Batman: The Caped Crusader
The penguin is back, and he's set himself up as a respectable umbrella merchant. Or has he? Could the umbrella factory be just a cover for his plot to take over the world with an army of robotic penguins? As…
Batman: The Caped Crusader is an adventure developed by Special FX Software Ltd., released 31 December 1988 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II and Atari ST/STE.
What Batman: The Caped Crusader is
Batman: The Caped Crusader is an adventure game developed by Special FX Software Ltd. and released in 1988. It was published by Data East USA. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The penguin is back, and he's set himself up as a respectable umbrella merchant. Or has he? Could the umbrella factory be just a cover for his plot to take over the world with an army of robotic penguins? As Batman you must match clues you've collected to locate the master computer and - POW! ZAP! CRUNCH! - Put an end to the demented squawkings of that overweight birdbrain. But that's not all! As soon as you've taken care of the Penguin, the Joker pulls off his greatest feat of sleight of hand - he kidnaps Robin! At the scene of the crime, you must gather all the facts. Then, while the trail is still hot, you're off on a crime solving adventure. Grab your batarang and rev up the Batmobile -…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the DC Comics series
Batman: The Caped Crusader is the third of 185 entries we hold in the DC Comics series. It arrived a year after Superman. The next entry was Batman in 1989.
What it launched against
Batman: The Caped Crusader launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
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