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Ubi Soft took the reigns of the Batman license after Acclaim slaughtered it with games like Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. Their work is varied, ''Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' for N64 and PSX were awful, but this little Game Boy Color game is entertaining. Thankfully, it is not based on Batman Beyond but rather on the newest season of Batman: The Animated Series (called ''The New Batman Adventures'' or something…). For me, the original 1992 season, before even the introduction of Robin was the best. The new series looks too… childish. Yes, the original series was for kids too, but it had a certain feel that made it somehow sophisticated (the animation, the design, the music) by the standards of a cartoon, and an older fan could enjoy it.

Strangely, the game looks similar in style with 1994's ''The Adventures of Batman & Robin'' by Konami for SNES. Since that game is one of the best batgames, this is no bad thing. The game is basically a platform game. Batman can run and jump and attack with his fists, his batarangs and bombs. In some cases he can use his grappling hook. There are several levels in the game where you fight some of the well-known super-villains, like Mr. Freeze, The Joker, Poison Ivy, Bane and Two-Face. A nice touch is the inclusion of a motorcycle racing level with Batgirl, and the fact that you get to play with her in the Poison Ivy level.

The graphics are pretty good for an 8-bit game. It looks like an adaptation of the aforementioned SNES game. There are GBC games with far better graphics but Batman has pretty good too. The sound is pretty bad, since there are just 2 or 3 different music tracks, and the SFX basic.

The control system is precise, but in some difficult parts it ''betrays'' the player. The game is pretty hard, but there is a password feature that makes it more playable.

All in all, this is certainly not an outstanding game, but fun and enjoyable for a while. If you like Batman see it.

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Stage 1

Boss 1: Mr. Freeze

The Museum

Boss 2: The Joker

Batgirl Racing

Boss: Poison Ivy

Final Boss: Two-Face