Batman Arkham City (Collector's Edition) (Xbox 360)

Batman: Arkham City Tested and reviewed based on the Xbox 360 version. Review by Ben Nacca (Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BenNacca ) XBL GT: Darkeyes1991 PSN ID: Darkeyes2k11 Batman: Arkham Asylum showed the world that a comic licence could be handled competently. That a developer could avoid the horrid clichés, sub-standard graphics and awful voice overs, creating the comic game that fans have been waiting for. As such, I could only put Rocksteady as being in the successful category with this. Spiderman franchises rarely seem to deliver, X-Men is still flawed, Superman was terrible ... more

So the story goes that Warden Quincy Sharp from Arkham Asylum, who took full responsibility for taking down Joker in the Asylum, used his new found reputation to quickly become voted Mayor of Gotham. He uses this power to swiftly initiate Arkham City, which intends to home both Arkham Asylum inmates and Black Gate inmates. He buys out a large portions of the slums and walls it off from the rest of the city. Inmates are not given cells however as they are allowed to walk freely inside the new prison the only rule being that they are not allowed to leave. A rule that is punishable by death and ... more

The Caped Crusader takes to the streets of Gotham City with familiar faces such as The Joker and Riddler return, the Penguin, Mr Freeze and Two-Face, in Batman: Arkham City, the sequel to Arkham Asylum. The basic gameplay is largely similar to Arkham Asylum,which makes sense given how amzing the first game was letting you be Batman in a way all comic book fans want to be, being the Caped Crusader and kicking arse in fights against multiple villans. Arkham city is filled with various activities for our vigilanty. In addition to the central story, there are a dozen or so villain specific side ... more