Batman: Arkham City (Fall 2011)

[BreakABone]

So even though this title was announced just 3 months after the original, the sequel isn't set to drop until fall of next year. It will be quite the wait.

Personally, I dislike the name but shall not rant.

Catwoman however makes an appearance.

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY™ As the Official Title for the Sequel to the Critically Acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum™

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced Batman: Arkham City™ as the title for its follow-up to the award-winning, critically acclaimed hit videogame Batman: Arkham Asylum™. Batman: Arkham City will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Games for Windows PC and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system in Fall 2011.

Developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City, the new maximum security “home” for all of Gotham City’s thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, this highly anticipated sequel introduces a brand-new story that draws together a new all-star cast of classic characters and murderous villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features to deliver the ultimate experience as the Dark Knight.

Batman: Arkham City is based on DC Comics’ core Batman license. Fans can visit www.batmanarkhamcity.com to sign up to receive updates regarding the game.

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[Bond]

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[BreakABone]

A bundle of Batman: Arkham City gameplay and story details have leaked onto the net - and for fans of gadgets, it's good news.

According to blog-friendly readers of the latest edition of US mag GameInformer, the title sees Two-Face attempting to assassinate Catwoman to gain the respect of Gotham's criminal network.



The titular Arkham City appears to have been created by former Mayoral Candidate (and all-round bad egg) Quincy Sharp - who buys and then walls off part of the city's slums.

Our favourite new pearl of wisdom is that Batman himself starts the game with all of the gadgets he had when he finished Arkham Asylum - plus a trademark smoke bomb. Jolly good.

Story details (thanks to the Arkham City blog) are:

- Quincy Sharp is no [longer] running for mayor
- Arkham Asylum and Black Gate Prison are unfit to hold inmates
- Quincy Sharp buys off part of the slums and walls it off, creating Arkham City
- Hugo Strange is in charge of Arkham City
- Two-Face plans to execute Catwoman to gain respect of inmates
- The overdose of venom may not be what's wrong with the Joker

Gameplay details are:

- You are now able to counter two attacks at once
- More puzzles
- All gadgets included in the first game are available from the start
- Side missions now feature in the game
- Gangs roam Arkham City, these are recorded in Batman's criminal database
- You find people who work for [Riddler] to find [Riddler] challenges
- Batman has his smoke bomb

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=259321

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[BreakABone]

A better write-up of the new news

Sharp took credit for getting the Joker situation of the first game under control. He then used that incident to help win the Mayoral election. After winning, he declares Blackgate and Arkham unfit, and buys off a portion of the slums of Gotham. Walling off the area and calling it "Arkham City", he contracts a mercenary group called Tyger into defending the walls. The prisoners are only given one rule: "Don't try to escape", with the penalty for doing so being death. Beyond that, they can do whatever they want within.

-Hugo Strange heads the new Arkham, though it seems like this fact is cloaked in mystery to the outside world. Those who look into him disappear.

-It's been a year. Two face is admitted into Arkham City and he realizes he has to make a move to assert himself in the new prison lest he be eaten alive (not literally, of course). He captures Catwoman, figuring a public execution should do the trick.

-The team is aiming for a highly detailed city, on the level of what they did in the first game with Arkham itself.

-Gadgets can now be used during fights- the article mentions Batman putting explosive gel on the back of one of his opponents during a brawl.

-You can now pull off multiple counterattacks at the same time.

-Many of the super villains have formed gangs, and taken control of differnt portions of the city.

-The team wants to push the "forensics" angle of the first game more, incorporating puzzles in them that will become more complex as the game goes on.

-Most of the key gadgets that were unlocked late in the first game are available by default (Beyond the explosive gel, the article also mentions the line launcher).

-Interrogations replace the Riddler maps of the first game.

-Batman can now taunt his enemies via a button press.

-Certain characters have optional sidestories within Arkham city (the article mentions Zsasz), that you can dig into.

-Harley has a new costume. From the article: "Instead of a nurse outfit, Harley now wears red and black pants, and a matching midriff-baring top. Her face paint has been scaled back to a much more subtle degree, and she now has a Joker tatoo on one of her hips peeking out over her waistband."

-Batman's been given a new gadget called the "broadcast analyzer". The article mentions several broadcasts Bats can listen in on, like the GCPD dispatch and Gotham FM. The main usage here has Batman tuning in to listen to a message left for him by the Joker.

-Oracle is missing, so Alfred is the one in Bruce's ear (at least at the beginning of the game).

-Rocksteady wouldn't detail their multiplayer plans.

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[Fox 6]

Cant see most of those photos earl, giant bomb has your back tho....



http://www.giantbomb.com/news/these-are-probably-the-first-batman-arkham-city-screens/2506/

[Fox 6]

Teaser

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[BreakABone]

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Full Trailer

[Fox 6]

Batman > Sam Fisher

[Vampyr]

I spent a little bit of time during the VGA's trying to figure out if parts of that trailer were live action.

The face animations are so realistic.

[BreakABone]

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We're trying to see if this is real.

[Combine 017]

Video not available!

[Bube]

From what little I saw of this game in this thread, it looks to be a game of the year contender.

However, this thread is also a big fail - almost nothing works :)

[Fox 6]

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/114/1149377p1.html

[BreakABone]

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First game play trailer.