Ranking the Batman Arkham Games: From Worst to Best

2024-01-27 15:36:12

After 7 years, the distinguished Rocksteady studio was absent from the game industry and from presenting a new game, whether as part of the Batman Arkham games or a completely new game. Here it returns to us again with a new game during the month of February 2024, which is Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, which is a completely new game. It takes place in the same universe as the Batman Arkham games and talks about the characters of the Suicide Squad and their journey to save the city of Metropolis from the control of the evil Brainiac over it and its superheroes, but today we will not talk about this game, as we previously talked about it in an article. “Everything you need to know about Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League” in detail.

However, on the occasion of the approaching date of the release of the new Rocksteady Studio game, today we will talk about the Batman Arkham games, the best games presented by the studio in its history and the best games that presented the story of the character Batman, the protector of Gotham and the terror of its enemies. In this article, we will talk specifically about the arrangement of this distinctive series from worst to best, and we know what distinguished These games and what’s bad about them, So let’s go!

Batman: Arkham Asylum

This game was released in 2009 as the second game developed by Rocksteady Studio in its history after Urban Chaos: Riot Response in 2006 for the PS2 and Xbox platforms and the first game in the Batman series of games. Because it was the first game presented by the studio in the Batman Arkham series of games, it was the least developed among them, but it was not Never bad, and at that time it provided a unique experience that was no less wonderful than the rest of the superhero games presented in the history of the gaming industry.

Unlike the rest of the series, Arkham Asylum did not offer an open world full of activities that can be done, whether side or main. Rather, it focused on presenting a world with a linear design that takes you from one area to another, which led to a greater focus on the story and made it perhaps a little better than the rest of the parts. Not to mention the simple and fast fighting style that you will never get bored of and will be very addictive, which gets better over time thanks to the tools that the game gives you as you progress.

While it presented a good group of leaders who can be fought and entered into confrontations with, what was wrong with the boss battles was that they may have suffered from some repetition, in addition to the fact that you did not enter into a direct confrontation with them and fight them face-to-face like Batman Arkham Knight, but in the end it provided a fairly good experience. Putting the Asylum part at the beginning of the list does not mean that it is bad, but rather it means that it is perhaps the weakest and least developed experience in the series, but nevertheless it provided a good, enjoyable experience that served as a great beginning to the Batman Arkham series.

Batman: Arkham Origins

In 2013, the third game in the Batman Arkham series comes to us, which is the Origins part, which was not developed by Rocksteady studio like the rest of the series, but rather was developed by WB Games Montréal, which was clear throughout the game in many elements that it was not developed by Rocksteady. Like the new places in the game world – including the city itself – that were not good enough, even the combat was also not the best, and many may consider it the worst in the series, but in the end it was acceptable.

However, Origins introduced some new additions to the Asylum part, such as the crime investigation stages that Knight quoted after that, in addition to adding an open world that contains many side contents, not just the main story contents. Boss confrontations are also considered among the best in the series, and the game presented a set of Good ones, and unlike Asylum it was a face to face encounter with the bosses.

This part presented us with Batman when he was in his prime, the young and angry version that impressed me so much, while the performance of the American actor Troy Baker as the Joker in the game was wonderful, and I actually consider it the best performance of the Joker in the world of games to this day. Origins was not the best for many reasons, including that the developer was not Rocksteady, but despite that, it provided a wonderful experience that surpassed Asylum in several aspects from my point of view.

Batman: Arkham Knight

Although Knight is a great game and it introduced Batman wonderfully, in my opinion it is not the best in the series, and although City is almost five years older than it, it surpasses it in many aspects. But in general, Knight made new additions to the series that were welcomed, most notably the addition of the ability to control the Batmobile, the famous Batman car. Driving around the city with it was simply wonderful, but fighting tanks with it was not the best, and perhaps this is the only reason that prevents me from replaying the game again. Even though I really wanted to do so.

The stealth in this part was one of the things that most impressed me and may have been the reason for me playing it again. The stealth system in Knight made me feel as if I had become Batman, and perhaps the most important reason is the Batman tools that the game provides you with and helps you in sneaking and eliminating enemies in disguise, while the combat was wonderful. It was very developed and improved on what City offered. The world itself was wonderfully designed, provided a good number of side content, and adapted Gotham City to the fullest, making me feel like I had gone to Gotham while sitting there.

Among the good things in this part are the bosses, although they are not the best in the series in this matter, but the game presented a good group of bosses such as Albert King and Johnny Charisma, but the best among them was the Arkham Knight, as his confrontation was wonderful, and that is what the focus was on. For most of the story. In general, Arkham Knight was a great conclusion to Rocksteady’s Batman games, but in my opinion, it was not the best and City surpassed it in most aspects, but in the end it provided a great experience that made it one of the best Batman games.

Batman: Arkham City

The reason I put the Arkham City part in the forefront is simply because this part is considered the inspiration for open world games and the godfather of most games of that category after it and the reason for what we currently see in almost all open world games, as it presented an open world that encourages players to explore because it contains side content in Every inch of Gotham City, which ranges from puzzles to fighting enemies and learning more about the city; These side contents were not repetitive and were at the level of the main story content. Among the side contents there were missions for classic Batman enemies such as Bane, Deadshot, the Mad Hatter, and more.

Because of the great fun of the side content in City, I always felt confused between completing the story or engaging in the fun side missions. For example, while performing a basic mission, Alfred interrupts you with a call in which he tells you that there is an incident elsewhere in the city, so you leave the mission and go to that incident to see that that mission The side missions were worth leaving the story missions for, and then you would be confused about completing the story or playing the side missions.

While Arkham City was the first to innovate the method of constantly pressing the strike buttons and then the Counter Attack button in combat, which was copied by games after it, especially the PlayStation exclusive game Marvel’s Spider Man, in all its parts. To introduce this system, the developers took advantage of Batman’s original mastery of different martial arts such as karate, judo, and more, which helped in adding many combat movements along with Batman’s tools, which added diversity in the playing style, and what helped increase diversity is the large number of enemies and the variety of… Their tools and fighting methods provide a wonderful playing style that you will never tire of, no matter how many times you repeat it. In general, I think that Arkham City is the best embodiment of Batman, with a wonderful, diverse world full of activities to do and an addictive combat style that you will not get tired of, and most will agree with me on this matter.

in the end; The arrangement in this article is based on my personal preference, and it is natural for you to disagree with me on some of the points mentioned in the article because your experience of the game will differ from my experience, but let us agree, dear reader, on one thing, which is that the Batman Arkham series is the best embodiment of the Batman story and provided unforgettable experiences. We hope that the series will return with a new part one day.