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  • There's absolutely nothing complicated about the combat system.

  • Hahahaha this fucker's trashing the combat system yet he's gettin his arse handed to him..

  • The reviewer sounds so bored.

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  • @Brodie456Gaming are u british cause british people are cool a lot of people that use the word bloody are british

  • talk about a whiner...

  • Batman... or Skyrim... ugh clearly the vga's were rigged. Arkham city should have won goty

  • Game of the year for me!

  • clearly not a good review. I review this review with 4/10... This guy clearly has issues!

  • This game is quite good apart from one slightly annoying factor,

    You got to have a LOT of patience as it is so freaking hard to figure out were to go to!!..

    For example when you defeat someone nothing will be said to you and your like were the fuck should i go now it makes it even harder as everywhere looks the same, not a good steady flow in the game bit disappointing apart from that excellent game..

  • Ducking awful review. This game has the best combat of all time.

  • This reviewer is horrible. Tries to be funny but clearly is not.

  • Simple combat ?? lol, this combat is very deep. Spiderman WoS / SD have simple combat...

    Great review though :)

  • @clevergames this Game is the best superhero game ever!!! and if you can't manage the combat go and play some "Mario" lol. you can't hang with the big boys games!! Batman Arkham city is beyond awesome!!!!! 10/10 game of the year!!! love love love the combat. you feel like you are batman!!! you suck at reviewing games!! you have to be think like batman to find your way around what the hell you want them to make it so easy??!!! that takes away from who batman is!!! he never makes things easy lol

  • If you want to know where the Loading Bay is, all you have to do is check the map. And the reason the path isn't shown is the fact that it is a bit of a puzzle game. Your Batman, the worlds greatest detective, it's not that difficult. Do you complain at Portal because you have to work out what to do in each chamber ?

  • I need to play this game again. The onlythig that pissed me off was where to go at times. I would get stuck and couldn't find an obvious route or just get stuck in a building and can't really find a way out or how to get to other areas by using your gadgets. I think if I spent more time with this game and figure everything out then I think it would be a dope game. But honestly I would prefer revelations but this is a dope game too.

  • BATMAN IS BRUCE WAYNE?!? WHAT NEXT HUH? SUPERMAN IS CLARKE KENT?!? PETER PARKER IS SPIDERMAN?!?

  • this guy isn't a Batman fan, no enthusiasm

  • This reviewer is a total cunt

  • should i get Batman Arkham City or Assassins Creed Relevations?

  • @DiZZMiZZLE get assassins creed first then batman

  • @DiZZMiZZLE assassins creed if ur a fan, if not batman (either way they're both fun n assassins creed has a sweet multiplayer )

  • its funny how on clevver games the girls talk about news but they usually get guys to do reviews....i want to see a chick critically comment on a game, (not carolyn petit)

  • best combat in videogames to date

  • can you review the Nightwing DLC? (reply please)

  • the combat is perfect and ur a puss who probably plays on easy

  • LOOOOL, the guy was complaining about how simplistic the combat is , yet he couldn't even counter properly or string together a combo couldn't of more than 5.

  • lool youre a bad player, can't fight can't look from the map where to go, this game: 10

  • This is a 10! No-one can say that it's same leves as mw3!!!!

  • It looked like you just sucked at combat and to say its just a butten smasher you clearly dont now what your doing.

  • WTF, 9/10 and you didn't like the fighting? It's like the biggest thing, then stealth... 

  • Solomon Grundy Born on a monday christtened on a tuesday married on a wensday grew ill on a thursday worst on a firday died on a saturday reborn on a sunday -best part of tht gme lol

  • @thekid29411she was like "Oh my Gosh! were are you joking?" batman had this straight face "Do I look like im joking to you?" thats the best part of the game

  • Combat is my favorite part, are you kidding it gets pretty complicated when you have 20 goons, 5 with riot shields, 3 with body Armour and a titan goon, and that's not exactly rare.

  • well combat is pretty simple in real life= kick legs, punch arms, block.....

  • Hello reviewer..use ur map..uf u think this combat is not good..gta and red deads combat is terrible..

