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November 2011
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The editors liked
Graphics
Voice acting
Storyline and addictive gameplay will make you glued to your computer for hours
The
Fantastic combat system... but bring a gamepad
Definitive version of the game
Tremendous city to explore that's full of content.
Exciting fighting
Crime-solving sequences
Excellent voice acting
Huge amounts of unlockable content
Ability to play as Catwoman puts a fun new spin on game play
Fantastic story
Gorgeous graphics
Huge open world
And an insane amount of content (New Game will keep you plenty busy).
Atmospheric
Fascinating world rich with details and secrets
Satisfying
Varied
Hardhitting combat
Grappling and soaring around the city is thrilling
Great assortment of involving side quests
Makes terrific use of a host of Batman characters.
Wide array of well-done characters
- Satisfyingly bone-crunching combat
- Player movement is incredibly smooth
- Suspenseful and interesting story
- New Gameoffers many benefits
Engaging story with fantastic voice acting
Big world with tons of quests and puzzles
Smoothflowing combat and traversal
A Batcave's worth of fun gadgets.
The editors didn't like
Having to be logged into your Windows Live account in order to save your progression in the game
Frame rate issues running DX 11
Keyboard control scheme isn't the greatest
Needs some post-release patches ASAP.
Borrows voraciously from previous game
Some aspects of story and game play stretch suspension of disbelief too far
Boss battles too easy
Many side missions don’t compare favorably with main game mode
Boss battles are a bit buttonmash heavy
Catwoman "Online Pass" is bound to be a hassle for used game buyers.I tested the PC version of Arkham City on GamePro's Falcon Northwest Mach V gaming rig
Running a 3.4 GHZ Intel Core i7 processor with 8GB RAM
Two GTX 580 graphic cards
And a 64bit operating system
Courtesy of the folks at Nvidia.I played the game at 1980 x 1080 (16
our Batman: Arkham City demo showed a game that continues the quality gameplay of Arkham Asylum, but adds a new setting and story along with various tweaks and improvements. The more open setting in the middle of Gotham City adds even more to the feelin...
Published: 2012-01-23, Author: Dan , review by: maximumpc.com
Engaging story with fantastic voice acting; big world with tons of quests and puzzles; smoothflowing combat and traversal; a Batcave's worth of fun gadgets.
Serious DX11 performance issues; can't change settings ingame; three layers of DRM is overkill; no PhysX on AMD GPUs.
Wide array of well-done characters, - Satisfyingly bone-crunching combat, - Player movement is incredibly smooth, - Suspenseful and interesting story, - New Gameoffers many benefits
Enemy AI seems a bit slow at times
The latest effort by Rocksteady studios is certainly a pleasant surprise. We expected Batman: Arkham City to be a good game, but following Arkham Asylum is an extremely daunting task, and one that not every developer would be able to live up to. Arkh...
Abstract: He knew he shouldn’t be out at this hour. It was pure foolishness, but he had to… for his wife if no one else. As if on cue, a voice shouted out from a darkened corner, “Hey buddy, where’re ya goin’?” The figure stepped out of the shadows and began fol...
Graphics; voice acting; storyline and addictive gameplay will make you glued to your computer for hours, The
Having to be logged into your Windows Live account in order to save your progression in the game
Would I recommend this game? Yes I would! As a hard-core FPS gamer, There are very few games of this genre that tickle my fancy (the last one was Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines, and if any of you have played that you will instantly recognise Cat...
Abstract: Batman: Arkham City is the follow up to the critically acclaimed; Batman: Arkham Asylum. The events in the game take place one year after the chaos that consumed Arkham Asylum, but this time around Gotham's most dangers villains take to the streets led by...
Abstract: Batman, perhaps the most recognizable superhero of all-time, took the PC gaming world by storm in 2009 with the release of Batman Arkham Asylum. While gamers fell in-love with the game's fresh new fighting mechanics, PC gamers equipped with Nvidia GPUs ex...
Atmospheric, fascinating world rich with details and secrets, Satisfying, varied, hardhitting combat, Grappling and soaring around the city is thrilling, Great assortment of involving side quests, Makes terrific use of a host of Batman characters.
Batman: Arkham City isn't perfect, but listing the little things I didn't like gets in the way of all the stuff I adored. The voice acting, the challenges, the amazing opening, the unbelievable ending and the feeling of being the Dark Knight -- these a...
