<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1989	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
September	O
1989	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
with	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
versions	O
following	O
soon	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
stage	O
has	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
and	O
a	O
health	O
gauge	O
(	O
represented	O
by	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
face	O
turning	O
into	O
the	O
Joker	O
's	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
losing	O
a	O
life	O
if	O
he	O
runs	O
out	O
of	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
,	O
styled	O
as	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
fights	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
Axis	O
Chemical	O
Plant	O
to	O
confront	O
Jack	O
Napier	O
,	O
knocking	O
him	O
into	O
a	O
vat	O
of	O
chemicals	O
and	O
turning	O
him	O
into	O
the	O
Joker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
can	O
use	O
his	O
Batarangs	O
and	O
grapple	O
gun	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
level	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
drives	O
his	O
Batmobile	O
across	O
Gotham	O
City	O
,	O
dodging	O
traffic	O
and	O
using	O
a	O
grapple	O
to	O
turn	O
corners	O
at	O
high	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missing	O
three	O
consecutive	O
turns	O
causes	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
to	O
run	O
into	O
a	O
police	O
roadblock	O
and	O
costs	O
the	O
player	O
one	O
life	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
timer	O
and	O
health	O
gauge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
level	O
is	O
a	O
Mastermind-like	O
puzzle	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Batcave	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
presented	O
with	O
eight	O
consumer	O
products	O
and	O
must	O
identify	O
the	O
three	O
that	O
the	O
Joker	O
has	O
tainted	O
with	O
the	O
deadly	O
chemical	O
Smilex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
level	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
Joker	O
's	O
parade	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
must	O
fly	O
the	O
Batwing	O
and	O
cut	O
away	O
balloons	O
filled	O
with	O
Smilex	O
gas	O
without	O
crashing	O
into	O
them	O
or	O
the	O
floats	O
to	O
which	O
they	O
are	O
tethered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
final	O
level	O
,	O
styled	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
climbs	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
Gotham	O
City	O
Cathedral	O
and	O
must	O
stop	O
the	O
Joker	O
from	O
escaping	O
on	O
a	O
helicopter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commodore	O
UK	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
to	O
bundle	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Amiga	B-Device
500	I-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
October	O
1989	O
and	O
September	O
1990	O
,	O
A500	O
machines	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
Batman-themed	O
boxes	O
containing	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
The	B-Application
NewZealand	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
F/A	B-Application
-18	I-Application
Interceptor	I-Application
and	O
Deluxe	O
Paint	O
II	O
,	O
both	O
contributed	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
an	O
initial	O
commission	O
of	O
10,000	O
units	O
,	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
186,000	O
were	O
sold	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
run	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
Amiga	B-Device
bundle	O
ever	O
sold	O
by	O
Commodore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
recommended	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
to	O
action	B-Application
fans	O
,	O
but	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
was	O
too	O
buggy	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
Commodore	O
Format	O
magazine	O
and	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
movie	O
tie-in	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
