We've got 10 new screenshots of the Dark Knight in
action. These new screenshots show off a lot of progress
over our earlier screens, and show a lot of promise for the
final product.
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Becoming "grown up" and "mature" can be
quite an odd process. Mysteriously, in the matter or years (or
even months for some), humans by nature tend to drop their old
hobbies in place for the more "adult" facets of
life. My childhood interests were basically surrounded in
dinosaurs, Legos, and the ever-cool Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles, all of which (thankfully) I suddenly dropped many
years ago. However, if there’s one subject that I will never
consider too "kiddy" for myself, it will be Marvel
super heroes. As most people that know me can tell you, I’m
a huge
Spider-Man nut. Somewhere in my heart, though, is the
beloved Dark Knight himself, Batman. Quite possibly the most
famous super hero ever (next to Superman that is), Batman’s
an incredibly cool premise to insert to a game. The cartoon
favorite has never shied away from games – he’s been in a
host of fun (albeit, brainless) beat-em-up side scrollers ala
Final Fight. And, to be honest, he was never really given the
true next-generation console treatment among the handful of
poor late-90’s Batman movies that came out. Thankfully, it
appears as if this is all about to chance with Ubi-soft’s
upcoming action title, Batman: Vengeance.
As of press-time, there isn’t a whole lot of info out
there concerning Batman: Vengeance, although Ubi-soft has
present just enough information to give us a basic outline of
the game. Generously, the developers have decided to not go
the way of the movie-cash in by trying to replicate one of the
lame films that have come out in the past few years. Instead,
Vengeance’s focus lies on the new animated series. The
license carries a killer look for Batman (which has obviously
translated over to the game’s sharp graphics) and definitely
provides hope for a good script and story line instead of
regurgitating a recent flick.
Batman: Vengeance looks to center around fighting and
puzzle solving, which is what The Man is all about, anyway. A
host of Bat gadgets should be readily available for the caped
crusader, not to mention that we may see a few of Batman’s
trademark vehicles to make an appearance. (Next-generation
Batmobile, anyone?)
Finally, Vengeance’s looks to make quite the knockout
punch with it’s visuals. The game equips crisp, solid
character and environment graphics surrounded by a plethora of
lush, vibrant colors that give the game a near cell-shaded
look to match the animated show. Expect a refined frame rate
in order to allow smooth animations and movements to look dead
on with the televised program as well.
With its outstanding graphics plus tried-and-true gameplay
formula, Batman: Vengeance looks to take the fun of the older,
simpler titles and translate it onto the PlayStation 2’s
powerful architecture without all the movie-license garbage we’ve
been treated to lately. Those who are fans of Batman or just
plain super heroes in general should start salivating now.
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