The launch of Gotham Knights made us want to rank games Batman: Arkham, from best to worst. Guess who’s the worst?
Batman is popular everywhere, including in the gaming world. In recent years, the DC Comics superhero has flourished in big productions developed by Rocksteady (which is working on an adaptation of the Suicide Squad).
Taking advantage of the launch of Gotham Knights October 21 on PS5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X and PC, the editorial staff of Numerama has concocted a ranking of the best video games affiliated with the saga Batman: Arkham.
Our game ranking Batman: Arkham
1 – Batman: Arkham Knight (2015)
It’s kinda easy to put Batman: Arkham Knight at the top of the ranking, since it is the last part of a trilogy that has continued to improve over time. But this conclusion marks a real milestone compared to its predecessor, thanks to a passage on a new generation of console. With so much extra power, Batman shines bright and it’s a scintillating yet gloomy dive into the streets of Gotham. Finally, Arkham Knight has for him the introduction of the Batmobile (unfairly maligned) and a 100% new character.
2 – Batman: Arkham City (2011)
As indicated by his name, Batman: Arkham City propels the player into an entire city — a play space five times larger than that offered in Batman: Arkham Asylum. The result is a grandiose and generous adventure, where Batman will meet many enemies in the streets (Catwoman, the Joker, the Sphinx, Two-Face, Harley Quinn, the Penguin, Mister Freeze…). The increase in scale is beneficial for the Rocksteady studio.
3 – Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009)
Batman: Arkham Asylum deserves to be on the podium, if only for the surprising success it was at the time of its release. The action takes place in Arkham Asylum and its surroundings, where the superhero must investigate, fight enemies or even escape the Scarecrow, giving rise to memorable sequences. It introduces all the basics that its successors have worked on, including the FreeFlow combat system, which allows you to get rid of a large group of opponents very quickly.
4 – Batman: Arkham Origins (2013)
Unlike Asylum, City and Knight, Origins is not developed by Rocksteady. At the helm, we find WB Games Montreal for a prologue articulated around a more inexperienced Batman. A notch below the others, Batman: Arkham Origins nevertheless relies on sufficiently solid foundations to convince, in addition to having his own ideas (the Batcave, the more elaborate detective phases).
5 – Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (2013)
You probably forgot it. In parallel with Batman: Arkham Origins, Warner Bros. threw Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate on 3DS and PSVita. The events take place three months later and make it possible to prolong the pleasure with an adaptation of the gameplay to mobile platforms. We then move on to 2.5D environments, which implies some limits in the gameplay.
6 – Gotham Knights (2022)
Like Batman: Arkham Origins, Gotham Knights was created by WB Games Montreal. For this opus, a kind of heir to Batman: Arkham, the studio chooses as a starting point the death of Batman. It’s a way to introduce four playable heroes—Batgirl, Robin, Nightwing, and Red Hood—and a co-op mode. Regrettably, this promise is only a cache-miserie and there is not much to take away from this Gotham Knights.
Bonuses: Batman: Arkham VR
Batman: Arkham VR is an unclassifiable video game, in the sense that it is a showcase experience for virtual reality. You literally put on the Batman costume, in order to solve a mystery. Yes there is a side kid’s dreambut the possibilities are limited.
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