<s>
Batman	B-Application
Begins	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stealth	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
;	O
a	O
day	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
subsequently	O
cancelled	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Batman	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Dark	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2008	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
got	O
cancelled	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
Begins	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
incorporating	O
both	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
and	O
stealth	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Batman	B-Application
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
several	O
gadgets	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
put	O
to	O
good	O
use	O
during	O
both	O
combat	O
and	O
stealth	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
for	O
Batman	B-Application
to	O
wear	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
unlocked	O
after	O
completing	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
a	O
run-down	O
building	O
full	O
of	O
explosives	O
in	O
Gotham	O
City	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
confronts	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
thugs	O
working	O
for	O
Dr.	O
Johnathan	O
Crane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
makes	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
inferno	O
and	O
catches	O
Crane	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
sprays	O
him	O
with	O
some	O
gas	O
,	O
causing	O
Batman	B-Application
to	O
go	O
psychotic	O
and	O
jump	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
sets	O
up	O
a	O
base	O
in	O
the	O
caves	O
beneath	O
Wayne	O
Manor	O
and	O
becomes	O
the	O
vigilante	O
Batman	B-Application
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
childhood	O
fear	O
of	O
bats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruce	O
keeps	O
his	O
Batman	B-Application
identity	O
secret	O
from	O
everyone	O
else	O
including	O
Rachel	O
Dawes	O
,	O
his	O
childhood	O
sweetheart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
sequence	O
,	O
learning	O
that	O
mob	O
boss	O
Carmine	O
Falcone	O
is	O
involved	O
with	O
a	O
drug	O
shipment	O
at	O
the	O
Gotham	O
Docks	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
captures	O
him	O
and	O
leaves	O
him	O
for	O
the	O
GCPD	O
to	O
find	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Putting	O
that	O
issue	O
aside	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
seeks	O
to	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
Falcone	O
's	O
ongoing	O
drug	O
operation	O
and	O
his	O
associates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
catches	O
Flass	O
and	O
threatens	O
him	O
into	O
revealing	O
that	O
besides	O
drugs	O
,	O
Falcone	O
's	O
men	O
are	O
shipping	O
some	O
chemicals	O
to	O
Crane	O
,	O
who	O
works	O
at	O
Arkham	B-Application
Asylum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
subsequently	O
intercepts	O
the	O
shipment	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
helicopter	O
used	O
to	O
transport	O
it	O
to	O
Crane	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
infiltrates	O
Arkham	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
Crane	O
has	O
introduced	O
his	O
toxin	O
into	O
Gotham	O
's	O
water	O
supply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
police	O
storm	O
Arkham	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
confronts	O
Crane	O
and	O
interrogates	O
him	O
after	O
exposing	O
him	O
to	O
his	O
own	O
toxin	O
,	O
learning	O
he	O
works	O
for	O
Ra	O
's	O
al	O
Ghul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leaving	O
Crane	O
to	O
be	O
arrested	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
speaks	O
with	O
Gordon	O
and	O
convinces	O
him	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
get	O
Rachel	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
dying	O
from	O
the	O
toxin	O
,	O
to	O
safety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
sneaking	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
asylum	O
and	O
avoiding	O
the	O
pursuing	O
police	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
takes	O
Rachel	O
to	O
the	O
Batcave	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
manages	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
life	O
,	O
but	O
opts	O
to	O
keep	O
his	O
identity	O
secret	O
from	O
her	O
for	O
her	O
safety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amidst	O
the	O
chaos	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
confronts	O
Crane	O
and	O
stops	O
him	O
from	O
leading	O
the	O
criminals	O
into	O
Gotham	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crane	O
is	O
again	O
exposed	O
to	O
his	O
toxin	O
and	O
hallucinates	O
Batman	B-Application
as	O
a	O
monster	O
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
jump	O
into	O
the	O
river	O
in	O
fear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
shifts	O
focus	O
towards	O
stopping	O
the	O
League	O
,	O
after	O
Ra	O
's	O
loads	O
the	O
microwave	O
emitter	O
onto	O
Gotham	O
's	O
monorail	O
train	O
to	O
transport	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
central	O
water	O
hub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
rescues	O
Rachel	O
,	O
indirectly	O
revealing	O
his	O
identity	O
to	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
boards	O
the	O
train	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
deactivating	O
the	O
microwave	O
emitter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
refuses	O
to	O
kill	O
Ra	O
's	O
but	O
chooses	O
not	O
to	O
save	O
him	O
either	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
train	O
before	O
it	O
crashes	O
,	O
killing	O
Ra	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
as	O
Gotham	O
slowly	O
returns	O
to	O
normal	O
,	O
Bruce	O
accepts	O
his	O
new	O
responsibility	O
as	O
Batman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
Begins	I-Application
producer	O
Emma	O
Thomas	O
and	O
cinematographer	O
Wally	O
Pfister	O
make	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
Arkham	B-Application
Asylum	I-Application
doctor	O
and	O
a	O
Falcone	O
mobster	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
62.14	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
66.74	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
65.63	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
67.20	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
61	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
,	O
66	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
64	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
65	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
G4	O
's	O
award	O
for	O
'	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
actor	O
Gary	O
Oldman	O
said	O
during	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
G4	O
's	O
Kristin	O
Adams	O
that	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
sequel	O
of	O
the	O
Batman	B-Application
Begins	I-Application
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
interview	O
on	O
GameTrailers	O
,	O
Oldman	O
said	O
he	O
knew	O
an	O
awful	O
lot	O
of	O
effort	O
had	O
gone	O
into	O
getting	O
Batman	B-Application
's	O
gliding	O
abilities	O
to	O
feel	O
suitably	O
smooth	O
and	O
fluid	O
for	O
Batman	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Dark	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oldman	O
,	O
who	O
reprised	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
Lt	O
.	O
Jim	O
Gordon	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
name	O
a	O
developer	O
in	O
the	O
interview	O
but	O
anonymous	O
sources	O
reported	O
that	O
The	B-Device
Dark	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
was	O
a	O
secret	O
project	O
of	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
and	O
EA	O
.	O
</s>
