Batman: Vengeance
Batman: Vengeance | ||
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Artist(s) Hugo Dallaire | Stéphane Belin Alex Drouin | |
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Release | PlayStation 2Game Boy AdvanceGameCubeXboxWindows | |
Genre(s) | Action-adventure | |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Batman: Vengeance is a 2001 action-adventure video game based on the fictional superhero of the same name. It was released for PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Xbox and Microsoft Windows. The game was developed and published by Ubi Soft in conjunction with Warner Bros. and DC Comics.
The game is based on the television series The New Batman Adventures, and features the voice cast from the show reprising their roles. The story centers on Batman's investigation of the Joker's apparent death after their latest encounter, while having to deal with other villains and their schemes, all part of a larger plot orchestrated by the Clown Prince of Crime. Batman: Vengeance received mixed reviews upon release.
Plot
Batman saves a woman named Mary from a bomb placed by the Joker at Gotham Chemicals, who is holding her son hostage for ransom. Using a transmitter, Batman tracks down the Joker and Mary to a partially demolished Gotham Bridge, where she is unmasked as Harley Quinn and the kidnapping scheme is revealed to be a plot to trap Batman. Batman defeats the Joker, but the latter falls off the bridge to his apparent death. Suspicious that the Joker survived, Batman lets Harley escape in order to monitor her using the transmitter.
Batman and
Batman witnesses the Joker's goons hijacking a
After tracking the stolen blimp to the Gasworks, Batman confronts a still-living Joker, having faked his death to exact his true plan. He reveals that he secretly manipulated Evers, Freeze, Ivy, and Batman into fulfilling his goals to mass-produce a flammable
The villains are incarcerated at Arkham Asylum. Batman meets an apologetic Gordon, as it was discovered Harley threw the batarang, and thanks Batman for saving Gotham. Batman retreats to look out over the city, when the Bat-Signal appears behind him.
Development
Vengeance took environmental and character designs from The New Batman Adventures, with the voice cast from that show including
Reception
Aggregator | Score | ||||
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GBA | GC | PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
Metacritic | 68/100[3] | 70/100[4] | 57/100[5] | 68/100[6] | 70/100[7] |
Publication | Score | ||||
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GBA | GC | PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
Computer Gaming World | N/A | N/A | 1.5/5[8] | N/A | N/A |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.83/10[9][b] | N/A |
EP Daily | 8/10[10] | N/A | N/A | 7/10[11] | N/A |
Game Informer | N/A | 6.75/10[12] | N/A | 7/10[13] | 7/10[14] |
GameRevolution | N/A | N/A | N/A | C[15] | N/A |
GameSpot | 6.7/10[16] | 7.4/10[17] | 4.5/10[18] | 7.4/10[19] | 7.4/10[20] |
GameSpy | 58%[21] | 73%[22] | 2/5[23] | 80%[24] | 82%[25] |
IGN | 6/10[26] | 8.1/10[27] | 6.8/10[28] | 8/10[29] | 8.2/10[30] |
Next Generation | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/5[31] | N/A |
Nintendo Power | 3.5/5[32] | 3.7/5[33] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Nintendo World Report | N/A | 8/10[34] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/5[35] | N/A |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.6/10[36] |
PC Gamer (US) | N/A | N/A | 55%[37] | N/A | N/A |
Batman: Vengeance received "mixed or average reviews" across all versions of the game, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[3][4][5][6][7] Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen said of the PlayStation 2 version, "While it has a number of things going for it, Batman Vengeance still comes up short in a few key areas."[31]
Jon Thompson of
Pong Sifu of GamePro said of the PlayStation 2 version, "With some fine tuning, Batman Vengeance could've been legendary. Though many gamers may be put off by the game's shortcomings, Bat-fans looking for a fun-filled romp above the streets of Gotham will be delighted by the film-noir visuals and engaging story line."[42][c] The Man in Black said of the Xbox version, "There's much to praise about the effort behind this rough-hewn but imagnative game. If you're a fan, you might tackle this tale of the Dark Knight with a Vengeance."[43][d] Michael Lafferty of GameZone gave the Game Boy Advance version 8.4 out of 10, saying, "The graphical elements are very well done, the animation is solid and the various challenges will keep players intrigued."[44] Carlos McElfish gave the Xbox version seven out of ten, saying, "The gameplay as a whole is lethargic and inaccurate."[45] Lafferty later gave the PC version a similar score of seven out of ten, calling it "a year-old game newly ported to the PC that plunges players into a world of bad camera angles and overwrought control elements."[46]
The game was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Original Musical Composition" at the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, which ultimately went to Tropico.[47] The PlayStation 2 version was also nominated at The Electric Playground's 2001 Blister Awards for "Biggest Disappointment of the Year", but lost to the Xbox version of Shrek.[48]
By the end of 2001, sales of the game had surpassed 540,000 units.[49] Its sales surpassed 670,000 units by the end of March 2002.[50]
Notes
- ^ Ported to PC by Ubisoft Shanghai
- ^ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation 2 version each a score of 6/10, 5/10, and 6.5/10.
- ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version 4/5 for graphics, 5/5 for sound, 2.5/5 for control, and 3.5/5 for fun factor.
- ^ GamePro gave the Xbox version two 4/5 scores for graphics and sound, and two 3.5/5 scores for control and fun factor.
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