The Dark Knight Returns To Kickstarter Soon With Cryptozoic
February 17, 2021 by brennon
Cryptozoic Entertainment are going to be bringing Batman out of retirement with their new board game for Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Based on the well-known storyline, you'll be taking a grizzled Bruce Wayne and facing off against his numerous foes.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - The Game // Cryptozoic Entertainment
In this solitaire game, you will be playing Batman as he returns to Gotham to deal with notable villains like Two-Face and The Joker as well as Billy Berserk (that's a teenager's gamer tag for sure). You'll even have to deal with Batman's most powerful ally, Superman.
In a twist to normal games of this ilk, you won't be levelling up. Instead, this is a game of attrition where you will be trying to make sure that Batman is able to survive through to the end. The gauntlet is set before you and you are challenged to best it.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - The Game Miniatures // Cryptozoic Entertainment
Each session of the game can be played in a standalone mission mode or you can venture into a larger epic playthrough where each mission result carries over into the next. This does sound like an interesting idea and I like that you play solitaire!
The miniatures for this are also looking pretty good and match well with the original artwork from The Dark Knight Returns too. I think folks will have fun painting these in-between playthroughs.
Are you going to be checking this out on Kickstarter?
"This does sound like an interesting idea and I like that you play solitaire! "
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Very interesting…
It’s a very self-contained take on Batman as far as I remember.
Could be a interesting game.
So the third company to do a Batman miniature board game (not even including any strictly miniature games!) Monolith, IDW and now Crytozoic. DC really just throws their IP at anyone who’ll take it LOL
Do we really need another Batman themed tabletop game. We already had two companies before this doing that and now 3rd one joins in.
There are a lot of Batman games out there.
If you are a fan, you are bound to find one you like.
I can’t find good info about their Cult: Choose Wisely miniatures (BGG painted look nice, but the game had only one sculpt). But the ones for their Walking Dead: No Sanctuary were utter garbage. Defenders called them “boardgame miniatures”, not that any other boardgames I know of had to say that. I haven’t kept up with the quality of Cryptozoic game design or game components. As much as I like the DKR Batman, I’ll wait for the reviews and production pictures of the miniatures at retail.
Can’t…..rustle…up…any ….enthusiasm … for….another…..Boardgame with minis…..kickstarter.
…other than the willingness to beat this dead horse with a stick 😀