

Blind as a BatĪlthough Batman and his enemies look decent, the lack of onscreen objects and background effects quickly induces boredom. Using your grappling hook and bat glide is no picnic, either. The slow gameplay gives you plenty of time to try. All in a day's work for Batman.Īlthough Batman has an arsenal of fighting moves like uppercuts and leg sweeps, they can be tough to pull off in a pressure situation. With Robin nowhere to be found, the Caped Crusader (that's you) faces four levels of beat-em-up gameplay.ĭrawing on a huge armory of bat gadgets, you must rescue hostages at the Gotham bank, disable a bomb at the circus, chase Two-Face through the subway, and rescue Dr. When Edward Nigma teams up with the evil Two-Face, the pair brings Gotham City to its knees - until the Dark Knight comes through in the clutch. Unfortunately, Acclaim's attempt to capitalize on the film's success results in a truly mediocre title for the Game Gear. We’d love to see him back in the role in the future, and it seems entirely possible.With a megawatt cast and wall-to-wall special effects, Batman Forever was one of last summer's biggest movies. That is something of a drawback as it makes it hard to judge Dano’s Riddler in respect to what we’re looking for from The Riddler because he is so different to what we know about the character, but that doesn’t take away from the award-worthy performance he turned in – because in all honesty, it might just be the best acting performance on this list. The most unique interpretation of the character on this list, the version that appeared in the 2022 Matt Reeves film looks nothing like his comic book counterpart, or any of the previous iterations we saw in live-action or animation. Dano’s performance, particularly in the final act of the movie, is captivating and it’s absolutely impossible to look away from him whenever he’s on-screen.

Comparisons have been drawn to Heath Ledger’s Academy Award-winning performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight, and it’s easy to see why given that the two are more grounded interpretations of more whimsical comic book characters. Paul DanoĬoming in in fifth place fresh off his spectacular performance in The Batman is Paul Dano.Ī serial killer intent on rooting out the corrupt in Gotham City, The Batman‘s Riddler is the most chilling version of the character we have ever seen. Pictures’ action adventure “THE BATMAN,” a Warner Bros. PAUL DANO as Edward Nashton/the Riddler in Warner Bros.
