The game is sectioned off into stages, and after progressing through each stage of enemies, players must face off with a boss character who must be defeated before they can proceed to the next level.
Play continues in this manner for several stages until the climax of the game faces players off against the head honchos of the evil empire. Based on the Batman Forever movie, this side-scrolling beat-em-up features the plot, several memorable characters, and quotes from its movie counterpart. The player gets to use batarangs, a bat grapple, and tons of other Batman-specific goodies in order to accomplish their goals. The player can create their own combos and collect power-ups to help them in their quest to rid the streets of Gotham from an everlasting flow of bad guys.
Among game developers, Acclaim has one of the most mixed records of all, curiously displaying a very large gap in quality between their classics such as Mortal Kombat games and the better-forgotten games based on the Batman. Apparently not having learned their lesson from the disaster that was Batman Forever, Acclaim gave us an even more mediocre game with Batman Forever: The Arcade Game.
GameSpot says it all about how thoroughly average it is:. Although certainly better than many of their past efforts, this title's uninspired gameplay and uneven presentation fail to capture any of the excitement found in the film. Featuring gameplay inspired by such classic arcade titles as Streets of Rage, Final Fight, and the original Street Fighter, Batman Forever attempts to inject a little graphic panache into a tried and true concept.
For those unfamiliar with the above titles, gameplay consists of beating up countless henchmen as you travel from left to right imagine standing in a line at the bank while it is being robbed. Once you have completed the trek, you must face one or more "Super Villains" in order to progress to the next round. Ultimately, you must fight the Riddler himself in order to save Gotham from his evil schemes. Acclaim has never been shy when it comes to boasting of their state-of-the-art motion-capture studios just outside New York City.
With these facilities available, one would expect smooth, realistic character animation to be the highlight of the game. Sadly, this is not the case. The bad guys this time around are The Riddler and Two-Face. This game is an usual hybrid of side-scrolling platformer and one-on-one fighter. You make your way through levels that include some platform jumping elements, but you typically take on opponents one at a time like in a fighting game.
You arsenal includes a lot of nifty bat-gadgets, and a collection of fighting moves that are unleashed with special button combinations.
The graphics were rendered completely with digitized actors and objects, but none of the actors from the movie make an appearance in the game. What is it about superhero games and games inspired by movies that tend to make them less than great? Is it that the developers take less time over them, or that they just don't translate very well? Whatever the truth, Batman Forever is a fun game featuring, as you might have guessed, that most iconic of DC superheroes - Batman.
Using some rather nice motion capture effects, Batman Forever sets you on a side scrolling mission not unlike Double Dragon where you'll face tons of henchmen plus some of the Dark Knight's finest enemies. Ok it's shallow fun, but it looks and plays a lot better than most side scrolling fighters and Gotham City looks suitably gothic and moody. If you're a fan of the bat then you'll be pleased to learn that you can make use of a few of his special weapons, the bat-o-rang which has been with Batman from his earliest days is included and proves to be invaluable along the way.
All in all I'd say this is an essential game for fans of Batman, and an entertaining game for everyone else.
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