A side scrolling beat 'em up.
President Ronnie has been kidnapped by ninjas.
Are you a bad enough dude to rescue Ronnie?

Story:
The game starts in Washington D.C., where President Ronnie (based on U.S. President Ronald Reagan) has been abducted by the nefarious DragonNinja. The game's intro begins with the following introduction: "Rampant ninja related crimes these days... Whitehouse is not the exception...". As soon as that occurs, a Secret Service agent asks two street-smart brawlers, the "Bad Dudes" named Blade and Striker: "President Ronnie has been kidnapped by the ninjas. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue Ronnie?". After hearing that, the Bad Dudes pursue the DragonNinja through the city streets, a moving big rig truck, a large storm sewer, a forest, a freight train on an old Southern Pacific line, a cave and into an underground factory in order to save President Ronnie.

Gameplay:
The gameplay are roughly similar to the 1985 Konami arcade game Rush'n Attack, but featuring up to two players at once. Player One controlling Blade (in white pants) and Player Two controlling Striker (in green pants) will start with nothing but the ability to do punches, kicks and jumps. Some moves are special like spinning kicks and the ability to charge themselves up to throw a powerful, but short-ranged punch toward opponents (of note, most enemies can be beaten with only a single hit of any kind). Players will also come across several power-ups: some are weapons (knives and nunchakus) and some recharge a player's health, and yet others add a few seconds to the remaining time.

Lawbreaking crooks, thugs, and circus renegades rule the mean streets. It's a real zoo out there! The city is unsafe and the good citizens live in constant fear. You are DUKE DAVIS-former punk rocker and the world's coolest martial arts vigilante! You are a lean, mean, thug-trashing machine, returning to your native city streets as the ultimate defender of freedom! There's evil waiting behind every bush and danger lurking behind every corner-LOOK OUT! It's up to you to send the bad guys reeling with furious fist & foot bashing action. It's non-stop martial arts madness! Nail the no-gooders today-and watch the street savages scatter!

A challenging side scrolling barbarian game featuring Mouse - controlled movements.

Return of the Joker is a beat 'em up similar to the Double Dragon series. Based off the movie, Batman Beyond puts the player on the streets of Gotham City. There are multiple 'bat suits' that you can choose from, each with their own special abilities and purposes.

Based on the movie of the same name, Batman Forever puts you in the role of either Batman or Robin. Whether you decide to play as the Caped Crusader or the Boy Wonder, your job is to save Gotham City from the clutches of The Riddler and Two-Face (and the latter's sidekicks, Sugar and Spice).

Throughout the game's eight levels of play, you must battle the aforementioned villains and their henchmen (such as killer clowns) using a variety of punch and kick moves and special bat gadgets, such as Batarangs, smoke pellets, tranquilizer darts, and grappling hooks. Some of the levels contain puzzles, such as hidden switches to pull and pieces of gadget blueprints to find.

The normal game mode of Batman Forever roughly follows the plot of the film, taking place in such locations as the Second Bank of Gotham City, the circus, and an abandoned subway station. Your ultimate goal, in addition to saving your fair city, is to rescue the beautiful Dr. Chase Meridian from The Riddler. She is being held at Claw Island, The Riddler's nightmarish factory. Throughout the various levels you can find helpful items (such as Riddler boxes and Two-Face coins) for gaining lives, energy, time, and tips.

A special training mode of play lets you, or you and a friend, hone your combat skills by pitting you (as hero or villain) against Batcomputer-generated characters in one-on-one (or two-on-two) fights.

The player plays as either Batman or Robin. There is also a fighting game mode called "training mode" where the player can play as Batman, Robin, or any of the enemies found throughout the game against either a computer-controlled opponent, against a second player, or cooperatively against two computer opponents.

The controls are largely based on move lists and key sequences. Some gadget moves involve moving away from the enemy right before pressing a punch or kick button, which creates problems since the game only keeps the players facing enemies if they're close enough to each other.

