There are a number of different mission types that emerge in each one: from regular fights that progress the story of the campaign and daily challenges that offer some serious EXP rewards, to Most Wanted challenges that let you replay them to earn up to 5 stars and the exhilarating boss fights that pit Batman up against one of the deadly assassins themselves. The mission map of Gotham City is split up into four different districts (Uptown Gotham, The Docks, Downtown Gotham, and Industrial District), and you’ll be able to unlock them one by one as you move through the game and take down more unruly assassins. Now the boss fights, on the other hand, are a different (and excitingly tactical) matter entirely. Akin to the console Batman Arkham games, most of the thugs are fairly easy to take down, and I absolutely love the way the game lets you take them out in quick succession in any single mission: it really makes you feel like you’re making actual progress by knocking thug after thug to the ground before another one jumps into the fold, instead of just pounding mercilessly on the same overpowered villain until one of you inevitably ends up going down. Batman is capable of holding two different battle stances, an Assault Stance and a Guarded Stance, and activating each one opens up a number of additional special attacks or healing boosts that you can activate mid-fight.īut don’t get me wrong: the battles get much more complex than simply tapping anywhere on the screen, as executing special attacks often involves swiping the screen in various directions, and blocking certain special attacks from the enemy could have you quickly tapping on incoming bullets before they manage to reach you. What’s great about this is that the control scheme is so easy to get into, but offers just as much depth for those players who really want to make the most of it. In each combat mission, players simply tap on the screen to pummel oncoming hordes of street thugs and other devious villains, while holding down two fingers on the screen to defend against blowbacks and other cheap shots. The actual gameplay of Batman: Arkham Origins is extremely top-notch, and should be familiar to anyone who’s ever played Batman: Arkham City Lockdown or Injustice: Gods Among Us. This allows the game to incorporate some wonderful and frightening boss fights against these assassins, like Deadshot, Copperhead, and my personal favorite, Deathstroke. Much like its upcoming big brother console game, the story of Batman: Arkham Origins involves a number of deadly assassins all vying to be the one who kills Batman once and for all, in order to win a substantial monetary reward. The graphics elsewhere in the game are also up to the highest of caliber, from the fluid combat animations to the nice variety of thug types and environments, and the dark and ominous tone of the Batman Arkham console games has been revitalized here quite gloriously. The fully voiced and animated opening cinematic of Batman: Arkham Origins is simply astounding, and it made me feel like I was watching a full-fledged console game right there in the palm of my hands. Spoiler alert: it holds up well, very well. Coming from the same developer who gave a similar mobile treatment to other big-time superhero games like Batman: Arkham City and Injustice: Gods Among Us, how would this latest touchscreen brawler hold up to the expectations of excellence that Batman has brought to the gaming world at large in recent years? But in a much-welcomed and surprise move, NetherRealm Studios has graced us with a mobile tie-in version of Batman: Arkham Origins. Freeze and many others, the game allows players to genuinely experience what it feels like to be The Dark Knight delivering justice on the streets of Gotham City.As a huge fan of Rocksteady’s Batman Arkham series on home game consoles, I’ve been one of the many fans eagerly anticipating the release of the gritty prequel, Batman: Arkham Origins, coming up at the end of the month. Featuring an incredible Rogues Gallery of Gotham City's most dangerous criminals including Catwoman, The Joker, The Riddler, Two-Face, Harley Quinn, The Penguin, Mr. Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players flying through the expansive Arkham City - five times larger than the game world in Batman: Arkham Asylum - the new maximum security "home" for all of Gotham City's thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds.
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