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Best Batman game ever!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Frist of all I'm a Huge Batman Fan! Ive been one since as long as I can remeber! So It takes alot inpress me, but this game blew me out of the water! It feels like your justlike Batman tryin to stop Ra's al Ghul and the Scarecrow! The game play has to be one of the best for a game based of a moive! I really think it a good buy if u love gameing and Batman!

Ok

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game has some falts and pros. Like the 1 level where batman is trying to sneak up on these guys is really hard. Also that it is based totally on the movie!!

BECOME BATMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When I was considering buying this game, the first thing I did was to go and read the other people's reviews on it. I read a heck lot about how it was too "restrictive": not letting you do what you want to do when you want to do it. Overall, I got the impression that this game was not super good.

Well, I'm going to rephrase all that right now.

This game is THE BEST, especialy if you are a Batman freak like I am. The only flaw in it is the mild language that frequently gets spewed out of the filthy crooks' mouths when they see the giant bat dropping down on them. Turn the volume down and you're good!

Even if you are not a Batman nut like I am, you will enjoy this game for it's clever layout and plot, which is like the movie but not quite identical to it (which I like). It has great levels, including patroling Gotham City and driving the Batmobile; so you get to accomplish all of Batman's skills!

I would definately recomend this game to anyone who wants to try their hand at Batman's great skills or just plain wants to have a sweet time when they bring out their Gamecube.

TO EASY!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was really excited when I rented this game. After two days I beat it! This game will probably take you if you're a gamer about 5 hours! I say rent this game save your money or buy it used if you really want to buy it.

AWESOME GAME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: July 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a really good game. You don't get much freedom on how you do things, but it's still a great game.

I Am Batman.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: March 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for one reason, and one reason alone: I wanted to drive the Batmobile.

I bring home the game, pop it in. I was impressed. Excellent graphics, similar storlyine to the movie, featuring all the actors doing voices for their corresponding parts, snippets of footage from the movie injected here and there. Fair enough. The first level was entertaining, but once the novelty of jumping out of a burning building as Batman wears off, what's left? My major complaint is the lack of free-will the game gives you. In order to get to where you need to be, you have to follow the on-screen instructions. You want to use your Batarang? Nope, not 'til the game tells you to! You want to go fight those criminals? Nope, the game requires you scare them first. You wanna open that door? You damn well better use your fiber optic cable to look behind it first! After playing this game for the first 30 minutes, I grew tired of it. Not feeling like there was much gameplay to be had with it, I spent a few weeks playing it here and there, without much passion. It gets better as it goes along, surprisingly. But the kicker is when, halfway through the game, you unlock the Batmobile! From here on out, I have to say, we have a great game. It takes a while to get to the good stuff, but it's worth it. As you pass each level, you can unlock special features which include Alternate Batsuits, Batmobile missions, the Gallery Of Fear (where you stroll through Arkham Asylum) and plenty of footage from the movie (which would probably be better if the movie isn't already out on DVD, sitting on my shelf). Part of why this game may be getting bad reviews could very well be due to people getting impatient. However, if you do your time with this game, you will be rewarded. It might not be as exciting as other games in your library, but surely, it's one of the better Batgames that I've played in my time.

Awesome GC Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: January 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I love this game! The graphics are some of the best I have seen. The voice acting is great, considering they are all the actors from the film.

The whole game done very well. The best!

WHOSE AFRAID OF THE BIG BLACK BAT???

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Even though this game is rated T for teens, my 6 yr. old already beat it. He got it for his 6th birthday & it was all the rave-HE JUST HAD TO HAVE THE BATMAN GAME! I realize the overall content is a bit graphic for someone his age but he always played it under adult supervision. It is an extremely compelling game & difficult to put down once you get started. We never even saw the movie but it didn't matter because the game is extremely depictive of the what goes on it. This game is DEFINITELY recommended for any Batman fan.

This is a really fun game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Batman Begins is a really fun game. The best part is that it is really good for spies. The only thing I don't like about it is the jump attack. You always miss the bad guy and I also have to say there are too many bad guys with guns. Arkum asylum is especially bad. But still it is a really fun game. Buy it now!

Batman Begins....very easily

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Batman Begins is based on the hit summer movie and best ever big screen adaptation of the Dark Knight character. It features the same all-star cast that made the movie great, as well as beautiful visuals that bring the movie to life. It also features many ideas and gameplay styles that fans have been waiting for in a Batman game. The problem? It's too easy.

The biggest failure of this game is that it had the potential to offer open-ended free-roaming gameplay, but instead restricts players to a set path, with a very specific way to get through that path. The game won't let you try other options to get around bad guys and puzzles, or if you do you'll pretty much wind up dead. How does the game restrict players? A good example is the use of the batarang. Batman can only hurl his trademark weapon at specific highlighted areas. He can *never* throw it at enemies, and he can never throw it at anything except the highlighted spot.

Everything just feels too pre-scripted. The game relies heavily on triggering things such as explosive barrels, falling platforms, etc. to scare enemies. These are supposed to make the environment feel interactive, but since you can't get through the level without activating them, they end up feeling tired and not very spontaneous. Even more puzzling is that while the game wants players to stay "hidden" and disarm their enemies through fear, after the thugs drop their guns you have to swoop down and beat them in hand-to-hand comabt anyway. It would've been cooler (and more Batman-like) to pick them off one by one from the shadows.

More game mechanics fail to impress. Interrogation is nothing more than grabbing an enemy and pressing 'b' until they spill their guts out. You can't stop the interrogation until you get what you need, and there's also no way to get wrong information or false information either. It's all basically a cutscene that pretends to be interactive. The Batmobile levels also feel pretty bland, and just don't offer any excitment or variety.

Still, the game's presentation oozes tons of style and Batman goodness. It's a treat hearing Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson and the others voicing their characters. And the character models look exactly like the actors, and is some of the best facial modelling I've ever seen. This is pretty much the reason to try out the game.

Batman Begins is good in concept, bad in execution. It's playable and enjoyable, but at the same time it feels very restricted and linear. Really, this game wouldn't be half as fun if the Batman license weren't there to support it. Hardcore Batman fans should add this to their collections if they find it used or discounted. Everyone should stick with a rental to see the authenticity of the movie license.

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