Batman: Arkham Origins Torrent is the next installment in the Batman: Arkham Videogame franchise. Developed by WB Games Montreal, the game features an expanded Gotham City and features an original prequel story set several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City, the first two acclaimed games in the franchise. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, the game follows a young and unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter who sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight.
The core narrative of Arkham Origins revolves around a brutal twist. Eight of the deadliest assassins in the DC Universe are offered a hefty bounty for Batman’s elimination. This “Most Wanted” scenario throws you into a relentless fight for survival as you face iconic villains like Deadshot, Bane, and Deathstroke, each with their unique motivations and combat styles. The constant threat of assassination keeps the tension high throughout the campaign, forcing you to adapt your strategies to counter each foe’s particular strengths.
An Expanded Gotham City Awaits
Arkham Origins expands the explorable world of Gotham City, offering a more diverse and treacherous environment. Venture beyond the familiar confines of Arkham Island and explore new districts like Burnley and the GCPD Headquarters. Each district features its unique atmosphere and challenges, from the grimy crime-ridden streets to the heavily fortified police headquarters. The open-world design allows you to freely navigate Gotham, pursuing the main story missions, tackling optional side quests, or simply gliding through the city to soak in the atmosphere.
A Young and Unrefined Batman
In Arkham Origins, you take control of a younger, less experienced Batman. His fighting style is still raw, and his detective skills are under development. This adds a fresh layer of challenge to the combat and investigative aspects of the game. You’ll need to rely more on your gadgets and quick thinking to overcome enemies, and detective puzzles require a keen eye for detail and a deeper understanding of the crime scene to solve.
Enhanced Detective Mode for Deeper Investigations
Arkham Origins introduces a revamped Detective Mode that allows for a more immersive and interactive crime scene investigation. The all-new “Case File” system presents crime scenes as virtual reconstructions, allowing you to analyze evidence, rewind events, and identify the culprit through a series of digital simulations. This innovative approach adds a layer of complexity and realism to the detective gameplay, making you feel like a true detective piecing together the puzzle.
Gameplay
Combat System:
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- The combat system in Arkham Origins builds upon the foundation established in previous games. It emphasizes fluidity, timing, and counters.
- Batman can engage in hand-to-hand combat with multiple enemies simultaneously. Players can chain together attacks, counters, and special moves.
- The Freeflow Combat system allows for seamless transitions between strikes, counters, and dodges.
Gadgets and Detective Mode:
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- Batman’s utility belt is loaded with gadgets. Players can use these tools strategically during combat and exploration.
- The “Detective Mode” enhances Batman’s investigative abilities. It highlights clues, tracks enemies, and reveals hidden secrets.
- Players can analyze crime scenes, reconstruct events, and follow trails using Detective Mode.
Key Features:
The Arkham Story Begins: Batman:
Arkham Origins Torrent presents a pivotal tale set on Christmas Eve, where Batman is hunted by eight of the deadliest assassins from the DC Comics universe. Players become early-career Batman as he encounter many of the characters who shape his future for the first time.
Enhanced Detective Mode:
Think like Batman with a new case file system that allows players analyze reconstructions of seemingly impossible-to-solve crimes in real time. By combining Batman’s cowl sensors with the Batcomputer, players can digitally recreate crimes and study detailed simulation of the Law as it happened.
Gotham City will learn to fear Batman:
take back the streets of Gotham years before its transformation in the city of Arkham. Glide above or fight your way through new and increasingly dangerous districts in the pursuit of justice. Avoid ongoing crimes, take down gangs of violent new criminals, and explore deadly new locations, from the impoverished streets to the penthouses of Gotham’s wealthy.
Gotham’s Most Wanted:
The city’s streets are filled with more than than only the Black Mask assassins. Locate and take down Gotham’s most violent and dangerous criminals for unique upgrades.
Lethal New Enemies:
Fight new enemies such as the Armored Enforcer, Martial Artist and more – each of which challenges the players to approach Batman’s free-flowing combat scenarios in different ways. Classic free-flowing combat is expanded with all-new opponents – and Batman’s abilities to engage them.
New Gadgets:
Utilize Batman’s signature gadgets or take advantage of powerful new additions like the remote grapple, the concussion detonator and more. Use the remote grapple to create new routes, deploying strategic limps or directly attacking enemies by tying them down from vantage points. Ready the concussion detonator to stun and disorient groups of opponents in close combat.
New and Familiar Characters:
Experience a new take on iconic Batman characters, including Black Mask, Penguin, Deathstroke, Bane, Deadshot, Anarky, Captain Gordon, Joker, Copperhead, Firefly and others yet to be revealed.
