[147], On October 23, 2011, an official map app was made available to purchase on the iOS App Store that contains maps for Arkham City, the locations of in-game collectibles, and the solutions to the Riddler's riddles. [30][32] The player can mark Riddler trophies on the in-game map once found if they do not initially have the necessary equipment to complete the puzzle. Arkham City has a virtual footprint five times larger than that of Arkham Asylum, and the navigational aspects were improved to offer the player "the freedom and exhilaration of gliding down alleyways and soaring above the skyline". [73] Quincy Sharp, the asylum's erstwhile director, has taken sole credit for halting the Joker's armed siege, using this distinction to become mayor of Gotham City. [249][250] DieHard GameFan awarded the game as Best Action Game and Game of the Year. Warner Bros. and Dini did not oppose killing off the character as long as it was not done for shock value, and as long as they made it clear that Batman was not at fault, since he would not intentionally kill someone. 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It was tied for the highest-rated video game of 2011 according to review aggregator Metacritic, and was the recipient of several awards from media outlets, including Game of the Year, Best Action Game, Best Action Adventure Game, Best Adventure Game, and Best Original Score. "[118] The collection was released on October 18, 2016. [284], Batman: Arkham Knight, the successor to Arkham Origins, was announced in March 2014. These story driven, action and stealth masterpieces rank among the best games ever made, and they all started with Batman trapped inside the infamous Arkham Asylum with some of his most dangerous enemies. [80][81] With Ra's al Ghul's blood, Freeze is able to develop an antidote, but it is stolen by Harley Quinn before Batman can use it. "[258][259] In 2013, Game Informer named it the best superhero game of all time,[260] and GamingBolt listing it at number 62 on its list of the 100 Greatest Video Games Ever Made. [228], Several international video game websites and magazines labeled Arkham City as their favourite Game of the Year[229][230][231][232][233][234][235] and as their favourite Action/Adventure Game. [31], Rocksteady intended for Batman, Catwoman, and Robin to offer three different playing experiences. [200] At the 2012 Develop Awards the game won in the category Use of a License[201] and the International 3D Society awarded the game in the category 3D Videogame – PC. [131] Three other villain-themed steelbook cases were also offered, featuring the likenesses of Two-Face and the Penguin. 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The game is presented from the third-person perspective with a primary focus on Batman's combat and stealth abilities, detective skills, and gadgets that can be used in both combat and exploration. [30] One such character, the Riddler, provides 440 optional "Riddler challenges"[31] to solve. Australian retailers EB Games and Game broke the official release date two days early, selling the game on October 17. [212] It also won the Best Action-Adventure Game award at the 2012 Golden Joystick Awards, and was nominated for Top Gaming Moment for the game's ending, Best DLC for "Harley Quinn's Revenge", and the overall Ultimate Game of the Year. [266] Metacritic, The Hollywood Reporter, Forbes and IGN put the game among the best video games of the decade 2010–2019. Be Angry. Developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City, the new maximum security "home" for all of Gotham City's thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. [210][211] Batman: Arkham City received several honors from GameTrailers.com, including Best Xbox 360 Game of the Year, Best PC Game of 2011, as well as Best Action/Adventure game. Skin mod of the suit to be used by Ben Affleck in the movie Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. [88] Though the concepts were compared to an open world game, Hill notes that such freeform nature would not be appropriate for a Batman game because it would inhibit the atmosphere they wanted to create, and that Arkham City was designed to challenge the player to think like Batman to survive. [22][80] Tracking Penguin to the Cyrus Pinkney National History Institute, Batman defeats his forces, his imprisoned monster Solomon Grundy, and ultimately the Penguin himself, before liberating Mr. The problem was reported by customers in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. "[157] Joystiq's Griffin McElroy praised the attention to detail, and mechanical excellence of the game environment, crediting Rocksteady for "breathing life into a staggeringly beautiful world; one which hums not only with opportunity, but ambition". Arkham City has received several re-releases, comprising: a Game of the Year edition in May 2012; Wii U and OS X versions in November and December 2012, respectively; and a remastered version for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in October 2016. The Wii U version adds a Sonar mode which highlights points of interest nearby, and the Battle Armored Tech Mode (BAT Mode) that allows Batman to accrue energy during combat and, when activated, inflict increased damage. At least with … Rocksteady aimed to make the player think creatively when collecting trophies by requiring the use of gadgets to solve puzzles, rather than placing the trophies in obscure areas of the map as mere collection items. Playable Characters: Catwoman, Robin and Nightwing. A bundle containing these items and a Kinect controller was also released. Reference to Batman: Arkham City in Arkham Asylum In the Warden's Office, head back to the room with the Warden's portrait on the far wall. [89] Catwoman was also included based on her long history