Batman: Arkham Knight (PS4)

Release Date: June 23, 2015

Also On: PC, Xbox One

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Developer: Rocksteady Studios

Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Game Details: Batman confronts the ultimate threat against the city he has been sworn to protect. The Scarecrow ...View More Details

Batman confronts the ultimate threat against the city he has been sworn to protect. The Scarecrow returns to congeal an imposing array of super villains, including The Penguin, Two-Face and Harley Quinn, to summarily destroy The Dark Knight. The game introduces Rocksteady's uniquely-designed imagining of the Batmobile drivable for the first time in the franchise. Batman: Arkham Knight offers gamers a complete Batman experience as they rip through the streets and soar across the skylineBatman confronts the ultimate threat against the city he has been sworn to protect. The Scarecrow returns to congeal an imposing array of super villains, including The Penguin, Two-Face and Harley Quinn, to summarily destroy The Dark Knight. The game introduces Rocksteady's uniquely-designed imagining of the Batmobile drivable for the first time in the franchise. Batman: Arkham Knight offers gamers a complete Batman experience as they rip through the streets and soar across the skyline of the iconic Gotham City.… Expand

Developer: Rocksteady Studios

Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Genre(s): General Fantasy Action Adventure Open-World

Number of players: No Online Multiplayer

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Rating: M

Official Site: http://www.batmanarkhamknight.com/

Starring: Ian Ball Nick Arundel Sefton Hill

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Critic Reviews

(90)

Metascore Generally favorable reviews

82 Positive Ratings 92%

7 Mixed Ratings 7%

0 Negative Ratings 0%

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Playstation Official Magazine Australia

Aug 11, 2015

"The Bat could not have hoped for a better send off. Graphically astounding, narratively compelling, and featuring two utility belts full of new gadgets. This is bat-time very, very well spent. [September 2015, p72]"

LevelUp

Jun 24, 2015

"Rocksteady says farewell to the franchise with an utter masterpiece; its best game so far. Each element feels like a love letter to fans and to Batman himself. Batman: Arkham Knight is the perfect conclusion to an excellent saga, and it departs in the same way it once came: leaving us amazed and with great satisfaction." ... Read full review

Atomix

Jun 24, 2015

"Batman Arkham Knight is the best entry in the series. Rocksteady knows perfectly how to explode the formula established years ago, making amazing additions in terms of gameplay. You must play this game. " ... Read full review

games(TM)

Jun 19, 2015

"This is the best superhero fantasy we’ve ever enacted, and we’re so sad it’s over." ... Read full review

PSX Extreme

Jun 25, 2015

"The technical aspects are not only eye-popping but they’re also quite stable. The graphics are slick, the sound is stellar, the control is rock solid, and the gameplay variety is downright tremendous. I love the blending of puzzle, stealth, action, and adventure, and you have to give mad crazy props to the overall game design. I still say the story could be less predictable (perhaps give the player a little more credit in terms of literary comprehension) and the Batmobile, as awesome as it can be, is just overdone." ... Read full review

Hyper Magazine

Jul 7, 2015

"Arkham Knight is certainly a bigger, and in many ways a better game than its predecessors, but those attempts to make it ‘more badass’ do more harm than good. Even so, any frustrations I have with Arkham Knight don’t take away from the fact that I was unable to stop playing for four days straight, frequently in awe. It’s a stunning achievement in many ways, a game of ridiculous polish and obvious effort, and its best moments are good enough to make the worst moments worth bearing."

Kill Screen

Jul 3, 2015

"Arkham Knight is distressingly inorganic. Continuing the predictable trend the franchise, the game learns the wrong lessons from its predecessors." ... Read full review

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8.0

User Score Generally favorable reviews

3,745 Positive Ratings 76%

643 Mixed Ratings 13%

479 Negative Ratings 9%

Alaa-ahmad

Mar 5, 2019

Really I like this game Great Combat
Wonderful Graphics Brilliant Story
The Bat Signal appears in the sky
Waiting for you Dark Knight

SuperstarVenom

Jul 2, 2015

Arkham Knight is an excellent addition to The Rocksteady Series.
I'm currently 70% through the main story and 47% overall completion, I'veArkham Knight is an excellent addition to The Rocksteady Series.
I'm currently 70% through the main story and 47% overall completion, I've not been disappointed at all, it's just super. I read a lot of complaints about the Batmobile which I don't understand, you need to use it for a few parts but not the whole game like people are saying and when you do call it up, it's awesome, it feels like Batman should and the car does act just like another gadget in the Dark Knights arsenal. It's not forced on you. I've thoroughly enjoyed the surprises that I've encountered so far and the Main story is well written and has some " oh my god " moments.
The season pass is a rip-off but we don't have to buy it and the score shouldn't be affected by that.
To round this up simply, if you enjoyed Asylum, City and even Origins, you'll love this.
Ignore the negativity.… Expand

COD2005

Jun 23, 2015

The best batman game EVER!!!! I picked it up at midnight and haven't stopped playing it since. The game is massive, so much content I feelThe best batman game EVER!!!! I picked it up at midnight and haven't stopped playing it since. The game is massive, so much content I feel like I haven't even scratched the surface.

