The camera’s either uncontrollable or painful, and having a first-person mode is nice until you realize that the game wasn’t built with dual analogue sticks in mind.ĭeveloper/Publisher: TT Games/Warner Bros Interactive A gamepad doesn’t make things much easier, as the game will cheerfully tell you that Jump is assigned to “Button 3” so igniting a frantic mash of all buttons to find it. If you use mouse and keyboard you’ll be expected to press Delete to climb ladders or End to jump or glide. Why It’s Not Higher: For starters, the controls on PC utterly suck. It worked without any hassle on Windows 10 64-Bit. While undoubtedly a simple linear game with a lot of different gameplay styles it’s certainly highly playable, and the idea of playing through lost episodes of the iconic show was enough to spur us on. Freeze, Arleen Sorkin’s Harley Quinn and Tara Strong’s Batgirl. Why It’s Here: The first 3D game based on Batman: The Animated Series was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and featured an original story performed by the excellent voice cast from the show - including Kevin Conroy’s Batman, Mark Hamill’s Joker, Michael Ansara’s Mr. Consequently the back-and-forth gameplay soon loses its spark and the whole thing becomes boring. Why It’s Not Higher: Sadly unlike Arkham Asylum Blackgate is incredibly dull to explore with every area looking the same, all black and drab and lifeless. It’s certainly an interesting adventure and the gameplay actually has been translated well from 3D to 2D - plus it has all the Origins voice actors, including Troy Baker’s excellent Mark Hamill Joker impression. On paper it’s superb – the Arkham gameplay translated to 2D in the form of a proper Metroidvania by a team made of veterans from the excellent Metroid Prime series, set in the other Gotham prison - that also had been taken over by villains such as the Joker, Penguin and Black Mask. Originally a handheld-only tie-in for Arkham Origins, Blackgate was given an improved PC and console port. Why It’s Here: Please welcome the first Arkham game on this list. Release: 2013 (handhelds) / 2014 (PC & consoles) Developer/Publisher: Armature Studios/Warner Bros Interactive

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