This Japanese-only release has its good and bad points. The
bad points, for me, far outweigh the good points, but it's not bad enough
to make this game one of the top on my list of wants.
The object of the game is pretty simple. You have to guide Batman
through a maze, picking up items and throwing Batarangs at the bad guys.
Picking up all the items in a level allows you to go onto the next level…
Which is pretty much the same as the last level and so on until you get to
round 10, then the graphic set changes, though the gameplay stays the
same. As you might have guessed, the game is one of the most repetitive
games I've ever played. Each level is the same exact thing, with little
twists. For example, the bad guys in the first level don't shoot -- the
bad guys in the second level shoot at you and move faster, etc. In short,
it gets quite boring, quite quickly. That aside, the graphics in the game
are pretty nice enough to make you want to continue (this is especially
good if you can play games while you sleep). Batman and the enemies are
small, but animated well and the colors in the game, much like most
PC-Engine games, are crisp and clear. Overall, it's not in my top ten
lists of games, in fact, it probably wouldn't be in my top 100, but it is
fun enough to make it into my collection one day. |