

It looks as if it were made about three or four years ago, and it doesn’t play much better. It’s just that Batman Forever doesn’t even come close to being half as satisfying. Now, there’s no problem with the basic concept most of us have played and enjoyed plenty of platform games, like Blackthorne or Flashback.

To make things more interesting, you’ll have to figure out which special tools to use to advance past certain obstacles. Throughout the eight excruciating levels, you’ll find power-ups, uncover secret passages, and stumble across traps. Playing as either Batman or Robin (or both, in two-player mode), you move from screen to screen, mopping up baddies with the usual assortment of punches, kicks, and special weapons of your choosing. For a game that boasts a blockbuster title, the action in Batman Forever is about as yawn-inducing as it gets.
