Batman Begins (PS2): The Review 

Thank god for the Arkham games.

"Tell me about rabbits" "Can you be more threatening" "*TELL ME ABOUT RABBITS*"

I'm not gonna lie this game isn't perfect but I actually did f**king dig and enjoyed it when it 1st came out.

"I'm wearing lady's underwear!" -random thug 2005

Okay... who thought of the idea to turn The Dark Knight into a children's book, and what were they smoking when they did?!

I have that fucking book from the ending. That was such shit. I cannot believe I used to like that…

I loved this game as a child

"TELL ME ABOUT THE RABBITS!!!"

I miss the era where everything got a videogame 😭

I'm suprised they got the actual actors to voice the character's.

This game is very underrated. Hell I'll go as far & say that I think this game is a precursor to the arkham series

this game was awesome for its time

The game is not that bad, It's way better than Batman Dark Tomorrow.

"Never a brilliant Batman game" Uh... Batman on NES Batman on Genesis Batman Return of the Joker on NES Batman Returns on SNES Batman and Robin the Animated series game (Genesis and SNES) The Arkham games...

10:07 - “Batman is the biggest serial killer in this game.” Do you even Michael Keaton bro?

That voice actress for the nurse sounds like someone from a porno I watched a while back...

I liked this game. Thought it was pretty good.

On the subject of shitty movie-licensed games from 2005, you should review the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory game which is a piece of utter bullshit.

I actually love this game, I don't compare it to today's games. I loved it simply because it was the first realistic Batman game. You are not bulletproof so you have to use stealth, and in reality u may be great at fighting but ur still only human. In the movie he couldn't take on more than six guys in open combat.

6:44 The world's greatest detective right there.

But you have to wait for elevators in the arkham games too, that point is invalid.

9:54 The "no casualties" thing reminds me of the stupid thing in Transformers: The Game where whenever you pick up a car, whoever's in it manages to get out in time, or whenever you destroy THE OUTER LAYERS of buildings, nobody's inside.

This is such an underrated video. This was beautifully crafted, hilariously narrated, covered all points that needed to be covered, and never made me stop laughing

11:52 - Fun fact, Dr. Thomas is based on and played by Nolan's wife, Emma Thomas. 13:39 ROFL! That's Denny O'Neil, son. He knows more about Arkham Asylum and its history than you ever will since he's the one that created the hospital and gave it its Lovecraftian name. O'Neil didn't write the game, he did write the novelization and they just had him there for the interviews. He would have been very aware of Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth since he was the main Batman editor at the time. The graphic novel isn't canonical, so I'm sure he meant that they didn't tell a proper story in the main series.

The Joker didn't need to throw a smoke bomb to make everyone yawn - he just had to read the book.

You consider Batman on NES to be terrible? Huh, never heard that one before. I honestly think that what you're saying applies better to Superman than Batman honestly.

We can all agree that Batman's ladder climbing animation is amazing.

Man, people nowadays sure love to hate things just because. This was a really good game, you probably didn't take a stealthy approach and just fought enemies stupidly. Of course it is not on par with Arkham games but it's still very enjoyable.

Enjoyed the review but you say the first level as playing as batman is the falcone shipment area but wasn't there a tutorial level in the beginning where you got sprayed by the scarecrow ? , p.s i actually really liked this game back in the day , the fear take downs while silly and repetitive added something different than other batman games where in you would just walk in a room and beat everyone up

2:57 I love how that guy practically EXPLODES into a split.

Dude, where have you gone?? I miss your videos

"Could you said that a little more threatening please?" Batman: "TELL ME ABOUT THE RABIIIIITS!!"

Did anyone realize that Wally Pfister, the film's cinematographer, was being interrogated? 08:32

10:18 ok that montage made me laugh more than it should XD

Why aren't you more famous

I actually loved this game and still do. When I had it for my GameCube, I played it everyday. Maybe nostalgia is tied behind it but I still love it

Tennings- pls keep making videos.

10:46 Err did that pipe just faze through a guy's head?.

This game was a banger when it was released

0:38 - But wait a minute...it's Hideo Kojima not Joel Schumacher!

Loving these slightly more regular uploads, keep up the good work! (If you can continue these reviews without sliding into insanity)

This game came out when i was 12, and it was the first batman game that made me feel like i was REALLY doing batman stuff. The stealth appealed to the hardcore metal gear fan i am, as well as the fear aspect. I hadn't even seen the film, but in several of the comics i owned back then.... batman was just as much a detective preying on the fearful criminals as he was a GREAT fighter. But what REALLY stood out to me was the batmobile levels. They were made by the same guys, as well as used the same game engine as burnout. That was a selling point to me. The batmobile AND burnout style gameplay? Hell yeah. But... today im spoiled by the arkham games... which are true batman experiences. They even seem to be a continuation of the animated series i grew up with. Big plus. Kevin Conroy ALWAYS comes to mind when i imagine batman's voice. Mark Hammil will ALWAYS be the joker. He's the best joker to ever be put in media.

I fucking love this game, and the Arkham games CLEARLY took inspiration from it.

Dude, your attitude and how you edit these videos is infectious. Totally subscribing, and imma marathon all your content now

Apparently they DID plan on making a Dark Knight game similar to this, but it was cancelled. I still like Batman (nes) and the Adventures of Batman and Robin (Sega Genesis) best out of all the Batman games, but the Arkham series is pretty good. Not perfect, but good. Still a much better track record than poor superman and aquaman.

Heath Ledger would be ashamed of that damn book.

