A good Batman experience that is overshadowed by its bigger brothers in almost every way. Definitely worth playing for anybody who hasn't had their fill from the main series, Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition doesn't strain to do anything new. There is nothing original to be found in any of the mechanics and the 2.5D perspective is more...
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate2013
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
2013 WB Games52Mediocre
Playtime
ModerateTypically 10 hours
Playable on
Available on
- −80%$3.99
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Details
- Launch
- October 25, 2013
- Developer
- Armature Studio
- Publisher
- WB Games
Overview
Batman: Arkham Origins features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline occurring several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City's most dangerous villains and assassins, the game showcases a young, raw, unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight. As the story unfolds, witness identities being formed and key relationships being forged.
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Reception
Press61
Players40
WorthwhileBad- Metacritic61from 38 reviews
- OpenCritic59from 11 reviews
A poor port of a boring handheld cash in. Do yourself a favour and avoid.
Coming from its handheld roots, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate arrives to the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 with improved visuals and audio with the Deluxe Edition.
Batman: Arkham Origins: Blackgate Deluxe Edition is both fun and frustrating—exactly the kind of game I don't like reviewing. If you can focus on the parts that work (exploration, collectibles) and downplay the stuff that doesn't (the map, the combat), you'll have a good time. I can't recommend this to people who already played it on Vita or 3DS, though—unless...
Arkham Origins Blackgate seems to have borrowed too heavily from its predecessors and whilst imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, it can also leave you looking pretty undistinguished.
