This version of Batman begins with 2016’s Batman: The Telltale Series. Batman is one of the most popular comic book superheroes in the world, and his origin story has been told and retold dozens of times over the past 70+ years. Bruce Wayne’s chief motivation for becoming Batman is the death of his parents, who were shot by a gunman when Bruce was nine, and Bruce takes his role as Batman much more seriously than his role as CEO of Wayne Enterprises. Bruce Wayne is a businessman, socialite, and philanthropist who secretly fights crime as the costumed vigilante Batman, using technology, resources, and training bankrolled by the vast Wayne fortune. This review contains some minor spoilers for Batman: The Telltale Series.īatman, like any superhero originating from comic books, struggles with his double life.
Note: The reviewer played all five episodes of Batman: The Enemy Within over the course of a few months, instead of at the time of each episode’s release.