While the adventures of the Dark Knight have been getting progressively more outlandish on the big screen, Warner Brothers have restyled the dynamic duo for some of the most stylish cartoon adventures of recent years.

Perhaps the most surprising thing about our square-jawed heroes' Mega CD debut is that they barely feature in the gameplay at all. They're only seen in sequences lifted from the cartoon series that intersperse various levels of driving and flying action. These sequences stitch together a threadbare vest of a plot which sees the caped crusader in combat with the usual bunch of criminally-minded loonies.

The Batmobile's weaponry, and your driving skils, are your only defence as you drive through such dangerous territories as deadly mineshafts, virtual reality highways and, of course, the streets of Gotham City...

Mega-CD owners who bought Batman Forever will know exactly where the idea for this originated from: this is basically a deluxe version of the driving sections. I have to say it looks aged, and well poor.

Not to mention the gameplay department. With the amount of lives on offer, you can rollback through most of the levels in not too many sittings. Poor.

Gus made the point that this actually looks quite impressive... when viewed from the other side of the room. Unfortunately, as he also pointed out, people don't play games from a similar position.

It's difficult to know where to start listing this game's faults - the fact that the gameplay hardly varies across the occasionally entertaining selection o backdrops is probably the biggest crime, although the absence of our heroes outside non-interactive clips is another. Next time Batman offers to take you out for a Sunday afternoon spin, tell him you're washing your hair.

Graphics 65%
Occasionally surprising, but usually just repetitive.

Animation 61%
The giant spitting Riddler head is fun.

Music 60%
By someone called Poindexter Wigginbottam. Seriously.

Effects 60%
Okay spot-effects.

Playability 55%
Repetitive scenario and responses make this difficult to like.

Lastability 40%
Narrow gameplay, limited lasting appeal.

Overall 54%
You'd be asking very little of your driving games to enjoy this.