Brace yourself for endless action with BATMAN FOREVER! BATMAN and ROBIN blast into GOTHAM CITY in a duo-player fighting game! Armed with over 125 incredible attacks, fierce combat moves, and an arsenal of gadgets, the DYNAMIC DUO are ready to battle the diabolical minds of TWO-FACE and THE RIDDLER! Without question... it's BATMAN FOREVER! Featuring over 80 unbelieveable stages! Incredible 3-D computer-rendered graphics! Real digitized characters and backgrounds! Team up as Batman and Robin and find tons of secret rooms and hidden surprises!

Batman Returns is a side-scrolling action game based on the Tim Burton movie of the same name. As Batman you'll use an assortment of fighting moves and an armory of gadgets, such as a Batarang, grappling hook, and other projectile weapons. You must follow the storyline of the movie and save Gotham City by stopping Penguin, Catwoman, and the Red Triangle Circus Gang. The seven stages of battles will take you to the city rooftops, the circus train, Gotham Plaza, the streets of Gotham, and the Penguin's lair, where you must fight the Penguin and his tiny, missile-launching penguins. Unlike the other six levels, in which you control Batman as he runs, jumps, and fights, stage five puts you in the driver's seat of the Batmobile.

Using an assortment of fighting moves and an armory of gadgets, such as a Batarang, grappling hook, and other projectile weapons, you must follow the storyline of the movie and save Gotham City by stopping Penguin, Catwoman, and the Red Triangle Circus Gang in this side scrolling beat 'em up.

Frigid winter winds swept over an already chilled Gotham City. Random street crimes were running at an all-time high, despite the holidays. Down below, in the city's frozen sewers, Oswald Cobblepot, known as The Penguin, planned more mayhem and schemed the take over of the fightened metropolis. His loyal army of missle-packing Penguin Commandos and the bizarre Red Triangle Circus Gang are energized by the evil genius of the web-footed orphan. A desperate call to Batman goes up. Partner with Batman to salvage Gotham City from The Penguin's cold-hearted plot. Guide him in swift, life-like moves from dark alleys to rooftops in vivid scenes based on the hit movie, "Batman Returns." Control his combat style, and help conduct relentless interrogations of The Penguins many allies. Use the Batcave computer to input clues, analyze evidence, and review enemy bios. You're in charge of weapons, too. Stock Batman's Utility belt with enough heat to match the diverse fighting styles of The Penguin and cold-blooded, sewer-dwelling minions. Gotham City is in trouble.

Follows in the Genesis's footsteps in that it looks great, but is fairly unplayable. Waste of a good licence

One of a series of action platformers starring our favorite Caped Crusader, all but one of which were based on the first three live-action feature films. Based on the original characters created by Bob Kane for DC Comics.

Terrible graphics that get better as the series goes on. Mediocre game engine that doesn't show much improvement throughout. Average gameplay at best. All in all, they're rather flat and uninspiring.

Gotham City is in desperate trouble again. Catwoman and The Penguin have joined forces to terrorize the entire metropolis! Only you can help Batman foil their deadly scheme and save the city from their fiendish clutches.

The NES version of the game is a beat 'em up game, but closer in style and gameplay to the Double Dragon series. The player only has one life bar (which can be expanded through health packs). It implements a password-save system. Of special note are the two side-scrolling racing levels in which the player controlled the Batmobile and the Batskiboat.

Arkham Asylum has undergone a massive breakout and all manner of super-villains are running rampant throughout Gotham City. The game is divided into a series of vehicle stages and side-scrolling platform levels as you alternate between Batman and Batgirl on your mission to capture all the escaped criminals.

The story begins with the Joker escaping from an insane asylum, and through various henchmen, tries to send Gotham City into chaos. Batman must survive several side-scrolling levels with various tricky jumps, and defeat a multitude of enemies and bosses to ensure that Gotham is safe.

Batman is armed with a utility belt that allows him to collect various types of icons throughout the stages in order to shoot different types of baterangs and projectiles. The game's password feature also helped the game from becoming too difficult.

The music was composed by Naoki Kodaka, Hara Nobuyuki and Shinichi Seya. It also features several remixes of the themes from the Megaman series, most notable the opening theme being a remix of the boss select theme from Megaman 2.

Battlecry is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game.

In a galaxy very far away, the fair and lovely Princess Angelica is out for a cruise with Pimple. As they float about space in their 1957 Space Shuttle, their vehicle is swallowed up by the Gargantua, a huge space station commanded by the Dark Evil Queen. Professor Bird Guy and his troop of toads to rescue them. Pimple's brothers, Rash and Zitz, are up for the challenge and the game is on!

