Batman (1989) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Batman

The movie of the decade is now the game of the year! Just when you thought you'd heard the last of his heinous cackling, The Joker is back in an all new action-adventure, based on the blockbuster movie -…

31 December 1989

What Batman is

Batman is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Ocean Software and released in 1989. It was published by Erbe Software. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The movie of the decade is now the game of the year! Just when you thought you'd heard the last of his heinous cackling, The Joker is back in an all new action-adventure, based on the blockbuster movie - Batman. As the Dark Knight, only you can determine how the plot will unfold as you try to save Gotham City from certain doom. Even with the Batwing and all your wonderful toys, The Joker may just rewrite your script. So, rev up the Batmobile and get ready for the chase of your life.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the DC Comics series

Batman is the fourth of 185 entries we hold in the DC Comics series. It arrived 12 months after Batman: The Caped Crusader. The next entry was Superman: The Man of Steel in 1989.

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