batman batman action adventure video game developed published playstation xbox microsoft windows based comics superhero batman successor video game batman fourth main installment batman series released worldwide june written based franchise long running comic book set year events batman game main storyline follows batman confronts launched attack causing city wide evacuation help mysterious able unite batman greatest foes attempt finally destroy batman game presented person perspective primary focus batman melee combat stealth abilities detective skills introduces playable vehicle transportation puzzle solving combat game expands batman arsenal combat attacks offers open world structure allowing player complete missions away primary storyline console versions received positive reviews particularly narrative visuals gameplay combat world designs criticism given emphasis windows version subject intense criticism major performance issues high end graphics hardware prompting temporarily withdraw version game sale release game fastest selling game fastest selling game series reaching million units sold globally october released additional content game including story driven missions challenge maps skins batman allies new batman history custom gameplay batman set open player beginning game allowing travel freely boundaries loading transitions gameplay elements previous games return including gun line system receives upgrades previous games rifle disable detonate enemy weapons turrets trap weapon shock enemies attempt arm tag vehicles batman track remote controlled similarly upgraded include thrown gain information surrounding area new include imitate characters voices direct traps player fly batman city cape allowing faster longer sustained flights higher climbs batman use line gun instantly switch directions fired twice air chain moves game combat system allows basic attacks including strikes combined batman attacking moving enemies avoiding attacked basic enemies include enemies armed shields shock armed guns significantly damage batman enemies perform charge tackle attack larger enemies previous games precision timed instantly defeat charging enemies system adds ability combine attacks prone enemies combo streak batman counter enemy attacks throw enemies increased damage batman capable enemies wielding items like baseball bats acquired weapon foes breaks introduces dual play players seamlessly switch control batman allies robin combat player enters accumulated combat streak successful attack adds player combat score carries controlled character double team opponents higher scores introduces enemy shield enemies electrified fields revive unconscious ones sword wielding enemies resistant damage stunned attacked wielding guns blades require additional steps defeat enemies capable employing tactics counter batman skills including deploying controlling batman found detecting location long city batman encounters enemy guard posts aerial explosive mines embedded city streets turned allies remote device introduces fear batman subdue enemies simultaneously long remains time slowed allowing player target enemy hazardous items power generators combat environmental attacks combat rewarded experience points unlock abilities combat moves health upgrades batman access allowing roll forward immediately range instead having right initiating multiple enemies carry devices capable blocking features missions known wanted missions attempted time feature prominent characters batman universe character provides optional challenges solve challenges consist collecting trophies hidden city use batman car disable traps barriers completing timed races player mark trophies game map found initially necessary equipment complete puzzle learn additional locations batman investigate crimes murders reconstruct crimes locate clues identify perpetrators use tissue investigate victim skin muscle bones clues completing story mode new game plus mode enabling player replay game experience abilities obtained completion tasks reflected incarcerated criminal memorabilia missions previous games collected evidence room game introduces vehicle summoned player location foot player airborne summoned meet batman lands vehicle features ability perform jumps speed rotate spot smash objects like trees fire missiles enemy vehicles batman immediately begin enemies run away sight vehicle eliminating need batman fight enemies attacking car subdued automated defenses like batman upgraded new abilities challenges feature objectives requiring timed races tunnels beneath environmental obstacles change lap invisible question marks revealed modes switched time pursuit battle pursuit moving area area completing specific driving challenges battle mode tank car allowing degree range movement including direction revealing multiple weapon systems board including vulcan chain gun quick damage cannon fire support anti tank guided missiles wide ranging damage multiple targets non lethal riot additional upgrades vehicle include device releases electric pulse temporarily enemy virus allows player weapon systems enemy vehicles cause attack controlled remotely driven indoor locations solving game puzzles lowering inaccessible elevator attached obtaining trophy conjunction deliver upgrades synopsis characters features large ensemble cast characters history batman comics main character batman superhero trained peak human physical mental perfection expert martial arts supported allies robin grey assists batman father police commissioner batman loyal butler colleague provide batman tactical support holy warrior aims replace batman protector city batman faced overcome plot threaten weapon dealing operation end face bank conquer challenges capture plant controlling poison ivy subdue wants revenge batman death batman nemesis game introduces villain voiced baker character created specifically game comics comic book writer publisher comic artist version batman logo