Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame
Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame | |
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Developer(s) | WayForward Technologies |
Platform(s) | Wii, Nintendo DS |
Release | September 7, 2010 |
Genre(s) | Beat 'em up, Platform |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame is a Template:Vgy video game based on the comic book character Batman and the television cartoon series Batman: The Brave and the Bold. It was developed by WayForward Technologies and distributed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It was released on September 7, 2010, for the Wii and Nintendo DS.
Gameplay
Batman: The Brave and The Bold – The Videogame is a side-scroller beat 'em up/platformer and, like the cartoon the video game is based on, is in 2D animation. The levels are created as episodes, each with Batman teaming up with one of several superheroes, including Plastic Man, Robin, Green Arrow, and Aquaman, to stop one of the various DC villains. The Wii version sees up to two players controlling each hero, or one player teamed with computer AI, with drop-in/out play. Players have access to several gadgets and can also summon another hero to perform a powerful attack. The Nintendo DS version is a single player game in which the player switches control between Batman and the available hero, using their abilities to progress through the level. Players with both versions of the game can control Bat-Mite in the Wii version via Nintendo DS connectivity.[1]
Playable characters
The following characters are playable in the respective Wii and DS versions of the game. Jump-In Heroes are non-playable striker characters who can be called in to use special clearing attacks.
Wii version
- Batman
- Robin
- Blue Beetle
- Hawkman
- Guy Gardner
- Bat-Mite (Exclusive DS Link to Wii version)
DS version
- Batman
- Aquaman
- Blue Beetle
- Green Arrow
- Hal Jordan
- Plastic Man
- Red Tornado
Jump-In Heroes
- Aquaman
- Black Canary
- Black Lightning
- Booster Gold
- Captain Marvel
- Flash
- Green Arrow
- Hal Jordan
- Plastic Man
- Proto-Bot
- Red Tornado
Development
The video game was developed by WayForward Technologies (who worked closely with the animators of the cartoon to make the game very close to the cartoon) and distributed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.[citation needed]
Voice cast
- Diedrich Bader - Batman, Kilowog
- Dee Bradley Baker - Clock King, Copperhead
- Jeff Bennett - Captain Marvel, Proto-Bot
- Xander Berkeley - Sinestro
- Steven Blum - Captain Cold, Heat Wave
- Corey Burton - Red Tornado, Museum Guide, Weather Wizard
- Grey DeLisle - Black Canary, Arisia Rrab
- John DiMaggio - Aquaman, Gorilla Grodd, Iron Heights Penitentiary Warden
- Greg Ellis - Gentleman Ghost
- R. Lee Ermey - Wildcat
- Will Friedle - Blue Beetle
- Nika Futterman - Catwoman
- William Katt - Hawkman
- Tom Kenny - Plastic Man
- Loren Lester - Hal Jordan
- Andy Milder - Flash
- James Remar - Two-Face
- Paul Reubens - Bat-Mite
- Kevin Michael Richardson - Astaroth
- Bumper Robinson - Black Lightning
- Andrea Romano - Various voices
- Tom Everett Scott - Booster Gold
- James Arnold Taylor - Green Arrow, Guy Gardner
- Gary Anthony Williams - Mongul
- Crawford Wilson - Robin
- Thomas F. Wilson - Catman
- Tatyana Yassukovich - Morgaine le Fey
Crew
- Andrea Romano - Casting and Voice Director
Reception
IGN gave the Wii version a score of 6.5, saying it's too repetitive for $40,[2] whilst the DS version received a score of 7.5, saying "it won't last long, but it's satisfying."[2] 1UP.com gave the Wii version a B+ rank, saying "while it errs a bit too much toward simplicity, The Brave And The Bold is a great family-friendly Batman game."[3] GameSpot gave the Wii version 7.0, calling it entertaining, if lacking challenge.[4] GameTrailers gave the game a score of 7.5.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.gametrailers.com/video/uk-launch-batman-the/703946
- ^ a b http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/111/1118899p1.html
- ^ http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3181259
- ^ http://uk.gamespot.com/wii/action/batmanthebraveandtheboldthevideogame/review.html
- ^ http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-batman-the/704317