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Batman: Arkham City GOTY

aka Arkham City · Rocksteady Studios · Released 2012-09-07

Action Adventure

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Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players flying through the expansive Arkham City - five times larger than the game world in Batman: Arkham Asylum - the new maximum security 'home' for all of Gotham City's thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds.

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Difficulty Modes

1 mode · 4 tiers

A ladder of tiers, with the effects that change per tier and the rules that apply to all of them.

Campaign4 tiers

The following tiers cover the campaign mode. There are no known permadeath or hardcore mechanics in Arkham City natively. However, there is a permadeath enforcement patch available here.

Tier
Enemy HealthDetermines how much damage Batman must deal to defeat enemies
Enemy DamageDetermines how much damage enemy melee attacks and firearms deal to Batman.
Enemy AggressionDetermines how quickly enemies can initiate attacks against Batman.
Enemy AccuracyDetermines how quickly and reliably armed enemies can hit Batman.
Counter IndicatorsThe counter indicators for attacks are removed.

Easy

LowBase enemy health parameters.Enemy health9

LowBase enemy damage parameters.Unarmed damage10Pipe damage10Knife damage6Combat gun damage2Rifle damage2Shotgun damage10Sniper damage10Chaingun Damage1Rocket damage10

LowTime before attack1.5 seconds

LowFirearm targeting.Target acquisition time1.2 secondsLong-range hit-ratio floor25%

On

Normal

ProgressiveEnemy health increases with story progression from 9 to 19.

ProgressiveParameters increase with story progression.Unarmed damage10 → 16Pipe damage15 → 22.5Knife damage8 → 12Combat gun damage3 → 6Rifle damage8Shotgun damage40Sniper damage40Chaingun Damage2.5Rocket damage15

ProgressiveTime before the next enemy strike decreases with story progression from 1.5 to 0.5 seconds.

StandardFirearm targeting.Target acquisition time0.5 secondsLong-range hit-ratio floor25%

On

Hard

HighBase enemy health parameters.Enemy health19

HighBase enemy damage parameters.Unarmed damage16Pipe damage22.5Knife damage12Combat gun damage6Rifle damage12Shotgun damage60Sniper damage60Chaingun Damage5Rocket damage20On Hard, all armed enemies deal full damage when firing at Batman simultaneously.

HighTime before the next enemy strike decreases with story progression from 0.5 to 0.0 seconds.

HighFirearm targeting.Target acquisition time0.2 secondsLong-range hit-ratio floor75%

On

New Game Plus

HighBase enemy health parameters.Enemy health19

HighBase enemy damage parameters.Unarmed damage16Pipe damage22.5Knife damage12Combat gun damage6Rifle damage12Shotgun damage60Sniper damage60Chaingun Damage8Rocket damage30On NG+, all armed enemies deal full damage when firing at Batman simultaneously.

HighTime before the next enemy strike decreases with story progression from 0.5 to 0.0 seconds.

HighFirearm targeting.Target acquisition time0.2 secondsLong-range hit-ratio floor75%

Off

New Game PlusUnlockComplete the story on Normal or Hard

Basesoftcore

A slightly rebalanced difficulty mode designed to feel more like a true “Very Hard” setting. You begin the game fully equipped based on your previous character, but face tougher enemies much earlier in the campaign.

Tier rulesRules that apply only to a specific difficulty tier and differ from the mode's other tiers.

Progress CarryoverAll gadgets and upgrades from the first playthrough carry over.

Changed Enemy LayoutsLate-game enemies can appear in early encounters.

Tier statsMeasured or numerical values specific to each difficulty tier, such as health, costs, resource availability or other scaling values.

Enemy HealthHigh

Enemy DamageHigh

Enemy AggressionHigh

Enemy AccuracyHigh

Counter IndicatorsOff

Mode rulesRules that apply across every difficulty tier within the mode.

Locked DifficultyDifficulty is chosen when starting a game and cannot be changed afterwards.

Awards · TierRewards unlocked by completing a specific difficulty tier, such as achievements, cosmetics or additional game modes.

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Before you play

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If you experience 'Unhandled exception' error upon launch

Try installing DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010)
Try delete PhysX and reinstall directly from the games redist folder
Try copying your PhysX binaries from e.g. 'C:/Program Files (x86)/NVIDIA Corporation/PhysX/Common' into your game folder, e.g., 'C:/GOG Games/Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY/Binaries'

Quick facts

DeveloperRocksteady Studios

PublisherWB Games

Released2012-09-07

Platforms

Languages

Features

ControllerPartial

Always onlineNo

MicrotransactionsNo

Split screenNo

LANNo

VRNo

HDRNo

SubscriptionNo

Requirements

OSWindows XP
CPUIntel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 4800+
GPUATI 3850HD 512 MB or NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
RAM2GB RAM
DirectX9.0c
Storage17 GB free hard drive space

Contact

Websitecommunity.batmanarkhamcity.com/