Batman Returns

Batman Returns

Released1993
The SNES version of the game was released in 1993. It is fundamentally a left-to-right scrolling fighter beat 'em up, a genre that was featured heavily on the console at the time. The gameplay and graphics are very similar to the Final Fight games. The game takes the player through seven scenes featured in the film. Each scene has a boss fight that Batman must win in order to proceed to the next scene.
67Wit Score

Details

DeveloperKonami
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1993
StatusReleased
GenresHack and slash/Beat 'em up
ThemesActionScience fiction
PlatformsSUP Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemSUP Super Famicom
ModesSingle player

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Community Score
Mixed Reception67/100

About This Game

Gotham City finds itself under siege by the Red Triangle Circus Gang, a band of costumed criminals working alongside two of the city's most dangerous figures: the deformed Penguin and the mysterious Catwoman. Batman must navigate through the urban streets and rooftops to dismantle their operation, confronting everything from acrobatic thugs to heavily armed enforcers guarding key locations throughout the metropolis. As the Dark Knight pursues Penguin's schemes across increasingly dangerous territory—from circus trains to abandoned amusement parks—he discovers that Catwoman's allegiances remain unclear, creating an unpredictable third element in his struggle against the crime boss. The conflict escalates into a final showdown where Batman must overcome both his enemies' forces and their personal vendetta against him.