<s>
Batman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
side-scrolling	O
action-beat	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
DC	O
Comics	O
superhero	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
it	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Warner	O
Bros.	O
'	O
s	O
1992	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
must	O
confront	O
both	O
Catwoman	O
and	O
the	O
Penguin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headed	O
by	O
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
producer	O
John	O
Skruch	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
at	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
for	O
their	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
undertook	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
in	O
1991	O
but	O
a	O
tight	O
development	O
cycle	O
and	O
multiple	O
issues	O
were	O
faced	O
during	O
the	O
creation	O
process	O
before	O
its	O
eventual	O
launch	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
production	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
later	O
became	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
II	O
in	O
certain	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-beat	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
through	O
four	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
stages	O
fighting	O
against	O
multiple	O
adversaries	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Red	O
Triangle	O
Gang	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
both	O
Catwoman	O
and	O
the	O
Penguin	O
from	O
spreading	O
terror	O
across	O
Gotham	O
City	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
stage	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
must	O
face	O
off	O
the	O
Red	O
Triangle	O
Gang	O
with	O
Penguin	O
as	O
the	O
end	O
level	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
stage	O
pits	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
against	O
the	O
police	O
on	O
the	O
rooftops	O
with	O
Catwoman	O
as	O
the	O
end	O
level	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
can	O
grab	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
items	O
to	O
aid	O
him	O
on	O
his	O
journey	O
against	O
enemies	O
such	O
as	O
batarangs	O
and	O
bat-shaped	O
health	O
pickups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
staff	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
projects	O
at	O
Atari	O
for	O
their	O
platform	O
such	O
as	O
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
Klax	B-Application
and	O
Warbirds	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visual	O
art	O
team	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Susan	O
G	O
.	O
McBride	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
worked	O
as	O
animator	O
alongside	O
artists	O
Eric	B-Application
Blumrich	I-Application
,	O
Eric	O
"	O
Coyote	O
"	O
Elliott	O
,	O
Melody	O
Rondeau	O
,	O
Philip	O
Temple	O
and	O
Robb	O
Mariani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceptualization	O
began	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
until	O
other	O
original	O
production	O
materials	O
such	O
as	O
stills	O
and	O
a	O
shooting	O
script	O
arrived	O
in	O
January	O
1992	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
prepared	O
to	O
start	O
programming	O
work	O
,	O
although	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
conversion	O
of	O
Rampart	B-Application
during	O
their	O
leisure	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
designing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Skruch	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
convey	O
major	O
scenes	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
in	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
format	O
,	O
while	O
gameplay	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
resemble	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
Rygar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
ensured	O
that	O
the	O
portrayal	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
sprite	O
was	O
accurate	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
1992	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
its	O
eponymous	O
film	O
's	O
premiere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
during	O
the	O
1992	O
Taste	O
of	O
Chicago	O
food	O
festival	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Hydra	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
later	O
became	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
II	O
in	O
certain	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
to	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
AllGames	O
Colin	O
Williamson	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
the	O
mediocre	O
gameplay	O
,	O
lousy	O
graphics	O
,	O
atrocious	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
poor	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
keep	O
your	O
sanity	O
,	O
stay	O
far	O
,	O
far	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
Batman	O
Returns.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Sister	O
Sinister	O
praised	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
exceptionally	O
good	O
considering	O
the	O
small	O
venue	O
"	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
high	O
difficulty	O
compensated	O
for	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
although	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
audio	O
"	O
ranks	O
high	O
on	O
the	O
rockability	O
scale	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
monotonous	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Robert	O
A	O
.	O
Jung	O
described	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
as	O
"	O
respectable	O
"	O
and	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
animations	O
and	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Jan	O
Barysch	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
iteration	O
of	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
better	O
than	O
Batman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
on	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
character	O
animations	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
unfair	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