Wow dude. That was an awesome work with this review. To be honest, you are one the best reviewers that i've ever seen. Keep it up.

we need more tennings reviews in our lives

One thing from the past decade that EA at least did right: 007 Nightfire.

I feel like the makers of the Arkham games saw this, and thought the same thing: "Why doesnt he just go over the roof?"

Honestly I miss when everything had a game now everything is so corporatized and straightforward and uniformed. It's not unique anymore.

Fire sprinkler are designed so a seal melts at about 150 degrees. A Batarang would set it off. That’s my contribution to society this year.

Story time at the end kids!

1:13 I'm in tears 😂

I love that classic Batman 1960's music playing over it 10:40

I remember that if you max out the Fear system in the level, you turn into the Bat Demon from when Crane takes the FEAR toxin and scare off/one shot enemies for an area. And that's what made it cool.

"And he climbs ladders like a prick" lmao

So why'd the adapt the dark knight into a children's book?

You deserve so many more subs dude. Massive kudos to you.

This game bring back so many memories I remember when this first came out I'll seen it on the game and former magazine that I got in the mail, then I went straight to Blockbuster and rented it, such simpler times

Omg you have the reservoir dogs game?! When can we expect a review of it? Loved the vid

Quality over quantity. Loved your videos.

Tennings come back :'( I'm having to rewatch all the old videos I've seen a million times

Damn , i really miss this reviews

Do Catwoman on PS2.

Bravo, Tennings; absolutely brilliant. You have honed your craft and it shows, this is a joy to watch. The dichotomy of playing a bad game based on stellar material is something I have done many times; and i'm talking about the situations exactly like this one where there was no excuse to do anything but an amazing game full of creative opportunities. Even Goldeneye 007 just mirrored the movie. The only one ever I can think of is Riddick: Butcher Bay, but that is hardly fair since the principal actor and force behind it (along with STARBREEZE of all devs) made it a gem. The cuts to the featurette on making the game are all too fitting. The FPS...unreal(unless that is PCSX or your cpu aren't playing nice). The Tennings, traumatized to Wayne levels. All for the greater good of...erm, something.

I really liked this game, used to play it on ps2, and i think that some elements of this game really inspired Arkham games, like stealth mechanic for example, where you need to take out armed enemies first, etc. Or that you can take out enemies from below, like from pipes, etc. Also interragations. So yeah, i think it's a very underrated game, imo.

Damn, could you post a tracklist? Your choices of classical music is so awesome!

Honestly, that kiddies version of batman at the end seemed worse than the game

3:54 you dont say such things to Tommy Shelby.

you deserve a lot more subscribers, great video man

This amazing video just made me subscribe, damn why doesn't this have more views???

*_TEELL ME ABOUT THE RABBITS!_*

Why is this now showing up in my recommended?

Watching this video reminded me that I played this. I don’t remember really any of it but this is all very familiar. Thank you for reminding me

Like always a great review by Tennings.

This was a good game

"There were no good Batman games" Batman on NES was amazing, fu

I'm so happy to find a new funny channel :D

The fact youbused a picture of Hideo Kojima for Joel Shoemacher is great

Watching This just makes me want to play Arkham City

7:15 is the best part😂

I actually read that kid's book when I was little, and you just made it even better

Maybe it’s not stretched out, but it’s really “Batman Begins: In Real Time” a new virtual experience!!!

at least they lost heaps of money when they cancelled the sequel.

I laughed so HARD that I JIZZED in my pants!!!

I played this on the Game Cube (Yup) and played through it multiple times taking up every memory slot available. I was so proud.

As a born and raised Midwest American, your accent just makes this shot that much funnier. Good job on the video.

Love this game, faults and all.

The game runs like shit, I can't get pass from the first level because it crashes for some fucking reason

This channel deserves so many more subscribers than it has

14:00 I know this is an old video but still. That was Denny O'Neil you were talking about. Denny is one of the biggest factors in why Batman isn't a goof like he was in the 60s. Saying that he doesn't know what he was talking about is dumb and disrespectful. Denny was a legend, and revolutionized the character in ways few writers have since. Nonetheless great video!

what a shame

That Dark Knight adaptation is a fucking disgrace, man.

I just found your vids! I'm glad I did you're hilarious!

Just came across this video, loved it !

The picture of Joel Schumacher is wrong, he is an old Caucasian man. Was that photo intentional for comic purposes, or was it inadvertent?

Man your so wrong about this game, it's not really fair to compare it to modern games because of technical limitations. This was the first batman game that really made you feel like batman, was it perfect... No. But the game did a lot of things right that you don't bother to acknowledge. If you look at reviews for this game it averages between a 6 or a 7 but in your review you make it out to be as bad as batman dark tomorrow.

I remember loving this game as a kid I better replay it to see if I'm just blinded by nostalgia

13:39 this is literally the guy who created Arkham Asylum, and was also the editor on Batman comics when Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth was published in 1989 (though I don’t think he was an editor on that title itself, as it was an original graphic novel intended for mature readers to coincide with the Batman movie and not a part of DC‘s main continuity). Notably for Batman Begins, he also wrote the story that introduced Ra’s al Ghul and Talia, as well as a story called The Man Who Falls, which Christopher Nolan himself cites as the main “jumping off point” for the direction Batman Begins took. Every Batman comic book fan who is worth their salt is aware of him, and many would cite him as the single greatest Batman writer of all time. He’s not a video game guy, which is why he appears out of touch in that world and says he hasn’t been in video games for a decade. Just an old hippie comics guy who’s here because he created everything the story is based on. Ironic how he uses this clip to show that the game devs didn’t care about or understand the source material and were too lazy to do the research before they put this product out there publicly to cash in on a popular franchise