asylum facility worn emblem chest villains include assassin mercenary serial killer professor religious fanatic batman alter ego features appearances characters drawn history batman comics previous games including businessman reporters police officer corporate businessman serial killer gangster game downloadable content features appearances freeze game makes references characters history batman setting year death events batman struggling come terms absence nemesis uncomfortable feeling pair shared bond deeper admit chaotic presence citizens felt safer crime city dramatically declined gives batman enemies including face chance unite singular goal killing batman halloween night threatens city newly created strain fear bombs planted forcing evacuation city million civilians criminals remain city leaving commissioner gordon outnumbered anticipating new threat batman continues develop crime fighting technology maintains city approximately times scale open air prison game takes place center city split islands founders districts neon tinged industrial shipping yard features shorter buildings areas abandoned docks modern development built ruins older metropolis center set communications headquarters clock tower houses makeshift plot halloween forces civilian evacuation threatening potent new fear batman tracks hideout rescues imprisoned poison ivy refused join batman plot batman meets identifies source batman investigates facility encounters knight heavily armed militia batman forces transformed entire building bomb reveals kidnapped batman escaping batman bomb blast radius confronted flashback reveals died infected blood blood people including batman batman infection imprisoned recipients physically mentally transforming existing mental projection produced infected blood fear frequently appears batman manipulate perception world batman escapes exploding gordon kidnapping angrily leaves find batman learns recruited businessman build mass dispersal device fear batman confronts aboard dose fear allows temporarily assume control batman body extracts recovering batman hideout arrives exposed fear commits suicide terror batman base movie studio rescue patients batman robin capture infected patients kills committing suicide believing batman perfect realizing batman infected robin attempts takes control instead imprisoned batman refuses stop caught flooding city fear batman destroys convinces ivy ancient tree succeeds saves strain kills batman exposure control batman pursues construction site rescue gordon knight reveals previous robin seemingly murdered left torture hands abandoning batman offers help recover escapes batman gordon confront building roof revealed alive suicide result batman rescues returns escapes gordon remaining militia assaults eliminate batman allies batman militia uses distraction kidnap robin save robin gordon batman taken ruins reveals batman secret identity world television repeatedly batman fear break public batman battle control inside batman mind attempts weaken batman people suffered died batman crusade batman locks pleading away mind forever forgotten fear arrives saves batman fear batman ensures safe gordon dispatches police reclaim streets batman protocol protect loved ones surrounded reporters batman returns home greeted alfred pair enter manor explodes seemingly killing gordon mayor prepares attend robin wedding criminals attack family alley confronted silhouette resembling batman development august writer games series said involved writing sequel write game story based revenge downloadable content said suggested accept work offered opted use team writers headed game director designer script elements served consultant plot announced march following leaked marketing material end february series creators returning develop game following development batman described concluding chapter series finale series mind development returns voice batman having stating dallas comic con working statement led speculation reprise role batman game known development time case decided early development upcoming generation consoles considered allow focus system resources ideas accommodate older generation systems game allows times number screen enemies possible riots feature screen enemies interacting environment smash items spray graffiti technical changes allowed cutscenes rendered real time game engine previous installments pre rendered videos compensate describing scale difference earlier games lead character artist said single character model contain render entirety environment series use apex physics simulation engine items like cloth batman cape react movement wind supported concept game parties felt years long wait games tasked creating prequel fill gap unlike game feature multiplayer component hill explained development team knew single player game team effort focus making best single player experience feel needed multiplayer element backed right start design aspect character wanted include games limited technical constraints designers worked conjunction chose look earlier design instead models history batman comics media evolve meet necessary gameplay requirements vehicle designed integrate batman foot burden hill stated didn want like okay good stay time batman powerful won definite need use world challenges set vertical horizontal plane map discourage players form movement providing faster method moving large distances unlike feature fast travel system designers considered game allowing players skip experience buildings hit vehicle suffer damage slowing car considered collision turning corner diminish power fantasy driving early development placed prototype existing map learned city designed batman work driving vehicle redesigned wider streets allow space street traffic drive walls buildings taller accommodate vehicle ability redesign designers attempted build previous games gothic architecture making believable dense city alongside minor elements like neon lights billboard