Kotaku

Thursday 17 March 2011

Arkham City

All the news revolving around the new Batman game, I couldn't help myself and booted up Arkham Asylum once more. Three hours (!!!) of infinite combo challenge later, I realise I still love this game. Especially the combat challenges, it's like dancing with thugs (and punching them in the face D:).

So now, Arkham City is coming out October 21st, so we're still gonna have to wait for a while, but yesterday a new trailer came out, revealing bits of gameplay!



As expected, it looks amazing. It almost seems like Arkham Asylum was really just a testing ground to see what was possible, and Arkham City is fulfilling your wishes! ''Flying'' around the city, hanging off helicopters and double takedowns! There's even double counter-attacks! It was said that you will have all the gadgets you had in AA at the start of the game, and you even get smokebombs :).

There are also going to be side missions, which seems to me like a welcome addition which gives incentive to explore the entire city. As long as they're not the standard ''Fetch X, kill Y'' kind of side missions, but missions with an actual storyline or whatever. Chasing random thugs for random ''secret deliveries'' as side missions isn't very exhilarating. Especially when it says ''1/100 complete'', you suddenly lose the illusion.

As for what's known so far about the story, Quincy Sharp will be the new mayor of Gotham. He decided it'd be a good idea to build a wall around certain parts of the city, dub it ''Arkham City'', and to drop all criminals etc. in there for a grande Free For All. There is only one rule; no escaping. Tyger, a group of mercenaries, was hired by Quincy Sharp to enforce the one and only rule of Arkham City.

Hugo Strange will be in charge of Arkham City, and Two Face is planning on murdering Catwoman to get more respect from his fellow inmates. We can expect to be solving Riddler riddles once more, and the Joker's still there too (the injected Venom from AA might not be the only problem he's dealing with right now..).

You, BATMAN, are the one the STOP THE ANARCHY AND CHAOS. YOU are the DARK KNIGHT.



P.S. I'm doing the infinite combat challenge atm, my score's around 140k, got better?? SCREENSHOT OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

39 comments:

  1. can't wait for the new Batman , love the first one

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  2. Arkham Asylum was sooooo good, I can't wait for Arkham City!

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  3. Can't play all those games on my old computer ;(

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  4. *eagerly awaits* There's always Asylum to keep me busy as I wait though. The riddler pic looks awesome.

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  5. I always avoided that game because I'm not a big Batman fan.
    Would you still recommend it?

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    1. Same, but I've heard good things about the game. Might try this one out.

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  6. Can't wait for Arkham City looks awesome!

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  7. Wow this looks awesome I might actually buy this!

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  8. Go for broke dude, looks like a great game, since my ps3 broke down gonna have to wait for a pc version.

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  9. Following and $upporting

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    your best friend in the blogosphere =D

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  10. Goddamn, this is one epic looking game!

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  11. I personally just CANT wait for the next game. It's one of those ones that I'm REALLY looking forward to of all the coming games this year.

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  12. Love the song think I wore it out on youtube yesterday

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  13. Nice post. This will be one of the best game in 2011 :D

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  14. i wasnt into batman until i played arkham asylum. such a great game. cant wait for arkham city!

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  15. my god, arkham city sounds crazy! i hope a pc version is made, i don't have a ps3.
    following!

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  16. looks such a great game

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  17. awesome game!!

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  18. following and $upporting

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  19. This game looks great +following

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  20. Jimmy Carey should play the Riddler again :D

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  21. Arkham Asylum was a quality game, fingers crossed they don't mess this up.

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  22. I like batman and I hope for a new game :)

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  23. well,sounds promising.
    big hopes to relase a PC version asap
    great review though

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  24. this game looks awesome to play

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  25. Can't wait till october, loved Arkham Asylum

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  26. Batman AA was a greate game :)

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  27. When I saw the Trailer, it was the first time since Final Fantasy (movie), that I couldn't tell if its CGI or real.

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  28. I'm still following and supporting... also, Riddler looks stupid.

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