The only real visual quirk for fans of the series might be that it seems like whoever was the architect for Gotham city seemed to have standardized the use of gargoyles throughout the interior and exterior of the town. There’s also a lot of great light, as Batman wanders through deserted or ruined buildings with a lot of interplay between light and shadow. Freeze have unique interpretations though none quite as subtly brutal as the Penguin’s thug-ish makeover. Other less iconic DC characters such as Deadshot and Mr. The characters are all modeled in that same gritty aesthetic used in Arkham Asylum with returning characters such as the Joker and Batman looking mostly the way you remember them. When Batman takes a vantage point high over the city, he can see the glimmering lights of Gotham proper with traffic visible on the roads and bridges, and clean office towers a stark, shimmering contrast to the decrepit slums he’s trapped in. The towers of New York meet the grimy, rot of London in an amalgam that is both impressive in detail and vaguely horrifying in its presentation of an all too possible world of urban decay. However, as with the original, Rocksteady has done a very good job of keeping these instances to a minimum, and really letting the crumbling, gothic architecture of the Gotham slums do a good job of holding player attention. Those paying close attention will notice the occasional bit of screen tearing, and some of the infamous texture “pop-in” that’s so characteristic of Unreal-based game engines.

Moving into the presentation, the game continues to use the same Unreal engine that its predecessor did-as do many other high profile titles like the Mass Effect and Bioshock series-but it’s been optimized somewhat to take into account the greater scale. As comic book stories go, this is definitely one of the better ones to appear in a game. The story, crafted by both Rocksteady heads and Batman: The Animated Series alumni Paul Dini, takes a lot of twists, turns and quite a few surprises before winding down to a conclusion that will definitely have fans talking. It is during this campaigning that he is arrested and brought into the facility, and, being Batman, proceeds to go to work as only he can from within the heart of the evil. Bruce Wayne surprises everyone by throwing his money-and personal influence-into the political arena to crusade against Arkham City and have it shut down.

The former deluded head of the asylum, Quincy Sharp, has gone on to become Mayor of Gotham, with his first act to close down both Arkham Asylum and Blackgate Penitentiary and create a cordoned off super-prison in Gotham’s slum area known as Arkham City. Batman: Arkham City takes place one year after the original.

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