Batman: Arkham City PC Game Preview

Batman: Arkham City is still downloading from Steam as ABT’s review copy was late.  However, we still have a preview as ABT’s web master has completed this game on the XBox 360 and we have also managed to snag some great screen shots for you courtesy of Warner Bros. and Nvidia.  Batman: Arkham City is the long anticipated follow-up to Batman Arkham Asylum and fortunately it is much more of a good thing.

Batman: Arkham City brings another great chapter of the Batman Saga to life.  We will make it a DX11 part of our ABT benching suite immediately to replace Batman: Arkham Asylum.  Both games feature quality built-in benchmarks that we will also compare to actual framerates that we encounter in-game so as to relate the benchmark to playing the game.  And after we complete the game, we will give you a special 3D Vision evaluation of it.

Batman: Arkham City builds upon the foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum as it sends players into Arkham City, the new maximum security prison for all of Gotham City’s thugs and insane criminal masterminds.   Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a large district in Gotham City, the sequel introduces a brand-new story that draws together a cast of classic characters and villains from the Batman universe, as well as new and enhanced gameplay features which include playing as Catwoman.

Batman: Arkham City Features a new cinematic story, writen by five-time Emmy award winner Paul Dini set within an interesting and unique environments that is playable in DirectX 11 with advanced lighting and shadow features as well as tessellation.  PhysX and 3D Vision are added features for GeForce owners to add to the immersion of the game and to the overall experience.

According to our web master, the game is absolutely top notch and worth calling in sick from work for.  He calls it a perfect mix of story-driven and semi-open world with spectacular fighting combos that can be chained for devastating results.  You will need at least a couple of full days off of work to finish this game.  Let’s take a look at the story and the game play before we preview the new DX11 features as well as PhysX and 3D Vision