In 2009, then little known developer Rocksteady with only one game to their credit changed the way the world would look at licensed and comic book games forever with the release of Batman: Arkham Asylum. Combining an amazing combat system, tense sneaking encounters, a touch of Metroid-esque gadget collection and exploration as well as fan-favourite cast members from…
Batman Forever was the turning point for Warner Bros. third go at the Batman film franchise not only from a movie making stand point, but for the tie-in games as well. Except for the games developed by American studios like Batman Returns on the Sega Genesis, most of the Batman film games were developed by Japanese…
Rocksteady has been releasing several small teaser videos leading up to a new trailer for Batman: Arkham Knight that launched today. In the new trailer titled “All Who Follow You” we catch a glimpse of a newly redesigned Batwing, and several new members of the Bat-Family including Nightwing, Robin, and Catwoman performing what appear to…
Everyone has their first Lego game, whether it was Star Wars, Indiana Jones or one of the countless others, but for me, it was 2008’s Lego Batman. Since that game I’ve seen the Lego franchise really develop into something special with its sequel Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, which introduced both voice to cut-scenes…
Lego series developer TT Games took on an interesting challenge with 2008’s Lego Batman: Telling an original story without the use of voice. Previously in both the Lego Star Wars and Indiana Jones games the stories were told with pantomime and slap-stick gags that worked so incredibly well due to the fact that each of the…
With Batman: Vengeance, Ubisoft tried to mold too many genres into one game; It was part plat-former, part fighter, a first-person shooter at points, as well as a driving and flying game. For the follow-up in 2003, Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu, Ubisoft took a far more basic approach to the design and the finished…
Real talk: I’m really excited to play Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, I have been ever since I finished putting the finishing touches on the PS4 version of Lego Marvel Super Heroes. I want to explore space with Batman, Robin and the entire Justice League…HOWEVER, given the amount of amazing looking Batman 60’s content coming…
Comic-Con week is upon us, and the fine folks at TT Games have another trailer to show us for the upcoming Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. We get to see a couple of firsts, including a lot of the costumes for characters other than the Dynamic Duo as well as a big fig transformation for…
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,…
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…
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