Batman: Arkham Origins

Best boss fights, characters, and pacing of the entire series. Roger Craig Smith and Troy Baker did a phenomenal job stepping in and providing the voices for our two leads. This game deserves WAY more respect and it's a shame that it doesn't get it.

This is game is amazing, it is a amazing take on Batman, Gotham and the Characters. The gameplay is also quite impressive with a good balance of Combat & Predator missions as well as full use of Batman's detective skills. The winter/Christmas setting works perfectly as a contrast from the darkening story.

While the game is amazing it feels like it should be setting up another trilogy of Batman games. It doesn't feel with like it connects with the timeline that Arkham Asylum to Knight set up. The result of this being it's outcasted by most fans. Making it quite underrated.

Rating: 8.75 / 10. Impressive but doesn't feel like it belongs to it's franchise.

This is a great story. The story keeps the same feel as the BTAS episode of Heart of Ice with a few new elements added in to solidify the hate relationship between Mr. Freeze and the Penguin shown in Arkham City. Although I am a Joker and Harley Quinn fan this DLC is far more interesting than the Harley's Revenge DLC and I love the new cold suit Batman wears in this adventure. The only thing that kept me from giving this story a 9 was its length. I would also liked to have seen Victor's transformation as a surveillance video after the crime scene investigation rather than just a fuzzy playback in detective mode. Mr. Freeze in my opinion has the most tragic back story.

I don't know why for God sake this game is so hated...first to say is my favourite from all Batman games.The story is amazing,the graphics and the most enjoyable thing is probably the boss fights.Troy Baker's Joker is such a good choice.Bane was also well portrayed in this game.I wish i could erase my memories and play it again for the first time.

Batman Arkham Asylum surpassed both video-game players and reviewers expectations tremendously back in 2009. The sequel, with even greater graphics and game-play did so even more two years later. Therefore a third Arkham game was inevitable.

Due to the events at the end of Arkham City, Arkham Origins is a prequel so some of Batman's old foes are resurrected. The game begins with the villain Black Mask placing a bounty on Batman's head on Christmas Eve. This attracts the attention of 8 super-assassins including Deathstroke, Bane, Lady Shiva, Deadshot. To top that all off Batman also comes across several side-super-villains like Edward Nygma, Penguin, Mad Hatter and The Joker.

Whilst the graphics are not as detailed as Arkham City, the game play is amazing. Its fast, slick and Batman is brutal. Sure there are glitches here and there but hopefully a patch will be released soon. The city is massive (although perhaps not as big as previews said but still). You can explore the industrial side of Gotham and the side that would eventually become 'Arkham City'. Plot-wise, a lot (and I mean A LOT) of it has been taken and expanded from Batman Begins. I have no problem with that though.

The game would get a 10 from me if it weren't for those bloody glitches though. Excellent game otherwise.