advertising american style cars team developed ideas shops found city retaining theme describing design said kind element added makes entire experience feel little time couldn years ago years time designers valued making open world rich vibrant dense interesting things large writing batman hill considered fundamental aspect character villains allies city hill said know mean batman affect batman things happen psychological influences game actually makes think interest batman batman armor redesigned match appear visually similar featuring shapes material textures appear compatible high speed methods character enters exits vehicle design added armor batman shoulders covering previously exposed cape appear feasible hold batman weight failing returning characters art director said designs conceived interesting players seen times previous games game setting necessitated change character clothing winter setting lost long coat look clothing showing signs sweat food head shaved face designers felt character require changing significantly instead emphasized existing character traits particularly flesh references burnt flesh inspiration similarly wanted retain typical like green shirts question marks instead character design evolve game modifying costume response events plot music returned compose music game having worked previously helped composer replacing worked previous games stated good things sequel opportunity things wished changed things set material want consistent like batman theme wanted theme tailor story game element theme added willing work music created opposed wanting add personal touch received work help create new variations chords melody original theme volume official soundtrack released alongside game june release batman released playstation xbox microsoft windows june game originally scheduled released october turn delayed june delay marketing game manager stated didn team time releasing weren happy want sure absolutely quality assurance game added getting game work consoles impossible months game got delayed times totally unprepared hard consoles microsoft windows version available digital release additionally version game developed scheduled release early originally scheduled release late cancelled february feral stated original delay ensure good performance wide ranging support platforms editions announced limited edition contains game case page concept art book issue comic book alternate costumes batman robin based new statue batman edition contains limited edition items replaces batman statue statue june consumers purchased notified edition cancelled quality issue statue designer consumers able receive purchase transferred collector edition days later revealed limited edition delayed release europe mid july packaging quality issue addition edition comic bundle released exclusively edition featured game appearance skin based batman appearance limited edition 25th anniversary version graphic novel batman series loosely based limited edition playstation released featuring console controller custom batman february revealed received mature rating teen ratings previous installments franchise held team caught guard rating hill explained create game specific rating mind bad stuff going happen doesn mean changed approach including blood swearing want deliver true end takes dark places elaborate content particular triggered rating hill note ratings analysis indicated content certain key scenes game affect rating team decided maintain content vision game depth explanation game content revealed existence scenes players shoot unarmed characters hostage torture scenes taking place bloody operating table vehicle wheel free updates game released provide updates game based community feedback included big head mode makes characters game heads photo mode allows players edit photos taken gameplay ability use original voice cast localized subtitles updates game challenges included ability select playable characters game downloadable content combat predator challenge maps previously map character selection addition harder difficulty setting combat challenges round based challenges interior map locations removal blue wall challenges players found distracting additional content playable character downloadable content story driven mission follows character city assault police station rescue partner crime poison ivy red hood playable character downloadable content story driven mission red hood goes pack provides player upgrades batman onset opposed earning progressing game nightmare exclusive playstation depicts succumbed fear gas transforming twisted nightmare image overseen army additional content available game season pass includes story driven missions challenge maps batman allies new batman history custom skins batman allies pre order retailer content timed expired august september story driven missions include season new wanted missions played main game player batman goes legendary super villains invading new story arcs missions gameplay features players control batman allies short story missions place events expand narratives matter family developed episode featuring set events set nautical theme park built oil rig teams robin save father commissioner gordon kidnapped content carries dual play function ability allows enemies control objects solve puzzles design producer said separates characters intention powerful batman plus opportunities things batman pull content released july playstation xbox windows release october additional content released august included pack includes skin based suit worn batman film based film sequel bat family skins pack includes character skins based alternate content previously released pre order bonuses september released crime fighter challenge packs featuring combat predator challenges playable characters pack included based dark knight asylum skin batman episode set events stop breaking october additional content included crime fighter challenge pack