Batman
Batman is a horizontally scrolling beat 'em up arcade game released by Atari Games, Midway Games, Data East and Namco in 1990 in North America, 1991 in Japan and 1991 in Europe. The storyline is based on the…
Batman is an arcade developed by Atari Games, released 1 April 1990 on Arcade.
What Batman is
Batman is an arcade game developed by Atari Games and released in 1990. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Batman is a horizontally scrolling beat 'em up arcade game released by Atari Games, Midway Games, Data East and Namco in 1990 in North America, 1991 in Japan and 1991 in Europe. The storyline is based on the eponymous 1989 movie. It features stages based on locations in the film, including first-person control of the Batmobile and the Batwing. The game features audio clips of Batman (Michael Keaton) and the Joker (Jack Nicholson) as well as digitized photos from the movie. Batman can use various weapons, such as batarangs and gas grenades, as he takes on various goons and the Joker.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Batman series
Batman is the sixth of 221 entries we hold in the Batman series. The next entry was Batman: The Video Game in 1990.
What it launched against
Batman launched on 1 April 1990, within three weeks of Target Earth and Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.
Released around the same time: Target Earth, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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