Bij de launch van de Wii U konden we al aan de slag met Batman: Arkham City. Het nieuwste deel in deze serie zal later dit jaar ook naar de Wii U en 3DS komen met als volledige titel Batman: Arkham Origins. De 3DS versie heeft als volledige titel Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. Van de laatstgenoemde versie hebben we hieronder nieuwe details voor je. Origins speelt zich een aantal jaar voor Batman: Arkham Asylum en Batman: Arkham City af. De 3DS versie is qua gameplay volledig anders dan de Wii U versie. Zo kent de 3DS versie meerdere eindes, is het veelal een side-scrolling platformer en zijn er drie eindbazen die je in eigen volgorde kan verslaan.
– Multiple endings
– Defeat the three bosses in any order you like
– Bosses are Black Mask, Penguin or the Joker
– Last half hour of the game changes depending on who players take on last
– Different endings based on this
– Camera angles constantly get switched up
– One mission has Batman encountering Catwoman for the first time in the Arkhamverse
– Batman runs into Catwoman while she was stealing data from a government building
– Mission introduces the basics
– Counter and stun enemies in battle
– Environment has grapple points scattered throughout to hook onto
– Removable grates and breakable walls can also be found
– Use Detective Vision to find some entry points
– Tap the touchscreen to activate
– Then slide your finger on the screen and points of interest will be revealed
– Hold onto one of these points and info will be scanned
– As an example, using Detective Vision tells you that a broken elevator’s cables can be cut to clear a path
– Another mission is set in Blackgate
– After being apprehended by Batman, Catwoman serves as his guide through the prison
– Find the Batclaw in this mission
– Item lets you head to the prison yard and fight Bronze Tiger, who is being forced to participate in a fight club run by the Penguin
– Pattern-based boss battle
– Different bosses will be more vulnerable to different gadgets
– Dev hopes players will run through the game multiple times to figure out which utility belt items work best against Joker, Penguin or Black Mask
