Batman Forever

by Acclaim

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• ASIN: B00002ST6R
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,437 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

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The Real Game Begins BATMAN FOREVER Brace yourself for endless action with BATMAN FOREVER! BATMAN and ROBIN blast into GOTHAM CITY in a duo player fighting game! Armed with over 125 incredible attacks fierce combat moves and an arsenal of gadgets the DYNAMIC DUO are ready to battle the diabolical minds of TWO FACE and THE RIDDLER! Without question... it's BATMAN FOREVER!

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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Holy bad games, Batman!, October 26, 2000

By 

Julian Holm (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Batman Forever (Video Game)

This is just too bad. For such a cool character, Batman has had some bad luck with video games. This is probably the worst and that's saying a lot. This game is no fun (did you see the one star?) and is not worth anyone's time.

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm actually very surprised with this game, February 9, 2011

By 

SMB Madman - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Batman Forever (Video Game)

Right off the bat, I must tell you now. I am not really a huge fan of Batman. Never watched any movies or the shows. However, I played a couple of the NES games.

Batman Forever was based off of a movie, but the game is actually fairly good. Unfortunately, there are flaws.

As soon as you start playing the game, you'll realize that it is kind of a rebuilt Mortal Kombat. It has the same control scheme and the game is even made by Acclaim. It you like Mortal Kombat games, then this might be good news for you. Although it shares the controls with Mortal Kombat, there are, of course, new additions, such as the grappling hook and the Batarang. The grappling hook might take some getting used to.

What has me dock a star off this review is that the challenge feels cheap at times. There is a way or two how more than half your health will drain from an enemy using their attack (Not the standard fighting moves). Everything else is great.

If you are playing with a 3-button controller, you must press B and C (at the same time) + Up to shoot up. If you press all buttons at the same time, you just jump. And as for jumping down a hole, you must press C + Down. If you're using a 6-button controller, then you just need to use the Y button for the grappling hook instead of B and C. At least it isn't as terrible how the Super Nintendo version had it (Select + Up...Down + R)

The graphics are really amazing for a Genesis game. Digitizing the actors...just like Mortal Kombat. The backgrounds are also dark and stylish. To think that Batman Forever would've actually made itself at home on the Sega 32x.

The sound effects are also pretty cool, although you'd hear smacks and punches most of the time. And sometimes, you might not understand what the voice is saying when you collect a riddle (We could blame Genesis hardware for that, maybe).

The most frustrating aspect of this game is the fact that there isn't a save feature. Now, there are video games in which you don't even need to save your game. But here, it's pretty lengthy. Plus, the game gets kinda hard at times.

What's really awesome about this game is how you can play with another player in a co-op mode (Co-op Mortal Kombat, eh?). However, that might make the game kinda harder.

There's also a Training mode. This mode has you beat up enemies until you die. Just keep progressing through difficulty levels, beating up punks. You can play as any character you want here. Even all the enemies (Pick the guy with the flamethrower) and Two-Face. This could just be a Genesis game itself, considering how some popular Genesis games don't have this mode. You can also play with a friend HERE, which is where things get really fun.

Also in Training Mode, you can battle your friend. This is where it's just Mortal Kombat: Batman Edition all the way!

Overall, this is one kind of Batman game you should try out.

2.0 out of 5 stars Title should be called Batman "tarnished" Forever, November 23, 2010

By 

Leonidas - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Batman Forever (Video Game)

I like the original Batman game for this system as oppose to this joke. The graphics are very good I will say that, but terrible gameplay. The fighting system in this game was different and it was more than just a rock'em sock'em still side scroller. I liked how each of the characters had a huge list of moves; and how you can use them in the dual mode. Despite this being a bad game overrall I remember myself and my brother loved playing this game back in the day. It was cool when I was a pre-teen but now its just one of those stale games.