  • Well you can play on hardest difficulty and with new game+, new game+ removes all the tutorials and it doesn't show when you should counter, it also makes your enemies a lot tougher.

  • Because you didn't like the combat is obviously because you suck at it ._.

  • 9/10 and you didnt like the combat? kind of odd, but i wont argue with the score

  • Your lame so your opinion doesn't mean shit to me lol

  • i'd give it ten

  • agree with you 100% its a great game. it just feels like its missing something.

  • You kinda look like steve buscemi.

  • Sorry man but judging by the demonstration, you are pretty bad at the combat. It won't be as fun if you go in just thinking you "spam" the melee button. The combat is kept simple in mechanics because of how fast and agile batman moves, otherwise the average player would just make it look messy. It's deeper then people think with instant take downs and other special moves and just has a cooler feel as you continue to maintain a combo counter higher then 5...

  • 20 hours my ass i beat it in 8

  • not sure bout it being 20 hours ayy took me around 10 (i guess) on normal and i wasnt rushing through it

  • lol reviewer is right about the combat system to simple to kill 25 people at once but still very fun

  • this deserves a 10 i hadnt had a problem wit da game

  • The combat is as deep as you want it to be. It's extremely hard to get good combos and on Hard mode the combat is insane. New Game Plus is even harder, (this is a mode you get to play when you've finished the story once) I don't think this guy has looked into it that much. If you want the combat to be challenging UP THE DIFFICULTY, IT'S WHAT IT'S THERE FOR. Dumbass.

  • The combat is really, really good. What the hell is this guys problem? I think he was just a bit sore because he sucks at Batman AC. It's an awesome, brilliant game, a MUST BUY if you're any type of Batman fan. If you're not, it still is epic and engaging.

  • i agree completely about the simplistic combat system. Although it looks very fancy, some of the satisfaction of beating up the thugs is taken away by the fact that you only have to smack 1 button repeatedly.(oh yeah, and occasionally press triangle when prompted....)

  • @TheRocketman543 Don't be stupid, there is more to it then that. Just as cooldude15k said, its as deep as you want it to be. So yes, i couldn't agree less with your comment.

  • ok, i got the game, will calender man have a side quest available on halloween? he says something like "see u on halloween." would be cool, anyone know?

  • Don't complain about the combat system being simplistic, when your still getting hit by nooby inmates!

  • I think the combat is easily the most enjoyable things about the game. It's simplistic to a degree, but it's still better than most other melee combat in games. Games like God of War are just mostly about hammering the attack button over and over again, interspersed with the odd heavy attack. It gets rote after a while. The Batman games at least do something different, and it's more enjoyable.

  • What Wheres the Chick?!?!? dislike

  • The combat, I think, is fantastic. Batman is all about skillfull combat and fighting. When you complicate that with button mashing combos and upgradeable fight styles, it takes away from it. There are that many things going on for the game, so for a simple and effective yet still challenging combat gameplay I think it works well. No fuss, no button mash, just tap the button and point Bats where you want asses to be kicked. Suits Batman perfectly. Smooth, Free Flowing and brutal. No complications

  • The combat is just like the spiderman games which got old.I will probably skip this game.Its all about Skyrim babay

  • @MrRapVevo exactly wat i said

  • are u serious man??? omg a 9... this games nearly flawless... the combat is great.. u prolly just suck dick at it... n u obviously havent played the new game plus which doubles enemies difficulties

  • I really can't understand this guy at all, he mumbles and he doesn't pronounce his words properly.

  • Too simplistic? Yeah, the combat's only bad because your shit at it. You don't just "spam the melee button" unless you can't actually play the game. I, for one think it is the most engaging, varied and stylish combat system ever created. Go ROCKSTEADY!

  • @AngelGamebriel All of the combos are done with pretty much one button. The gadgets are there to add SOME variety, but really they aren't even necessary once you're in a fist fight. The combat system doesn't allow you to engage in combat how you think is best, but instead forces you to do specific "combos" against certain enemy types. God of War is probably the deepest combat system in this realm. Arkham City is very guided and straight forward. That was my problem with it.

