Batman: Arkham City is a 2011 action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is the sequel to the 2009 video game Batman: Arkham Asylum and the second installment in the Batman: Arkham series. Written by veteran Batman writer Paul Dini with Paul Crocker and Sefton Hill, Arkham City was inspired by the long-running comic book mythos.
In the game's main storyline, Batman is incarcerated in Arkham City, a
super-prison enclosing the decaying urban slums of fictional Gotham City. He must uncover the secret behind a sinister scheme orchestrated by the facility's warden, Hugo Strange.
The game is presented from the third-person perspective
with a primary focus on Batman's combat and stealth abilities,
detective skills, and gadgets that can be used in both combat and
exploration. Batman can freely move around the Arkham City prison,
interacting with characters and undertaking missions, and unlocking new
areas by progressing through the main story or obtaining new equipment.
The player is able to complete side missions away from the main story to
unlock additional content and collectible items. Batman's ally Catwoman is another playable character, featuring her own story campaign that runs parallel to the game's main plot.
Rocksteady conceived ideas for a sequel while developing
Arkham Asylum, commencing serious development of
Arkham City's story in February 2009. The layout of Arkham City has a virtual footprint five times that of
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