Batman: Arkham City

joshuaboy

What is Batman: Arkham City?
Sequel to the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum, mixing hand-to-hand combat, exploration and puzzle-solving. You've heard of Batman, haven't you?

What's New?
According to developer Rocksteady, a whole lot is new.

* Five times the size of Arkham Asylum
* Improved combat
* Interrogations
* Many new gadgets
* Multiplayer


The Story
A year after the events of the first game, Arkham's former warden Quincy Sharp is now mayor of Gotham. With Arkham destroyed, Sharp has turned Gotham's slums into a prison for Arkham's inmates. When Two-Face threatens to execute Catwoman, Batman must break into Arkham City and put a stop to the madness.

Single-Player
The focus remains the main campaign (it's unknown if it will include co-op play). The basics from the first game remain the same, but now players will need to identify enemies with information and avoid knocking them out in combat. The story is said to be darker and has more characters than in the first game, with the Boy Wonder among many believed to make an appearance.


Multiplayer
Nothing is known about multiplayer yet. It could be co-op, it could be competitive play. You might play as the villains of Akrham City or as Batman and Robin. Only Rocksteady knows for sure.

Characters
The list of characters continues to grow, but here are the main players we know about:

* Batman
* Catwoman
* Talia al Ghul
* Two-Face
* Hugo Strange
* The Joker
* Harley Quinn
* Mr. Freeze
* The Riddler
* Mr. Zsasz
* Calendar Man


How's It Looking?
Sadly, we haven't seen Arkham City yet. We'll certainly let you know if it's turning out better than the original once we've seen it.

Similar Games
Batman: Arkham Asylum, Splinter Cell: Conviction

kevmic

The first Arkham Asylum was damn near perfect. So if they can improve on something that good then I'm all for it. A map larger then the first game is borderline sandbox like GTA. Because the first game was massive in size which was really surprising since you were only on the Asylum property...either way I'm looking foward to this one.

ocelot

hope Tim Drake Robin and ? Grayson Nightwing are there

Swiffness!

mang Batman & Robin co-op multiplayer would be GOAT, damn

earth two superman

A year after the events of the first game?

I thought this game picked up right after.

themadlionsfan

I just hope the boss fights are better.....wonder what role tahlia al-ghul is gonna play

John_Blazini

I hope they take out that xray ? .

joshuaboy

blazini wrote: »

I hope they take out that xray ? .

Why? You DON'T have to use it if you don't want to. It's not mandatory.

John_Blazini

joshuaboy wrote: »

Why? You DON'T have to use it if you don't want to. It's not mandatory.

lol true but i knew it was there so from time to time i would.

joshuaboy

blazini wrote: »

lol true but i knew it was there so from time to time i would.

Ohhhhhhhh okay!!!

funkdocdamc

blazini wrote: »

I hope they take out that xray ? .

No, they just need to moderate that ? so you can't use it all game. It did make the game easier and less suspenseful tho.

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earth two superman

http://www.kewego.fr/video/iLyROoafzzNy.html

very cool video right there. hurry up and watch it. it may be taken down soon.

funkdocdamc

Batman and Joker in beast mode...together. I think that confirms co-op.

joshuaboy

earth two superman wrote: »

http://www.kewego.fr/video/iLyROoafzzNy.html

very cool video right there. hurry up and watch it. it may be taken down soon.

lol @ the ending............sweet!

focus

^ The ending was funny, but come on...that whole video was just...wrong. Why not Robin? Catwoman? Nightwing?

I hope thats not a real mode, atleast not with the Joker.

Bcotton5

focus wrote: »

^ The ending was funny, but come on...that whole video was just...wrong. Why not Robin? Catwoman? Nightwing?

I hope thats not a real mode, atleast not with the Joker.

its easier to recycle things instead of creating whole new things from scratch Joker was in AA(PS3 version at least) so they can just easily import him into this to make him playable


Its probably a mini game or extra mode anyway

earth two superman

for all we know its just a movie. no confirmation if thats even part of the game.

Mdizzle9000

i hope the boss battles are better in this 1

joshuaboy

focus wrote: »

^ The ending was funny, but come on...that whole video was just...wrong. Why not Robin? Catwoman? Nightwing?

I hope thats not a real mode, atleast not with the Joker.

Agree with you........unless it's a case of Joker losing control of the loonies and both of them have to work together for the time being..........you know what, it still feels wrong. But the co-op moves are nice - if they are playable.

earth two superman

see i liked it, it felt new and original, almost like an idea you would only see if you read the comics.

stoneface

New leaked trailer, Batman and Joker fighting along-side eachother?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx4F3hQUCVA

earth two superman

dc confirmed the trailer is fake. smh!

stoneface

earth two superman wrote: »

dc confirmed the trailer is fake. smh!

lol, yeah i thought it was something wierd about that ? ...good fake, though

earth two superman

stoneface wrote: »

lol, yeah i thought it was something wierd about that ? ...good fake, though

almost too good. they should hire whoever made it

joshuaboy

Developer Rocksteady has revealed how the world of Batman: Arkham City will be a whopping five times bigger than Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Arkham City won't be an open-ended sandbox, game director Sefton Hill explained, but Rocksteady won't "hold your hand" either.

"The footprint of Arkham City is about five times bigger than Arkham Island, but our primary intention was never to create a bigger game world just for the sake of it," Hill explained to GameSpot.

"In Batman: Arkham Asylum, we really focused our effort on creating an intense, pressure-cooker atmosphere by locking Batman in the madhouse and allowing The Joker to turn up the heat. In Arkham City, we want to take that attitude to the next level, so we created an experience in which gamers will have a huge amount of navigational freedom, but they will also feel the extreme pressure of the challenges that they face.

"Players will be able to go anywhere at any time, but we have made sure that players will always have a very clear idea of where they are needed most if they want to just stick to the core narrative path of the game. Explore the streets of Arkham City and you will find many side missions, secrets and street brawls, so players won't find it difficult to get into some trouble if that's what they are looking for.

A "totally open" world wouldn't allow Hill to conjure the atmosphere he's after, he went on to say.

"Arkham City is its own place; a massive super-prison, jam-packed with super-villains, thugs and psychopaths. There aren't any rules, but it has a law of its own, and this is why it is a perfect setting for Batman. Gamers will have to think and act like the Dark Knight if they want to survive in a place like Arkham City," he said.

The events of Arkham City will take place a 18 months after those of Arkham Asylum, and there will be plenty of nods to the first game's storyline should you be a fan. Warden Quincy Sharp is now mayor of Gotham City and has expanded his Arkham Asylum into Arkham City. Hugo Strange is overseeing the City, which has barely any rules other than not to escape.

Batman villains Two-Face and the Joker will star, as will Catwoman, who'll be teaming up with the Dark Knight. New gadgets include the Bat Claw and a broadcast tracker.

Combat evolution means Bats, as he's affectionately known to me, can counter two people at once as well as counter projectiles. You can use gadgets in battle, too.