Batman: Dark Tomorrow

Batman: Dark Tomorrow is a linear, stealth-based game in which players control Batman as he fights crime. Batman is equipped with several of his tools, such as betarangs, smoke bombs and grappling hooks. Each level has specific goals that players must achieve in order to pass it, while criminals and enemies will try to stop your progress. While enemies may be knocked over unconscious, they cannot be killed (due to Batman's "no kill" code); because of this, the player needs to handcuff criminals to prevent them from attacking. There are several parts of the levels between which the game is saved; if the player dies, he will reboot on the last save. ^[one]

While Batman is trying to stop the gang war between Ventriloquist and the Black Mask , which is waged on the streets of Gotham City , Commissioner James Gordon has been kidnapped and held hostage in Arkham Hospital . Making his way through the city’s sewers to enter the Uncleaned Hospital, Batman must fight enemies ranging from Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze before finally confronting the man holding Gordon - the Joker .

Batman soon discovers that the abduction of Gordon was actually organized by Ra's al-Ghul as a distraction from his last plan to take over the world. Batman goes to the villain's fortress in the Himalayas to stop him. The end of the game includes a branching storyline : in order to get the most complete ending, Batman must disarm the signal device before colliding with Ra's al-Ghul. However, the player was never given any indication that the device even exists, which could make the small target easily missed. Failure to disarm the device will lead to the murder of Batman Ra's al Ghul and the subsequent seizure of the world.

Dark Tomorrow was introduced at E3 2001 as an exclusive to the Nintendo GameCube console . It was originally conceived as an adaptation of the open-world Batman comics. Like Activision's Spider-Man 2 , players will control Batman as he travels through the city of Gotham City , with the ability to patrol Gotham in Batmobile , Batkryl , and Batlodka . Artificial intelligence and the combat system were very ambitious to give a deeper feel to the Batman world. ^[2] However, the game was later shown to work for both the Xbox and PlayStation 2 , and was redesigned into a more linear and hidden game. ^[3]

DC Comics veteran and Batman: Gotham Adventures creator Scott Peterson (who also helped develop Superman: The Man of Steel a year earlier) and Kenji Therada created the story for Dark Tomorrow , while the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performed the orchestral part of the game’s soundtrack. The game was developed four years before it was eventually released on the GameCube and Xbox in early 2003. The PlayStation 2 version was eventually canceled.

Batman: Dark Tomorrow has become a shame for receiving negative reviews on both platforms according to the Metacritic video game review aggregator . ^{[15] [16]} The main criticism of the game was directed at its control scheme, repetitive missions, and its camera, which was described as frustrating. Game Informer installed versions on GameCube 0.75 out of 10 for gameplay that is "incomprehensible and littered with errors." ^[6] IGN was very disappointed with the same console version, stating that "The Dark Knight gets its wings clipped in its latest adventure." ^[eleven]

Although the gameplay has been widely criticized, the story of Peterson and Terada, as well as in-game cinematography, have been praised. IGN noted: “Positive ratings have been earned here in order to adhere to the Batman license and to conscientiously bring it to life. Cutscenes are probably the best part of the game. ” ^[11] The ending, however, was met with criticism, as there is no “direction” to a “good ending” in the game. ^[17]