A number of notable DC Universe villains appear as low-level minions in the game, including Deadshot, KGBeast, Maxie Zeus, Heat Wave, Shakedown, and Nightslayer.

While the graphics received praise for matching the film's mood, they felt it detracted from the game's overall appeal and added that its gameplay could get repetitive.

[5] Computer and Video Games' Paul Rand lauded the presentation for its forbidding backgrounds, Batman's main sprite, and cutscenes.

[4] ACE's Euguene Lacey praised the game's atmospheric audiovisual presentation and gameplay, but commented that its overall appeal depends largely on being a Batman fan and noted its difficulty.

[2] Joystick's Jean-Marc Demoly regarded the game as an excellent achievement on the NES, highlighting its dark graphics, sordid atmosphere, music, playability, and controls.

[10] Mean Machines' Matt Regan and Julian Rignall praised the game's presentation for its animated cutscenes, crisp visuals, addictive gameplay, and balanced difficulty, but saw the audio as the only shortcoming.

[12] Play Time's Rainer Rosshirt found the game to be highly playable and gave positive remarks for its audiovisual department.

[8] Super Gamer labelled it as one of the best platform games released on the NES, stating that the graphics captured the atmosphere and feel of Batman.