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The Batman

From the dark alleys and grim side streets of Gotham City comes the Batman TV Game. Play as the Dark Knight using all of your gadgets, vehicles and night crawling abilities in 25 harrowing episodes to save…

31 December 2004

The Batman is an adventure developed by HotGen, released 31 December 2004 on Plug & Play.

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What The Batman is

The Batman is an adventure game developed by HotGen and released in 2004. It was published by Jakks Pacific. It is available on Plug & Play only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

From the dark alleys and grim side streets of Gotham City comes the Batman TV Game. Play as the Dark Knight using all of your gadgets, vehicles and night crawling abilities in 25 harrowing episodes to save Gotham City before it's overrun by the most vile enemies imaginable. Defend Gotham City in 25 different locations spread across 5 episodes in attemp to defeat villains such as The Joker, The Penguin, Bane, Mr. Freeze and Firefly. The game features 5 unique gameplay styles: Hand-to-hand Combat, platform adventure, driving, vehicular combat and Detective work. The game also features 3 diffculty levels: Crime fighter (Easy), Caped Crusader (Medium) & Dark Knight (Hard) to offer fun for…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Batman series

The Batman is the 81st of 221 entries we hold in the Batman series. The next entry was The Batman: The Cobblebot Caper in 2005.

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What it launched against

The Batman launched on 31 December 2004, within three weeks of Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil 4, Gran Turismo 4 and Cave Story.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil 4, Gran Turismo 4, Cave Story.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did The Batman come out?
The Batman was released on 31 December 2004 for Plug & Play.

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