If you're noticing the recurrence of Batman across this list, well, it's a consequence of the incredibly sparse nature of DC's video game output, combined with a predominant focus on the caped crusader himself. This doesn't make them resentful in any aspect, but I must admit it becomes harder to talk highly of them when so many other characters have yet to have as many opportunities. However, The Adventures of Batman and Robin is spectacular, at least the SNES version. A side-scrolling platformer with a superb aesthetic drawing upon the animation style of BTAS, the title featured multiple loose adaptations of various episodes in the series, and was indeed the pinnacle of Batman's days in the genre. My personal favourite sequence would be the title's emulation of the episode, 'Be a Clown', which positioned Joker and Bruce atop a dilapidated rollercoaster careering dangerously over an abandoned theme park. There are other fantastic levels, but that one in particular resonated for its stellar emulation of Bruce Timm's artistry.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
