Video Games : Batman Vengeance

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: Batman Vengeance

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Amazon Maximum Age: 17 years
Amazon Minimum Age: 156 months
Binding: Video Game
EAN: 0008888150039
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Label: UBI Soft
Manufacturer: UBI Soft
Model: 008888150039
Platform: GameCube
Publisher: UBI Soft
Sales Rank: 8785
Studio: UBI Soft

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Amazon.com Product Description:
In Batman: Vengeance, the gritty underworld of Gotham ignites as Batman becomes the target of a nerve-rattling conspiracy. After the Joker plummets to his death in an attempt to kill Batman, Gotham's criminals quickly escalate their schemes to gain power. Batman discovers subtle links in these seemingly unrelated crimes, but is forced undercover after being framed for an attack on Commissioner Gordon. Hunted by the police, the Dark Knight must pinpoint the unseen enemy weaving this sinister web before Gotham City falls to a fiery demise.

Batman: Vengeance introduces the most versatile 3-D Batman game yet, with more than 500 animated movements, special fighting moves, and a multifunctional cape with its own AI. For the first time, players can journey through a fully rendered 3-D Gotham City with Batman's sleek weapons and devices at their fingertips, including the BatGrapple, BatScope, Batarang, BatLauncher, flash bombs, and more. There is a huge array of gameplay modes: exploring, fighting, first-person shooter, driving, flying, freefall, and puzzles.

The Gotham City environment, reconstructed in full 3-D, contains 19 playable maps, including the rooftops, Gotham Industrial Research, and the Batcave. There are also more than 40 minutes of cinematics featuring the original voice cast of TV's The New Batman Adventures. The game's original story line was collaboratively written by Warner Bros. and DC Comics from the files of The New Batman Adventures. The Dolby 5.1 surround sound soundtrack features original music inspired by the TV series.

Note: This product description refers to the PlayStation2 version.



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A much-maligned great game
This game is actually fun. I've read the other reviews and I felt that I had to rebut them. If you like games like Grand Theft Auto Vice City, then this game would be below average. If you are looking for a game that is simple and fun, much like the old-school beat 'um ups, then this is a great game. There are no complex puzzles here. And there are no vast cities or levels here. It's just button-mashing like the good old days. So if you feel the urge to do some button-mashing to forget a stressful day at work then this one's for you. If you're a fan of Batman, then you should get this game. It is simple fun.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - While Batman Vengeance has its shortcomings that seem to be inherent in Batman games, it is fun to play
Batman Vengeance is a really good game, not great but really good. However, the method for saving a game in progress is the worst. You have to quit the game and then save it. I have not played any game that had that kind of idiotic save method before. No automatic saving in this game. I had played this game the first day I got it for like six hours straight which is a lot for me because I am a busy man and it was extremely fun and exciting because of the great story, sound effects, and brilliant cutscenes. If you are a fan of the animated batman series, then this game is for you. A lot of interesting twists in story occur throughout this game, which I figured out from the beginning but still wanted to play through the game to see them unfold. The battle against the joker is nothing short of spectacular even though it was quick and easy. While Batman's skills in fisticuffs is okay and a bit sluggish at times and controls for cuffing people is somewhat troublesome and glitchy, the controls for using his weapons and utilities are quite good. The fights are still fun and somewhat fun to watch, while jumping from rooftop to rooftop and down ladders is fantastic. Note: I beat this game the third day I got it. The only reason why it took three days is because of the bizarre save mechanism. I had to play through the entire game all over on the third day for about 10-12 hours or so. The way the joker behaves in this game is delightful because his behavior is a good match for him. The cut scenes in this game are fantastic, but it is a short game with really close to nothing to replay it for except a second run through of the story.


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - I want Vengeance - on this game
Batman: Vengeance drops players into the universe from the popular animated shows. While this has been accepted as one of the better Batman-based video games, I found it a really frustrating experience. The game has its moments, but too many control issues killed the experience for me.

The main reason fans will want to pick this up is to hear the voice talent from the cartoon reprise their roles, including Kevin Conroy, Tara Strong, and Mark Hamil. The plot isn't terribly special - it tries to innovate in how it links all the villains together so that Batman can fight them, but it wouldn't be compelling without the voice cast backing it.

In fact, hearing the voice cast became my only incentive to get through the game. Batman is animated reasonably well, and Gotham is accurately (if blandly) modeled in 3D to match the look of the show. The combat system though, stinks. Batman has an arsenal of gadgets, but u have to switch into a clumsy first-person mode to use them. The c-stick isn't very good at precision aiming, making boss fights like Mr. Freeze and a helicoptor overly difficult. Batman is also rather easily beat up in a slugging match, despite his years of training. Thugs will often land the first punch, then punch you again as you get up, or corner you in a wall and keep you from retaliating. The constantly shifting camera doesn't help things either. Whats a good Batman game without a decent combat system?

In the end, I had much more fun with Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu, and even the much-hated Batman: Dark Tomorrow. Fans of the animated shows may want Vengeance just to hear the voice-acting. It's not really fun for anything else.


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Eesh! A horrible, horrible game.
Man alive, is this game bad or what? The graphics are way below par, even if it were on a playstation 1, never mind a Gamecube. The gameplay is pathetic and the camera movements disorientating. What a worthless game!

I totally love Warner's Batman animation and it's cool that they do all the games in this way. Batman: Vengeance could well have turned out great as they got off to a good start by keeping all the gothic visuals and voice actors but they seriously stumbled when it came to playability and graphics. The result is a boring game that looks incredibly cheap and is no fun to play whatsoever. I really must stress how bad the graphics are. Don't let the color schemes fool you. I've seen better stuff on a Commodore 64.


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Dark Knight misses a few, but hits a bit more.
I hate the fact that a few negative aspects in a game can cause people to start spit firing out one star reviews. I think this game is suffering from alot of that. While the controls are less than perfect and the camera angles can have you cursing like a sailor time to time this isn't a bad game. You are given alot of versatility with the Dark Knight. You can freely explore areas and getting further in the game is more fun than frustrating. This is also one of the few games that you can navigate through without a strategy guide (not that one wouldn't help.) I didn't like how they set up Batman's "power" moves and they can be tricky to pull off since it shares controls with the Bat-communicator. From what I can tell they have the same voice talent from the animated series so that also makes it fun through the FMV sequences. A fan will love this title.

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