

I feel that this game does show some ClueFinders roots. That should tell you when this game was made. However, during the game you'll hear the characters refer to each other by their civilian names even in costume Batman is "Bruce", Robin is "Tim ", Batgirl is "Cassandra " (Oracle is referred to separately), The Riddler is "Edward Nygma", and Mr. It's quite campy, but this is a Batman game intended for young players. He's doing it for his own vain reasons, and he doesn't want Mr. The Riddler joins in on the mayhem by simultaneously sabotaging chemical plants across the city to dump toxic chemicals underground.

Freeze is going on a rampage to freeze over Gotham so everyone will know how cold he feels. The story for this one goes like this: Mr. The game also has optional reading selections intended to flesh out the game's story, but Robin reads those aloud to you. I remember that the StarFlyers games were structured in a way that players didn't need to know how to read in order to play them, but for Batman, you probably will need to know how to read in order to decode The Riddler's clues. The game's puzzle curriculum is meant to inspire critical thinking. Like the StarFlyers, this is technically an "educational" adventure game, except none of the game's puzzles teach traditional subjects like math or reading. This game and its "twin", Justice Unbalanced, follow the same gameplay structure formula as the StarFlyers. The ClueFinders franchise had already ended in 2001 with the release of Mystery Mansion Arcade, and the successor franchise, the StarFlyers, had only two games. Each actor to play a live-action Riddler in movies or on TV so far has brought something unique to the character that's worth looking back at, including his latest incarnation as seen in The Batman.This game comes from a later era in The Learning Company's library. Related: Batman: Robin Williams Almost Played Joker & Riddler (Why He Didn't)Īs interesting an antagonist as the Riddler is though, he's been played in live-action an oddly small number of times, at least when compared to the much more often used Joker and Catwoman. After all, leaving Riddler with a bloody face may be satisfying in the moment, but it isn't going to save whatever victim he might be holding hostage as a contingency plan. Batman's ability to punch his way out of a fight is second to none, but in a battle against the Riddler, simply beating him down is often not enough to win the day. The Riddler, as his name makes clear right off the bat, also loves puzzles, and challenging Batman's brains just as much as his considerable brawn.