  • @EndlessM1ke I apologize for the harsh statement. I suppose thats a fair opinion. I think there is so much variety though. I'll list the moves: strike (x), critical strike (well-timed 'x'), counter (y), double counter (y,y), triple counter (y,y,y), cape stun (b), ultra cape stun (b,b,b), evade (a), aerial attack (b,a), varied aerial attack (b,b,a,x), ground takedown (RT+y), beatdown (b, spam x), critical takedown (y+b), bat swarm (a+x), disarm and destroy (y+x), multiple ground-finisher (a+b)..

  • @EndlessM1ke multiple ground-finisher (a+b), combo batarang (LT - up to three times), batclaw (LT+y), batclaw slam (LT+y,x), explosive gel (LT+ - then again to detonate), REC (LT+b), freeze bomb (RT,RT). I think thats everything. Plus, there are special, circumstancial moves such as the blade dodge/blade dodge takedown, the batclaw disarm, the REC sends armored-opponents flying and causes armed enemies to fire their weapons involuntarily. These moves change, even for Catwoman and Robin...

  • @EndlessM1ke Finally, I think that it is so impressive how many animations there are for the strikes, counters, multi-counters and special takedowns that each fight looks different and the only repetitive part of the game is that you are always looking extremely cool!!!

  • How long does it take to beat the game including the side quests ? 

  • @mikun157

    lol he said it just as i added the comment.

  • He's complaining about the combat cause he sucks at it. Really, the combat is epic!

  • your voice isn't engaging!!!

  • Bruce Wayne did not "plan on" getting thrown into Arkham City. It just happened to him. Just a little plot point you got wrong, there.

  • @BiologicalMetacrisis Actually it's revealed right after he gets thrown in to Arkham City that he basically wanted to be.

  • @EndlessM1ke I don't think you're right. Quote me the line of dialogue that says this.

  • Man so many people complaining about "Oh where do I go" "Oh what do I do" Dudes! Ur the Batman ur "the detective", things dont just show up, you have to figure out where and what you have to do!

  • I agree that it can be confusing about where exactly to go. The combat system is awesome though. The combat challenges are fun as hell.

  • I played a bit today and I couldn't figure out how to get back to Joker for probably 15-20 minutes and Batman continued to say "I should head back to the loading bay...." Pain in the ass.

  • Arkham City was so good that is deserves an Oscar for ending of anything...its that good.

  • This guy looks familiar. I wonder if he went to Syracuse University and is a dirty Redskins fan.

  • NOOOOOOOOOOOooooo.... ...i wanted andrea

  • sexy cat (:

  • bats is awesome just like the arkham aslyum game was awesome

  • too bad scarecrow never returned from his unknown fate in the first game. bein dragged under water by killer croc, but seein no blood or limbs float to the surface. his fate is still unknown.

  • Finished this game earlier and I have to say I really enjoyed Arkham City although I found the story too short. Also I agree some missions really got fustrating on where abouts you had to go to progress, anyway I enjoyed your review!

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  • I like batman arkham city the game

  • We so excited!!

  • I have a xbox 360 batman beyond skin and was wondering if anyone would like to trade?

  • The whole point is to find your way this is not just an action game its also mystery your supposed to run around finding your way and It is till very straight forward on the main story but sometimes you need a different perspective to get where you need to go

  • All this game needed was a longer story. other than that this game lived up to my expectations (: Robin is BEAST in the challenge maps! i always pick him! =D

  • I like how you complain about the the way the game tells you how to defeat an enemy but then complain when u can't navigate without someone holding your hand

  • @SuperMicklovin i think he's more complaining that if the game is going to try to hold your hand, it should actually be worthwhile advice instead of the same soundbite over and over.

  • I'm not sure what to think about 'watching Batman jump and DO a group of 20 people' ...

  • awesome review good job thnx for helping me if i should get this

  • @Dnuh86 No problem!

  • @ClevverGames do you think i should get the normal edtion or collectors edtion

  • First reviewer I've seen that complains about the combat system :O

  • @Jort007 Yeah, I think I'm pretty much alone in that regard.

