Arkham City's Robin Revealed

Robin has been announced to feature as a playable character in the challenge map segments of Batman: Arkham City. Due out later this year, the game sees the Dark Knight leaping into a cordened off zone of Gotham where his worst enemies run free, each with their own masterplan of taking over 'Arkham City' that could in reality put the entire world at risk. The Boy Wonder (aka Tim Drake, Robin) may get a cameo or two in the main storyline, but it's in the extra maps where Bat fans can hone their skills as the character. As you can see from the image, courtersy of IGN, this incarnation of the character is very different in style to those of the films and DC comics, in keeping with the darker tone of the Arkham games. Currently, he is available as a pre-order bonus with Best Buy in America, but this was the case with the Armoured Batsuit in Arkham Asylum yet we unlocked it for beating the campaign, so don't worry if the soon-to-be-announced UK retailer isn't who you tend to buy games from or you don't have an internet connection on your console as it's very unlikely the character will remain exclusively online. The two maps Robin will feature in are called 'Black Mask Hideout' and 'Freight Train Escape', and a 'Red Robin' costume will also come with the package. Look out for more details on Batman: Arkham City later this week; the game ships on October 21st.