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5/18/16 4:30PM |


"Return to two of the greatest superhero games of all time - visually enhanced and recreated for a new generation in Batman: Return to Arkham."
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The FREE Rebellion pack for ME3 is now available! The new pack features some cool content, so download it now and play later!

If you've got Batman Arkham City, you can also check out the new DLC, Harley Quinn's Revenge. This 800 MSP ($10) piece of content features some more gameplay that takes place near the end of the game.




"The Rebellion Multiplayer Expansion opens two new fronts against the Reapers: Firebase Jade’s jungle reservoir and Firebase Goddess on Thessia. In-game reinforcement packs now include three new weapons (Reegar Carbine, Krysae Sniper Rifle, Cerberus Harrier) as well as equipment, consumables, and six new classes from species that have lost lives or whole planets to the Reapers: Quarian Engineer and Infiltrator, Vorcha Soldier and Sentinel, Phoenix Adept and Vanguard. The battle continues – hold the line!"

Link To Content- ME3 Rebellion Pack (159 MB)





"As the dust settles in Gotham, Batman is lured back into Arkham City by its last remaining super-criminal; Harley Quinn. Now more dangerous than ever and leading a homicidal gang of her own, she is hell-bent on taking her revenge against the Dark Knight."

Link To Content- Harley's Revenge (901 MB)

Today marks the release of the Nightwing Bundle pack for Batman Arkham City, which features new challenge maps, and of course the ability to play as the awesome Nightwing. The pack will cost 560 MSP ($7):



"Download the fully playable Nightwing character. Nightwing comes complete with his own unique gadgets and special moves, and is playable in all challenge maps in the game, as well as two additional challenge maps that are included with the pack: Wayne Manor and Main Hall. The pack also contains a bonus Animated Nightwing character skin."

Link To Content- Nightwing Pack (560 MSP/ 109 MB)

Become Batman and defend Gotham by entering the dangerous Arkham City.


Batman Arkham Asylum really surprised people with it's quality, including myself. It was a critical and commercial success, and people were wondering if Rocksteady could strike magic again. Two years later, and here we are with Arkham City. The game not only surpasses Arkham Asylum in almost every aspect, it raises the bar for action games in general.

Batman's back, and he's ready to dish out some justice.



Picking up quite some time after the events of Arkham Asylum, Arkham City features a much bigger to take on your foes, and you'll definitely need the extra space, as many of Batman's most dangerous foes are scattered out in a former section of Gotham. Jokers' feeling a bit under the weather after his dance with the Titan formula, but still plays a big role in the game. Even with the Dark Knight's appearance in Arkham City, The Joker must also deal with the power struggle withing the prison as Penguin's and Two Face's men try to take over. All of this conflict is being carefully observed by Hugo Strange, who is the overseer of all in Arkham City.

The story mode has plenty of twists and turns, and some that really take your breath away. It took me about 9 hours to complete the game, although most of that completion was mainly focused on the main story, with only about 49% side-missions completed. Even after completing the main game, I was able to go back and complete these missions that were just as engaging as the main campaign missions.

Even with completing these missions, going back and completing challenges could easily eat up more hours of your time. With New Game +, challenges, and pre-order DLC being released in the coming months for everyone, Batman Arkham City could occupy your disc tray for quite some time.



With a small number tweaks being made to combat, Arkham City's main new feature is the ability to freely glide around Arkham City in order to complete your tasks. From the very beginning of the game you'll be able to glide around as you would expect, and even faster with more fluidity as you upgrade Batman's equipment. There's nothing quite like gliding high above the city, catching radio chatter of a Political Prisoner in need, and then swooping down to his location to save the day. You really get the true feel of being Batman in this game, which is very exhilarating.

The combat that proved to be very simple to use, yet could support expert tactics is back and better than ever. Countering can be done to multiple opponents, and almost all of your gadgets can be used to further your combat skills and tactics. There are new types of enemies in this game, so it's always cool to learn how to specifically take them down, while still being able to move around the area knocking out enemies with swift punches and kicks.



I'm not sure you could even finish a review of Arkham City without talking about the voice-acting. Kevin Conroy & Mark Hamill return as Batman and Joker, and are joined by other Batman veterans to voice their respected characters. It's not surprising to hear that Nolan North is in this game, but as the Penguin, his voice is almost unrecognizable. He does a really good job here, and even voice minor thugs that occupy Arkham City.

** Buying the game new or used from GameStop gives you a code to play as Catwoman. Her bits of gameplay are broken down into four chapters, that if installed before playing Arkham City, are put in between certain areas of Batman's story. Catwoman plays a bit faster than Batman and is able to get around the environment in a different way, so it was pretty fun to play as her. While not a necessity to the overall story, it does help to play her content mixed into the main story.

If not purchased new, her content costs 800 MSP ($10).



There's no doubt in my mind that Rocksteady has once again outdone themselves. Batman Arkham City is a must play for either Batman fans, or Action-Adventure games. You won't be disappointed with the Dark Knight's new game. A Definite 5/5 for me!

Developer- Rocksteady Studios Ltd
Publisher- WB Games Inc.
Release Date- October 18th, 2011
Price- $59.99 MSRP

After a few hours of exploring Arkham City, its safe to say that RockSteady has outdone themselves. The freedom to glide and tackle missions at your leisure really allows you to play the game how you want too. As of right now, Batman Arkham City is fantastic!



As of right now, I've only done 9% of the story missions, and have tackled a few side-missions with about 70 and below percent done with each. They really mesh together so far, and are just as great as the main missions. Prior to starting the game, I downloaded the Catwoman pack as Kotaku recommended, and have played as her for a short bit. Compared to Batman, she is much faster and agile, so when switching between the two you can feel a change that's not just cosmetic.



So far, combat is just as good, if not better than Arkham Asylum, and the fantasic voice-acting still immerses you.

Overall, the game is really proving it was worth the wait. Look for my review in the near future!

The wait is finally over.

Batman Arkham City is now available and it looks to be even better that the 2009 hit game Arkham Asylum. Look for a 1st impressions from me later in the day, as well as a review sometime in the next week or two.

You've probably heard about the many pre-order costumes that are spread out across the major retailers, but don't fret as most of them will be released in packs starting in May. These packs will also include Robin and Nightwing, so you'll still get a chance to play as them, although it will cost some MSP.

I can't wait to dive into the game. Have fun playing!


"No escape from Arkham City…the sprawling super-prison in the heart of Gotham City, home to its most violent thugs and infamous super villains. With the lives of the innocent at stake, only one man can save them and bring justice to the streets of Gotham City…The Batman."

When Arkham City releases this October, you'll be able to go back through with all of the upgraded moves and gadgets from your first play-through thanks to the addition of a New Game Plus mode. This is a great feature in any game, and one that will no doubt increase the replayability of the already expansive sequel to Arkham Asylum. The wait is getting pretty hard for this one!

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Game Rant

The sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum is now officially Batman: Arkham City and will be released in Fall 2011.


Batman: Arkham Aslyum was the winner of the 2009 Button Presser Awards for the blog here, and the sequel will no doubt contuine what was great about that game.