  • @ClevverGames regarding combat, you do realise besides counter and melee, that you can use all 3 of your quick gadgets in fights right from the beggining of the game. The counter attacks flow MUCH more smooth into the combos than they did in asylum. in asylum counters would constantly get intterupted and not work in mid combo.. here its fixed. also you learn most of your combat skills within the first 30 minutes of the game, where theyre tutor on tons and tons of other stuff as well.

  • @bobblesworth Also find myself getting lost A LOT without much direction. Like when when the penguin looks you in the muesem room after you defeat his recruits.. took me a good 5 minutes to find the stupid button. I'd played around with the radio controll batarang for a lot of the riddler challenges before this though so using that gadget sucessfuly at this point wasn't a big deal. Anyway as far as the getting lost thing, It is a detective game afterall. Solving the puzzles feels very rewarding

  • @ClevverGames actually he's not the first reviewer to complain about combat system. other reviews have said its actually too complicated for them. The devs actually listened to the players this go round and tried to improve on the combat in every way. And I feel they did this very well. Either people want the combat to be a simple button mash like devil may cry or gods of war or all that crap, or they want it to be as complex as virtua fighter 5. I think they found a good balance in this one.

  • @bobblesworth @bobblesworth Have you played DMC? It is clearly not a button masher. I would argue the same for the GOW series, but only on the unlockable difficulties.

  • @bobblesworth actually finsished the game a week or so ago and did new game plus... and the game itself discredited the entire reviews basis. If you include new game plus into the factor the game is inasnely more attentive to your actions/reactions. I enjoy reviews from angry joe and folks taht put the time into a review. I would just appriciate if they actually PLAYED the thing. joe sucks when it comes to mmo's because u cant review them in a week, and this guy sucks b/c u cant rev in a week!

  • @bobblesworth in short, when u play batman without the help mode its AWESOME. 10.0 from a gamer

  • @Jort007 I know right? the free flow system is beautiful! especially when u take on 50 dudes :D

  • So I obviously went looking for this spammingnoobs guy, and his comment isn't even there... hmm...

  • @Sunnyman909 Removed it to try and get people to stop talking about CoD on the Batman review... lol

  • great review. couldn't have said it better myself

  • @Bardock772 Thanks!

  • @ClevverGames i think its a 9 and a half for me because although it is hard to navigate through arkham its kinda what batman faced although you and him had a rough idea and there is a map in the pause thingy. but i tottaly agree with the fighting thing but im not sure how they can make it better and batman shouldnt take so long to beat up a bunch of thugs mybe they should make it faster.

  • arkham city's combat was cool in my opinion

    i mean u could use the different gadgets to make it however indepth u want

  • He looks like that Guy from the Movie Fargo'' Think he wanted to give the game 8.0 but with all the fanboys for batman they would toast his score

  • Unfortunately this is "supposedly" the end to rocksteady's batman series.

  • @ExileMCR It's not their will most likely be a sequel watch ClevverGames new video.

  • I find it hard to believe that this guy complains that the game doesnt hold your hand enough.

  • The next Batman needs to be in all of Gotham, where we can drive/fly all of the awesome Batvehicles :D

    Batman Gotham City

  • No ability to drive bat mobile? I'm out.

  • Nice review man, im planning on getting it tomoz, if you get it in Tesco you get added content which is exclusive to the UK i think!?

  • Damn good review

  • @TheLlamaD Thanks!

  • @ClevverGames How Does It End??

  • Is it me or is this guy a fucking idiot?

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  • @MrMeatbunz Critically acclaimed means that professional critics thought it was good...

  • lol you got lost?!

  • @johnnyz249 Not in the actual city... I meant like during missions sometimes, finding how you get through to places you need to go.

  • @ClevverGames I have the same problem xD I found myself looking for an hour on Mr. Freeze's location in the museum...and he was right in front of me the whole time lmao.

  • this guys retarded use your map to get to places...