Gameplay: Nothing too different from the previous Arkham games but this does it better. The old mechanics have been polished moving it into the new generation of gaming. The batmobile is fun to play and so far I'm enjoying the tank battles, but hopefully we see some variation later in the game.

Story: Although a little predictable for the more knowledgable batman fan, the majority of people will fall into the hook. Like a movie it's best enjoyed by just letting the narrative take you on the journey rather than trying to guess the ending. Im loving it so far though.

Visuals: cant fault a thing. It doesn't look as good as the order but it is like 10 times bigger than the order in terms of content. The characters look great, the special fx are probably the best i've seen in a videogame, i really enjoyed the big scale moments (infamous second son is a close second).

Overall I am loving the game so far and can't wait to 100% it.… Expand

bskierys

Jun 13, 2018

A perfect closure for amazing Arkham game series. Gameplay is fluent and addicting, with smoothness of controls and animations. Story isA perfect closure for amazing Arkham game series. Gameplay is fluent and addicting, with smoothness of controls and animations. Story is engaging and well balanced. After every portion of main story you are introduced to one or few side-quests which lets you calm down a little. I was afraid of game forcing us to use Batmobil as a main mean of transportation but it actually turned out to be super fun. Not to mention really satisfying tank battles.
Cons? Dark, Comic DC atmosphere was sometimes so dark it was becoming funny. When graphics improved, some things that has worked previously became grotesque and unnatural (f.ex. Batman punch sound effects). If you did'nt like Nigma's "Riddles" you are getting much more of them here. And most of them are not riddles anymore.… Expand

PedritoPascal

Mar 3, 2023

When it comes to Batman, I always try to be as fair as possible but it's not easy.

I find him unique in his kind of him, mainly because heWhen it comes to Batman, I always try to be as fair as possible but it's not easy.

I find him unique in his kind of him, mainly because he has nothing that makes him invulnerable to a bullet, punch or fall. He is human. Here lies the greatness of Batman: in his being superior to others he is still human. He has a willpower that has no equal, an incorruptible belief, a code to be respected that often leads him to the end of his strength.

This game is the culmination of a journey that includes two previous chapters in which we see a Batman who remains increasingly marked by the events that see him involved, before the death of his mentor Ra's al Ghul and his lover Talia, to end with the death of his quintessential antagonist, the Joker.
It may seem counterintuitive but Batman wouldn't be what he is without the Joker, he needs him, because he encompasses everything Batman is Batman for: order versus chaos, justice versus injustice. In Arkham Knight, Batman is no longer what he used to be: he is more evil, violent, cold and blinded.
All these sensations can be perceived by the player through the controller and you realize the power that you have in your hands.

In addition to this perdition, Batman has to deal with Scarecrow who wants to flood the city with fear but at the same time come to terms with his past. A painful past that he thought he had buried, a son believed to be lost forever. This will be the last major effort the Dark Knight will have to make to restore order to Gotham for the umpteenth time.

Gotham can be explored far and wide, from the lowest slums to the main skyscrapers of the Wayne Tower, whizzing with the noisy and thundering Batmobile or gliding between one skyscraper and another, constantly accompanied by a suffocating rain almost as if it symbolised all the lives that depend on Batman, hanging by a thread.

I could stay here for hours and hours talking about this game but I would do nothing but ruin an experience that must be lived firsthand. Thanks to Rocksteady for making a dream come true that until now it was only possible to appreciate in comics.

I think the best sentence that fully encompasses what Batman is the following: 'when that symbol appears in the sky, it is not only a signal but it is also a tool of fear, because I am vengeance, I am the night, I am Batman.'… Expand

LordMorgoth

Aug 13, 2015

This game would be a 10 but for the god-awful forced inclusion of the batmobile. It feels like innovation for innovation's sake. The traversalThis game would be a 10 but for the god-awful forced inclusion of the batmobile. It feels like innovation for innovation's sake. The traversal and combat is as good as ever and if anything, it's been refined to near-perfection, and the visuals are beautiful but the BatTank feels out of place. it's large role in every mission makes it so you can't overlook it either. Overall, playable but skippable.… Expand

King7637

Jun 27, 2020

Extremely disapointing, it was a waist of my money and time playing that game, Batman deserved better than a game like that.

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