Levels range from the usual beat 'em up side scrolling styles to racing and flying levels.

Battletoads is an action game originally released by Rare in 1991 for the Game Boy handheld game console from Nintendo. Despite having the same box art and title as the NES release, Battletoads for Game Boy is a completely different game with other levels. It was exclusively released for the Game Boy and was never ported to any other systems.

Essentially the player takes on nearly exactly the same type of side scrolling action found in the NES game, with similar but simplified graphics and enemies. It is only a single player game and starts out in a level similar to the NES game as well. As in the case of the original Battletoads, the Game Boy game is also notoriously difficult to beat, requiring fast reflexes, memorization of obstacles, and patience

However, there are many of differences in the levels and range in difficulty when encountering enemies or obstacles. The same "over-the-top" finishing combos can also be found in the Game Boy release.

Two of the toughest frogs in the universe have made their way to the Gamegear.
Fasten your seatbelts and get ready to be pulled into a whacky story about
the Battletoads, including really big fists, feet and fast growing horns to ram
down your enemies. Also beware of the good looking race levels. They become quite
addictive. The difficulty is nevertheless pretty hard but the fun overweighs.

Who you gonna call? The Battletoads? Yes, these three, er, um, "fellas" would make turtle soup out of the Ninja Turtles - and besides, their chief nemesis the Dark Queen has more sex appeal than Shredder ever could. A series of platform fighters that appear to be either a tongue- in-cheek homage or a direct ripoff of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Venerable platform slugfest ported from the old NES, but with several minor improvements. It's difficult, but it's worth checking out.

Battletoads is an arcade beat 'em up. You have three toads to choose from. Each one of them is unique in certain ways, like Pimple's attacks are slower than the others but deal more damage, and Zitz's attacks are able to take out a wider group of enemies. Every stage in the game starts with the 'Toads receiving a threatening call from the stage's boss.

The Battletoads attempt to once again thwart the Dark Queen's latest galaxy dominating plans.

After being defeated by the Battletoads, the evil Dark Queen flees to the outer reaches of the universe and the 'Toads and their mentor get on with their lives. However, one day the Earth's military is neutralized and a giant spaceship called Colossus emerges from the moon. Apparently, the Dark Queen is back in another plan to dominate the galaxy, and she has allied herself with the Shadow Warriors (from the Double Dragon series) to supplement her forces. Deciding to even the odds, the Battletoads get in contact with Billy and Jimmy Lee and asks them for their help. The brothers agree, and all five immediately take off for the Colossus in a mission to stop this two-pronged threat.

After being defeated by the Battletoads the Dark Queen makes her way to Earth, where she uses a special beam to render Earth's military power useless. After discovering the Dark Queen's whereabouts, Professor T-Bird sends the Battletoads to stop her. However, the Queen has joined forces with the Shadow Boss to fortify her position. Whenever the Shadow Boss appears, Billy and Jimmy Lee the Double Dragons are there. You've got to help the Battletoads and Double Dragons fight their way through a variety of levels, using only their martial arts prowess. However, whacking an enemy with a piece of lumber might prove beneficial as well. Help defeat the Dark Queen and the Shadow Boss to return Earth to normal in BATTLETOADS DOUBLE DRAGON.

To combat the combined forces of the vengeful Dark Queen and the mighty Shadow Boss, the Battletoads and the Double Dragons have teamed up in this 16-bit remake of the NES original. You (or you and a friend in simultaneous two-player mode) can choose one of three Battletoads. As Zitz, Rash, or Pimple you fight your way through the seven levels of action, or you can be one of the Double Dragon brothers, Jimmy and Billy Lee.


Each team has its own fighting style: The Toads rely on big punches and kicks, headbutts, and slams, among other street-fighting maneuvers, while the Dragons fight using the various karate techniques that they are known for. Both teams incorporate a variety of special moves and weapons into their fighting. The most effective method for disposing of an enemy is to knock him to the ground and kick him off the screen. While Battletoads/Double Dragon:The Ultimate Team consists primarily of punch and kick, side-scrolling fights, at times it introduces elements of a shooter.