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that the Joker is in his office. Batman defeats the Joker and acquires the codes needed to shut down the gas set to release on the hostages. Before leaving, however, he notices that the air supply was not cut as Catwoman had stated. On his way to the Penguin, Batman again encounters Catwoman, who informs him of a fighting contest hosted by the Penguin. Batman is forced to battle the Penguin's champion Bronze Tiger, who is also reluctant to fight. After defeating Bronze Tiger, the Penguin orders his men to kill Batman, but Bronze Tiger fights them off, allowing Batman to pursue and defeat the Penguin. On his way to Black Mask, Batman learns that the latter is attempting to overload Blackgate's power generators and cause a chain reaction that will kill his rivals. After defeating Solomon Grundy in the prison's sewers, Batman subdues Black Mask and thwarts his plan.
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the inmates have taken numerous hostages, and the prison has been divided into three main territories, each one held by the Joker, Penguin, and Black Mask. Upon entering the prison, Batman encounters Catwoman, who informs him of hostages held inside the maximum security area of the prison, known as the Arkham Wing. At this point, Batman may choose to go after any of the three crime bosses; before leaving, Catwoman also informs him that Joker has cut the air supply to the wing, leaving the hostages with minimal air.
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enemies easier to defeat, preventing the same kinetic bouncing between enemies of the console games. Controlling Batman during combat was noted to be less precise and responsive, and the 2.5D perspective would see Batman often target the closest, rather than intended, enemy across multiple planes, preventing effective combat strategies as more varied enemies begin to appear.
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took issue with the difficulty of navigating some areas due to the game's 2.5D viewpoint that involves the player normally moving left or right, but periodically entering vents or doors in the background of levels, creating constantly shifting perspectives. Navigating the levels was noted as a point
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Cutscenes look like hand-drawn comics, while voice acting is included. The game adds dynamic camera angles to help give a better sense of scope in the 2D plane. For example, the camera can zoom in over Batman's shoulder as he is on a zipline or swoop up to a top-down vantage point when on a gargoyle
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The ending of the game depends on which boss was defeated last. The Joker is found by several Blackgate guards, whom he presumably kills before taking one of their uniforms to escape. The Penguin bribes a corrupt guard to release him from his cell, and as he leaves, he kills the guard for being rude
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On his way to the Joker, Batman encounters Warden Martin Joseph, whose office has been rigged with bombs. While attempting to free Joseph, Batman is attacked by Deadshot, who has been hired separately by all three crime bosses to kill him. After defeating Deadshot, Batman rescues Joseph, who reveals
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games, but considered the fights to be simplified and heavily reliant on button prompts. However, reviewers also found the fights frustrating, poorly explained, and punitive, featuring attacks that can instantly kill Batman, requiring lengthy loading times to place the player at an earlier point in
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said the game world featured impressive and expansive levels, and appreciated the various unlockable avenues of exploration hiding secret items. Several reviewers were critical of necessary backtracking through previously explored areas, calling them boring and citing a lack of regenerating enemies
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has a similar feel and construction to those games. None of the console-game technology is being used for the game, with everything being done by Armature from scratch. The game uses a checkpoint system to save, as well as have the ability to save anywhere at any time. All of the 2D animations were
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offers side missions which help the player to piece together the events that lead to the explosion which caused the mass breakout. The level design allows the player to face the bosses of the game in any order, at any time. As such, the game features multiple endings, based on which boss the player
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added that they've included a few more layers to the predator/detective mode. Players are able to see the sightlines of the enemies, which immediately allows players to know whether Batman can be seen or not by enemies. When Batman is in detective mode, Batman changes color based on their proximity
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agents mistake him for Catwoman's accomplice and try to capture both, but Batman avoids them and eventually defeats Catwoman, leaving her to be arrested. Two weeks later, Captain James Gordon contacts Batman for help on a prison riot at Blackgate, which was made possible by a mysterious explosion;
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The series' familiar combat was considered to have been effectively streamlined while retaining the console versions fluid, simple and satisfying movement with effective striking and countering. Some reviewers considered the transition to be less successful, lacking the same intensity and making
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Armature's technical director, Jack Mathews, has stated that neither of the two versions is a port of the other, with the graphics as the only difference between the two platforms. Matthews further stated that Armature has custom tools to help generate ideally sized models and textures for each
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Once the Joker, Penguin, and Black Mask have all been dealt with, Batman is able to enter the Arkham Wing, only to find that there are no hostages, just a weakened Bane. Catwoman appears and reveals that she lied about the hostages so that Batman would help her reach Bane, whom she was hired to
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Reception of the game's prison setting was generally negative. Reviewers criticized the level designs as repetitive, dark, and sparse outside of areas decorated by the Joker, and several critics noted a difficulty in navigating the facility due to poorly highlighted avenues of travel such as
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to him in the past. Black Mask is also found by some guards and takes one of them hostage; another guard tries to shoot Black Mask, but misses and hits a pipeline, causing an explosion which forces Black Mask to make his escape while screaming in pain.
