Batman Arkham City - PS3

     Batman Arkham City takes the same tried and true gameplay formula from Arkham Asylum and continues on. The combat was smooth for the most part. Its mostly a button masher, but there is thinking involved in the act. Combos you have to do to take out certain thugs. There is an order of attack you must think of also.

     This time around detective mode didn't hold my hand as much as in the last game. For those who haven't played Arkham Asylum, detective move is a function in the game where you just tap a button and Batman goes into this x-ray vision mode with his helmet, and he can see things we normally couldnt, like enemies skeletal structure. It helps find clues and in Arkham Asylum I felt like I played 90 percent of the game with it on. Which took away from the gameplay difficulty and all the beautiful graphics as well. I was left more on my own to explore this time around. I could have spent hours aplenty in Arkham City, but I chose to mostly stick to the main campaign. Let me say there is tons more to do in arkham and plenty more villians to come across. I only completed the Mad Hatter, Dead Eye, Baine, and Zsaz side quests. The one complaint I do have is that I spent a lot of time gliding and rappeling between buildings, and not much time on the ground. I felt a tad bit like spiderman. I always thought Batman to sneak around on the ground and do a little more not just glide from building to building. I did feel like the one catwoman portion of the game I played felt fun. The way she ascends buildings felt more fun. Also her fighting style was nice. I don't know if it was cool cause she was a chick beating up all these tough guys, if it was cuz she was a hot chick, or if it was a sense of desperation as in she is much smaller then her foes, so maybe there was more of a sense of accomplishment for this tiny girl beating the crap out of these guys who could've killed her at any second. I'm thinking it was the latter..

     Lastly let me say that this story started off awkward and slow for me. Whereas the last one started off big and felt good all the way through till the finale that is. Titan Joker come on! Speaking of Joker, is there a better comic book villian? Or villian period for that matter? Also is there a better Joker than Mark Hammil? I think not. As this story progressed it became more clear and focused. The twists and turns were not expected especially not the last one. I'll leave those secrets to be found out by you the player, when you go through the game yourself. Lastly about the stories in these games they rival any of the films to date and prove why Batman is such an appealing ip, and why people continually come back to and love the Batman. This game is a solid 9 out 10 for me. I highly reccomend it. Especially if you've played the first one.

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