Batman (also known as Batman: The Movie) is an action video game developed and published by Ocean Software based on the 1989 film of the same name.
It was released on 11 September 1989 for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum with Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, MS-DOS and MSX versions following soon after.
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Developer(s) | Ocean Software |
Publisher(s) | Ocean Software |
Programmer(s) | Michael Lamb, John O'Brien, Allan Shortt (Amiga) Zach Townsend (C64) Paul Hughes, Michael Lamb (Atari ST) |
Artist(s) | Dawn Drake, Bill Harbison, John Palmer, Robert Hemphill (Amiga & Atari ST) Andrew Sleigh (C64) |
Composer(s) | Jonathan Dunn, Matthew Cannon (Amiga & Atari ST) Matthew Cannon (C64) |
Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum |
Release | 11 September 1989 |
Genre(s) | Action |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
The game consists of five levels based on events from the film. Each stage has a time limit and a health gauge (represented by Batman's face turning into the Joker's), with Batman losing a life if he runs out of either. The levels have varying gameplay:
Commodore UK reached an agreement with Ocean Software to bundle the game with Amiga 500 computers. Between October 1989 and September 1990, A500 machines were sold in the United Kingdom in Batman-themed boxes containing the game and The NewZealand Story, as well as F/A-18 Interceptor and Deluxe Paint II, both contributed by Electronic Arts. With an initial commission of 10,000 units, a total of 186,000 were sold at the end of the run, making it the most successful Amiga bundle ever sold by Commodore.
Publication | Award |
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Crash | Smash |
Batman received a host of awards, including Crash Smash, YS Megagame, SU Classic and C+VG Hit. The game was number 1 in the Spectrum charts for February 1990 and was awarded Game of the Year in Crash magazine. Computer Gaming World recommended the Amiga version to action fans, but reported that the Commodore 64 version was too buggy, but was well received by Commodore Format magazine and was seen as one of the best movie tie-in games released for the platform.
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