In AA, the Riddler had hidden 240 trophies for OCD gamers to find now there are 400, but after you find them you often have to figure out how to get them, perform certain feats, and, occasionally, out-think Riddler’s death traps.Īrkham City is Arkham Asylum cranked up to 11 in every way, and itĪlmost entirely works. The stealth missions in AA were awesome and gave you a multitude of ways to take out goons from the shadows in AC, it’s the same thing but inside of being confined to one room, you’re doing it in the massive expanse of Arkham City. In AA, the fighting was smooth, simple and spectacular - in AC, it’s moreso, with more fight animations, more gadgets to use in fights, and the ability to combo counter multiple villains at once (I once picked up a thug, spun around and used him to smack three other thugs, then tossed him across the room. I think that’s because a large part of what it does right is by not fixing what wasn’t broken in Arkham Asylum. What’s weird is that it’s hard to articulate why the game is so good. But since my boss bought me the game, I guess I’d better review it. In fact, it’s almost painful to be sitting here writing about it when I could be kicking the bejeezus out of thugs, stalking the rooftops of Arkham City, and searching for those sweet, sweet Riddler trophies. ?Let me start out by saying I would infinitely prefer to be playing Batman: Arkham City instead of reviewing it.
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