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I'm about 60% of the way through this game and, up to now, it has been thoroughly enjoyable. The developers have managed to replicate the feel of the bug console games without too much compromise. The only issue I have is that it's quite easy to get lost, even with the map. I would definitely recommend this title.

I was a little bit apprehensive about buying this game to start with, I wasn't sure how a handheld version of the amazing Batman Arkham series would translate over. Having played it now, I can say its a mixed bag, but worth trying out especially on offer price. The main pro is that they haven't just stuck the Arkham name onto something that is not anything to do with the franchise, what you have here is a mini arkham game, with detective vision, silent predator rooms, and beatdown combos with mobs of enemies just like the games on the consoles. The story is pretty good and graphically its quite impressive, but nothing groundbreaking. Voice acting is spot on, and plenty of collectables to keep you going. Unfortunately the con in a way is that all of this is realised in a 2.5d side scroller similar to that of Doctor Who The Eternity Clock. The fighting sections do not feel as fluid as that of their console counterparts, nor do the silent predator areas. There is a lot of backtracking and most of the rooms can look similar so you can get lost quite easily. All in all id say its a really good attempt at making this franchise appear on the handhelds, but if you are expecting a like for like with the other games in the franchise just in miniature, you may end up disappointed. 3/5

Even PS4 I own from day 1 couldn't stop me from playing this game. I finished 88% (the whole story, of course) and stopped - trust me, this is much for anyone not into collectibles. But developers somehow managed to keep the amount of collectibles at adequate level. So, let's get to some strong sides - these are the gameplay (interesting to say at least), controls (really easy to use even though there are many gadgets), graphics (nice work with the normal maps), fighting and level design. There are 4 separate zones to navigate through - each has its own bosses and environments. The downsides in my opinion are - navigation (sometimes you have to travel quite far and 2,5D game with 2D map requires quite some time to get used to) and glitches (I faced 2 - had to restart checkpoints at least 5 times). And I got a bit tired of collectibles - found the majority and got bored, but collectibles are always like that. All in all it's a great game I may play through once again later on. Now it's PS4 time!

A very decent game in my opinion. Sidescroller was the way to go and combat feels good. About 9 hour story which is fine. Hope for a sequel