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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
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