featuring combat predator challenges playable characters batman classic series pack includes 1960s series skins robin based series inspired series 1970s batman themed skin november released batman superman pack included skin based suit worn batman superman dawn justice film pack revenge episode set events main game gets revenge pack included challenge maps flip coin episode robin set events main game robin hunts face pack included challenge maps challenge maps original skin robin robin themed skins fourth crime fighter challenge pack featuring combat predator challenges playable characters final month additional content release december saw release dark knight multitude fan requests featured pack september original fifth crime fighter challenge pack featuring combat predator challenges playable characters skin based classic look skin red hood themed skin batman skin season missions playing sinister mind games batman members caught middle escaping maximum security cell havoc crashed returning order restore health freeze returning militia kidnaps freeze wife exchange help capturing batman season missions add new areas main game including new wing interior new enemies assassins new gameplay mechanics january released sixth crime fighter challenge pack originally named response players help providing feedback windows version fixed submitting requests challenge maps pack include pack challenge maps previous games combat map crime alley endless wave predator map endless knight returning predator maps include main hall medical facility combat maps include monarch theatre pack released windows week coming consoles skin based released month number alternate outfits designs available batman robin batman skins include designs worn 1960s series batman dark knight returns appearance design new batman anime batman earth iconic grey black 1970s batman film dark knight film batman superman dawn justice batman robin skins include designs based new year later 1960s series original design skins include designs based new skins include designs based 1990s 1960s series red hood skins based classic look uniform respectively available players access characters designs standard include ones based 1960s series prototype version 1970s batman themed robin themed new include film 1960s series batman superman dawn justice original feature tank mode main game tanks eliminated certain additional challenge maps terms design film series ones longer narrower better handling standard include based batman based dark knight based 1960s series tracks marketing game originally scheduled released batman 75th anniversary celebration result presented art exhibit london june san diego comic con international july exhibit featured contemporary artists painting cape designed based game life size replica game designed display london comic con starting release game released weekly scenes videos called insider featuring staff describing aspects gameplay answering fan questions insider returned august highlight monthly releases series running december total episodes products developed based game including clothing hats posters page novel written serves prequel story follows batman conflict comics december prequel digital comic announced written art covers comic picks events released digitally february print release featuring collection digital issues march said comic contained arcs story goes right launch game novelization game written comic book writer released alongside game april second comic batman genesis announced centered origin knight issue monthly miniseries written art released starting august reception review website metacritic calculated average score based reviews playstation version based reviews xbox version based reviews microsoft windows version ign rated game score praising graphics gameplay variety detail open world voice acting performances particularly batman overall improvement combat predator systems criticized battle mode weird batman activity imagine difficulty managing vehicle default controls praised tank battles good fun giving game stating game boxes fourth entry aaa franchise lauded game puzzles noting players think significantly higher level past entries series calling game short revolutionary best game console generation toronto sun deemed game fantastic little formulaic felt satisfying appropriately large scale conclusion games praising surprises plot graphics combat range abilities awarded calling narrative mother plot twists described game city beautifully realized playground batman highlighting distinctive added packs satisfying punch cannon additional praise game variety felt combat somewhat easier previous games notably game dual play mechanic writing gave game score called best batman game classic right masterpiece despite perfect score miller game faults lauded rush adrenaline invoked driving car streets city eurogamer recommended game giving high praise detail open world characterization batman criticizing battle mode feature weaker aspects game gave praising game functioning presence praising story intimacy inviting epic scale nature gameplay described thrilling game dual play elements hailed best aspect game addition involvement challenges chris_carter conversely heavily critical challenges requirement game ending finding tedious lacked resemblance actual objects felt puzzles driven better elements mission writing gamespot awarded game praising game terrific variety improvement past games elements game puzzles dual play mechanics reacted positively segments involving battle mode calling delight called vehicle driving slick satisfying found fault game logic particularly clash batman kill rule significant destruction noted story thematic elements repeated metaphors redundant mentioning storytelling describing game overall good world allows gamesradar noted game satisfying cinematic value particularly moments felt like batman animated series roberts reserve criticisms calling additions slippery