

In comparison with the other SNES Batman games, Batman Forever is for the bats. The lifeless smacks of punches and kicks, intermixed with the occasional "oof and "aahhh," really keep the adrenaline level low. Well-composed but monotonous music rings in the ears. The bottom line: Batman just doesn't give you the feeling you're interacting with the movie. The two masked crimefighters are fairly small and clash with the washed-out backgrounds, which ruins the dark atmosphere that characterizes this game and the movie it's based on. The digitization of the characters was done well, but the sprites don't look right in the stages. Overall, controlling the Caped Crusader is satisfactory but sluggish.

When Batman punches rapidly, he looks like he's dancing. Although this is a nice departure from the usual one-button jumps and punches of most side-scrollers, the attacks are unimpressive. Batman uses all six j buttons, four for varying kicks and punches. The controls work nicely, but the action that - they produce stalls. If you run out of time in the frustrating third stage, it's game over, and you have to begin again. Although there are several difficulty settings, you have no continues. Playing Batman Forever could take forever, too.

All in a day's work for Batman.Īlthough Batman has an arsenal of fighting moves like uppercuts and leg sweeps, they can be tough to pull off in a pressure situation. With Robin nowhere to be found, the Caped Crusader (that's you) faces four levels of beat-em-up gameplay.ĭrawing on a huge armory of bat gadgets, you must rescue hostages at the Gotham bank, disable a bomb at the circus, chase Two-Face through the subway, and rescue Dr. When Edward Nigma teams up with the evil Two-Face, the pair brings Gotham City to its knees - until the Dark Knight comes through in the clutch. Unfortunately, Acclaim's attempt to capitalize on the film's success results in a truly mediocre title for the Game Gear. With a megawatt cast and wall-to-wall special effects, Batman Forever was one of last summer's biggest movies.
