Release Date: October 18, 2016
A compilation of two remastered versions of action-adventure games from the Batman: Arkham series with all DLC packs. The refreshed versions were created by Virtuos, a company which previously created other remastered games. Batman: Return to Arkham consists of two games: Batman: Arkham Asylum from 2009 and Batman: Arkham City from 2011. The first title takes place in a mental facility taken over by Joker and other villains.
Batman: Return to Arkham for PS4 and XONE is a compilation of two remastered versions of action-adventure games from the Batman: Arkham series developed by Rocksteady. Both titles were popular among players and they received many critic awards. They also had great impact on the shape of other titles in the genre. The refreshed versions were created by Virtuos, a company which completed many similar projects, including the collection Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster and Heavy Rain for PlayStation 4.
Batman: Arkham Asylum from 2009 is the first installment of the series. The action of the game takes place in Arkham mental facility where the most dangerous criminals of Gotham are locked. After capturing Joker, Batman transports him to his cell. However, once he arrives, it all proves to be part of criminal’s plan and Batman must face the villains in the facility (among them Victor Zsasz, Killer Croc, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy). The game introduced for the first time to the player a unique and very fluent melee combat system in which players are building long combos and use various gadgets.
Batman: Arkham City from 2011 improved the formula of the original game. The story of the game takes place a few months after the events shown in first game. Old Gotham slums were surrounded with a wall behind which the most dangerous criminals were put. Batman is afraid that soon the situation can get out of control and he is trying to stop the criminals before it is too late. The gameplay mechanics combine action game features with beat’em up games. During the game player can freely explore part of Gotham, complete many side quests and solve riddles.
Both titles available in Batman: Return to Arkham collection for PS4 and XONE aren’t just simple ports for new gaming platforms. The titles use Unreal Engine 4. The change to new engine equals many improvements to graphics. Three-dimensional models and light effects were changed. New textures were added. As for the gameplay, developers did not change too much. However, it is worth noting that Batman: Return to Arkham contains all available DLCs for both titles.
Platforms:
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Developer: Rocksteady Studios / Virtuos (PS4) / Virtuos (XONE)
Publisher: Warner Bros. Games
Age restrictions: 18+
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Based on the DC Comics license, an action game series starring the Bat-Man. The series is overseen by UK-based Rocksteady Studios, which since 2010 has been owned by Warner Bros. Games. Nevertheless, over the years, such development teams as NetherRealm Studios, WB Games Montreal, Armature Studio, Turbine Entertainment and Camouflaj have also had their fingers in the series.
The launch of Batman: Return to Arkham has been postponed indefinitely a month before the initially planned release date.
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June 28, 2016
Game Ratings for Batman: Return to Arkham Video Game.
CGMagazine: 7.5 / 10 by Phil Brown
Certainly anyone who missed out should prioritize this release. O
The Outerhaven Productions: 4.5 / 5 by Karl Smart
Perfection in remastering. Batman: Return to Arkham is something that I was hoping for since they announced Batman: Arkham Knight on the PS4. I wanted to go back to the beginning of the series without having to go back to finding my PS3 and setting it up. It's good to see that instead of going the cheap code upgrade route that a lot of PS3 remasters have gone through (I'm looking at you Resident Evil), Rocksteady decided to take the care to get the game engine upgraded and used to its potential. This is right up there with Bioshock: The Collection in terms of how to do a remastered game for this generation.
DualShockers: 6.5 / 10 by Tomas Franzese
While the underlying games hold up as well as they ever did, Batman: Return to Arkham as a remasterwas very disappointing — especially compared to others that masterfully retouch games like Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection or Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Of the two, only Arkham Ayslum’s remaster is worth playing through; with no additional content beyond both games’ previous DLC, I would only recommend Return to Arkham to either die-hard Batman fans or those who don’t have access to an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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