Who sells Batman Begins - Xbox

Description

Step into the shadows of Gotham City’s perilous criminal underworld as DC Comics’ legendary Dark Knight in the Batman Begins video game. Batman Begins challenges players to use fear as their ultimate weapon. The game explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight’s emergence as a force for good in Gotham. Gamers will play as both Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego, Batman, hunting evil-doers from the shadows, using strength, intellect, and an array of high-tech gadgets to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city, including classic villains the Scarecrow, Ra’s Al Ghul, and Carmine Falcone. Turning traditional stealth-based gameplay on its ear--by allowing gamers to play the hunter, rather than the hunted--Batman Begins delivers the Batman universe as never before. Stalking criminals from the shadows, gamers will discover new ways to paralyze thugs with fear before engaging in hand-to-hand combat, or interrogating them. From the halls of Arkham Asylum and the alleys of Gotham City to an ancient monastery high in the Himalayas, Batman Begins the video game delivers a thrilling interactive companion to Christopher Nolan’s reinvention of the Dark Knight in Batman Begins. Features: Fear is your weapon: Stalk and terrorize enemies, or strike from above to pick off prey one by one. Use the environment to turn enemies against each other and defeat them before ever joining the fight. Take out an enemy with an attack from above and watch the fear level of his fellow thugs increase. Interactive environments: gamers must use their environments, from scaling buildings and gliding between rooftops, to triggering explosions and unleashing the insane inmates of Arkham Asylum against their enemies, to bring justice to Gotham. Cinematic combat: mixed martial-arts combat and devastating finishing moves developed exclusively for Batman Begins are faithfully recreated in the game with the assistance of the film’s stunt coordinator. The bat utility belt: delve deep into the ultimate arsenal of high-tech crime fighting gadgets, including the batgrapple, batarang, optic cables, and lock picks. The batmobile: Tear up the streets and rooftops of Gotham in the batmobile. Fight crime in multiple levels of lightning-fast vehicular combat. Experience Gotham City: Batman Begins brings gamers into the Batman universe, allowing them to experience the origins of the Dark Knight as both Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego Batman--from the alleys of Gotham City and depths of the Batcave to the twisted halls of Arkham Asylum. Epic storytelling: featuring a game script by JT Petty, the acclaimed writer of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, Batman Begins allows players to delve even deeper into the universe masterfully depicted in Christopher Nolan’s film.

Features

• Fight against dangerous enemies like the Scarecrow, Ra's Al Ghul and Carmine Falcone
• Stalk criminals from the shadows, discover ways to paralyze thugs with fear before fighting or interrogating them
• Use the environment to turn enemies against each other - take out an enemy with an attack from above and watch the fear level of his fellow thugs increase
• Scale buildings and soar between rooftops as you explore an interactive Gotham City and pick off prey, one by one
• Use the Utility Belt's high-tech crime fighting gadgets -- the Batgrapple, Batarang, Optic Cables, Lock Picks and more -- combined with mixed martial arts combos to dominate Gotham City

Customer Reviews

Buy this now!
S. Enback

I've just finished the game and i have to say this is really great!It really fits in well with the film, using the same actors voices and the characters look very similiar to their real-life counterparts.As well as Batman, you get to play as Bruce Wayne in training before he becomes batman and also as Bruce in a tuxedo in a level which has the Wayne Manor in flames. Very cool.The driving bits are great fun as well, very Burnout, with extra racing modes being unlocked after you beaten those levels.The main gameplay consists of a mixture of combat and stealth. If Batman comes accross a group of heavily armed enemies, he will end up dyingh if he tries to tackle them directly. you need to use stealth to sneak up on them or even beter use your fear-gadgets or a batarang on your surroundings (e.g throw your batarang at a gas-pipe to burst it), to scare them a bit beforehand, making defeating the enemies easier.The game isn't too difficult (though the combat seems to be a lot tougher in Challenging mode) and took me about 9 or 10 hours to beat in Normal mode.The graphics are simply amazing. The levels graphics are some of the best i've seen on a XBox game and the Batman charcater looks very cool in his bausuit and cape.The game could have had a bit less linear with more ways of solving the situations that you come accross but at least it means you never get stuck for too long.The controls are pretty straight forward, with 2 butons for combat (punch & kick) as well as another button for soing special finishing moves and other buttons for batarang and fear gadgets.

Batman Begins to a decent start on the X-Box
R. Busby

This review will be brief,the more time spent reading this,means less time playing the game. As most of us read these reviews to see what others are saying about items we are interested in,before we shell out our hard earned $. First as a movie based game this one is superb. Graphics,voice acting,and character likeness are all top notch. The levels range in length and difficulty. The games greatest weakness is its overall gameplay. You cant really control Batman the way you would like to. His weapons,enemy targeting and stealth ability are confusing at times. At least on the X-Box version. The control set up is akward and really takes away from what could have been a great game. These are minor complaints and for a movie tie in game with a price under 40.00,you could do a lot worse. Overall this Batman is leaps and bounds superor to other Batman titles of the past,and should satisfy the fans until developers finally get it right.

Okay... but limited?
BL

The visual style of this game, just like the movie, is very good. The inclusion of Splinter Cell "stealth" elements is also a good idea. However, there are a couple of significant problems with this game:1. WAY too linear. There is ONE way to scare a bad guy in each level, ONE place to throw a batarang in the whole level, ONE way forward and back. Batman is a creative guy! Make it open-ended like GTA, Spider-man, and Superman Returns... Batman is the most creative of all those folks, so his game should match.2. Fighting and "fear" systems: Semi-broken, not very satisfying.3. In relation to #1, Gotham feels very small. It would be nice to explore it from the rooftops and in vehicles. So far you are pretty much stuck in a building or two, with one straightforward objective.Despite these design flaws, the production value of this game is very high. Worth renting, but hopefully the next game is open-ended, darnit.

I'm Batman
Rodent

If you loved the movie, you'll love the game. Of course, there's a little bit more events in the game, but they are well worth it. Being able to sneak up on your enemies and basically scare the s*** out of them in the immediate area is loads of fun. I especially liked dropping in from above and taking them out. The interrogations are pretty fun too. Bringing the cast of Batman Begins in to do the voice work (except for Morgan Freeman) and using movie clips as some cut scenes is a treat too. So go out and get this game...at least rent it!

Best Batman Game Yet
chadncrystalgale

After reading a lot reviews on this game I decided to pick this one up. Now I'm glad I got it. This game keeps your attention the whole time. It is a LOT of fun to play with good graphics, great story line, and I could go on and on. The only negative is the camera angle doesn't want to follow you sometimes when needing to move. Overall I say this a game to buy for a video game player for the holidays or just because.

Batman has finally been done justice.
Max Dunlay

Batman Begins is a great game usind stealth ninja like abilities. The batmobile levels are fun too. The graphics in this game really bring it to life with amazing facial expressions. The only reason I didn't give this great game 5 stars is because I think they hould have tried to make more gadgets and more ways to get around obstacles. Another great thing about the game is that once you beat it you get the Dark Knight batsuit the Worlds Greatest Detective batsuit and The Caped Crusader batsuit. You also can drive the prototypr batmobile in the two driving levels. I HIGHLY reccomend playing this game on the challenging mode if you don't you can quickly beat the game in around 6 or 7 hours. Overall I fell that the 40 dollar price on this game is perfectly fair. - Max