<s>
Batman	B-Application
Beyond	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Batman	O
of	O
the	O
Future	O
:	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Joker	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Kemco	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
and	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
TV	O
series	O
Batman	B-Application
Beyond	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
2000	O
E3	O
convention	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
Beyond	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
received	O
sparse	O
pre-release	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
garnered	O
overwhelmingly	O
negative	O
critical	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Playstation	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
some	O
positive	O
comments	O
towards	O
its	O
multiple-batsuit	O
mechanic	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
outdated	O
and	O
repetitive	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
style	O
,	O
low	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
the	O
uselessness	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
suits	O
,	O
amateurish	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
poor	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unbalanced	O
challenge	O
was	O
also	O
condemned	O
;	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
beaten	O
within	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Playstation	B-Device
was	O
stated	O
to	O
become	O
excessively	O
difficult	O
by	O
the	O
second	O
stage	O
,	O
made	O
worse	O
by	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
Beyond	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
and	O
switch	O
between	O
four	O
suits	O
,	O
three	O
of	O
them	O
(	O
Standard	O
,	O
Offensive	O
,	O
and	O
Defensive	O
)	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
release	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
suit-changing	O
mechanic	O
;	O
Batman	O
has	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
punches	O
,	O
kicks	O
and	O
uppercuts	O
,	O
and	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Dark	O
Knight	O
Staff	O
and	O
Nun	O
Chucks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	O
,	O
against	O
the	O
will	O
of	O
Bruce	O
,	O
searches	O
for	O
clues	O
at	O
the	O
now-abandoned	O
Arkham	B-Application
Asylum	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
Joker	O
was	O
formerly	O
imprisoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Kemco	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
Beyond	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
direct-to-video	B-Application
film	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2000	O
and	O
was	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Batman	B-Application
Beyond	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
Batman	B-Application
Beyond	I-Application
video	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kemco	O
first	O
presented	O
Game	O
Boy	O
,	O
Playstation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Batman	B-Application
Beyond	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
at	O
E3	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
Kemco	O
announced	O
it	O
join	O
with	O
Ubisoft	O
to	O
publish	O
Batman	B-Application
Beyond	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Jack	O
of	O
All	O
Games	O
in	O
Australia	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
only	O
bit	O
of	O
coverage	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
was	O
a	O
one-page	O
article	O
in	O
the	O
October	O
2000	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Playstation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Batman	B-Application
Beyond	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
were	O
overwhelmingly	O
negative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sources	O
such	O
as	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
GameRevolution	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
gave	O
extremely	O
low	O
scores	O
and	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Superman	B-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2006	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
the	O
Playstation	B-Device
version	O
as	O
the	O
tenth	O
worst-reviewed	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
entire	O
run	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
release	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
five	O
honorable	O
mentions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
was	O
more	O
well-received	O
,	O
although	O
covered	O
less	O
and	O
with	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
most	O
enthusiastic	O
critic	O
was	O
Total	O
Game	O
Boys	O
Ian	O
Osborne	O
,	O
who	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
on	O
the	O
handheld	O
console	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
one	O
top	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
left-to-right	O
Final	O
Fight-esque	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
was	O
considered	O
outdated	O
and	O
unoriginal	O
by	O
critics	O
such	O
as	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazines	O
Alan	O
Maddrell	O
,	O
who	O
argued	O
better	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
sort	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Joe	O
Ottoson	O
and	O
64s	O
Paul	O
Gannon	O
felt	O
its	O
slow	O
pace	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
problem	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
writer	O
Jules	O
Grant	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
staple	O
of	O
other	O
beat-	B-Application
'	I-Application
em-ups	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doug	O
Perry	O
of	O
IGN	O
and	O
Rodney	O
Gall	O
of	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Gamer	O
condemned	O
Batman	O
's	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
attacks	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
combo	O
moves	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
kick	O
or	O
hit	O
while	O
jumping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
Marc	O
Nix	O
brought	O
up	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
its	O
genre	O
on	O
the	O
handheld	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
argued	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
multiple	O
paths	O
added	O
originality	O
to	O
the	O
old-fashioned	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
what	O
he	O
hoped	O
for	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
quality	O
of	O
brawler	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
is	O
n't	O
quite	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
versions	O
revealed	O
beating	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
short	O
of	O
amount	O
time	O
,	O
most	O
commonly	O
within	O
one-to-two	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
reported	O
a	O
difficulty	O
spike	O
by	O
the	O
second	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
claimed	O
it	O
was	O
very	O
hard	O
,	O
made	O
worse	O
by	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
save	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liu	O
and	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazines	O
Alan	O
Maddrell	O
claimed	O
the	O
Defensive	O
suit	O
was	O
overpowered	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
,	O
even	O
the	O
final	O
Joker	O
,	O
were	O
defeated	O
within	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Playstation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Ryan	O
revealed	O
an	O
inability	O
to	O
come	O
in	O
contact	O
with	O
enemies	O
,	O
yet	O
the	O
"	O
incredibly	O
stupid	O
"	O
foes	O
still	O
manage	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
player	O
even	O
when	O
moving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nix	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
up-and-down	O
attacks	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
release	O
,	O
which	O
meant	O
enemies	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
handicap	O
and	O
thus	O
"	O
have	O
to	O
foolishly	O
line	O
up	O
for	O
their	O
beating	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Osborne	O
was	O
more	O
positive	O
towards	O
the	O
foes	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
;	O
while	O
acknowledging	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
attack	O
vertically	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
samey	O
"	O
enemy	O
patterns	O
,	O
he	O
lauded	O
the	O
boss	O
battles	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
dynamics	O
added	O
to	O
them	O
by	O
the	O
surrounding	O
terrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
praise	O
went	O
towards	O
the	O
different	O
bat	O
suits	O
,	O
called	O
by	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazines	O
Alan	O
Maddrell	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
few	O
"	O
truly	O
impressive	O
"	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nix	O
was	O
mixed	O
towards	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
's	O
weapons	O
,	O
finding	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
lacking	O
in	O
range	O
and	O
the	O
Nun	O
Chucks	O
"	O
horribly	O
weak	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
stated	O
the	O
Dark	O
Knight	O
Staff	O
was	O
useful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grant	O
was	O
annoyed	O
by	O
having	O
the	O
O	O
button	O
as	O
the	O
attack	O
button	O
instead	O
of	O
X	O
,	O
the	O
button	O
typically	O
used	O
in	O
other	O
Playstation	B-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liu	O
criticized	O
having	O
the	O
R	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
controller	O
being	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
moves	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
joking	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
designed	O
for	O
three	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphics	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
console	O
releases	O
were	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
student	O
's	O
first-year	O
college	O
project	O
,	O
a	O
B-movie	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
game	O
,	O
a	O
title	O
's	O
alpha	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
one	O
user	O
of	O
a	O
Yaroze	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
's	O
visuals	O
garnered	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maddrell	O
wrote	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
cutscenes	O
looked	O
and	O
felt	O
to	O
him	O
like	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perry	O
particularly	O
went	O
after	O
the	O
Playstation	B-Device
version	O
for	O
choosing	O
to	O
use	O
stills	O
instead	O
of	O
actual	O
video	O
footage	O
for	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
