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get into position above them and size up the relatively daunting prospect but after one or crowd. Black Mask’s plan has raised criminal two encounters proved fairly straightforward activity in the city, overwhelming police and to dispatch. Covered in a thick layer of body necessitating the Dark Knight’s involvement. armour and usually surrounded by a squad of, Dropping in on the gang we were pleased usually armed, minions; he is invincible until to see that combat was still fresh, crisp his shielding is removed. By stunning him and responsive. Chaining moves together and removing the armour in the dazed state, and evading attacks feels like second he can then be defeated. The main challenge nature almost instantaneously. If anything, was removing his surrounding guard while the combat felt tighter than Batman: avoiding his slow but high damage attacks. Arkham City and a nearby developer Neither new opponent seemed to make a assured us only minor changes have been huge difference to combat in the brief time implemented but they certainly seemed we had with the game, which was something to show. However, fundamentally nothing of a surprise. Warner Bros. Games Montreal strikingly new was immediately obvious. may have been worried about damaging It took us a few brawls to encounter the two the balance of the game but it seems more new enemies the developer’s have added: the likely that these new additions will be scaled Martial Artist and the Armoured Lieutenant. and introduced with greater frequency The Martial Artist was able to block, evade and counter attacks and proved to be a fairly challenging opponent when encountered in a larger group. In one rooftop dust-up we were faced with several at once and had to use a lot of dodges The Cryptographic Sequencer is used to hack into security and fast attacks consoles and unlock access to secure areas. After recovering to beat them. an encryption key, the Sequencer enables Batman to lock The Armoured on to secure radio broadcasts which are subsequently Lieutenant stored, tracked and played back by the Batcomputer. was another Gadget Tip 51 • GameOn Magazine Batman Arkham Special Edition