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Destructoid - Review: Batman: Arkham City

It doesn't quite reach the highs of its predecessor, but Arkham City rarely sinks low and does its best to answer major criticisms from the first title. When it's all said and done, you'll be begging for more, but not because there wasn't enough. It is just too damn fun to be The Bat.

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Michael-Jackson4595d ago (Edited 4595d ago )

It's not hard to figure out the one who reviewed this...

8.5 is great but it's just the lowest score I've seen so far.

meetajhu4595d ago (Edited 4595d ago )

Very easy for destructoid to break anyone's excitement. Yet anything above 7 is great score and gamers are forgetting that.

Jobesy4595d ago

I don't think this will be GOTY like many think. It will settle in the low 90's on metacritic.

Iroquois_Pliskin4594d ago

thats still an excellent score

StraightPath4595d ago (Edited 4595d ago )

This game so far with its little reviews got a 97% metacritic....wow if this carries on this will be pretty hard to beat..and lead to being GOTY if Uncharted 3 or Skyrim dont have anything to say :D

VvKILLAGOOSEvV4594d ago

The problem I have with Jim Sterling's review is he gave Two Worlds 2 an 8/10, so by his logic, Arkham City is only .5 of a better game than that. I'm sorry no, not even subjectively, period.

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buddymagoo4595d ago (Edited 4595d ago )

Does the guy even like Video games???

@below

It's not bad but does it deserve better? Is the review justified when compared to other reviews?

floetry1014595d ago

IT'S AN 8.5.

8 POINT 5.

HOW IS THAT EVEN BAD?

LOGICWINS4595d ago (Edited 4595d ago )

@floetry101- Because this is N4G. If you even slightly disagree with the sentiments of the majority, its an issue....even if its by half a point.

Read buddymagoo's comment. Perfect example of N4G overreaction.

"It's not bad but does it deserve better?

You'll know if it deserves better or not when you play it.

"It's not bad but does it deserve better? Is the review justified when compared to other reviews?"

So all reviews MUST be consistent or identical??????? If that were the case, then we would only need ONE review site. There are multiple review sites out there because there are multiple opinions out there.

buddymagoo4595d ago (Edited 4595d ago )

The guy gave Deadly Premonition a 10/10! I'll just leave it with you guys to defend him.
http://www.destructoid.com/...

Logicwins, lol.

LOGICWINS4595d ago

^^I'm not defending anyone, I'm simply countering your opinion. Btw. Deadly Premonition was a 10/10 for HIM.

Just like Arkham City can be a 10/10 for one person, a 7/10 for another person, and a 2/10 for another person. It's all opinion.

Commander_TK4595d ago

Logicwins is right. It's common sense. Nobody has the same opinion as the other guy. Lost Planet 2 recieved negative scores, but I thought the game was great. See?

As Blackbond would say: "It's just that easy."

buddymagoo4595d ago (Edited 4595d ago )

Logicwins are you on some kind of crusade?

I disagree with his opinion based off of other peoples opinions. Of which I am entitled because that is my opinion.

Stop preaching. I don't think you understand what I am saying and are just interested in what you are saying. Re-read. The guy gave deadly premonition a 10/10!

LOGICWINS4595d ago (Edited 4595d ago )

^^Your entitled to give your opinion as much as I'm entitled to counter it. Also theres a difference between a valid opinion and an invalid opinion.

You believing that all reviews need to be consistent is an invalid opinion because it contradicts the very meaning of a review: different people giving different opinions on a game.

PeZuS4595d ago

There's not a big difference between an 8.5 and a 9...

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Chuk54595d ago (Edited 4595d ago )

This is a man who gave AC2 a 4, The Wicther 2 a 6 and Deadly Premonition a 10. I swear all he does is review things like some post-modernist hipster. His review means nothing to me.

LOGICWINS4595d ago

He also gave Killzone 3 a ten. I guess thats an untrustworthy review as well.

Chuk54595d ago

KZ3 isn't a 10. KZ2 was a better game.

LOGICWINS4595d ago

"KZ3 isn't a 10. KZ2 was a better game."

And thats your opinion. I think KZ3 is a much better game that Killzone 2.

Wh15ky4594d ago (Edited 4594d ago )

I love KZ3 but it's no where near perfect.

Although the perfect game is impossible a 10/10 score should only be reserved for a game that is pretty much as close to perfect as possible.

GG made alot of glaring mistakes with KZ3 - removing the indepth stats of KZ2, removing custom ranked games, the poor map designs (Phyrus Crater, Corinth Highway, Akmir Snowdrift and Turbine Concourse in particular), the short disjointed single player and the tacked on Co-op.

This reviewers reviewing skills are very questionable and obviously unreliable if he awarded KZ3 a perfect score and if the scores Chuk5 quoted are correct.

Pintheshadows4595d ago (Edited 4595d ago )

It doesn't quite reach the highs of its predecessor, but Arkham City rarely sinks low and does its best to answer major criticisms from the first title. When it's all said and done, you'll be begging for more, but not because there wasn't enough. It is just too damn fun to be The Bat.

