Batman has always kind of been an icon to me, ever since I was a child and even now. Although I tend to go off to the darker side of the Batman instead of the kid friendly version. However, Arkham City was definitely the side that I prefer to see. Arkham City was an excellent game, and is made even better with the Catwoman DLC. I'm sure many, if not all of you are aware that this is the sequel to Batman Arkham Asylum which is a game I did not get to play. However, if it is anything like this game then I do not think I will be disappointed.

I rated this game a 9.7, the game played smoothly no confusing controls or very overwhelming missions. I think that the only real thing that did bother me with the game was the A.R. Training courses. They can be quite frustrating if you can't nail them within a few tries, but the upgrades are completely worth it. When it comes to how this game looks, the only word that I can come up with is amazing. The graphics are phenomenal, I rated them a solid 10. Usually I encounter a bunch of graphical problems with games, but I cannot say that I have with this one. Like I said earlier it plays pretty smoothly.

The sound I rated 9, there wasn't really that much music in the game mostly it was the sounds of the city which I think kind of adds to the realism of the game. What music there was in the game was to add the effect of whatever was going on around you, mostly in clip screens and boss fights. And there is something kind of satisfying about hearing your foes making sounds of pain when you beat the crap out of them. I think it is one of the reasons why I keep playing, which brings me to the addictiveness of this game. I rated the addictiveness a 9 as well, I played this a little once or twice a long time ago, but once I really got into the story of the game and found out what was going on I was hooked. The game's story is what did me in. So would I play this again? My answer, oh my god yes!

Now once again it is time for my favorite part of the review, the story this game scored a 10 for it's story with me. It was a very consistent story and I like that, one that makes sense all the way through and doesn't throw you somewhere far far away for whatever reason. The story is like this: Hugo Strange becomes head of the prison facility Arkham City, which is the old Gotham City after it was shut down. With all of these prisoners running around committing the crimes that they would have committed in the real Gotham City, you are surprised to find out that political leaders are suddenly being thrown in by Hugo Strange. Which brings us to Bruce Wayne, his sudden interest in politics has him thrown into Arkham City as well. Now Batman is here to stop Hugo who not only knows who Batman really is, but is also going to unleash what he calls Protocol 10. Soon Batman has a run in with the Joker who poisons Batman with his own blood, finding out that the Joker is sick due to the Titan containers (which I'm assuming is from the first game) Batman must find a cure which leads him through a wild goose chase to famous villains like Mr. Freeze, and Clayface (just to name a few, trying not to spoil). So now Batman has two goals, with a bunch of side quests to take on as well. Which now leads me to discuss the depth of the game. There are a lot of side quests, and a lot of "hidden" items, and by "hidden" I mean right in plain sight just a pain in the butt to actually get to. For instance, there are Riddler Trophies that you must collect to unlock things like concept art, etc. There are also upgrades like the grapnel gun boost, which will make traversing Arkham City a lot faster. I rated the depth an 8. Mainly because although there is a lot to collect, collecting them is not mega difficult. Speaking of difficult, this game has a bit of a challenge to it. It's not impossibly hard but there will be times where you have to repeat a mission once or twice before you actually get how to do it, the hardest times being a boss battle. This is why I rated the difficulty a 7.

Overall Batman Arkham City was a great game, and I'm so glad I had the chance to play it. I will more than likely be playing it again very soon. I hope that I have inspired all of you to try this game, whether you be an avid Batman fan like myself or just an average fan this game will promise to deliver and it does. I would like to thank everyone for reading this review, until next time.