<s>
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1991	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Sunsoft	O
's	O
first	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
game	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Joker	O
,	O
titled	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
by	O
Ringler	O
Studios	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Revenge	O
of	O
the	O
Joker	O
was	O
completed	O
but	O
never	O
officially	O
released	O
,	O
however	O
a	O
ROM	O
image	O
surfaced	O
online	O
in	O
later	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
completely	O
different	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
,	O
the	O
titular	O
hero	O
is	O
on	O
journey	O
to	O
the	O
Joker	O
's	O
secret	O
hide-out	O
after	O
called	O
by	O
Gotham	O
City	O
to	O
find	O
metals	O
stolen	O
by	O
the	O
Joker	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
highly	O
toxic	O
and	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
explosives	O
for	O
missiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
of	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
seven	O
stages	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
two	O
sub-levels	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
stage	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
boss	O
level	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
fifth	O
stages	O
)	O
;	O
from	O
beginning	O
to	O
end	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
Gotham	O
City	O
cathedral	O
,	O
the	O
Joker	O
's	O
warehouse	O
,	O
a	O
snowy	O
mountain	O
,	O
a	O
refinery	O
,	O
an	O
underground	O
conduit	O
,	O
an	O
ammunition	O
base	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Island	O
of	O
Ha-Hacienda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
where	O
the	O
character	O
shoots	O
,	O
is	O
only	O
a	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Cook	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
was	O
"	O
fun	O
and	O
challenging	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
feel	O
as	O
revolutionary	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
despite	O
being	O
a	O
commendable	O
effort.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Syfy	O
Wire	O
,	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
ranked	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
of	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
essential	O
DC	O
Comics	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
ranked	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
the	O
22nd	O
most	O
underrated	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
return	O
of	O
wall-jumping	O
and	O
beat	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
1989	O
Batman	O
NES	B-Language
title	O
,	O
although	O
complained	O
about	O
its	O
limited	O
continues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gamer	O
,	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
claimed	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Joker	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best-looking	O
NES	B-Language
game	O
ever	O
,	O
reasoning	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
sprites	O
are	O
fluid	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
color	O
palette	O
is	O
moody	O
&	O
atmospheric	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
are	O
as	O
fleshed	O
out	O
as	O
can	O
be	O
for	O
an	O
NES	B-Language
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Yacht	O
Club	O
Games	O
artist	O
Nick	O
Wozniak	O
has	O
named	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Batman	O
sprite	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
all-time	O
favorite	O
in	O
games	O
:	O
"	O
As	O
an	O
adult	O
,	O
I	O
was	O
in	O
shock	O
at	O
what	O
I	O
was	O
seeing	O
…	O
There	O
's	O
only	O
ever	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
humanoid	O
enemies	O
on	O
screen	O
because	O
they	O
are	O
completely	O
bombing	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
with	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
