hits when rumbling with these stronger foes.

Levels include a snowy landscape, moving train, military base, and sewers. Two levels require you to run and dodge explosions while vehicles keep pace in the background. Some levels also have Batman activate a jetpack and play through a short side-scrolling shooter.

This game is one of the few Batman games that was not based directly on a movie or television series.

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Alternate Titles

"Dynamite Batman" -- Japanese NES title
"Batman: Revenge of the Joker" -- Genesis title
"ダイナマイトバットマン" -- Japanese NES title spelling

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform
	Batman: Return of the Joker	NES
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User Reviews

Frustrated with Batman: The Video Game's difficulty? Try this one...	NES	chirinea (31388)
Very impressive, but not flawless	NES	Bregalad (881)
Great follow-up to a hard-to-follow act	NES	Multimedia Mike (17237)

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The Press Says

Joystick (French)	NES	Dec, 1992	86 out of 100	86
GamePro (US)	NES	Dec, 1991	4 out of 5	80
Power Unlimited	Genesis	Jul, 1993	7.9 out of 10	79
1UP!	NES	Jul 11, 2008	78 out of 100	78
Nintendo Magazine System UK	NES	Oct, 1992	78 out of 100	78
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	NES	Nov, 1991	7.3 out of 10	73
Just Games Retro	NES	Feb 05, 2008		70
Game Zero	NES	Jul, 1992	50.5 out of 100	50
Sega-16.com	Genesis	Sep 11, 2006	5 out of 10	50
The Video Game Critic	NES	Dec 04, 2005	D	25

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SNES version?	5	WildKard (12186) May 22, 2007

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Trivia

Cancelled SNES port

An SNES port was nearly completed but ultimately not released, though the ROM is available. Interestingly, it seems to have been made separately from the Genesis version and uses different art assets.

Sounds

The short tune played during the "stage clear" screens was first used for the same purpose in the Genesis version of Batman: The Video Game.

Information also contributed by chirinea.

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This entry was contributed by Roedie (5234) and Goteki45 (308)