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Batman: Arkham City
By Feral Interactive, released 1 Jan 2011
- Microsoft Windows
- PlayStation 3
- macOS
- Wii U
- action game
- beat 'em up
- action-adventure game
What it is
Batman: Arkham City is a 2011 action-adventure game from Feral Interactive, published by WB Games. It moves Batman into Arkham City, a large, maximum-security district holding Gotham’s criminals. The setting is described as five times the size of Arkham Asylum’s game world, with characters including Catwoman, the Joker, the Riddler, Two-Face, Harley Quinn, the Penguin and Mr. Freeze. The Game of the Year Edition bundles the original game with DLC, including the Catwoman, Nightwing and Robin packs and Harley Quinn’s Revenge. It adds seven maps, three playable characters—Catwoman, Robin and Nightwing—and 12 character skins. Play options include single-player, with Steam Achievements, Trading Cards, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing; controller support is partial. The listed platforms include Windows, PlayStation 3, macOS and Wii U, while the Steam release is listed for Windows.
What players like, and what they don't
- Arkham City is five times Arkham Asylum’s game-world size.
- Includes seven additional maps in the GOTY Edition.
- Catwoman, Robin and Nightwing are playable characters.
- Steam Cloud and Family Sharing are listed.
- Steam controller support is partial.
- Steam platform listing is Windows only.
- The 2011 game has a listed 2012 Steam release.
Who it suits
It suits players looking for a single-player Batman action-adventure set in a criminal-filled Gotham district. The Game of the Year Edition is relevant to players who want its additional maps, playable characters and skins.
Batman: Arkham City centers on Batman confronting Gotham’s criminals in a large, confined setting. The GOTY Edition adds maps, playable characters, skins and DLC to the original release.
