<s>
Batman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
for	O
various	O
platforms	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	B-Application
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
)	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
while	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Spirit	O
of	O
Discovery	O
and	O
Denton	O
Designs	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
by	O
Konami	O
was	O
also	O
advertised	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
Atari	B-Application
Lynx	I-Application
version	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
identical	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
both	O
two-dimensional	O
platforming	O
games	O
similar	O
in	O
design	O
to	O
Sega	B-Application
's	I-Application
previous	I-Application
movie-based	I-Application
Batman	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
Ecco	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dolphin	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
3D	O
racing	O
levels	O
that	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
hardware	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
unit	O
,	O
plus	O
improved	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
CD	O
audio	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
animations	O
featuring	O
original	O
artwork	O
(	O
not	O
film	B-Application
photos	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
different	O
versions	O
follow	O
the	O
movie	O
's	O
plot	O
from	O
start	O
to	O
finish	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	O
versions	O
start	O
after	O
The	O
Penguin	O
kills	O
the	O
Ice	O
Princess	O
and	O
frames	O
Batman	B-Application
for	O
killing	O
her	O
,	O
as	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
introductions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
fundamentally	O
a	O
left-to-right	O
scrolling	O
fighter	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
a	O
genre	O
that	O
was	O
featured	O
heavily	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
the	O
player	O
through	O
seven	O
scenes	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
film	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
scene	O
has	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
that	O
Batman	B-Application
must	O
win	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
proceed	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scene	O
1	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Gotham	O
's	O
Plaza	O
,	O
where	O
Batman	B-Application
fights	O
numerous	O
Red	O
Triangle	O
Circus	O
gangsters	O
and	O
saves	O
Selina	B-Application
Kyle	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Stungun	O
Clown	O
who	O
took	O
her	O
hostage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Scene	O
2	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
fights	O
the	O
Circus	O
gang	O
throughout	O
Gotham	O
City	O
's	O
Streets	O
,	O
facing	O
the	O
Tattooed	O
Strongman	O
as	O
the	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Climbing	O
on	O
the	O
rooftops	O
of	O
Scene	O
3	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
encounters	O
Catwoman	B-Application
,	O
who	O
escapes	O
to	O
an	O
abandoned	O
building	O
where	O
Penguin	O
's	O
setting	O
a	O
trap	O
for	O
Batman	B-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
manages	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
Catwoman	B-Application
and	O
Penguin	O
on	O
Scene	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Scene	O
5	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
drives	O
the	O
Batmobile	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
machine	O
gun	O
to	O
destroy	O
Penguin	O
's	O
Campaign	O
Van	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moving	O
to	O
Scene	O
6	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
goes	O
to	O
the	O
Circus	O
Train	O
and	O
defeats	O
Penguin	O
's	O
right-hand	O
man	O
,	O
the	O
Organ	O
Grinder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Penguin	O
escapes	O
to	O
the	O
abandoned	O
Arctic	O
World	O
on	O
Scene	O
7	O
,	O
where	O
Batman	B-Application
destroys	O
his	O
Duck	O
Vehicle	O
and	O
ultimately	O
gains	O
the	O
upper	O
hand	O
on	O
Penguin	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Catwoman	B-Application
escapes	O
and	O
watches	O
as	O
Batman	B-Application
gets	O
called	O
for	O
another	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Red	O
Triangle	O
Circus	O
Gang	O
attack	O
Batman	B-Application
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
moves	O
at	O
his	O
disposal	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
batarang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
but	O
closer	O
in	O
style	O
and	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DOS	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
,	O
differs	O
considerably	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
primarily	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
rather	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
subject	O
of	O
considerable	O
controversy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
Boy	O
Blunder	O
of	O
GamePro	O
described	O
the	O
controls	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
tad	O
cumbersome	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
but	O
playable	O
after	O
practice	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
a	O
step	O
down	O
from	O
Sunsoft	O
's	O
cart	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sister	O
Sinister	O
appreciated	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
's	O
"	O
wonderfully	O
elaborate	O
and	O
colorful	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
varied	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
though	O
noted	O
that	O
Batman	B-Application
is	O
"	O
small	O
and	O
a	O
little	O
hard	O
on	O
the	O
eyes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
Slasher	O
Quan	O
of	O
GamePro	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
"	O
sharp	O
and	O
distinct	O
"	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
not	O
even	O
close	O
to	O
an	O
8-bit	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
audio	O
"	O
could	O
be	O
from	O
any	O
Konami	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
received	O
middling	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
commended	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
's	O
driving	O
levels	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
but	O
derided	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
sections	O
as	O
weak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
bestseller	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Gamer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
gave	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
90%	O
writing	O
"	O
The	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
awesome	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
brilliant	O
and	O
playability	O
excellent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
and	O
gave	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
76%	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Better	O
than	O
average	O
beat-	O
'	O
em’-up	O
which	O
follow	O
the	O
film	B-Application
closely.	O
"	O
</s>
