The latest title to boast the Dark Knight's image, Batman: Dark Tomorrow, is one of strong graphics and excellent music. As you travel through the dark alleyways of Gotham City or across its rooftops, the lighting and shadows give you the feel of actually being in the city where Batman patrols, while the many cut scenes allow the story line to develop, and allow you to flow from one location to another. The music that plays as you move through the levels is very similar to that from the movies and helps add to the overall affect of being in the dark city. You're even able to collect disks in the game that allow you to listen to the music and watch these cinematics outside of the typical game section.

Unfortunately, a major drawback in Dark Tomorrow is the camera operation. You have absolutely no control over it, and quite often, the camera angle changes drastically as you turn a corner. When this happens, you are left a little disoriented and this can sometimes lead to some whipped cape.

Batman: Dark Tomorrow puts you in the cape and cowl of Gotham's richest vigilante as he tries to figure out who is behind a nefarious scheme that spans most of the Gotham Underworld. The settings throughout the game fit the style and feel of Gotham, and really allow you to become immersed in the game as it takes you through many of the city's familiar sights, like Arkham Asylum, Gazette Square, the Docks and others.

As you advance in the story line, a story that was originally developed by Batman comic writer Scott Peterson and Final Fantasy's Kenji Terada, you face many of Batman's classic villains like Killer Croc, Scarface and the Ventriloquist, Mr. Freeze, The Joker, Poison Ivy and many others. More times than not, you are forced to use more than your fists to defeat these enemies. Batman must employ his keen mind and the immediate environment to take them down.

Kemco has done a good job with filling Batman's utility belt with a lot of his classic tools and weapons, including Batarangs, Smoke Capsules, Batcuffs and a Batgrapple. You are given a limited number of Medical Packs, Batarangs and Smoke Capsules at the start of each area. If, as you traverse a dark alleyway or insane asylum hall, you find yourself being taken out a little too quickly, you might want to reassess the amount of each of these items you receive. After each death, you can choose between one of several options that allow you to redistribute the items in your menu.

Batman: Dark Tomorrow is not a tough game to go through - well that isn't entirely true. The bosses have the typical 'ridiculously large amount of health' approach applied to them, while the camera problems often leave you confused enough to have to repeat some areas more times than should be necessary. Let me put it this way, Dark Tomorrow doesn't seem like it's too difficult, but it will generally take several iterations of an area before you can finally move on. Dark Tomorrow is a good game if you have a lot of time to put into tedious tasks.

The controls of Batman: Dark Tomorrow are fairly straightforward, but can leave you fumbling over your fingers from time to time. You can access Batman's Batgear by rotating through a list in the lower left corner of the screen, but doing this when you are in dire need of health, and getting your cape whipped by one of the bosses, can get to be quite a pain.

As far as fighting is concerned, you use the A and Y buttons to throw punches and kicks respectively, while you use the X button to use whichever Batgear item you have displayed. Batman can also switch between modes of walking (Crouch, Stealthy Steps, and Normal) with the Z button.

Generally there won't be any problems when piloting your way across Gotham City, but just as you get into the zone, you turn a corner and the camera jerks to a different view, and you are reminded that you are only playing a game. I would recommend Batman: Dark Tomorrow as a good game to rent, but unless you have a lot of time on your hands, most likely you won't make it extremely far before you are forced to return it.