Video Game Review - Batman: Arkham Knight

Its been a wild ride, but after a few delays, a poor launch where the Batmobile edition was cancelled, the Batman statue edition was delayed (I was among those who pre-ordered that edition) and many issues with the PC version (which by now, should've been resolved), we finally have the long awaited conclusion to the Batman Arkham games and if I'm being honest, if you've seen the whole Dark Knight trilogy, you know that a series about Batman would only end one way. Batman and his allies going full out war against his enemies. This game is one hell of a ride, so let's get to it:

By the way, if you haven't played Arkham City by now, there are some major spoilers coming up. You've been warned.

About nine months to a year after Arkham City, Joker (following his death at the hands of Batman, or so people think) gets cremated by James Gordon (voiced by Breaking Bad fan favourite, Jonathan Banks). Batman (voiced by fan favourite, Kevin Conroy) finds it hard to get over the fact that his arch nemesis is dead and finds that he and Joker may have shared a bond that neither of them would admit to having. Scarecrow (this time voiced by John Noble) returns and in a big way as he plans to turn Gotham City into the city of fear, forcing the millions of residents to leave the city, leaving only criminals, super villains, the GCPD and the Bat family to fight it out in an all out war with a mysterious figure called the Arkham Knight aiding Scarecrow in his master plan while also having themselves and some of the other super villains in Gotham all having the singular goal to kill the Batman. So the game brings back the stuff that we all like that the series has been known for. The combat system is back which now incorporates environmental takedowns, predator is also back with both having some new enemy types to take on such as those whom where some kind of suit to avoid being detected via Batman's detective mode which also returns as well as those who act as first aiders (strictly speaking). The game also has the return of the Batmobile and this time around, its playable and acts like the tumbler from the Dark Knight trilogy and believe it or not, Gotham had to be fully reconstructed to incorporate the Batmobile and I have to say, the big open world map that we have, looks and feels great and heavily detailed with a lot to do. There are many familiar faces who return in this game and are all voiced by some very talented voice actors I have to say. And in addition to already established gadgets, we also get a few new ones as well.

With plenty to do, a great cast, a detailed and massive open world city and everything set on an epic scale with an all out war to see who claims Gotham, this is truly a great Batman game and one that can be called the right way to see how Batman dies, despite its similarities to The Dark Knight Rises and The Dark Knight Returns (which I highly stress are not part of the same trilogy and are completely different from one another). It is a real shame that its launch didn't go according to plan and if it did, I would've given the game a perfect 10 out of 10 because I've personally found no flaws in the game, apart from a couple of minor glitches (but these are quite rare to find in the game) and as a big Batman fan, I love it and should definitely be up for being Game of the Year or some kind of an award because it deserves it. 9/10