15 Years Later, Batman: Arkham City Remains Batman's Last Gaming Masterpiece
Batman: Arkham City set a new highwater mark for superhero games and has influenced their design and mechanics in the 15 years since its release.
Batman: Arkham City set a new highwater mark for superhero games and has influenced their design and mechanics in the 15 years since its release.
The short version
- Batman: Arkham Asylum was released in 2009 at a time when superhero video games were usually relegated to being uninspired movie tie-ins.
- Some of them were good, like X-Men Origins: Wolverine , but most of them were either forgettable or downright bad.
- Arkham Asylum was something different — a superhero game based on an original idea from a renowned Batman writer, Paul Dini ( Batman: The Animated Series ).
What happened
It was great, and set the foundation for its even greater 2011 follow-up. Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham City came out on Oct.
Why it matters
15 years later, it’s still considered one of the best games around, and its influence can still be seen in other superhero games.
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