The successful movie sequel Batman Returns spawned many different game adaptations. The SNES version presents the story of Batman's encounter with the Penguin and Catwoman as a side-scrolling beat'em'up, with one Batmobile driving sequence thrown in.

There are two varieties of the beat'em'up levels. One plays like Final Fight and similar games: Batman can move in two dimensions, beating up his enemies with various punches, kicks, combos and special moves. Special gadgets to be used include the famous Batarang to take out enemies from a distance and "Test Tubes" filled with chemical explosives which will damage all enemies on the screen.

In the second type of side-scrolling level, Batman can only move in one dimension, left or right. The Batarang is the standard weapon here, with punches only being used when the enemy gets close. Also in these levels, Batman can use a grappling hook to cross dangerous areas unharmed.

Enemies in the beat'em'up levels usually belong to the Penguin's Red Triangle Circus Gang - clowns in all varieties: thin clowns, fat clowns, clowns on bikes, clowns armed with bazookas, and more. At the end of each level there is a boss fight, including several encounters with Catwoman and the Penguin.

In the Batmobile driving level, the action is viewed from behind. Batman has to evade clowns on bikes and shoot them down when he gets the chance. At the end of the road, another boss fight awaits.

Digitized images from the film illustrate the storyline.

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User Reviews

Classic Beat-'em-up that's even better than the movie it's based upon.	Stsung (23)
Terrible Film. Fun Game.	MasterMegid (801)
Fun, but also hard.	scabadoo (33)	unrated

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The Press Says

The Video Game Critic	Dec 26, 2005	A	100
MaXoE Games	2006	9.3 out of 10	93
1UP!	Apr 06, 2002	92 out of 100	92
Just Games Retro	Jan 23, 2002	90 out of 100	90
GameFan Magazine	Apr, 1993	89.5 out of 100	90
Super Play Magazine UK	May, 1993	87 out of 100	87
Video Games	Jun, 1993	73 out of 100	73
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Dec 13, 2003	7 out of 10	70
The Good Old Days	Jun 23, 2003	2.5 out of 6	42

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Trivia

Depending how well you played the game, and on what difficulty setting, a player could get multiple endings for completing the title.

Playing on the hardest difficulty was the only way to get the longest and full ending.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Terok Nor (10118) on Aug 08, 2006.