December 29th, 2009

Free Batman Online Games

Every child and even adult has heard of Batman. Batman is a fictional character, and it first appeared as comic book superhero. It was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and it first appeared in 1939 in DC Comics. So the character has a long history behind it, but most of the people don’t know Batman from the comic books, but from the movies. Seeing that people really liked this superhero, the creators made TV series with Batman, cartoons, movies for the cinema and also many video games.

In his secret identity, Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, who is a rich businessman from Gotham City. He uses the Batman suit to save the town from bad guys and to fight crime. Of course he doesn’t fight them just with his fists and legs, he has all sorts of weapons, shields, gadgets and a cool looking car, called the Batmobile. When they need Batman, the authorities will launch the famous bat signal. This is a searchlight that lights the sky with a symbol of a bat.

Whenever he sees this in the sky, Batman will rush to defend the city from bad guys. Sometimes he can use the help of some sidekicks such as Robin or Batwoman. He also has famous enemies such as The Joker, The Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Cat woman and others.

But enough with the general information about Batman, now let’s play some Batman computer games. We will choose some games that are absolutely free and available to any person, and these are the free online games. There are sort of flash games, and many of them are inspired by comic books, movies or cartoons. So you will find many games inspired by the Batman series.

Let’s begin with a game called simply “Batman”, which can be found on funny-games.biz. In this game you will have to help Batman rescue Batwoman from the evil Penguin and his henchmen. So you will have to defeat all of them, and advance into the game. Use the arrow keys to move Batman, the CTRL key to punch, the up arrow key plus CTRL to punch and the space bar to use the batrope on gargoyles. The game can be really fun to play, especially if you are a fan of Batman.

If we are on this site, let’s play another Batman game from it, simply called “The Batman game”. Here the Joker has blown up Gotham City’s Power Plant and plunged the city into darkness. Your objective is to help Batman defuse all of the bombs placed by the Joker, before time runs out and the bomb explodes. Each bomb has it’s own timer and some explode faster and some slower. Use the arrow keys to move Batman around, and the down key to defuse a bomb when you are standing close to it. When defusing a bomb you will gain extra seconds. Watch out for extra lives, because you will need them and be careful at the toxic chimneys, conveyor belts and cranes. The Joker plants the bombs in the order in which they should be defused, so remember this to score big. The game can be quite difficult to play at the beginning, but after you get used with the controls and game-play it can be fun. Good luck!

Another nice Batman game is the “Batman Rock’em Sock’em”. It is a fighting game, and your goal is to defeat your opponent in the ring. You will have a few characters to choose from such as Batman, Robin, The penguin, The Joker and others. Use the left and right arrow keys to move, the A key to punch with the left hand, the S to punch with the right hand and the D to dodge the punches of opponents. The game is inspired by an older Batman movie, and when you choose your character, the pictures of them are taken right from the movie. But in the game they will look pretty funny, because they have a huge head and a small body. Too bad that this game can’t be played in two players, because it could have been really fun. Enjoy it!

There is even a site that contains only Batman games and this is www.batmangames.info . We mentioned before about the Batmobile, so let’s choose a game that involves this famous vehicle. We’ll take “Batman – the chase” game. Here you will have to follow the Joker through the city, using your Batmobile. You have to bump into his car and stop him. You can also pick up power boosts to do more damage to his car, and to slow him down faster. But be sure to avoid hitting obstacles and watch out for the Joker’s henchman that are looking to stop you. Use just the arrow keys to control the car. Use the radar to see where you are going, and follow the green light to find the Joker. Also collect the Joker cards dropped by The Joker, to gain extra points. Try to move as fast as you can because there is a time limit. Good luck!

So these were some of the free online Batman games. Of course there are many more others, so if you know some other cool games involving this character, tell us more about them.