So much of what made the previous Arkham games work was what you did, not what you saw and heard: In Batman: Arkham VR, you don’t do much of anything. The game’s presentation is slick and immersive, built to reflect the aesthetics and lore of Rocksteady’s franchise, but the game’s attention to surface-level detail ultimately serves to underline how little of the “Arkham experience” is present in this game. Set between the events of its second and third games, Arkham City and Arkham Knight, Rocksteady has mined its years of experience with the franchise to offer players a guided tour of the Batman world, as they envisioned it. Their finely-tuned balance of stealth and brawling tools blend to create a top-notch power fantasy.īatman: Arkham VR, the studio’s virtual reality offshoot of the series for PlayStation VR, attempts to build on the idea of providing the “Batman experience,” by placing you literally in Batman’s boots.

Swinging through the rafters and strategically picking off increasingly-panicked henchmen one by one is thrilling.

Rocksteady’s Arkham series of Batman games are among the best superhero games ever made because they capture the moment-to-moment feeling of being Batman.

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