Phone Detective

Batman: Arkham Asylum was a revelation when it was released in 2009. Until then, the games based on comics have a history of being mediocre at best, but Rocksteady was a beloved superhero and let love to influence the development from beginning to end.

Arkham Asylum

was a major triumph and a commercial success, is proof that a licensed game can strive for excellence and s' ensure that someone cares enough. Of course, the suite was to come, and Rocksteady faces an unenviable challenge - make a game better than

Arkham Asylum

Arkham City Rocksteady is the answer to this challenge.

Batman: Arkham City (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [reviewed], PC

Developer: Rocksteady Studios

Author: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Released: October 18, 2011

MSRP: $ 59.99 (PS3, 360) / $ 49.99 (PC) Arkham Asylum has been closed and people moved to the Holy heart of the city of Gotham. Sounds like a very bad idea, but it becomes much worse than that. Hugo Strange is in charge and the city of Arkham rules with a fist unless the iron, while Two-Face, Penguin and Joker to prepare a three-way war. This is not the worse

part is - Bruce Wayne was arrested on suspicious circumstances and thrown

Thus the stage is set for a Batman story so full of twists and surprises appearances that could easily be part of the official library of DC Comics. With a huge cast of characters from the Batman universe, some I dare spoil for you,

Arkham City is almost the last tribute in the shape of Batman video game. I say "almost" because of the omission of a very disappointing and sometimes when the information is thrown out the door too quickly, but overall I can not say that the experience was a disappointment. Batman fans to dive into the meat with a spoon solid wire and love every bite.

The biggest change between asylum and City is given by the name - Arkham City

is an open world, with Batman free to move along the streets and roofs. This capability allows free roaming players really feel that the legendary detective, Rocksteady and provided a wide variety of tools to satisfy our fantasies of a bat. Using intuitive controls, players can glide through the air, diving and dive intermittently up to maintain altitude. Travel is crucial for the grapple, which automatically engages a surface near the touch of a button. It can be a crapshoot as to whether or not Batman is actually placed on objects

wanted

, as is sometimes the game randomly chooses an edge in several other Nearby, more practical, but even when Batman finds himself in the wrong place, correcting its position is a simple case of jump and slip away.

Like the grappling hook, Batman has access to a wide range of devices, all I had,

Arkham Asylum as faithful and batarangs explosive gel before adding cooler toys such as the cost of freezing and electric remote grenades. All these features are important for navigating the city and the opening of new roads, to maintain a Metroid

feel despite the experience Arkham City the extended environment. Rocksteady brings many elements of success Arkham Asylum , including the combat system. As always, Batman will be in situations where a gang of vicious thugs need to remove, and will be performed using a liquid impressive battle system. Bruce can hit enemies with a single button, break their combos at any time with the press of another to deal with these attacks. This unique rhythm Asylum -

ever attack must be weighed against - is preserved, despite the positive effects

and

negative. Although the combat is fluid and often visually stunning, vaguely masks a system that is very deep in the heart. Yes,

see

good to have Batman in a constant attack and defense without breaking pace, but just randomly smashing buttons often Detective win his fights . In fact, trying to

not

buttons is really breaking more difficult, because the counter messages sometimes in the afternoon flash, even too much, and responsiveness of Batman is not reliable. to spice things up, stick your gadgets can be used in combat by the early conclusion of a shoulder button and touch a button on the face. This allows you to file quickly gel explosions, fires an electrical charge, or throw your Batarang in the middle of a fight without breaking the flow. In addition, there are some enemies that require special orders to dismantle, as armed gangsters should be confused with the Batman cape and then jumped. While these additions to fight a little less destructive of a button, with a problem that permeates the entire game - try to do too many things at once