Developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City expands on the dense universe and crafted atmosphere of Batman: Arkham Asylum by plunging players into the heart of Arkham City, a high-security district intended to accommodate thugs, gangsters and other sick spirits from the city.
This highly anticipated sequel offers a new storyline that takes place within the fortified walls of a gigantic district of Gotham City and revolves around a new selection of famous characters and supervillains from the Batman universe.
This second opus also includes a plethora of new and improved gameplay features to offer players the ultimate experience in the Dark Knight universe.
- Play as the Dark Knight - Batman: Arkham City offers a realistic experience in the shoes of Batman thanks to convincing elaborate gameplay at all levels: impressive street brawls, nerve-wracking stealth mode, exhaustive forensic investigation, epic encounters with supervillains, and unexpected glimpses into Batman's tortured mind.
- Improved FreeFlow Combat System - Batman must face multiple, highly organized and simultaneous attacks from Arkham gangs, equipped with heavy weapons and further improved AI. But Batman is not left out with twice the combat animations and double the range of attacks, counters, and holds.
- New gadgets - Batman has new gadgets, such as the Cryptographic Sequencer V2 and the Smoke Bombs, as well as new functionalities for existing gadgets, which thus increase his possibilities without weighing down his multi-function belt.
- New Story - Five Emmy Award winner Paul Dini returns with an all-new story for Batman: Arkham City that will take players deep into the ravaged heart of Gotham.
- Arkham has been moved - Following the closure of Arkham Asylum and Blackgate Prison, Gotham's new mayor, Quincy Sharp, ordered the transfer of all inmates to Arkham City, a new and gigantic super -prison five times larger than Arkham Island, which encompasses many industrial districts, places of worship, and symbolic monuments of Gotham.
- Wide range of characters - Players will encounter many characters from the Batman universe, such as Catwoman, Two-Face, Harley Quinn, Hugo Strange, Victor Zsasz, The Calendar Man, the Joker, The Riddler, and other emblematic characters still to be revealed.
- Careful dubbing - Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy reprise their respective roles as the Joker and Batman in the original English version.
- Play as Catwoman - Catwoman is a fully playable character, with a plot of her own, within the storyline of Batman: Arkham City. Its attack combos and gadgets are designed to provide a rich and unique gaming experience.
