Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker est un jeu de type hack 'n' slash / beat 'em up développé par Kemco et édité par Ubi Soft Entertainment, sorti le 20 novembre 2000 sur PlayStation et Nintendo 64. Adapté du film d'animation direct-to-video de 2000 et de la série Batman Beyond, le titre place Bruce Wayne et son successeur Terry McGinnis face au retour apparent du Joker, dans la continuité où Wayne a transmis le rôle de Batman à McGinnis. L'accueil critique fut mitigé, avec une note agrégée de 44,55. La presse a été sévère, Happy Puppy estimant que les fans de la série ne supporteront pas le jeu et CNET Gamecenter conseillant de l'éviter malgré l'affection pour les dessins animés ou les comics Batman. Certains joueurs sur Metacritic y ont vu un beat 'em up à défilement avec des éléments de plateforme légers et un bon scénario, jugeant le résultat correct sans toutefois égaler Batman Returns sur SNES.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Fans of the cartoon obviously aren't sick of the Batman premise, but that doesn't mean they'll be able to tolerate this game. »
« Even if you're a huge fan of the Batman cartoons or comic books, steer clear of this disaster of an action game. »
« Everything about the product is shoddily executed, from its formulaic and outdated gameplay mechanics to its horribly dusty graphic look. »
« Even Batman himself can't resurrect the extinct gameplay this game features. Dreadful stuff indeed. »
« To add insult to injury, when Batman gets hurt, his animation is to fall over like a domino. Here you've got a fully equipped destroyer of crime, and he takes punches like an inflatable 'punch-em' clown. This speaks pages for how poorly the rest of the animation fares. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« [SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.] »
« Scrolling beat 'em up with mild platforming elements and a decent backstory and cut scenes. Not bad, but nowhere near as good as Batman Returns on the SNES. »
« Rented it back in the day and enjoyed it now days though its quite rough and short. »
« [SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.] »
« Besides Superman 64, this has got to be the worst game on the Nintendo 64. It has a poorly executed formula, outdated gameplay mechanics and terrible dusty graphics, and to add insult to injury, Batman falls over like a domino. Superman 64 would get a 2.0/10, while Return of the Joker would get a 2.5/10. »
« This is the only game that I can think of that is so bad that it's fantastic. It's not like Superman 64 where the game was so bad that it was just flat out bad. This is **** Batman. He can't fly or anything. He is the best superhero in the world and they treat him like a bloody rag-doll or punching dummy. Almost every cinematic scene after a boss fight has a cutscene where Batman collapses backwards onto the ground like a domino or inflatable punch 'em clown, or like a model falling backwards against the wind. Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker (the Australian title of the game) is such a guilty pleasure that it should be punishable by death to have pleasure from playing this disaster. »
