

Batman Returns is a beat-em-up side-scrolling game designed for the Sega consoles. It was published by Sega. The game allows the player to experience seven scenes that were featured in the film of the same name. Batman must fight his way through the Red Triangle Circus Gang, using the various weapons and fighting moves he has available. Each level has a unique boss which must be defeated in order for the player to progress to the next level.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Plot-driven, earnest, classical in form and unpretentious.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Where do you stand?
Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Is Batman Returns overrated?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Has Batman Returns aged badly?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the game
- Platforms
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Developer
- Malibu Interactive
- Publisher
- Sega, Tec Toy
- Released
- February 19, 1992
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 7.3/10 from 47 ratings.
Screenshots
Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Batman: Return of the Joker 199193% alikeBoth plot-driven, earnest, unpretentious.
Batman Returns 199390% alikeBoth plot-driven, classical in form, unpretentious.
Bio Menace 199389% alikeBoth plot-driven, unpretentious, classical in form.
Shadow of the Ninja 199088% alikeBoth plot-driven, earnest, classical in form.
RoboCop 198888% alikeBoth plot-driven, unpretentious, earnest.
Both plot-driven, earnest, classical in form.
Sukeban Deka III 198887% alikeBoth unpretentious, plot-driven, earnest.
Batman: The Animated Series 199386% alikeBoth plot-driven, earnest, classical in form.
Mission: Impossible 198879% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, earnest, unpretentious.
Film · Both earnest, classical in form, unpretentious.
Often played with
Similar games per IGDB. Opening one adds it to Curator Co.









