Batman: Dark Tomorrow

Will it be a dark tomorrow for Batman? The magic eight ball says?

Batman: Dark Tomorrow is, without a doubt, the worst Batman game ever. Yes, worse than the 16-bit Batman: Return of the Joker, Batman Forever the arcade game, and even the Game.com Batman. The level design, controls, and overall polish are all greatly lacking in the great detective?s latest video game caper.

The problems start with the very bland visuals, which are further plagued by confusing camera angles. Character animation looks stiff and isn?t helped by the sloppy collision detection, which results in countless cheap deaths.

The orchestral score, performed by the Royal Philharmonic (yes, the Royal Philharmonic), sounds amazing and is the sole bright spot. The voice acting is competent but held back by awkwardly written dialogue?that?s especially odd since comic scribe Scott Peterson and Kenji Terada of Final Fantasy fame were behind the story. There?s some serious name talent behind Batman: Dark Tomorrow, but it just didn?t gel into a great game.

The title of Batman?s new game is ironic since it may not only be a dark tomorrow for future games featuring the Caped Crusader, but also for anyone who buys this one.

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