Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 will also be even darker and edgier than the first game.
GenreAction Adventure
Platforms xbox360
DEVELOPER Rocksteady | PUBLISHER Codemasters | RELEASE DATE
Batman Arkham City Reviews xbox360
giantbomb.com review
Gaming’s greatest melee combat system gets even better with a few key improvements, while the rest of Arkham City gives the existing Batman formula some extra size and scope to keep things interesting.
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gamepro.com review
A stellar superhero game that raises the bar for its peers, Rocksteady’s Arkham City is indeed the game that Gotham City deserves, and a must-own for Bat-fans.
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videogamer.com review
It doesn’t take the world’s greatest detective to spot that this is an expertly crafted adventure, one that maintains a breathtaking pace and invigorating rhythm from beginning to end. Dizzyingly extensive and lovingly detailed, Rocksteady has created an intricate, spirited and unequalled playground worthy of one of the most iconic characters in modern fiction.
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digitalspy.co.uk review
In closing, it’s pleasing to say that Batman: Arkham City not only builds on the fantastic work of its predecessor, but also takes it to the next level. The open world is richly recreated and the combat and gameplay improved, while the narrative shines from start to finish. And this is not to even cover the excellent challenge rooms (including new Riddler challenges) that are playable as Batman, Catwoman and Robin, and again come with online leaderboards (you can also use modifiers to create your very own challenge rooms).
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gamesradar.com review
Batman: Arkham Asylum was the greatest superhero game of all time. The sequel, Batman: Arkham City, is five times bigger and about a billion times better. You do the math.
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gameinformer.com review
Arkham City not only lives up to the standards set by Arkham Asylum, it bests its predecessor in every way and stands tall as one of Batman’s greatest moments.
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ign.com review
Batman: Arkham City isn’t perfect, but listing the little things I didn’t like gets in the way of all the stuff I adored. The voice acting, the challenges, the amazing opening, the unbelievable ending and the feeling of being the Dark Knight — these are the things that standout looking back. I’ve beaten this thing twice and still want to call in sick and chase Riddler Trophies.
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computerandvideogames.com review
It’s a belief in the character and, most importantly, a belief in itself that has seen the studio deliver one of the greatest Batman interpretations of all time. And you know what? Maybe even one of the best games ever.
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nowgamer.com review
Essentially a Batman simulator, Arkham City is an absolute beast of a game that lives up to the promise Rocksteady instilled when it created Arkham Asylum. Easily one of the best games you’ll play in 2011 and beyond.
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incgamers.com review
A successful return for the World’s Greatest Detective that expands upon the legacy left by the first game. Don’t think of it as just another superhero game, think of it as one of the best action titles of this generation.
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eurogamer.net review
First they gave us a hero; now they’ve given us his ideal playground. And along the way, they crossed off one of the trickiest entries on my own personal to-do list: an entry that’s right there in between Meet Ty Pennington and Finish that Robert Musil book .
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joystiq.com review
Still, the mechanical excellence and obsessive attention to environmental detail which surprised in Asylum have only been refined in City, and that’s no easy task. Rocksteady has made the greatest Batman game ever crafted, and they’ve done that before. But breathing life into a staggeringly beautiful world; one which hums not only with opportunity, but ambition? That’s a new trick altogether.
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destructoid.com review
Batman: Arkham City tries to do too much and can come off a little heavy-handed, but that doesn’t stop it from doing a vast amount of things right. It’s a beautifully bleak game that constantly pays tribute to one of the greatest icons in comic book history and provides an experience that one can get lost in for hours. Its biggest problems lie in a combat system that manages to be too simple and too complex in the wrong areas, and this can often exasperate, but the overall product is one of the most absorbing and engrossing ones on the market.
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