by Batman: Arkham City made its debut for PC and consoles in 2011 and a Game of the Year Edition followed in 2012. Feral Interactive’s Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition brings the latest adventures of the Caped Crusader to Mac users. If you’re a fan of all things Batman, this one’s definitely worth checking out (provided your Mac has the horsepower to run it).
Gotham City has a new place to put its most wretched criminals and crazed super-villains: a cordoned-off ghetto called Arkham City, policed by a private security force under the control of the sinister Hugo Strange. Batman has to infiltrate the prison city and uncover a mysterious plan known as Protocol 10 before it can be carried to completion. Along the way, Batman will have to face off against some of his most dangerous foes: Two-Face, The Riddler, The Penguin, Mr. Freeze, and, of course, The Joker.
Batman: Arkham City, like Batman: Arkham Asylum before it, employs stealth as an important tactic—Batman can melt into the shadows and surprise his foes, launching into a full out attack with a barrage of kicks, punches, flips and counter-moves. And, of course, he has some wonderful toys, ranging from the batarang, grappling gun, and new weapons like freeze blast grenades and the Disruptor, which can remotely disable enemy weapons.
Arkham City is a wide-open area to explore; this is Batman meets Grand Theft Auto, to a certain degree, though there is certainly a plot line you’re expected to follow, achieving objectives in your ultimate aim to find out what, exactly, is going on in Arkham City.
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