<s>
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Tomorrow	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kemco	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
DC	O
Comics	O
character	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
his	O
iteration	O
from	O
the	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
source	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
precedents	O
of	O
the	O
comics	O
are	O
cited	O
,	O
especially	O
as	O
it	O
pertains	O
to	O
Ra	O
's	O
al	O
Ghul	O
,	O
and	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
"	O
undefined	O
"	O
relationship	O
with	O
al	O
Ghul	O
's	O
daughter	O
,	O
Talia	O
al	O
Ghul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
announced	O
in	O
2001	O
as	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
exclusive	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Tomorrow	I-Application
was	O
envisioned	O
as	O
being	O
an	O
open-ended	O
,	O
faithful	O
,	O
and	O
realistic	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
franchise	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
vein	O
to	O
the	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
series	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Tomorrow	I-Application
is	O
a	O
linear	O
,	O
stealth-based	O
action	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
as	O
he	O
fights	O
crime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
several	O
of	O
his	O
tools	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Batarangs	O
,	O
smoke	O
bombs	O
,	O
and	O
grappling	O
hooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
enemies	O
can	O
be	O
knocked	O
unconscious	O
,	O
they	O
cannot	O
be	O
killed	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
"	O
no	O
killing	O
"	O
code	O
)	O
;	O
this	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
handcuff	O
the	O
criminal	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
keep	O
them	O
from	O
attacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
supporting	O
cast	O
of	O
allies	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
cinematics	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
Oracle	O
,	O
Robin	O
,	O
and	O
Batgirl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
get	O
the	O
"	O
good	O
"	O
ending	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
must	O
disarm	O
a	O
signal	O
device	O
before	O
facing	O
Ra	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
never	O
made	O
clear	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
beforehand	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
the	O
ending	O
most	O
players	O
will	O
get	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
3	O
"	O
bad	O
"	O
endings	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
defeating	O
Ra	O
's	O
who	O
then	O
sets	O
off	O
the	O
bombs	O
he	O
has	O
set	O
up	O
around	O
the	O
globe	O
,	O
ultimately	O
resulting	O
in	O
his	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
initially	O
caused	O
confusion	O
among	O
gamers	O
and	O
critics	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
"	O
beating	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
essentially	O
had	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
failing	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
1/3	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
trying	O
to	O
end	O
a	O
gang	O
war	O
between	O
The	O
Ventriloquist	O
and	O
Black	O
Mask	O
(	O
Michael	O
Wright	O
)	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
(	O
Julian	O
Fletcher	O
)	O
discovers	O
that	O
Commissioner	O
James	O
Gordon	O
(	O
Ron	O
McLarty	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
and	O
is	O
being	O
held	O
hostage	O
at	O
an	O
overrun	O
Arkham	B-Application
Asylum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Racing	O
through	O
Gotham	O
City	O
's	O
sewers	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Asylum	O
undetected	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
has	O
to	O
fight	O
through	O
several	O
foes	O
,	O
including	O
Victor	O
Zsasz	O
(	O
Scott	O
Sowers	O
)	O
,	O
Ratcatcher	O
(	O
Jonathan	O
Roumie	O
)	O
,	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
the	O
Joker	O
and	O
saving	O
Gordon	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
realizes	O
that	O
the	O
villain	O
was	O
actually	O
working	O
for	O
Ra	O
's	O
al	O
Ghul	O
and	O
the	O
kidnapping	O
scheme	O
was	O
merely	O
a	O
distraction	O
to	O
allow	O
Ra	O
's	O
to	O
commence	O
his	O
newest	O
plan	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traveling	O
to	O
the	O
Himalayas	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
makes	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
League	O
of	O
Assassins	O
 '	O
stronghold	O
to	O
foil	O
Ra	O
's	O
al	O
Ghul	O
's	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
finds	O
a	O
terminal	O
and	O
overrides	O
the	O
homing	O
signal	O
,	O
before	O
defeating	O
Ubu	O
(	O
Dean	O
Wein	O
)	O
,	O
Ra	O
's	O
most	O
trusted	O
servant	O
,	O
guarding	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
throne	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
confronts	O
Ra	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
his	O
master	O
plan	O
:	O
24	O
bombs	O
have	O
been	O
planted	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
once	O
activated	O
,	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
ice	O
caps	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
oceans	O
,	O
forming	O
tsunamis	O
and	O
hurricanes	O
throughout	O
the	O
coastlines	O
;	O
every	O
coastal	O
