It's Either You Love It or You Hate It. There Is No In-Between
Let me first start off with the disadvantages, which is the main concern that everybody loves to talk about. The controls in BDT is probably the worst aspect of all to be put in the game. I didn't believe it at first but after playing it for the first 5 minutes, I truly agree with the reviewers. It is horrible and disastrous to say the least. Why? Because for instance if you move Batman forward and when it changes camera angle, the character will move to another direction depending on which angle the camera is focusing on. But that's not all, the fighting sequence in the game is horrendous. Batman can take out guards and other baddies instantaneously with just one or two quick blows and immediately gets knock down. He can then handcuff those thugs with his unlimited supply of batcuffs so basically you will be arresting KO'd guards for the rest of the game since Batman does not kill.
Batman has all kinds of gadgets at his disposal. He has the Batcuffs, the Batarangs, the Batgrapple, the Universal Tool which allows you to picklock doors and other things which is kinda cool and others. However, using these weapons is another problem. The Batgrapple for example, can't let you swing after you release it to mid air so you have Batman hanging on the rope like an idiot. The only options you have is to either jump forward and grapple in thin air again repeatedly until you reach your destination or simply just ascend and descend on the rope itself. Totally weird. And this is the first thing you will be doing on the first stage so have fun dying numerous of times jumping rooftop to rooftops.
In the game, you will meet and fight a handful of Batman's classic villains like the Joker, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, Scarface and the Ventriloquist, and more. But there is nothing memorable in the boss fights except for the cutscenes. Everytime Batman knocks the villain down to the ground (Or vice versa), the camera zooms to the character's face for a short period of time and zooms back to it's original camera position. Why the developers do this I have no idea.
Now for the good part. Batman: Dark Tomorrow has cool cutscenes which I believe all Batman fans should enjoy watching. I have no complain with its graphics because it's fun to watch but only the gameplay graphics needs more improvements. The cutscenes are viewable in the options menu once you have seen it during gameplay so have fun watching it again. The voice acting is not so bad, and I would give credit to the soundtrack because it captures the theme of the Dark Knight.
In conclusion, Batman: Dark Tomorrow has the potential to be a great game but it's sad to see it in this horrible condition. Those bastards in Kemco should be ashamed of themselves. They've ruined a beautiful creation made by the legendary Bob Kane. The idea is there but too bad the programming is awful, the graphic is too dark, the AI's just plain dumb, the fights are a big yawn, and the controls suck terribly!
But as a loyal fan of Batman, I will not be under the influence of what others should say about the game. In my opinion, Batman: Dark Tomorrow is a love/hate game that not everyone should avoid it but at least give it a chance. I quite like the game as the plot and the art design is there but it's a shame the gameplay shrouds it away which decreases it's replay value completely. I only wish they could make it better. I really don't mind a sequel but provided they fix all the defections from its predecessor.
A final note: the people in Kemco should get fired for turning such a beautiful game into a piece of crap. They obviously have not played The Adventures of Batman & Robin and Batman Returns of the Super NES before. Go back to programming class fools!