Overview and Gameplay
The Joker returns in an unreleased SNES platform shooter where Batman fights through harsh side-scrolling stages with projectile attacks, weapon pickups, traps, moving platforms, vehicle sequences, and boss battles. This version is historically notable as a completed Sunsoft-era Batman build that never reached retail release.
Controls And Mechanics
- Run-and-gun platforming built around jumping, shooting, and avoiding enemy fire
- Weapon boxes provide alternate shots such as B, C, and S weapon pickups
- Some stages shift into hover bike action
- Boss fights use large health counters and pattern-based attacks
- Single-player only, with no co-op or versus mode
Version Notes
Unreleased USA SNES build related to Batman: Return of the Joker on NES and Batman: Revenge of the Joker on Genesis. It was planned by Sunsoft but did not receive a commercial SNES release.
Release And Credits
- 1992
- Developer: Icom Simulations
- Publisher: Sunsoft
- Original platform context: related to the NES game Batman: Return of the Joker
