Batman: Arkham Origins (PS3)

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Using the shoulder buttons to scrub through an augmented-reality reconstruction of events looks great, but it’s only barely interactive; all you do is find the next clue (hint: it’s the thing that’s highlighted for you) when prompted and scan it to get the next piece of the puzzle – no decision-making involved. The game features collectible objects and puzzles similar to the Riddler challenges of previous games (orchestrated by Enigma before assuming his Riddler identity). Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman created by Bob Kane [c], it is the follow-up to the 2011 video game Batman: Arkham City and is the third main installment in the Batman: Arkham series.

The content introduces new equipment for Batman, including the XE suit which generates heat, allowing him to melt ice or throw thermal-charged batarangs.They mention that it was delivered quickly, in perfect condition, and well within the timescale indicated. The DLC also contains two alternate skins for the character: Initiation Bruce Wayne (based on his monastery attire) and Vigilante Bruce Wayne (a masked ninja outfit). You'll fight Bane, Venom users, and Blackgate prisoners in a crime-ridden Gotham City, where Bane's forces have seized control of several key locations where only Batman can stop them.

Batman resuscitates Bane, but he becomes enraged and injects himself with a potent steroid which transforms him into a hulking beast: Batman manages to defeat him, and the steroid's side effects damage Bane's memory. Drake approached the cinematic scenes like a traditional film score, with the design team describing scenes over the phone while he worked out of Burbank, California. Enhanced Detective Mode: Think like Batman with an all-new Case File system that allows players to analyze seemingly impossible-to-solve crime reconstructions in real time.Plus, two heroes working together can dominate using classic Batman-uses-a-minor-as-a-diversion tactics.

Without that (admittedly far-fetched) scenario, the absence of any hint of civilian life makes Gotham feel eerily barren, especially next to Origins’ open-world peers and their populated streets. Gotham is also full of annoying blockages that seem like Batman should be able to easily grapple or climb over, yet prove frustratingly insurmountable.The score for Arkham Origins was composed by Christopher Drake, [115] replacing Ron Fish and Nick Arundel (who composed the scores for Arkham Asylum and Arkham City). It was also the top-selling game on the digital-distribution platform Steam between October 20 and 26, 2013.