Batman: Arkham Origins Standard Edition - Xbox 360

The game looks good when you can play for 5 mins but then freezes and have to restart your console. The constant save file corruption and lose of hours of game play is REALLY discouraging and annoying. I would not recommend this game until all the issues are fixed.

Batman Arkham Origins is an okay game overall. For long time Batman fans, you'll find yourself enjoying the story above everything else this game has to offer. The game plays a lot like its predecessors with some slight differences. One of the biggest differences among a few you'll find, is that the combat is a little more brutal and can be difficult at times. This was not made by Rock steady, and the only way I can justify the combat being so...off I guess I would say, is because this takes place when Batman is first getting started, so his combat prowess is yet to be truly proven. You still get the full range of gadgets that was seen in Arkham City, along with some new ones that can be interesting to use at times. The map is for the most part the same as it was in Arkham City, with a few nice touches here and there. It's pretty much a full Gotham City that isn't partially underwater, but rather is covered in snow and Christmas lights which is pretty in its own right. You get the opportunity to unlock various fast travel points around Gotham that you can get to via the Batwing, unfortunately instead of actually flying the Batwing, you're greeted with the same cut scene over and over again for fast traveling. There is also a new mechanic which allows you to reconstruct various crime scenes and solve the crimes at hand. This is a really cool mechanic that I personally wish they could have expanded upon, but it's good for what it is. The last thing I want to touch on is the voice acting. This game does feature The Joker, but it's not the same Mark Hamill Joker we've all come to know and love throughout the years in The Animated Series and in the past Arkham games, and the way he looks and sounds feels a bit off. I'm not saying that it's bad, it's just different and it takes a little bit to get used to. Batman is not voiced by Kevin Conroy either, but the new actor did a pretty good job of recreating the voice and it suits this younger, inexperienced Batman. With all this being said, I would say get the game for the original story and the new characters made for this story. Also, you can get some good advice from Alfred in the bat cave. Hope thus review helps. 4/5.

The singleplayer is great but be aware the multiplayer doesn't work. This is because the servers have been shut down.

If you liked Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, this is another quality title. You could argue that the franchise needs some new ideas, but one could say that about any big series like Call of Duty or Assassins Creed. Graphics and sound are up to par and gameplay is as awesome as it's always been.

I would recommend this game to any Batman fan who is looking forward to taking control of the caped crusader.

This is the third Batman game and it does not disappoint. Following the extremely good and engaging Arkham City, this game feels a little bit more like a DLC than a new game. Don't get me wrong that is not a bad thing, but it just feels more of the same. Hopefully with the next entry they can push the envelope and we can get another classic.

The best parts of the first two Arkham games combined to make the best one so far! Has the great Predator missions, plus the linear levels, combined with the free-play of the city, & it has just the right mix of Predator & free-play missions, so that you don't get sick of, or wish for more of, one or the other. The city has been simplified some, as well, so that it is easier to find your way around w/o wandering as much as you had to in Arkham City. Also, roaming the city still feels like part of the story now, as opposed to in AC it felt disconnected & too vast. Very well incorporated. Add in some interesting origins stories, & longer story-line play, along with some great new gadgets to top off a perfect addition to this trilogy of games!

So I was happy to pre-order the game from Best Buy, they really helped me out and it was easy. I started playing the game and noticed a few frame rate issues, but nothing that made the game unplayable. The things I did notice were complete freezes of the game when using the fast travel system and when the game would save at times. Other than that, the game has a descent story, but I still think Arkham City is the best one. There are a descent amount of extras in the game, but again, not as much as Arkham City. I like the use of the batcave in the game and Alfred's involvement. I would've liked another character other than Bane though as one of the main villains.