deemed mixed affair campaign described generally storytelling dialogue duo primary villains roberts praised gorgeous open world missions universally fantastic finding fault missions considered silly commended character increased involvement story additionally forbes took issue marketing knight original character moniker original character role felt problem marketing character indicated big mystery identity moderately batman fan reasonably identity knew hoping wasn true wanted original story promised criticized promising new character insisting identity shock turned essentially renamed version character existed years additional content carter critical quinn red hood story packs originally pre order bonuses released carter called short respectively pack lasting minutes red hood minutes added expected downloadable content hoping additional stories feature content matter family story pack offered mixed reaction giving praising unique design atmosphere theme park setting commenting positively story variation combat character design performance prominent concern short length campaign lack replay value aside simple found map added worse new challenge map play means great looking character model trapped single piece story content considering fairly challenge map department big missed opportunity felt pack value players enjoy story stating commended creating wonderfully realized version capable striking fear mission lacks creativity ranks series worst praise story involving person built amusement park story takes place calling twisted dark new light series wilson eurogamer critical characterization calling bland reading character frank focuses connections youthful wilson lamented emphasis abilities proved simple extension remote environmental puzzles offered words similar lack additional challenge maps confines character model wilson skeptical future season pass worth purchasing increase production value real introduction new gameplay variety carter gave reacting positively confinement good bits specifically lack emphasis puzzle solving compared favorably quinn red hood story packs previously gave negative reviews contrast carter felt environments particularly memorable felt length sufficient compared game previous story packs carter pointed benefit game free option involving downloadable characters forbes felt provided free charge remarking campaign calling straightforward lackluster criticized marketing campaign commenting sacrificing quality quantity continuously charge customers mediocre content carter awarded season content felt mad mission weakest link chain calling neat concept barely time digest carter said mission predictable storyline generally portrayed dimensional foe works better portion isn comprised environments nice brief reunion speaking freeze mission carter called exploration freeze relationship wife compelling enjoyed fact season mission feature predator challenge additionally added sequence reason exist ones campaign finally carter called mission highlight pack felt choice mission gave players end pretty interesting added setting good way highlight family legacy main game extremely disappointing technical issues windows version windows version game poorly received criticism aimed technical issues present time game release ultimately leading sales suspended june launch day thousands users reported major technical flaws performance problems windows version game saying like phase game development steam users immediately wrote scathing reviews game performance including reports frame rate capped frames second raised potential effects dropping low frames second high end graphics cards unable handle game users reporting frequent frame rate released new device drivers game attempt address performance issues steam strongly recommending download developer issued statement saying aware issues working closely external development partner resolve june announced suspend sales windows version order work addressing performance issues satisfy company quality standards offered purchased game days later patch released fixed crash causing problems noted continuing focus frame rate problem low resolution texture overall performance problems issues needing early july reported aware issues windows version sources stating chose ship game screw customers believed good additionally reported issues fixed september stock retail versions recalled middle july announced targeting interim patch update existing players released august august revealed interim patch tested hope issue patch weeks patch addresses frame rate graphics cards ability change max frames second additional settings motion film grain texture options settings problem game running mechanical hard drives versus solid state lesser priorities intended covered include photo mode downloadable content patch released september announced game available sale october patch game include previously released content updates console game available criticized lingering technical issues resulting offering game game season pass end regardless long game owned stated continue address issues windows version chose game sales batman highest selling game june fastest selling game beating record previously held second best selling game mortal fastest selling game franchise playstation sales highest single batman game began tracking industry october game sold million units globally accolades batman received award seen june received ign best xbox game awards runner game best playstation game game critics awards awarded best best console game golden awards nominated wanted game december publication reported anticipated title region retailers ahead halo guardians evolve order thief end game received nominations including best storytelling best visual design best gaming moment return game year received nomination performance year voicing game received nominations game awards including best action adventure game 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