Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame is a 2010 Beat 'em Up Platform Game released for the Nintendo DS and the Wii. It was developed by WayForward Technologies and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for release in North America, Europe and Oceania.
The game lets players (one or two players) play as Batman and another DC character to fight various familiar DC villains.
Gamers and critics have given positive reception to the game, saying that it says true to the cartoon.
The Wii version contains examples of:
- Action Bomb: Cat-bombs being thrown by Cat Man's goons.
- Forced Transformation: The Siamese Diamond is able to turn humans into cats.Robin: "Was I cute?"
The DS version contains examples of:
- Disney Villain Death: The battle against Babyface ends with the gangster plummeting to his apparent death.
- Lighter and Softer: There's a scene in which Bane picks up Batman, as if to break his back... when suddenly, Green Arrow shows up and defeats Bane with a single arrow, then proceeds to comically tease Batman about always having to save him.
- Serial Escalation: Gorilla Grodd turning Batman into an ape. After which AQUAMAN rides on Bat-Ape's back. And Bat-Ape swings AQUAMAN around as a weapon. Their special attack consists of AQUAMAN, riding Bat-Ape, riding a whale... Fighting armored sharks.
- Zero-Effort Boss: The final boss is the Brain. He does not attack and is defeated in just one hit.
