He remarked that the visuals were "too muted to win an award", though said that the backgrounds were "well-drawn" and admired the occasional effects, particularly the "bizarre diagonal scrolling in Act I's cutaway building". He was apathetic toward the music and had a mixed response to the sound effects, explaining that "some of the effects, such as the thunderstorm, are hot, but others are not. The death bleep for the enemies is particularly grating." Sister Sinister appreciated the Game Gear version's "wonderfully elaborate and colorful" graphics and varied soundtrack, though noted that Batman is "small and a little hard on the eyes". Reviewing the NES version, Slasher Quan of GamePro said that while the graphics were "sharp and distinct", they were "not even close to an 8-bit masterpiece", and felt that the audio "could be from any Konami action game". The Sega CD version received middling reviews. The Tummynator of GamePro described the graphics as "unimpressive", elaborating that the backgrounds and sprites were colored with similar dark palettes, which made the game "muddy and hard to see". He further described the music as "average Bat bebop" and the sound effects as "below CD quality", and said that the three Batmobile-centered levels were the only bonus for those who have already played the Genesis version. The reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly commended the Sega CD version's driving levels and soundtrack, but derided the side-scrolling sections as weak. The Mega-CD version was a bestseller in the UK. Entertainment Weekly gave the game an A and wrote that "Forget about the tortured dualities of good and evil – this is a rousing, jump and-shoot-action game, whose main links with the movie are in its dark backgrounds and Tim Burton-inspired character design." Super Gamer reviewed the SNES version and gave an overall score of 90% writing "The soundtrack is awesome, the graphics brilliant and playability excellent. This is undoubtedly one of the finest scrolling beat ‘em ups." They also reviewed the NES version and gave an overall score of 76% saying: "Better than average beat-'em’-up which follow the film closely." The 1992 titles together were awarded Best License of the Year by Electronic Gaming Monthly. References External links 1992 video games 1993 video games Amiga games Video games based on Batman films Aspect Co. games Cancelled Atari ST games Batman (1989 film series) Beat 'em ups DOS games Game Gear games Konami beat 'em