Batman: Dark Tomorrow

by Kemko

Product Features

• Comissioner Gordon has disappeared, and gang wars rage in Gotham. Clues seem to indicate that Arkham Asylum is at the center of it all. Help Batman solve the mystery, rescue Gordon, and put the gang wars to an end!
• Battle through multiple levels of exciting gothic settings, from the Batcave to the Gotham City underworld
• Use your detective skills to solve the puzzles you face, and your fighting skills to beat Killer Croc, the Ratcatcher and other maniacs
• Incredible graphics & cutscenes that are sure to impress and astound you!

Product Details

• ASIN: B00005YO8Y
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,521 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Batman: Dark Tomorrow puts you in control of a realistic Dark Knight, facing the worst criminals of his career!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Oh how I waited for this title... and had my heart crushed.., March 20, 2003

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Taylor (Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Batman: Dark Tomorrow (Video Game)

Let me see...

I really liked the Batman Animated version that came out for the PS2, Cube and XBOX months ago. Yes, it was a little stiff in places, but the art/animation/t.l.c. put into this game was really obvious. I even liked the Superman Animated one that came out a while ago on the PS2. I've seen so many people blast that game. I had the honor of meeting Paul Dini and I have tons of Batman/Superman animated stuff hanging on my walls at home---I love their version of the Bat and Supes.

Then, the other Superman game came out (Last son of krypton?). Left a lot to be desired, but I bought it and played it, and it sorta grew on me.

This game tho, is something FAR different. Everything I'd seen up to this point looked like this was going to [be awsome]. Well, it does just the opposite.

1. the control SUCKS. you run one direction just to have the camera flip the screen in you as well as your point of view-then you're running in the opposite direction of your joypad.

2. the camera SUCKS. it changes on you so sparatically, you'll end up falling off rooftops left and right.

3. the graphics SUCKS. The background, effects and other characters look ok, but the developers left a number of frames off of Batman himself which is pretty obvious when you watch him move and fight. It looks like they superimposed his character on a detailed background. For a master of martial arts, his moves are really, really limited too.

Save your money, ...

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Only Patient Batfans Need Apply, March 26, 2003

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walken (White Plains, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Batman: Dark Tomorrow (Video Game)

The negative reviewers here are NOT lying to you. This is a game that nearly everyone who plays it for fifteen minutes is going to hate. So why the four stars? Simply because out of every Batman game I've every played- and I've played them all- this is the first that really made me feel like Batman.

As I said, you can't just play it for fifteen minutes. The tricky camera makes running nearly impossible, and most people will give up before they've passed the first few stages. Let me point out- it's not one of those games that is just plain frustrating and difficult. I've been playing it for a week now, and it's quite easy to make it halfway through the game without a single continue. However, if you aren't willing to slow your approach to it, you will NOT do well.

Case in point are the fight sequences. The great thing about them is that they almost never unfold the same way twice. Batman has a nice variety of moves (although you'll need to scope out the strategy guide for them, as they aren't included in the manual!), but fights can either end with one punch or quickly evolve into drawn-out affairs. For example, encountering a group of enemies doesn't mean you'll get to take them on one at a time- they'll swarm you, even hitting when you're down! This makes for some very realistic (and fun!) fights, and you will definitely need to employ strategy to survive!

As with any Batman game, two of the most important elements are the villains and gadgets, and this game delivers both. There are a total ten Batvillains- although a couple of them are not actually available to fight in the game. The gadgets are not as plentiful, and to be honest, you don't use a few of them all that much. Aside from an early rooftop level, there's hardly any grappling in the game, and there is a flashlight that looks cool in use, but isn't very helpful. Batarangs are deployed in first-person mode, and are actually quite handy. This is also the first game where the smoke bombs have been effective. Once I got the hang of them, I found myself able to incapacitate up to four enemies with a single smoke bomb.

The story and cutscenes are the best to ever appear in a Batgame, and it's literally worth playing through just to watch all of the cinemas. It also has the best atmosphere of any to date- especially the early levels, set in Gotham amid a gang war.

The bottom line is this- if you're willing to dim the lights, play at a controlled pace, and really get into the whole experience of being the Dark Knight- this game is for you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It was a excellent game but could of been better!!!, June 16, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Batman: Dark Tomorrow (Video Game)

The Game has excellent cinemas on the gamecube but not the xbox version because that was a port that became a disaster.I mean it,The Camera Angles may be screwy in this one and camera angles are good in the xbox version,so whats the different,supereasy controls -GC Horrible Controls -Xbox Camera Angles bad -GC Camera Angles good - xbox,so both has its faults but the best version would be the gamecube version.