city	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
will	O
be	O
destroyed	O
and	O
one-third	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
population	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
allowing	O
Ra	O
's	O
to	O
rebuild	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
his	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ra	O
then	O
asks	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
to	O
marry	O
Talia	O
and	O
become	O
his	O
heir	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Dark	O
Knight	O
declines	O
,	O
much	O
to	O
Talia	O
's	O
disappointment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ra	O
and	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
engage	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
swordfight	O
,	O
with	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
emerging	O
victorious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
defeated	O
Ra	O
attempts	O
to	O
activate	O
the	O
bombs	O
,	O
but	O
to	O
no	O
avail	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
disabled	O
by	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubu	O
,	O
having	O
recovered	O
,	O
then	O
tries	O
to	O
kill	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
Talia	O
warns	O
him	O
and	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
dodges	O
the	O
attack	O
,	O
causing	O
Ubu	O
to	O
unintentionally	O
kill	O
Ra	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talia	O
and	O
Ubu	O
take	O
Ra	O
to	O
the	O
Lazarus	O
Pit	O
as	O
the	O
temple	O
begins	O
to	O
self-destruct	O
and	O
revive	O
him	O
,	O
while	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
escapes	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
Gotham	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
did	O
not	O
disable	O
the	O
signal	O
and	O
loses	O
the	O
sword	O
fight	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
mortally	O
wounded	O
by	O
Ra	O
and	O
dies	O
in	O
Talia	O
's	O
arms	O
,	O
as	O
Ra	O
puts	O
his	O
plan	O
into	O
action	O
and	O
floods	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
loses	O
the	O
fight	O
but	O
disabled	O
the	O
signal	O
,	O
Ra	O
reveals	O
to	O
the	O
dying	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
that	O
the	O
override	O
is	O
only	O
temporary	O
and	O
that	O
his	O
victory	O
is	O
inevitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
wins	O
the	O
fight	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
disable	O
the	O
signal	O
,	O
a	O
defeated	O
Ra	O
still	O
manages	O
to	O
commence	O
his	O
plan	O
and	O
flood	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
as	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
watches	O
on	O
in	O
horror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Tomorrow	I-Application
was	O
presented	O
at	O
E3	O
2001	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
oriented	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
iteration	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Activision	O
's	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
players	O
would	O
control	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
as	O
he	O
traveled	O
around	O
Gotham	O
City	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
patrol	O
Gotham	O
in	O
the	O
Batmobile	O
,	O
Batplane	O
,	O
and	O
Batboat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
combat	O
was	O
very	O
ambitious	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
allow	O
an	O
in-depth	O
open	O
world	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
reworked	O
into	O
a	O
more	O
linear	O
and	O
stealth-based	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veteran	O
DC	O
Comics	O
and	O
former	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
:	O
Gotham	O
Adventures	O
writer	O
Scott	O
Peterson	O
(	O
who	O
also	O
wrote	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
's	O
Superman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Man	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
video	O
game	O
)	O
and	O
Final	O
Fantasys	O
Kenji	O
Terada	O
created	O
the	O
story	O
for	O
Dark	B-Application
Tomorrow	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
Royal	O
Philharmonic	O
Orchestra	O
performed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
orchestrated	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peterson	O
was	O
not	O
aware	O
of	O
Terada	O
's	O
involvement	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
relating	O
years	O
later	O
that	O
he	O
wrote	O
the	O
script	O
alone	O
while	O
working	O
as	O
DC	O
Comics	O
 '	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
office	O
liaison	O
and	O
that	O
Terada	O
was	O
likely	O
brought	O
on	O
after	O
he	O
completed	O
the	O
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
total	O
development	O
span	O
of	O
four	O
years	O
before	O
ultimately	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
early	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Tomorrow	I-Application
gained	O
infamy	O
for	O
receiving	O
negative	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
0.75	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
for	O
gameplay	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
incomprehensible	O
and	O
littered	O
with	O
bugs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
Positive	O
marks	O
earned	O
here	O
for	O
sticking	O
to	O
the	O
DC-based	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
license	O
and	O
faithfully	O
bringing	O
it	O
to	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
