Fun fact: the game was known as Dynamite Batman in Japan.
The story in seven words: The Joker returns. Batman whups his ass.
Anyway, you shoot at stuff with a wrist projector instead of punching this time around. Weird. Isn't Batman known for primarily punching people?
Stage 1-1
Password: LPRZ
The box at the beginning has a weapon power-up, and you can shoot at it to choose from four different weapons. To the manual!
C - Cross Bow
Blasts out a powerful arrow. When this hits the enemy it will explode.
B - Batarang
Standard boomerang-style weapon which automatically chases the enemy.
N - Sonic Neutralizer
Shoots two sets of Batarangs in a criss-cross pattern.
S - Shield Star
Throws a star-shaped dart in three directions.
A jumps, B shoots, Left and Right move, Down ducks and Up lets you aim upwards when firing.
The power-up with the heart on it is an energy capsule. Collect eight of them to turn Batman gold. When Batman is gold, he's temporarily invincible, and you'll be able to destroy everything on the screen by holding down the Fire button.
You can pick up multiple copies of a weapon to ensure that you keep it, if you wish.
The Cross Bow is considered the best weapon power-up in the game due to its immense power and angled shots that can be performed when you hold the B button down.
You can also slide by holding Down on the D-Pad and pressing A. This makes you move faster and get past certain traps, such as the ball and chains that will try to drop down onto you at the beginning. (You can also wait on them, if you choose.) However, only certain enemies can be attacked with this move, so be careful.
Don't jump into the undersides of the platforms on the way up; you will hurt yourself. Watch out with the platforms near the end of the tower, as they slowly sink as you stand on them. You'll have to keep them high in order to reach the exit here. You'll also be dealing with men who crouch down and throw knives.
You can charge up your shots by holding B if you have the Cross Bow weapon. This makes quick work of the gargoyle statues, which will shoot beams at the floor at whatever's in front of it. (I forgot all about this when I finally played the game.) If you're right in front of the statue, the beam won't hurt you.
You'll then see a blimp.
Stage 1-2
Password: MDRR
The blimp at the top of the screen has cannons that will fire at you. Watch the skies so the cannonballs don't get you. You'll have to be slightly right of center in order to avoid most of the shots. Just watch out for enemies.
The screen will also be auto-scrolling, which makes this one of the hardest beginnings to a game that I've ever seen.
You'll see men with guns who shoot at you every so often. Take them out, because they will follow you around.
When the cannons go nuts near the end, stay to the left side.
Stage 1-3
There is where the game gets different, but not too different. The controls are the same, but it's more of a fighting game where you have to bring the boss's health meter to 0 before he does the same to you.
The boss here is pretty easy. When he shoots straight ahead, just keep on shooting. Be careful not to jump when he shoots into the air. When he holds up a walkie-talkie and speaks into it, he'll send out some flying robots that you'll have to destroy. Sometimes he'll destroy them himself when he fires into the air.
When the boss jumps around, slide under him to get out of the way.
This boss isn't too difficult. Just be careful not to slide while he's shooting at you.
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