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Alas, the people at Kemco should have played Spider-Man before releasing Batman: Dark Tomorrow. It's a shame that such a popular character should have to go through the indignity of starring in such a remarkably [sad] title.

The cinematic introduction to the game (and most of the later cinematics) are very well animated. Unfortunately they fail to prepare you for the disappointing gameplay when you move from cinematics to taking control of the character yourself.

Within the first five minutes of the game I am certain that many players will find themselves swinging face-first into the side of a building -- and once you miss the building ledge you are destined to watch Batman fall to his death. The camera, which is usually placed in the most inconvenient location possible, makes it impossible to control your character and as a result Batman staggers back and forth through his world less like the Dark Knight and more like an intoxicated Halloween partygoer.

The combat system is, as others have observed, pretty much geared to frontal assaults with no way of defending yourself. As a result you spend much of your time being shot from a distance while you close the gap between you and your attacker. And finding the attacker can be a challenge, not because of clever positioning, but because of that darn camera.

The last aggrivation is that the game pauses constantly to load the next part of the level. It's strange that massive environments like Halo can avoid ever disrupting the game play to load another section of the level, while Batman has to do this practically every other screen. I'm guessing that the time is necessary to calculate the worst position for the camera's third-person perspective.

It's too bad that Amazon[.com] doesn't allow for 0-star ratings, as this title truly deserves one. Even renting this game would be a waste of money, except for other game designers so they can learn how not to build a superhero video game. Stick with Spider-Man. It's going to take the Dark Knight a while to recover from this embarassment.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

DO NOY BUY!!!Mar 22, 2003
By David P. Ervin
In a review of one word....HORRIBLE.

The gameplay is slow to repond and not very well configured.
The camera views are sub standard and very jumpy.
Most of the time Batman is a little, tiny figure that is hard to control.
There is no way to control the camera views.
Your utility belt, while well stocked, is too cumbersome to use properly and while you are trying to get to something, you are getting the poop beaten out of you.
If Amazon allowed 0 stars, this would get it!

Honestly I cannot say enough bad things about this game, and only wish that it was available to rent first!

Do yourself a favor and pick-up Buffy or Indiana Jones instead - they are much better games!

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

Batman: Dark TomorrowJun 21, 2003

Dont listen to all these people that say this is the worst game ever. They dont know what their talking about. Yes the camera angles [are bad] at times, but so what. It makes it challenging. These people are just mad because they couldnt beat it in 2 hours. This game has a great storyline and like i said its challenging, isnt that what makes a good game?? Believe me its a good game, but since there are so many mixed reviews i recomend renting it first. just alittle f.y.i.

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

Resident BatmanMar 22, 2003
By Chip L "chip1978"
The camera angles in this game absolutely stink. They remain fixed and do not follow you around as you move through the game. This method of gameplay worked pretty well in the hit series Resident Evil, but plays out very poorly in this game. It's difficult to maintain fighting sequences with bad guys and to see exactly what you're doing. The fighting sequences are very frustrating and the punch and kick combos look terrible (Batman kicks low, to the shins! now that's low for the dark knight).

The tools also stink. The batarangs and smoke bombs are awkward to use, and pretty much unusuable during combat.

I do have to give this game some props for the music track and style - both of which are very good. But the gameplay is awkward. This game is difficult, and not in a good way. Huge batman fans, prepare to be disappointed.

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!Mar 22, 2003
By Mike
I just got this game today and I am taking it back after 15 minutes of playing. the camera angles stink, the graphics aren't too bad but I just think the game is dumb in general

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