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of difficulty, with the in-game map failing to clearly define the player's location, sometimes making it appear that Batman is in a room he needs to be, when he is in fact multiple levels above or below it.
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noted that even when an interactive element is obvious, it cannot be used until the player spends several seconds highlighting and scanning it, a process they found inconvenient. Conversely,
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or based on how close he is to being seen. Vantage points, floor grates, silent takedowns, glide kicks, weapon use, and breakable walls return from the console games as well.
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magazine, revealed on April 9, 2013. Director Mark Pacini revealed that the game has been in development since early 2012. Many of the production team came over from
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games to handheld consoles, but was criticized for its setting, navigation system, controls, inconsistent difficulty, and fixed 2.5D camera. An animated sequel,
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faced last. The game also features different suits for Batman, each with their own attributes, that are made available based on the order the game is played.
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games has been built from the ground up. Batman still moves from left to right, but has the ability to be in the foreground or the background. Director
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recover. Batman pursues Catwoman to the prison's docks and defeats her, but as he begins to interrogate her about her employer's identity, a
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team led by Rick Flag arrives to arrest Catwoman. As they leave with her, Batman flies off into the night, questioning the team's actions.
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for home consoles, exclusively for the PlayStation Vita. A deluxe edition of the game was announced and released for Windows, the
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Batman performing a glide kick on a group of enemies from a vantage point, one of the features incorporated from the previous
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on April 1, 2014 in North America and April 2, 2014 in Europe. It features new maps, enemy encounters, difficulty levels,
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While patrolling Gotham one night, Batman spots Catwoman stealing from a governmental building and gives chase. Several
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to allow the games to be played in any order and not spoil any of the material from either game. The story of
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Throughout the game, Amanda Waller and Rick Flag are seen monitoring the events of the breakout. In a
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Reviewers were polarized over the transition of the home console game to portable devices.
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destructible walls that can not be viewed at all outside of the game's scanning mode.
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the game, then requiring some backtracking before the fight can again be attempted.
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noted the novelty of the game featuring bosses that had not appeared in the other
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platform from a common source, and that the 3DS version would run at 30fps in 3D.
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is used to access higher points in the environment. The game does not feature an
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done in house at Armature and are fully voiced. While set after the events of
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received mixed reviews; it was praised for successfully transitioning the
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The game was first revealed on the cover of the May 2013 issue of
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received generally mixed reviews. Aggregating review website
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The free-flow combat system that is present in the other
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as a problem, leaving cleared areas permanently empty.
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gave the 3DS version a 68/100 and the Vita a 61/100.
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Armature looked through the back log of the previous
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Developer(s)
Armature Studio
Publisher(s)
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)
Mark Pacini
Producer(s)
Programmer(s)
Artist(s)
Writer(s)
Adam Beechen
Composer(s)
Christopher Drake
Batman: Arkham
Engine
Bluepoint Engine
Platform(s)
Nintendo 3DS
PlayStation Vita
PlayStation 3
Wii U
Microsoft Windows
Xbox 360
EU
NA
EU
Genre(s)
Action-adventure
Metroidvania

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