The two masked crimefighters are fairly small and clash with the washed-out backgrounds, which ruins the dark atmosphere that characterizes this game and the movie it's based on. The digitization of the characters was done well, but the sprites don't look right in the stages. Overall, controlling the Caped Crusader is satisfactory but sluggish. When Batman punches rapidly, he looks like he's dancing. Although this is a nice departure from the usual one-button jumps and punches of most side-scrollers, the attacks are unimpressive. Batman uses all six j buttons, four for varying kicks and punches. The controls work nicely, but the action that - they produce stalls. If you run out of time in the frustrating third stage, it's game over, and you have to begin again. Although there are several difficulty settings, you have no continues. Playing Batman Forever could take forever, too.

With the clock running, grab all the time-extending icons in Stage 3, or it's game over.

Use the grappling hook to reveal items hidden above.

Kick or punch all objects in the stages.

Batman is invincible while swinging from his grappling hook.

Some dangerous areas can harm enemies - like the electricity in Stage 1.

The repetitive music and weak sound effects will let Game Gear fans down.Īcclaim tried to pack a lot of options into this cart, but the sluggish gameplay, mediocre graphics, and weak sounds really kick this cart to the bat curb. Blind as a BatĪlthough Batman and his enemies look decent, the lack of onscreen objects and background effects quickly induces boredom.

Using your grappling hook and bat glide is no picnic, either.

The slow gameplay gives you plenty of time to try. All in a day's work for Batman.Īlthough Batman has an arsenal of fighting moves like uppercuts and leg sweeps, they can be tough to pull off in a pressure situation. With Robin nowhere to be found, the Caped Crusader (that's you) faces four levels of beat-em-up gameplay.ĭrawing on a huge armory of bat gadgets, you must rescue hostages at the Gotham bank, disable a bomb at the circus, chase Two-Face through the subway, and rescue Dr. When Edward Nigma teams up with the evil Two-Face, the pair brings Gotham City to its knees - until the Dark Knight comes through in the clutch. Unfortunately, Acclaim's attempt to capitalize on the film's success results in a truly mediocre title for the Game Gear. With a megawatt cast and wall-to-wall special effects, Batman Forever was one of last summer's biggest movies.

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