Batman Forever: The Arcade Game
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| Developer(s) | Iguana Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Acclaim |
| Designer(s) | Iguana Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation[1], Sega Saturn[2], PC[3] |
| Release date | 1996 |
| Genre(s) | Beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player, 2-player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB:Kids-To-Adults (K-A) ELSPA:3+ |
| Input methods | 8-way Joystick, 3 Buttons |
| Cabinet | Horizontal |
| Arcade system | Sega Titan Video hardware (STV) |
| CPU | 68000, SH-2 |
| Sound | SCSP |
| Display | Raster, 704 x 513 pixels, 6144 colors |
Batman Forever: The Arcade Game is based on the movie of the same name. Two-Face and his henchmen, along with the Riddler, are causing no end of trouble for Gotham City. Once again, it is up to The Dynamic Duo: Batman and Robin to throw a monkey wrench into their scheme.
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[edit] Gameplay
Taking on the role of either Batman or Robin, players will punch, kick, and use special combination attacks to defeat the waves of enemies that attack. The special combinations applied to enemies can add up to a possible 150+ hits on a single villain. Special weapons such as Batarangs can be found throughout the levels. Batman Forever: The Arcade Game is sectioned off into stages, and after progressing through each stage of enemies, collecting power-ups on the way, players must face off against a boss character.
[edit] Levels
Gotham Streets
Biker Bar
Rooftop
Ritz Hotel
Subway Station
Two-Face Lair
Alleyway
Batcave
Riddler Throne Room
[edit] Pressure Pads and Power-Ups
Bat-Signal Pad: This deploys Batman Gadgets into the game area.
Two-Face Yin-Yang: This has good or evil effects, depending on which side of the coin the player touches. Effects include health restoration, and temporary invincibility, among other surprises.
The Riddler: This is a mystery pickup, which randomly have one of the following effects: invisibility, invulnerability, instant hologram mode or instant VR Mode.
[edit] Bonus Power-Ups
- These are awarded after level completion*
Crime Buster: The player who defeats the most enemies earns a crime buster bonus. When triggered, this grants the player sustained high power levels. This means that you can pull off just about any combo without having to collect a power-up.
Hero Bonus: The player with the most gadget hits on an enemy wins this bonus, which when triggered will give you a random extra gadget.
The Riddler Bonus: Activate the most Riddler secrets, and you'll find The Riddler icon added to your gadgets menu. Trigger it to get either invisibility or invulnerability.
Two-Face Yin-Yang: Activate the most Two-Face Yin-Yang secrets and you'll build your power straight up to maximum (Power 3) when you trigger it.
Bat-Signal: The player who activates the msot Bat-Signals gets this bonus, which will add a special bat-signal icon to the gadgets menu. When triggered, it activates a Power 3 Vertical grapple.
Overall Round Score: The player with the top score for each round will get double points for 60 seconds, once this is triggered.
Highest Combos: The player with the highest number of combination attacks wins this bonus, which will launch Hologram Mode when trigered by the player. Hologram Mode creates transparent clones of the player to confuse the enemy, creating a power barrier which the enemy allowing you to rack up massive Combos!
Super K.O. Bonus: The player who sends the most enemies "into orbit" gets this strategic bonus. When triggered, it activates VR Mode, which turns enemies into green hologram which can be shattered.
[edit] Gadgets
Batarang: Fire single, glowing or morphing-bat-in your face shots!
Taser: Fire single, double, or triple shots!
Bat Bola: Fire single, double, or triple shots!
Grappling Hooks: This devices fires into the ceiling, and lets you swing into action against foes, even straight into the screen!
Bat Call: Depending on the power level, the bat call summons bats which attacks your enemies.
Stun Grenade: This explosive gadet increases range and blast radius as you power up levels.
[edit] See also
- Batman Forever (video game), a similarly titled game for the SNES, Game Boy, Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Gear and PC.