Warning inconsistent paragraph alert.

It's strange. The text reads like a ten. So basically he gave 8.5 to be different.

pr0digyZA4595d ago

I would hate to work for them, Jim seems to give himself the good games.

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Batman Arkham City in 2024 – How Well Does It Hold Up?

GB: "With this feature, we take a look back at the incredible Batman: Arkham City with the aim of analyzing it from the perspective of a 2024 release."

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Spider-Man 2 Metacritic review score means Marvel still hasn’t beaten DC

Reviews are finally out for Marvel's Spider-Man 2, and the game's Metacritic review score means Marvel still hasn't toppled DC.

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CrashMania209d ago (Edited 209d ago )

The Arkham games are largely excellent, a shame they are being followed up by that god awful looking suicide squad game.

RaidenBlack209d ago

All 4 Arkham games are just amazing...
With the Gotham Knights turning out sub par, hope the Suicide Squad fails as well... So that both Rocksteady and WB Montreal goes back to creating good single player DC games ...
A batman beyond game maybe?

anal_vegan_moans208d ago

Having the game fail would make it harder for them to get funding for their next game, please don't wish this on them. They already delayed the game a whole year after backlash, so we still have to wait and see how it will turn out.

GhostScholar208d ago

I think asylum and origins were great. City was good. Knight was horrible.

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Ezio2048209d ago

You can't expect a game to match 96-94 meta apple for apple. Different era and different gen. No need to diminish either game's achievement. Arkham City and Spiderman 2 are both amazing sequels that improved upon their already incredible first parts.

Tacoboto209d ago

To back that up, there are major websites that adjusted their review scales.

IGN used to have a 100 point system; now it's a 10 point system. I remember GameSpot back in 2004 was razed for giving Halo 2 a 9.4 when IGN gave it like a 9.7 or 9.8

darthv72209d ago

Arkham Asylum was great, but when City came out... wow what a total overhaul that was. Nothing has had that type of night/day difference in scope and scale since.

SM2 is looking to be a great game in itself. Definitely an upgrade over the previous entries. Just from the opening battle with sandman, it gives me god of war 2 vibes with how that one opened with the battle with colossus of rhodes. That is still one of my favorite sequels of all time.

Zeke68209d ago

Thanks for the spoiler how the game starts loser...

darthv72208d ago

Zeke... you've had plenty of time to play god of war 2.

GaboonViper209d ago

And right on cue, here comes the downplaying of Insomniacs masterpiece, not gonna work, this game is gonna be beast in success.

BehindTheRows209d ago

From the same folks who gave it a 10/10 no less.

Aloymetal209d ago

'' here comes the downplaying of Insomniacs masterpiece''
You know that train is never late.

isarai209d ago

Oh look, another trash article from Videogamer

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10 Best Games to Complete 100%

GF365: "These are our picks for the ten best games to complete 100%. This list includes good games that don't feel like chores to complete."

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Knushwood Butt317d ago

I got 80% trophy completion on Ragnarok but left a few of the battles. Will come back to it one day.

Miraak82 316d ago

Dragon Quest 11 is my top pick

RpgSama316d ago

Dragon Quest XI was such an AMAZING game, I had a blast from the very beginning all the way to the very end, it actually got better the more you played, full of surprises as well.

Another game that I enjoyed from the very beginning all the way to the end of the 100% completion was Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Really, really, really fun game with a great heartfelt story.

badz149316d ago (Edited 316d ago )

Where is Horizon Zero Dawn?? where is Ghost of Tsushima?? I just got my Platinum on HZD and is now trying to finish the Frozen Wild expansion. so much care and love went into that game and it really shows. I especially adore the lore and have sunk many hours listening to the logs and reading journals. the back story is great and the gameplay is awesome. can't wait to replay on the hardest difficulty on NG+. next in my list would be to finish GoTsushima

Tacoboto316d ago

Ghost was fantastic especially after Iki Island and the PS5 upgrade. 100%'d that, Horizon Forbidden West (not ZD), GoW (not yet Ragnarok), Spider-Man, and R&C: Rift Apart.

Each one absolutely worth it.

Aloymetal316d ago (Edited 316d ago )

100% I would like to add to you list RDR2, amazing as well and the perks from getting the Legend Of The East outfit is awesome.
Sekiro as well, have to play twice to get it but it's worth it!

Demetrius316d ago

I agree I'm on my 2nd playthroughs of both horizon forbidden West(zero dawn I played also) ghost of Tsushima except I'm replaying it on PS5 this time, the iki island expansion is amazing

ClayRules2012316d ago

Yeah, GoT was already an AMAZING game on PS4, but playing it on PS5, along with that expansion, just even better.

Elda316d ago

I just started my copy of GOW:R, enjoying it so far.

DefenderOfDoom2316d ago (Edited 316d ago )

Okay the title of article should be top 10 , 3rd person games to complete 100 percent. Nine 3rd person games and 1 racing game on this list .

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