Did you ever lie awake and wonder “Man, I wish the creator of Kingdom Hearts would redesign Batman to look like a Final Fantasy summon”? No, me either, but he did it anyway. Tetsuya Nomura, mostly famous for creating the juggernaut Kingdom Hearts franchise but now mostly known for not being able to finish a…
Today is Batman Day as the world celebrates the anniversary of the characters debut in 1939 in the pages of Detective Comics. To celebrate, I thought I’d share some memories and stories about my experiences with Batman games over the years. BATMAN: THE VIDEO GAME (1990) I don’t remember exactly when I played this game…
Konami was one of the many companies who started making Batman games once Sunsoft abandoned the license. After starting out with a game based on the Batman Returns film, they turned their attention towards making games inspired by the 90’s Batman animated series. Their last outing, The Adventures of Batman and Robin on the SNES,…
We’ve known ever since Batman: Arkham Knight was officially unveiled that Batman would not be the sole playable character, as the wrap up of the very first trailer requested people to pre-order the game in order to play as Harley Quinn. It appears now that the Joker’s biggest fan won’t be the only extra character…
NECA, a company that designs all sorts of excellent action figures and collectibles based on everything from popular movies, video games and comics, has just unveiled one of the coolest action figures imaginable. Recently the company started a line of figures that were based on popular characters as they appeared in old NES games, complete…
I never know what to expect when I get my hands on a Game Boy Advance version of a game that’s designed for a console. Sometimes you get a hidden gem, like X2: Wolverine’s Revenge, other times you get a complete dud, like Superman Returns. Batman: Vengeance doesn’t surpass its big brother on consoles, but…
This game. I’ve been waiting a llllloooonnng time to get my hands on this game. I remember seeing ads with screenshots in them for this game in issues of Electronic Gaming Monthly around the time it was coming out. I desperately wanted to play it and checked my local video store and gas stations to…
Like anyone needed another reason to but Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, right? The original Caped Crusader, Adam West, will be one of the many playable minifig Lego characters when Lego Batman 3 hits stores this fall. Not only that, but West will also be supplying his voice to the character as well. Unlike Batman,…
If your excitement level shot you through the roof when you found out that Plastic Man was going to be playable in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, prepare to hit the stratosphere! Those who pre-order Lego Batman 3 from Gamestop (unsure if this is also applicable to EB Games in Canada) will get a free…
When the collective gaming world got their hands on Batman: Arkham Asylum in 2009, many praised it for being the Batman game they’ve always been waiting for. But, when you look at the character of Batman, you have to wonder why it exactly took so long to finally get it right. In many respects, the…
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