Batman Returns, released for the Super Nintendo in 1993, is a side-scrolling beat 'em up based on the film of the same name. Players navigate through seven scenes, each culminating in a boss fight. The gameplay and graphics draw comparisons to the Final Fight series, emphasizing action and combat as players control Batman to defeat various enemies and progress through the story.
The SNES version of the game was released in 1993. It is fundamentally a left-to-right scrolling fighter beat 'em up, a genre that was featured heavily on the console at the time. The gameplay and graphics are very similar to the Final Fight games. The game takes the player through seven scenes featured in the film. Each scene has a boss fight that Batman must win in order to proceed to the next scene.