Previously, when I looked at the most promising games of 2011 in January, I ranked Mass Effect 3 in this place and placed Arkham City one below it. But to be honest, I had an inkling that we were unlikely to see BioWare's epic shooter finale this year (it's now set for release in March of 2012), and thus it gives me no greater pleasure than awarding Batman: Arkham City its rightful pole position on the list. Rocksteady were expected to fail with Arkham Asylum in 2009, however that's exactly the opposite of what they did, instead producing an absolutely outstanding title that won my Game of the Year award and remains one of my favourite video games of all time. You'd think that would leave a lot of pressure on the developer to do better, yet from what we've seen so far there's no reason to suggest anything but a refined and revolutionary experience this Autumn: this time around, you play as the Dark Knight (and Catwoman for 10% of the time!) as Mayor Sharp cordens off an area of Gotham City for the increasing number of criminals in the titular institution to roam and cause as much havoc as they want, provided of course they make no attempt to escape. A strange form of society begins to develop, but soon enough gang leaders like the Joker, Poison Ivy and the Penguin start to battle for control of the city and as Two-Face captures Catwoman in the Wayne Courthouse and Hugo Strange's masterplan strikes fear across Gotham Batman must enter Arkham City and discover the truth behind it. That everything looks so exciting in the gameworld (five times the size of Asylum) in just the first hour of a ten-hour plus game is cause to be on the lookout, but Rocksteady's previous work is enough to ensure that this title is one which cannot come soon enough! Batman: Arkham City is out October 21st.
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Saturday 18 June 2011
2011 Most Anticipated Games #1: Batman Arkham City
Previously, when I looked at the most promising games of 2011 in January, I ranked Mass Effect 3 in this place and placed Arkham City one below it. But to be honest, I had an inkling that we were unlikely to see BioWare's epic shooter finale this year (it's now set for release in March of 2012), and thus it gives me no greater pleasure than awarding Batman: Arkham City its rightful pole position on the list. Rocksteady were expected to fail with Arkham Asylum in 2009, however that's exactly the opposite of what they did, instead producing an absolutely outstanding title that won my Game of the Year award and remains one of my favourite video games of all time. You'd think that would leave a lot of pressure on the developer to do better, yet from what we've seen so far there's no reason to suggest anything but a refined and revolutionary experience this Autumn: this time around, you play as the Dark Knight (and Catwoman for 10% of the time!) as Mayor Sharp cordens off an area of Gotham City for the increasing number of criminals in the titular institution to roam and cause as much havoc as they want, provided of course they make no attempt to escape. A strange form of society begins to develop, but soon enough gang leaders like the Joker, Poison Ivy and the Penguin start to battle for control of the city and as Two-Face captures Catwoman in the Wayne Courthouse and Hugo Strange's masterplan strikes fear across Gotham Batman must enter Arkham City and discover the truth behind it. That everything looks so exciting in the gameworld (five times the size of Asylum) in just the first hour of a ten-hour plus game is cause to be on the lookout, but Rocksteady's previous work is enough to ensure that this title is one which cannot come soon enough! Batman: Arkham City is out October 21st.
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