Batman: Arkham City - Coming Fall 2011

[Mr Light]

Yeah, it was the big room with like six of them. But my 360 bricked at that point, and now I'm into Orange Box so that's much more interesting

 

[nx1701g]

As that sounds like the level where you had to knock out a guard, zipline to a gargoyle, then just keep moving. I remember using a lot of batarangs in that level for some reason.

 

[Aragorn]

All we need now is confirmation that R. Kelly is redoing his song "Gotham City" from Batman & Robin into "Arkham City" for this game and life will be complete.

 

[Brikar99]

All we need now is confirmation that R. Kelly is redoing his song "Gotham City" from Batman & Robin into "Arkham City" for this game and life will be complete.

Or perhaps an "Arkham State of Mind" by By Mr. J and Harley Keys.

 

[Elim Garak]

Mark Hamill was quoted as saying this game will be his Joker farewell performance.

Also, Stana Katic is voicing Talia and Bruce Greenwood is Two-Face.

I wonder who they'll get as Black Mask? David Kaye (Megatron from Beast Wars, among other things) does a voice for this, but the character he is voicing is undisclosed.

Also, which version of the character they used (Roman Sionis or Jeremiah Arkham).

I'm guessing that Ra's Al Ghul, Black Mask, or Hush blow up Arkham Asylum, forcing that massive quarantine.

 

[Reverend]

I think Sionis's name is seen in the teaser somewhere, so it's probably him.

 

[Aragorn]

Arkham City was already planned during Arkham Asylum and you can see the video that leads to the secret room here (from Game Informer).

 

[Servo]

Got a bunch of info and pics, and even some game dialogue (apparently) from the GameInformer forums, courtesy of a poster there called Batfan.

Story details 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 Ridler to find Ridler challenges.
- Batman has his smoke bomb

The following is supposedly the dialogue from the opening of the game, so here is a BIG FAT SPOILER WARNING... DON'T READ UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE SPOILED ON THE START OF THE GAME..

"Where is she, Alfred?" Batman asks.
"Miss Kyle was last seen in the vicinity of the solomon Wayne Courthouse," replies his faithful butler
"That's where Two-Face has been setting up camp"
"Let's hope she is still in one piece when you find her. Mr. Dent's fascination with the number two could prove fatal to Catwoman."


In a nutshell: Batman gets to catwoman, she is dangling above a vat of acid, chained up.
"You certainly know how to keep a girl hanging, Harv." Catwoman says. "Hey, have you had some work done?

Two face strikes her across the face

"That's for spying on us. No one spies on us." He threatens.

"I'm sorry. I've been a bad kitty." she teases "untie me and I'll make it up to you."

"Let's see if the coin thinks you're telling the truth" Two face snarls. "The court is now in session"

Batman beats up thugs and confronts two face

With all his goons out of commission, Two-Face makes one final play. "Objection," he says before shooting batman. "Overruled." With batman out of the picture, he turns to catwoman.

"Heads or tails kitty cat?"

"Which one ends with me getting out of here alive?" she asks

Two face flips the coin and the scarred side lands facing up. "Not this one. Time to die."

"I vote for a stay of execution." catwoman says as she claws the ropes off her wrist and slashes him in the face. Two face recoils in pain catwoman frees her legs and gets right side up. A grappling hook fired from nowhere at two face and soon enough he's the one dangling above the acid.

"I thought it was only cats who had nine lives," Catwoman says as batman walks into view " anyone ever tell you you're full of surprises?"

"Figured you could use my help, Selina " He replies

"You're right, think I chipped a nail back there"

"Funny"

"So what do you need mr. detective? I'm guessing it's something to do with our friend here and how he fits into what professor strange has cooking"

"What do you know, selina?"

"Not much. no one knows anything about the mystery man. It's like he never existed before sharp hired him. But there is definitely something going on with him and Joker"

"that's not what I wanted to hear"

"It gets worse, the clown has a plan to destroy gotham and take you out at the same time. You should get out of here, Leave Joker. He'll be dead soon.

"I can't. He's even more dangerous when backed into a corner."

As if on cue, a green laser dot traces its way up catwoman's snug yet tactical suit. Next we see her in the crosshairs and hear a familiar voice. "Twinkle, twinkle, little bat, Watch me kill your favorite cat." Joker's disembodied voice tried to burst out into his trademark maniacal laughter but he's cut short by a violent coughing fit.

"The ex-district attorney here said something about..." Catwoman says before batman pulls her out of the way of joker's bullet. "What the hell?"

"You're not safe here. No one is," Batman warns as he presses her against a wall.

"Nine lives, remember?" Catwoman quips as she cracks her whip up into the rafters of the courthouse, pulls herself up, and sneaks off into the night.

And finally, here's a link to the thread I got all this information from.

 

[RoJoHen]

Good to hear we get to keep all the gadgets from the first game. That would have been annoying if we just to go around finding them again.

Are there any driving missions? We're in a city now. We should get to drive the Batmobile around!

 

[Jax]

This sequel is so going to rock I NEED IT NOW and ps Catwomen look mighty fine

 

[nx1701g]

Are there any driving missions? We're in a city now. We should get to drive the Batmobile around!

I wonder if a second Batmobile will be available. The one from Arkham Asylum is at the bottom of Gotham River if memory serves.

 

[RoJoHen]

I'm sure he can whip up a new one.

 

[nx1701g]

^ I suppose so. Maybe we'll get to pilot the Batwing though. We do see if at the end of AA.

Since this is more comic oriented though he probably has other batmobiles available. How many have we seen in storage in the cave?

 

[Reverend]

Depending of who happens to be drawing it at the time, anything from one to dozens.

 

[V'ger]

i got this link from a game site i check out

Spoiler: arkham city info

it has a pic of twoface and catwoman and details of the game, read it if you want

http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/batma...a-20100811102522728029/g-20091214174658538007

 

[Lonemagpie]

So, it's Escape From New York, then?

 

[Destructor]

I actually never got past the final boss battle. I gave it another crack last night, I can get VERY CLOSE but never quite crack it. Any more tips for fighting all those goons would be neat.

 

[Reverend]

Exactly how far did you get because there's more than one "boss battle" at the end?
If it's just the bit with Joker sat up on his throne taunting then it's the same tactics you always use when facing a crowd of goons and one or more mutants.

The main thing to remember is to prioritise. As soon as you hear a big one roar, thrown a batarang and get the hell out of the way. Getting knocked down in the melee is the main thing that'll slow you down and sap your strength so it's important to take out the big'uns first. Remember to dodge, counter and stun. Don't get blinkered into using one guy as a punching bag. Keep diving and keep moving, take a critical take-down whenever you can and take out as many goons as you can once you're on the back of one of the tanks. If possible use one tank against another and it'll save you a lot of work.

As Mr. Miyagi say; best way win fight: no get hit!

If you're still stuck, I'm sure there's plenty of vids on youtube that can show you how it's done.

 

[Destructor]

Actually I meant the battle with Joker but after I wrote that post I went home and pwn3d it, Achievement Unlocked!

 

[Elias Vaughn]

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/106516-batman-arkham-city-screenshots

Le sigh.