Customer Ratings & Reviews

Having not been a fan of the Arkham series since being turned off by the AA demo, this game was a breath of fresh air. It's also a throwback to my childhood hearing Kevin Conroy's iconic performance as Batman.

The gameplay is awesome and the DLC is outstanding! By far my favorite in the franchise and I'm hopeful that this is not truly the end of the line for this developer and their partnership with the Dark Knight.

I have been a fan of Rocksteady Batman games since the first one came out and this one definitely raised the bar. Using the batmobile to solve puzzles is a great new way to change things up. Pick one up today!

When Batman: Arkham Asylum first released in 2009, it was a breath of fresh air. The superhero genre in gaming had been saturated with mediocre and unpolished titles that didn't take full advantage of their source material (not including the Spider-Man 2 movie game, of course). Rocksteady sought to change that with AA's innovative combat system, gripping story, gritty visuals and epic soundtrack. It was arguably the best adaptation of the Batman creative license since The Dark Knight. When Arkham City released in 2011, it expanded upon AA's gameplay by adding more depth to Freeflow/stealth combat, along with unique, playable characters, a larger city to explore and exciting boss battles. From a gameplay standpoint, it was a masterpiece. Story-wise, I felt that the game was convoluted and a bit messy. Overall, however, I still thought that it was a quality game and the ending was interesting. Arkham Origins was released in 2013, and was handled by a developer other than Rocksteady, so I won't comment on it. With that bit of background out of the way, enter Arkham Knight in 2015. Following up on the three previous entries, Rocksteady must have felt that the Arkham formula was getting old. To combat this, AK features the Batmobile, a highly anticipated feature that fans had been hounding for since Arkham City was announced. Unfortunately for me, I found these sections of the game to be excruciatingly tedious and frustrating, with the Batmobile controlling like a wet bar of soap. It doesn't help that you'll spend a great deal of the game driving around in the Batmobile and engaging in uninspired tank combat. Believe me when I say that the game tries to find every excuse to shoehorn the Batmobile into its gameplay, no matter how unnecessary or forced it may feel. Remember when Batman could easily bring down weakened walls with his Batclaw in previous entries? Well, I guess he must be suffering from amnesia this time because apparently only the Batmobile can do the job. After all, who wants to "Be the Batman" when you can "Be the Batmobile," right? As for stealth gameplay, it becomes laughably sparse and dumbed-down with the new Fear Multi-Takedown feature. Whereas you would have to usually pick off enemies individually or think outside the box to take multiple enemies down in previous entries, you can now take down up to five enemies with a few button presses and analog stick pushes. Even with new enemy types like the medics, you can actually target them with the Fear Multi-Takedown, which makes stealth encounters a calm breeze rather than a tense challenge. In addition to all this, there are virtually no boss battles to be found this time around, which is also a letdown since Rocksteady has already proven that they know how to handle boss battles. So at this point, you would think that maybe they just focused all of their creative energy into crafting a remarkable story, riiiight? Wrong. Rocksteady repeatedly mentioned in interviews and trailers that the Arkham Knight would be an entirely new character made specifically for this series. They were partially correct, until you see AK without the mask. When this does occur, you don't even feel surprised because you could see who it was, coming from a mile away. The game hints at AK's identity multiple times from the very start, so much so that it just spoils the surprise when it comes to the reveal. In addition, many of the actions taken by certain characters seem very, well, out-of-character for them. I did enjoy the last hour or so of the game, where Rocksteady exhibits one of their infamous "breaking the fourth wall" antics. Also, the original ending is palatable compared to the other two that you unlock by completing side missions and such, despite not providing any closure. Overall, Arkham Knight is a massively disappointing conclusion to what could've been a fairly flawless trilogy by Rocksteady. While there are some cool moments, like a surprise guest throughout the story and the new Dual Play feature (seamlessly switching between Batman and another playable character), these don't even begin to make up for the rest of the faults that Rocksteady makes along this rather bumpy ride. 4/10.

Gotham is huge. Graphics are great. best batman yet!

The traffics are amazing, lots of things to do in the game and it's very clear that it wasn't just thrown together. There was a lot put into it and you can really tell, by far the best Batman game of all!

Looks like the best Batman game yet. They really paid attention to little details you would otherwise forget about until you go back and play some older versions. Super fun gameplay with well worth additions.

I love this game. It picks up right from the last one. Not a big fan of the batmobile but, that's my preference. Anyways, this game is great. Not the best for really young kids though even to watch, just FYI.

Batman: Arkham Knight is a fun, dark adventure with many flaws. One of which is the boring city of Gotham. The overwhelming Riddler trophies are also kinda long in the tooth, but the story is still a fun romp. The villains on the other hand are treated as filler, and don't feel as important as the first two Arkham games.

A great conclusion to a great trilogy (because Arkham Origins doesn't count, idc idc). Every thing you loved about Arkham Asylum and Arkham City is back and better than ever. Definitely worth a pick up.

Perfect wrap up to the series. No complaints! Controls were a bit awkward at first but the game draws you in and you learn to make it work. Graphics are impressive and the overall dark themes were excellent.

The characters are multi-dimensional and complex. I love how the game deals with Batman’s mentality. I know some dislike the Batmobile in the game. But I really like it. Love the two modes for the Batmobile.

Okay, the game overall is great. But honestly, all I can think about while playing is "look at the way my cape is wet when I'm flying around." Needless to say, the visuals are very impressive. If you're a glutton for pretty graphics, you'll probably want to at least give it a rental. Two enthusiastic thumbs up overall...

The newest installment is fantastic. It looks great on the next gen systems. Adding a batmobile/tank adds an entirely new element! I'm a huge Batman fan, and this game does not disappoint. It is a must buy!

I love the Batman games. They keep you on the edge of your seat while playing the whole game. They are tough but not unbeatable, plus there is a ton of stuff to do which makes the game well worth the money.

Love the game. Originally bought on PC but due to the broken port I bought it again on ps4. Glad I did. Game runs better than the PC. Great frame rates overall and graphics are stunning. Highly recommended!

Batman Arkham Knight is a fantastic game. The storyline is immersive and the whole entire game runs very smoothly without any glitches or lag. The only sucky part of it is that there are too many riddler challenges scattered throughout the world and you need to solve all of them to unlock the secret ending in the game.

More indepth story line. The graphics are amazing.

Graphics are amazing, I got this game for my son and I believe he has spent more time on this game than any other one he got this Christmas. It is challenging yet not impossible. Over all a great game.

Even if you haven't played the other Batman games in this franchise, this one will blow you away! Although some parts of the story, I really question to how much work went into it, the gameplay was great.