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Batman: Arkham Origins Review
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Posted: 10 months ago, last updated 3 months ago.
Author: @JonahMonaghan and @GeekDadGamer.
Overview
Batman: Arkham Origins is an open-world adventure game. It's the prequel game to the Batman: Arkham series, taking place about five years before the first game, in the early years of Batman's career as a crime-fighter. You explore Gotham, collect items, take on missions and fight bad guys.
It is Christmas Eve and there has been a jailbreak at Blackgate prison and the escaped inmates are causing mayhem in Gotham City. When Batman intervenes he is confronted by Killer Croc, who has been hired as an assassin to take out Batman. After confronting Killer Croc, Batman quickly learns that there are eight assassins after Batman and the $50 million bounty on his head.
You explore Old-Gotham along with the main city from the other games. While exploring you'll work to track down Black Mask, the criminal mastermind who placed the bounty on Batman. This introduces a new Enhanced Detective Mode, where you'll reconstruct crime scenes to solve different crimes and catch Gotham's Most Wanted for unique upgrades.
Like other games in the series, Arkham Origins offers a Challenge mode. However, the game introduces a new "1 versus 100" challenge where you battle 100 increasingly difficult enemies.
It is Christmas Eve and there has been a jailbreak at Blackgate prison and the escaped inmates are causing mayhem in Gotham City. When Batman intervenes he is confronted by Killer Croc, who has been hired as an assassin to take out Batman. After confronting Killer Croc, Batman quickly learns that there are eight assassins after Batman and the $50 million bounty on his head.
You explore Old-Gotham along with the main city from the other games. While exploring you'll work to track down Black Mask, the criminal mastermind who placed the bounty on Batman. This introduces a new Enhanced Detective Mode, where you'll reconstruct crime scenes to solve different crimes and catch Gotham's Most Wanted for unique upgrades.
Like other games in the series, Arkham Origins offers a Challenge mode. However, the game introduces a new "1 versus 100" challenge where you battle 100 increasingly difficult enemies.
Game Details
Content Rating: PEGI 16
Skill Rating: 13+ year-olds
Release Date: 25/10/2013
Platforms: PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360
Genres: Action, Adventure and Open World
Accessibility: 1 feature
Developer: @RocksteadyGames
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Commitment
Duration: This game will take between 12 hours and 20 hours to complete. The game offers a variety of side missions and collectibles which can greatly increase playtime.
Players: This is a single player game. The game used to offer an online multiplayer mode however the mode was discontinued in 2016.
Players: This is a single player game. The game used to offer an online multiplayer mode however the mode was discontinued in 2016.
Costs
Batman: Arkham Origins usually costs £11.99 to £49.99.
Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. The game contains two story packs and one challenge pack which add additional content to the game. Other downloadable packs are cosmetic only.
Story Packs:
Challenge Pack
Batman Arkham Origins Knightfall Bundle
Batman: Arkham Origins
 | Wii U | £49.99 | – | – |
 | PS3 | – | – | Free PlayStation Now |
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate: Deluxe Edition
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate: Deluxe Edition Trial
Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. The game contains two story packs and one challenge pack which add additional content to the game. Other downloadable packs are cosmetic only.
Story Packs:
- Cold, Cold Heart - Mr. Freeze kidnaps the CEO of GothCorp
- Initiation - Experience the days before Batman as a young Bruce Wayne completes his martial arts training
Challenge Pack
- Black Mask Challenge Pack - Additional Black-Mask themed challenge maps
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Rated PEGI 16+ for violence. The game contains realistic looking violence throughout with characters responding as you would expect in real life to being kicked punched and attacked with weapons.Skill Rating
This game is enjoyed by 13+ year-olds as it's a good match for their ability and maturity. You need to have the skill to navigate a relatively open world as well as take on tough brawls. There is some puzzle-solving, but the main thing here is the resilience to hunt down missions and work through series of objectives.
Accessibility
Our Batman: Arkham Origins Accessibility Report documents 1 accessibility feature:
The Batman Arkham Series
Batman: Arkham Origins is part of the Batman Arkham series of games:
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