  • R.I.P Joker

  • the JOKER DIES at the end

  • @highlilman gee, thanks

  • @highlilman oh yeah thanks for spoiling the ending asshole

  • Why did joker have 2 die. Why!!! Rip joker And also clayface since he blew up as well In the end. Oh yea I should of put spoiler alert in the beginning. :P

  • The reviewer did not know how to play Batman AC, I found my way one way or anyother, and I never got mad when I didnt know where to go. and THE COMBAT IS FREAKING AWESOME! My opinion based on the gameplay in the review, he sucks at combat.

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  • @marvelgeek24 To be honest, I wasn't great at the combat starting out, but since this gameplay I've learned the combat a lot better and my opinion is still the same. Yes you get a few more special moves, but it's pretty much all based around the melee button, with just a few added take downs and stunning abilities. As far as the not knowing where to go, it didn't bother me THAT much. Was poking fun more than anything, though I did lose my way a couple times.

  • @ClevverGames Okay, no hard feelings.

  • I really like ClevvverGames Reviews first time listening to one by the way. the reviews i've seen of batman so far are all so positive i like how your talking about the faults even if its not so major, i would like to know them which you have done. Not bashing IGN i go on their site literally everday my homepage is IGN for crying out loud but Greg Miller was just talking how the game had miner flaws but never actually talked about them. Keep it up ClevverGames

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  • @yAkidAgain We like to keep it honest here :) Glad you liked the review! Hope you'll come back to us in the future for more!

  • I sense a hint of X-Play in your reviews. :P

  • JOKER DIES AT THE END.....SPOILER ALERT

  • @lowlifelyric1 MOTHERFACKER Haha just joking i have beaten the game but you really should have not said that, Yes i know you said spoiler but still that will get people pissed off

  • @lowlifelyric1 dude have you done the catwoman mission where she has to steal her stuff from two face in the museum? where do u go in the Museum? i cannot find him

  • @lowlifelyric1 you talking to me well if you are first you have to buy her or redeem a code on xbox live and at the end of the game where batman talks to her and she leaves their are cats on the egde on the building, you walk up to them and hit a or something like that and you can play her

  • @lowlifelyric1 Dude you dont need to say that douchebag now u spoiler it for me..go fuck your self

  • @lowlifelyric1 thanks a lot, you better not say how he Died  D:

  • @lowlifelyric1 You're supposed to put the spoiler alert at the beginning. That's why it's called "spoiler alert". So people will be aware that it's a spoiler before they read the rest. Unlike your post where you flat out give it away.

  • the combat system in assassin's creed 3 was perfect. they should have done the same combat system in this game.

  • The combat system may be simplistic, but it's challenging. There's so much satisfaction in combining your attacks. You can mix it up by throwing batarangs and using your grappling hook. Arkham Asylum was greatly praised for it's combat system and the fans of the original game didn't want it to change, which is why they kept it. They would be crazy to change it. It's one of the things I feel (and many others feel) that they nailed on the head. It makes the arcade mode what it is.

  • @aidenmccloskey Fair enough. Like I said though if you liked the system in the first one then you'll like it in this one.

  • @ClevverGames That's fair enough. I just thought I would express my opinion to let people know that a lot of people do like the combat system. I think it's important to new players who haven't experienced the Batman Arkham series because they should definitely check it out. They're a great set of games.

  • @aidenmccloskey I agree! The combat is fine too. I just like to be 100% honest in reviews and that was how I felt. Doesn't ruin the game even if you don't like it anyway because it's so minor compared to all of the stuff that Arkham does right.

  • @ClevverGames That's true!

  • looks super fun, im guna rent it, i was guna buy it but now im getting saints row the third, will you buys be reviewing that?

  • @M3XICANXxL3G3ND Yep! Definitely!

  • @ClevverGames I love you Clevver Games. I really do - but don't feed the troll!

  • @spammingnoobs  id find you and kill you

  • Its like comparing battlefield with cod

  • dont answer sammingnoobs hes a troll and they get more powerif you comment back

  • Good review :)

  • @Steven131196 Thank you!

  • this game is facking amazing I love the story line

    I hate the ending it kinda leaves you hanging

  • @spammingnoobs everybody thinks ur an asshole so shut up and if the makers of batman would be so dissapointed if they knew that ppl like u even exist