Batman: Arkham Origins (PS3)

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In February 2014, WB Montréal announced that they would not release any additional patches to fix any issues, due to the development team focusing on the upcoming single-player DLC. Players use Batmans cowl and Bat Computer to digitally recreate crime scenes, allowing them track clues that normal eyes would miss. Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X Batman: Arkham Origins is an action-adventure video game being developed by WB Games Montreal and released by Warner Bros.

It’s more of a traditional Batman plot that retreads some of The Dark Knight’s most familiar themes over its roughly eight hours of main story content: a self-destructive insistence on working alone, and how far he’ll go to avoid taking a life - a concept the final battle cleverly toys with. When a bounty is placed on him by crime lord Black Mask, drawing eight of the world's greatest assassins to Gotham City on Christmas Eve, Batman must bring Black Mask to justice, while also being hunted by the police and having to face other villains, such as the Joker and Anarky, who take advantage of the chaos to launch their nefarious schemes.It was also the top-selling game on the digital-distribution platform Steam between October 20 and 26, 2013. In December 2013, a digital comic book of the same name was released by digital studio Madefire with a prequel to the game. The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers nominated the game in three categories: Game, Franchise Action, Costume Design and Control Design, 3D. Travel back to the days before there was a Batman and take control of a young Bruce Wayne as he completes his martial arts training. A week before its scheduled release in Europe, the retail Wii U and Windows versions were delayed until November 8.

Take control of Deathstroke - the world's deadliest assassin - when you download the Deathstroke Challenge Pack. Similarly, IGN and Destructoid noted that the content lacked originality and innovation, providing generic environments and removing, rather than adding new abilities and weapons.

Drake said that since the game is a prequel, it allowed him more freedom in the score while adhering to "the DNA" of Batman music. Led by Commissioner Loeb, the GCPD is thoroughly corrupt; Branden and his SWAT team are hunting for Batman to claim the bounty for themselves. Origins is the third release in the Batman Arkham series, following on from the acclaimed Arkham City released in 2011 which was an expanded and enhanced sequel to 2009's surprise hit Arkham Asylum.

Across the bridge from Old Gotham is New Gotham, a modern metropolitan area filled with towering skyscrapers. Holmes described the Christmas setting as a juxtaposition between the joyful time of the year and the grim world of Gotham City, including decorative Santas near Gothic gargoyles and Christmas lights in dark alleys. The pack also contains five challenge maps (based on "Knightfall") which task Batman with defeating Bane and the inmates of Blackgate prison: "Azrael Does Not Protect", "City On Fire", "No Rest For The Wicked", "Venom Connection" and "Turning Point". A companion game, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, was released with Arkham Origins for Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita.Deathstroke is available as a playable character for all the game's challenge maps, with weapons and abilities [135] such as regenerating health and super strength, a rifle-staff with a built-in grapple, explosives, and his version of Detective Vision (Tactical Vision).

Arkham Origins introduces crime scene investigations; Batman can rewind and fast-forward through discovered elements of the case to uncover new clues.

On Windows, a bug prevented players from accessing one of Enigma's towers; on the Xbox 360, the save files were corrupted and unplayable, with crashing and freezing problems. In the Batcave, Alfred implores Batman to abandon his crusade, fearing he will die, but Batman refuses to listen.