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BATMAN-VENGEANCE

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I HAVE BEEN A BIG BATMAN FAN OVER THE YEARS, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST BATMAN GAME I HAVE BOUGHT. EVERYTHING IN THIS GAME IS PERFECT (THATS WHY I GAVE IT 5 STARS). MY ONLY MINOR CRITICISM IS THAT IT IS TOO SHORT. I DID IT WITH CHEATS, AND IT WAS OVER TOO QUICKLY. THE PLOT IS PERFECT, THE VOICES ARE PERFECT; LIKE THE ANIMATED SERIES, THE MUSIC IS PERFECT (VERY CLIMATIC), AND THE ACTION IS AWESOME. I RECOMMEND THIS GAME TO ALL.

With a little work, this could be perfect.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is one of those games that chances are the average consumer will rent. To be truthful as well unless you like the animated series as well you probably will pass this off as another action adventure game. TO be truthful, it is.

The idea behind this is that they take 4 original episodes and try to make a game with at least 3 action levels and 1 training. There are a tremendouse amount of cinema sequences that sometimes helps explain whats going on, and other times to make the game longer.

The episodes involve 2 with the joker, Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy. There are 4 sub levels built into each episode which ranges from jumping from roof to roof, stealth, chase scene, boss fight, and a training session. Not all of these are present in every episode. For example episode 1 does not have a chase scene. Meanwhile Episode 2 you don't do the whole roof top jumping.

There is one thing that does kill it from getting this any higher, camera problems. A primary example is in the first fight with the Joker. he is on a wreaking ball trying to hit you, as you dodge it whilem trying to hit him. the camera in this scene is so [messed] up you will be frustrated when you try and defeat him.

Aside from that small flaw, you have a pretty solid game. IT has it's problem but what game doesn't these days.

THE BEST!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is positivly the best. Its challenging and the graphics are great. Its a pretty long game. Iam still trying to beat it. Its a good game for anyone. Dont need to rent this one just go buy it now! Dont waste your money one superhero games like spiderman and superman, BATMAN WILL ALWAYS RULE!!!

Fairly good game for kids 12+

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I would like to say please stop reviewing games you have never played in your life to make it look bad. This game has great graphics and a great storyline. Absolutely positively good for ages 12+ kids who enjoy battling in the night kinda stuff. However kids under 10 will probably find it difficult, confusing, and the game controls hard. If you like Tenchu, you'll love this. After beating this game there will be few games that you'll lose at. Grown-ups find this game family fun as well. Isn't one of the popular games this year but is overwhelmingly amazing. Be the dark-knight superhero from DC Comics - #1 Comic writers in America and creators of Superman.

MAKES PS2 THE BEST GAME CONSOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Cool game Cool graphics Cool weapons and an awesome storyline!!!!! Nice game to play with family and some of the battles parents might remember. Why can't Spider-Man: The Movie Game be this good??!!

THE BEST GAME EVER!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game. Much, much better than spider-man. This game has go everything, Batman's gadgets, batman's vehicles, the batman shows vilans ( Joker, Mr Freeze, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn) and much more!!! If you like spying, fighting, solving puzzles and (of course) BATMAN I really recomend this game to you. It's awesome!!!
Jolly

An excellent balance of puzzles, action, and style

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Batman: Vengeance looks just like the cartoon, including the voice actors and designs. This game takes place after the cancellation of the Batman cartoon series. That's the latest incarnation -- not the original series, but the slimmer, darker version of Batman that incorporated designs from the movie. For those of you who didn't follow along, Batman lost Robin and only had Batgirl as a sidekick.

Batman: Vengeance, starts out right. You are immediately thrust into play as Batman slides down a slippery slope with an explosion behind him. The player doesn't have a whole lot to do -- for the most part, Batman's going to make it regarless if Batsy slides to the left or right -- but it got me excited about the game.

Batman's got a compelling plot, including Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze, led by the Joker (voiced by "I used to be Luke Skywalker" Mark Hamil). The Joker maneuvers Batman into release the right combination of chemicals in an effort to stop other villains. By manipulating Batman into these situations, he inadvertently mixes a dangerous concoction that threatens Gotham.

Things look a bit different because the characters are rendered in three dimensions, which is different from Superman: Shadow of Apocalips. So the characters look similar, but they're not quite right.

Batman has a multitude of tools at his disposal, including the Batmobile and the Batjet. Batman vaults around the city with his batgrapple, throws batarangs, and uses his cloak as a defense as well as a means of gliding from place to place. Which is important, because Batman fights on a lot of rooftops and ledges -- death from falling happened a lot.

