Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year 2011 Nominee

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MMGN.com's Batman Arkham City Review

Batman: Arkham City does so much right in offering a rewarding sense of progression. This action-adventure brawler expands on what its predecessor in Arkham Asylum did so well, giving gamers a larger world, more unlockables, more villains and more reasons to play through it multiple times.

The satisfying combat is complimented by a fantastic array of weapons, with some deep stealth elements that make for a balanced, deep and varied experience. The game's upgrading system gives you a fantastic sense of reward, making the game that little bit more satisfying alongside its engaging and addictive combat mechanics. Its rich and inviting world opens the door to a number of great side quests, adding value and replayability that dictates multiplayer playthroughs.

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Without a doubt, Batman: Arkham City is considerably better than its predecessor, which was a fantastic award-winning game on its own accord. Everything from the story, side quests, characters and design help create an inviting and engaging world, complimented by a deep and rewarding combat system. With Batman’s tools of the trade available on a considerably higher capacity, Arkham City gives you more control than ever over the caped crusader.

By Gaetano Prestia

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I hope not. Same thing dished up. Except this time you go across the city before entering a building and taking down bad guys the same as you did in Arkham Asylum. Plus I hate the story.
Uncharted 3 should be GOTY, no doubt.

SlappyWag said: I hope not. Same thing dished up. Except this time you go across the city before entering a building and taking down bad guys the same as you did in Arkham Asylum. Plus I hate the story.
Uncharted 3 should be GOTY, no doubt.



And that's not the same stuff dished up?
Everything's a sequel these days.

SlappyWag said: I hope not. Same thing dished up.


Relatively not

SlappyWag said:
Uncharted 3 should be GOTY, no doubt.


THIS is the same thing dished up.

Anyways zelda is my winner and then portal 2. I would much rather this when then uncharted though :)
just because it's the same thing dished up, doesn't necessarily make it bad...
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Lekkers said: just because it's the same thing dished up, doesn't necessarily make it bad...
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Exactly. Uncharted 3 is a great game. I just don't think it deserves the title of GOTY next to such brilliantly unique experiences like Portal 2 and Arkham City. I think giving a game like Uncharted 3 GOTY is in a way showing approval of no innovation.

I feel an article coming on!

Lekkers said: just because it's the same thing dished up, doesn't necessarily make it bad...
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true but to argue that a game is not worthy because its similar than its predecessor and then praise a game which arguably has the same flaws is a little hypocritical
I personally put AC ahead of U3, but I'm a Batman fanboy.

Still, I don't know what my GOTY is yet. Watching Heller play Skyward Sword makes me think it would be hard not to pick it, even if I'm not a massive fan of Zelda. Gotta push that personal taste aside.
I didn't enjoy the first one, so the same thing dished up was bad. I thought Uncharted was amazing enough new stuff to make it feel different. That's my GOTY pick.
batman is lol i won't even touch it most stupid super hero of them all.

Better then uncharted 3?? LOL LOL LOL no game has a better story then uncharted other then certain rpg's back in the psone days
Someone's mad.
Opinion=fact

blob said: Opinion=fact



[Derp]
id be pretty happy if this was goty
it has to go to Uncharted cos its the greatest game ever made, also the story was just awesome AC was very boring and Zelda Palease how kiddy and boring is that if i where a little 10 year old girl zelda might be good but i have grown up now

Bayonetta said: it has to go to Uncharted cos its the greatest game ever made, also the story was just awesome AC was very boring and Zelda Palease how kiddy and boring is that if i where a little 10 year old girl zelda might be good but i have grown up now



A match your opinion and raise you an article:

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Beta said:

SlappyWag said: I hope not. Same thing dished up. Except this time you go across the city before entering a building and taking down bad guys the same as you did in Arkham Asylum. Plus I hate the story.
Uncharted 3 should be GOTY, no doubt.


And that's not the same stuff dished up?


um no, plus batman is just metal gear solid with a batman suit on where is all the the fun i want to BIFF KAPOW SLAM and have fun not sneak around thats not batman at all, if u dont like Uncharted thats fine but there isnt anything out there today that comes close you just have to put away your rage towards the PS3 and understand it is the best and deserves to be as well, name 1 story written as well as this to come out this year just 1

Bayonetta said: name 1 story written as well as this to come out this year just 1


I couldn't name one written as well but i can name some written better ... like Portal 2 :D

And Batman is nothing like Metal Gear Solid..

and there was a wii batman game that had that "BIFF KAPOW SLAM" style but i cannot remember the name. That was more of an ode to the show where as the Arkham series are more of an ode to Batman as a character.

Beta said:
A match your opinion and raise you an article:
ps3.mmgn.com/...


chu so nice with your advertising *_*

Bayonetta said: you just have to put away your rage towards the PS3


You just have to put away your fanboyism towards Uncharted
lawlz

its called batman the brave and the bold

blob said:

Bayonetta said: you just have to put away your rage towards the PS3


You just have to put away your fanboyism towards Uncharted


NO

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