Batman: Arkham City Game Play Details Leaked

Other the past couple of months we received many beautiful screen shots from the highly anticipated sequel to Batman:  Arkham Asylum, but we have received little information on the actually game-play on Batman: Arkham City.  That is until now.

Thankfully, some incredibly hard working folks over at Arkhamcity.co.uk have released some facts on Batman: Arkham City that provides fans with some game-play details that the Dark Knight will take advantage of in the eagerly anticipated sequel.  Here you go!

• Batman will have special moves that can hit up to three enemies at once

• He'll also have new air attacks - one of them involves Bats hanging by a cord and jumping over the enemies and disarming them.

• You can return to the starting point of the jump or carry on with the fight. There is also a diving swivel attack which hits two enemies at once. 

• Batman now has special combat moves (apparently called "Terminators"). One of them is called "Fallen" and is a combination of quick punches with a vertical kick that launches the enemy into the air giving The Dark Knight a second aerial shot. 

• There are also other attacks where Batman combines combos and equipment to take out foes. 

• Batman will be able to climb all objects including buildings and wires (he'll be able to balance on them, something similar to what was seen in the Assassin's Creed II). 

• You will also be able to slide underneath objects, cling to poles and rods, and perform gymnastic maneuvers. You can slide down ramps to grab an enemy as well. 

• Batman now has a feature where he can dodge projectiles shot from firearms. It can also be used for normal attacks. 

• Batman will be able to grab enemies mid-flight. 

• When Batman is soaring, if you go toward a window he performs a motion diving with his feet to smash the window and execute a surprise attack. 

• Batman can now run and use gadgets at the same time. You can also run, jump and hit at the same time. Batarangs can be thrown even when Batman jumps into the air. 

• A new gadget upgrades Batman's "leap" (Translation is confusing but it seems to suggest some sort of cape upgrade that expands into wings, can also "attack enemies")

  Batman: Arkham City is currently expected to be released sometime next Autumn.

Via: Comic Book Movies and Arkhamcity.co.uk

Ten Brand New Batman Arkham City Screenshots

It's Christmas in Gotham!  Warner Brothers has released new screenshots, and a sweet profile of Harley Quinn from Batman: Arkham City, coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PCs in 2011.

Developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City will take place within Arkham City, the new maximum security "home" for Batman's rouges gallery.  This highly anticipated sequel to what many consider the best comic book based video game ever developed, includes a new all-star cast of heroes and villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features.

Based on these screen shots alone, we can't wait.  

New Scoop on BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY - 5 Times Bigger than Original & Possible Co-Op Play (Minor Spoilers)

Thank goodness for small favors. Like a any addict, I need my fix and thankfully the "Official PlayStation Magazine" and Comics Alliance gives us die hard Arkham fans some news on the plot, abilities, co-op mode, etc.

According to VG247's coverage:

The fenced-off area is five times the size of Arkham Asylum. Batman, obviously, doesn't like it: "He's been monitoring this place," said director Sefton Hill. "He's worried. He thinks it's a time-bomb waiting to explode into the streets of Gotham."

I am very excited to hear that Batman has a new gadget called a Grapple Boot, which pulls him up and launches him into the air, and can be combined with a new dive which pulls into high-speed, street level flight. Essentially, the Dark Knight can fly whcih is pretty sweet.

According to Chris Sims of Comics Alliance, Batman will also has a second zip line, "which he can shoot out while using the first: think classic Spider Man." Now that will make "zipping" around Arkham fun as hell.

The tidbit that will have Arkham fans and video gamers as a whole excited is the hint that there might be co-op play in the form of Catwoman. If you recall one of the previews, Batman rescues her from Two-Face, as depicted on the "GameInformer" cover from a few weeks back. -- and when asked if the fact that she uses her whip much the same way as Batman's grappling hook meant she'd be playable, Sefton Hill's response, "I'm not allowed to comment on that."

As far as other gameplay news, Hill revealed that there will be optional side-quests in the form of crimes that can be solved detective-style, by examining multiple pieces of evidence. It's a nice touch to show Batman as the World's Greatest Detective and not just a dude who kicks criminals in the face, and it seems like it could add more to the game than just wandering around hunting for Riddler trophies in between boss fights.

Batman will also have new moves in "Arkham City", including "beatdown" attacks and all-new takedowns: including hanging takedown where Batman throttles a man from above with his legs, and the ability to punch through panels to get to enemies on the other side.

So wipe the drool from your chin, take a deep breath and keep telling yourself it will be here soon.  That's all we can do until we can get our hands on this future game of the year.