The game takes itself seriously. Joker, Harley, and their cronies play for keeps. They shoot machineguns, try to push you off ledges, and otherwise kill you. True to the cartoon, the bad guys fight dirty and it's up to Batman to use his formidable abilities to overcome his disadvantage -- ya know, not having a gun.

Batman is well-rendered, but there were some graphic flaws. There is a "snap to" function that allows you to recenter the camera, facing the way Batman's facing. This is less of a good use of the camera as it is a lazy fix to a problem that is problematic for too many games. Unfortunately, it snaps so quickly that sometimes I became disoriented by the new angle. Additionally, the camera is an object and will bounce off walls, forcing itself literally inside Bat's head. Which looks weird and doesn't help the perspective if Batman is against a wall.

Batman also has some clipping bugs. In at least two different cases, Batman froze in space after getting trapped on the corner of a three-dimensional object. Then he couldn't leave it and I had to start over. Batman: Vengeance only saves when you IT wants you to. You have to finish the board to get to that point, which makes for an either frustrating or easy experience, depending on your level of skill.

By far the best part of the game is fighting my favorite villain, Mr. Freeze. Sure enough, Freeze cannot be fought in hand-to-hand combat (if you've ever seen Batman try, you'll understand) and it requires some crafty maneuvering. There are a multitude of mini-games that test your skill and your brains. Although none are particularly hard, they help break up the gameplay. There are puzzle games, the aforementioned Batmobile and Batjet games, and some other puzzles.

This is good, because barring the unique villains (including Mr. Freeze's Eskimo chickies, Poison Ivy's root-men, and the Joker's mimes), there isn't too many bad guy types. The villains do, in typical movie fashion, stop shooting once Batman engages one of their comrades in melee, politely waiting until he goes down to resume firing. They also react to their surroundings, listening to noises, reacting to their allies socking one to Bats (they cheer), and falling off ledges. Yes, you can actually knock someone off a building and watch them plunge to their death. Now THAT'S Batman!

Overall, Batman: Vengeance is an excellent balance of puzzles, action, and style. It was a great opportunity to return to the cartoon I enjoyed so much.

Best yet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you own a PS2 this will be a nice fun game to get. It passes time. And has all the qualities a game needs. Most reviewers complain about how hard it is and how hard it is to use the controls and stuff. OF COURSE ITS HARD!!! THIS IS BATMAN!!! NOT SPIDER-MAN!!! EVERY THING YOU DO IN THIS GAME WONT BE AS SIMPLE AS AVOIDING DROIDS AND AND SISSY [stuff]!!! Okay, had to get that out. Overall this is one of the best games this year and gives you the ability to be Gotham City's dark hero. This isn't one to miss. Its only flaw is that its a little confusing every now and then, but then it isn't exactly going to pick flowers now is it? I'm sick and tired of people saying how hard it is. I MEAN HELLO!!! THIS ISN'T A BABY GAME!!! SOME THINGS WILL BE HARD!!! IF YOU WANT A BABY GAME THEN GO RENT BARNEY ADVENTURES OR SOMETHING!!! ...some people think they're going to win at everything on the first 5 minutes.

This game is ok

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: October 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game only takes five hours to beat at the most. The villians are cool but the trenchmen are pretty much all the same. Most of the weapons can only be picked up in certain leves. Overal I think it is a little short but really fun.

Amazing Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Being a long time fan of Batman the Animated Series, I was very excited to hear about this game for the PS2. I wondered if it would be any good, as no other batman game I had played had lived up to my expectations. This one more than fit the bill.

First of all, the game is visually stunning. Although not striving for realism, which draws critisism from some people, the graphics are amazing. You feel like you are in an episode of the show. In full 3D you control the dark knight, running around the rooftops of gotham, with your cape flying in the wind (your cap has its own A.I.)

The gameplay is great. You have good control, the only problem being the hassle of using gadgets- you have to switch from third person to first person before throwing a batarang, which is very annoying, but other than that its great fun. I'm not going to lie- it's very challenging, and not a kids game. Falling off building ledges is like falling from them in "Shadows of the Empire" only ten times worse, and much more often, and some sitations, like cube puzzles with a time limit, are just annoying, but that just makes the game a great challenge. It's alot of fun, not overly hard, but you'll have an easier time if you buy the guide.

It plays out like a couple of episodes of the series, which interconnect to come to a conclusion. Anyone who says the plot is too complicated is stupid, and anyone who says there are too many cutscenes don't apreciate a good story. The story itself is interesting to watch, but instead its a graphically brilliant game that's thrilling from start to finish. With the original cast from the Animated Series, it's sure to thrill fans of the original show, and non-fans interested in a great adventure game. Highly recomended, especially to Batman The Animated Series Fans.

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