with Batman, though she was given her own agenda running parallel to the events within Arkham City. [93] Catwoman's missions initially ended with her coming to Batman's aide, but late in development, the developers decided to give the player an alternate choice, allowing them to have the morally grey Catwoman leave the city with her loot; the addition was implemented in two days. "[257] Also in November, Entertainment Weekly named it one of the ten best games of the past decade (2002–2012) and said, "this is the definitive superhero adventure of the decade. Even your information broker ally, Oracle (the original Batgirl, paralysed by The Joker in Alan Moore's The Killing Joke) doesn't know who he is. If you want to have the definitive Arkham City experience, I'd say PC is the way to go. Vote? Batman: Arkham City is a 2011 action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Batman: Arkham City GOTY > General Discussions > Topic Details-DMG-Jan 9, 2020 @ 1:31am Mesh Code List? A missile hits the steelmill, burying Batman under rubble. ", "CheatCC's Cody Awards 2011: The Best Game of the Year Nominees! Donlan said that Robin was "enormous fun to play", but criticized the DLC for not offering anything not present in the main game. [98], The game's release was accompanied by two albums of music released by WaterTower Music. The game features an unique combination of melee combat, stealth, investigative and speed-based challenge gameplay. Developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City, the new maximum security "home" for all of Gotham City's thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. [74][75], At a press conference held by Bruce Wayne to declare his opposition to Arkham City, TYGER mercenaries arrest and imprison him in the City itself. "[50], As part of the "Batman in Gotham" design philosophy, Batman's arsenal of moves and actions were expanded. [209] The game was named the Best Action/Adventure Game and Best Overall Game of 2011 as part of the 2011 Yahoo! [27], The game has approximately 40 hours of gameplay, with the main campaign lasting 25 hours and side missions lasting 15 hours. Returning characters from Arkham Asylum include Batman (Kevin Conroy),[50] the Joker (Mark Hamill)—in what Hamill stated would be his final time voicing the character;[51] (he subsequently reprised the role in Arkham City's successor Batman: Arkham Knight)[52]—Warden-turned-Mayor Quincy Sharp (Tom Kane), police Commissioner James Gordon (David Kaye),[53] and reporter Jack Ryder (James Horan). The maps focus on the completion of specific goals, such as eliminating successive waves of enemies in combat, subduing patrolling enemies while employing stealth, or traveling to a specific location as efficiently as possible. ", "CheatCC's Cody Awards 2011: The Best Action/Adventure Game of the Year Nominees! Each category contains approximately 15 different upgrades. Talia admits to stealing the cure from Quinn,[84] before she is killed by a second Joker, still stricken with the disease. [10] The Wii U version was developed by Warner Bros. Studios in Montréal and Burbank. [145] Another pack was announced for release on December 20, 2011, containing the pre-order "Iceberg Lounge" and "Joker's Carnival" challenge maps, and a completely new challenge map: "Batcave". Freeze[65] and Calendar Man. Over a year and $10 million were spent on the game's marketing campaign, and its release was accompanied by two music albums; one containing the game's score, and the other featuring 11 original songs inspired by the game from various mainstream artists. [39][139] Although the missions were presented as part of the main game, on October 13, 2011, Warner Bros. announced that it would be restricted to new purchases. [44] Other villains from Batman's comic history were selected to show that the prison was a melting pot of people from Gotham. [138], A Game of the Year edition was announced on April 23, 2012, containing the game and all of the released downloadable content (DLC). [140] A Warner Bros. rep confirmed that playing as Catwoman would not be required to complete the game. Here, Warner Bros presented us with an opportunity to make unique product for the Batman Arkham City video game. [88] The X-ray-like "Detective Vision" mode used to highlight certain objects in-game was redeveloped for Arkham City because it was considered to be too useful in Arkham Asylum, resulting in some players using it throughout almost the entire game; the visual effect also obscured the game's design aesthetic. Freeze boss fight number 4 on their list of Top Ten Video Games Moments. [149] On the same day, it was announced that all of the released DLC, including "Harley Quinn's Revenge", would be made available as part of the Arkham City Game of the Year edition. When Batman arrives, Joker demands the cure from Batman but is impaled and apparently killed by Talia while distracted. Barnett added that it was "on par, if not better, visually", than its counterparts. Batman admits that in spite of everything Joker had done, he would have saved him. [277], In early November 2011, Rocksteady confirmed that it was investigating reports by numerous users that save files for the Xbox 360 version of the game were being erased without prompting, resulting in players losing their progress and being unable to complete the game. Batman: Arkham City sends players soaring into Arkham City - a heavily fortified sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City. Freeze.[22][81]. Visually, Batman: Arkham City is extremely impressive; the comic book world has been brought to life with stunning 3D character models and superbly detailed environments. Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, this highly anticipated sequel introduces a brand-new story that draws together a new all-star cast of classic characters and murderous villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features to deliver the ultimate experience as the Dark Knight. With this, we knew we had to have some focus on the villains in the game, especially so in the Arkham City all over. [152], Game Informer's Andrew Reiner awarded the game a perfect 10 score, labeling it "the best licensed video game ever made". [15][16] The game is set within Arkham City, which is open to the player from the beginning of the game, allowing them to travel freely anywhere within its boundaries. [38][110], Batman: Arkham City received critical acclaim. [76][77] While Strange prepares to commence "Protocol 10", Wayne obtains his equipment via airdrop from Alfred Pennyworth, allowing him to become Batman. [265] In 2019, IGN listed it as the 54th-best video game of all time. Batman: Arkham City is one of those games that rightly garnered much attention with the end of 2011 Game of the Year lists. This guide to Batman: Arkham City contains a very thorough walkthrough of the main story mode of the game. [119] A fourth steelbook featuring Catwoman was released, containing the Batman: Earth One alternative skin for Batman. 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[282][283] Dini stated that he would not be involved in writing a sequel. Arkham Knight is set one year after the events of Arkham City and follows Batman as he confronts an assault on Gotham City by the Scarecrow, and his ally, the Arkham Knight. Some customers discovered the code to be missing from their copy, preventing them from obtaining the Catwoman story missions. Maybe it didn't get as much attention from PC gamers, but it should. 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[30][32] There are also environmental challenges which require the player to solve riddles by locating a specific item or location (which are rewarded with stories relating to the answer), and to locate question marks painted around the city, some of which can only be viewed in whole from certain vantage points. [82] When Batman returns to the Joker, he finds his health has been restored. [6][7] Alongside its PC launch, the game was also released digitally on the OnLive, Origin, and Steam platforms. [37][38][39] Catwoman's campaign features her own heist-focused storyline that intersects with the main story at specific points in the game. [202] At the 5th Annual Cody Awards the game won in the category Best Licensed Game[203] and it was nominated in other categories (Game of the Year, Studio of the Year, Best Action-Adventure Game, Best Graphics). Batman: Arkham City GOTY. Rocksteady European community manager Sarah Wellock claimed that the fault lay with the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live online systems. Batman: Arkham City is an open-world[13] action-adventure game that incorporates tactics from stealth games. [94], The developers had considered adding a multiplayer element to the game, but ultimately decided against it. Black-and-white photographs of iconic personalities like inventor Steve Jobs and actor James Dean served as inspiration and a basis for the final marketing campaign used in advertisements and the game's cover art. A spin-off mobile game, Batman: Arkham City Lockdown was released in December. [153] Eurogamer's Richard Leadbetter was critical of technical performance including issues with visual quality and inconsistent framerate. [26][33], After completing the story mode on "normal" or "hard" difficulties, a "New Game Plus" mode is unlocked, enabling the player to replay the game with all of the gadgets, experience, and abilities that they have attained; enemies are tougher and the on-screen icon that warns players of imminent attacks is disabled. Gameplay consists of one-on-one fights between batman and his foe, whether that be henchmen, goons or iconic Gotham supervillans (who take the role of the game's bosses). [172] Nintendo World Report's Patrick Barnett wrote that certain uses of the Wii U controller made it "the best way to experience Arkham City", but that some new features were a "nuisance". An extra song was made available via the Collector's edition of the album,[100][101] and the Deluxe edition included a portion of Arundel's original score. [143] The "Robin" pack was released on November 22, 2011, and contains the Robin pre-order content. He first saves Catwoman from being executed by Two-Face, who hopes to gain respect by murdering her. [53][67] The villain Hush (also voiced by Conroy),[53] the mysterious Azrael (Khary Payton),[53] and reporter Vicki Vale (also voiced by DeLisle)[68][69] also appear. [165][166] According to review aggregating website Metacritic, the PlayStation 3 version of the game had a weighted average review score of 96/100,[150] the Xbox 360 version had 94/100,[151] and the PC version had 91/100. The story takes place two weeks after the events of Arkham City. Still, we kept all the classic trademarks of Robin's appearance, such as the red and yellow colors of his outfit, the cape and the mask. "[96] The architecture was imbued with 19th century Art Nouveau design, such as Strange's Wonder Tower which was inspired by the Eiffel Tower, while character designs employed a modern Hyperrealism style. The black and white campaign was featured on 120 magazine covers and was targeted towards approximately 15 million consumers across a variety of social media and Warner Bros. products, in addition to a series of viral marketing videos and stunts involving actors in costume attending press-related events. at the Disco, and Coheed and Cambria. Arkham (engleski izgovor: / ˈ ɑr k ə m /) je fiktivni gradić smješten u saveznoj državi Massachusetts, čiji je tvorad američki pisac H. P. Lovecraft. 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