Batman: Return to Arkham

 PlayStation 4
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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 488 Ratings

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  1. bulger_paul
    Jun 4, 2019
    7
    I just now beat Arkham Asylum, which has been my first time playing any of the Batman Arkham games, and I enjoyed most of it very much, and can see why it was all the rage back in 2009, even though piece of it haven't aged as well. Many of the boss fights are kind of lame and tedious, especially the Poison Ivy fight and the two final fights, but lame sequences like that are balanced out byI just now beat Arkham Asylum, which has been my first time playing any of the Batman Arkham games, and I enjoyed most of it very much, and can see why it was all the rage back in 2009, even though piece of it haven't aged as well. Many of the boss fights are kind of lame and tedious, especially the Poison Ivy fight and the two final fights, but lame sequences like that are balanced out by the incredible Scarecrow sequences, which I only wish there were more of, and that they had gotten even more twisted and creepy. Can't wait to check out Arkham City now.… Expand
  2. NoahC
    May 6, 2017
    5
    I was so hyped after finishing Batman Arkham Knight and playing all the other Arkham games I remember completing Arkham city sooooo many times that I was so hyped for this game but apart from the stunning graphics that's really Batman RTA has. First of all the frame rate on this game (Arkham city) is absolutely atrocious when I'm gliding around the city it doesn't even compare to what theI was so hyped after finishing Batman Arkham Knight and playing all the other Arkham games I remember completing Arkham city sooooo many times that I was so hyped for this game but apart from the stunning graphics that's really Batman RTA has. First of all the frame rate on this game (Arkham city) is absolutely atrocious when I'm gliding around the city it doesn't even compare to what the originals had. Overall if your looking to start your first Arkham Experience don't buy this game, buy the game on last gen only then if you want to buy Batman Return To Arkham… Expand
  3. Termin8ter
    Jan 5, 2017
    7
    Batman: Return to Arkham bundles the first two entries in the critically acclaimed Batman Arkham franchise and remasters the two to next-gen systems. Overall, this remaster is pretty weak. The games only look marginally better than their last-gen predecessors. I would only buy this if you are a big Arkham fan. For the rest of us, though, we'll give Return to Arkham a pass.
  4. roundtablegamer
    Oct 26, 2016
    7
    The world’s greatest detective is back on the PS4 and Xbox One in an HD collection; the collection consists of Arkham Asylum and, Arkham City. Does this series need an HD collection or should it have just with the last generation of consoles? let’s find out.

    Arkham Asylum (2009) and Arkham City (2011) come storming in on the PS4. In Arkham Asylum you are confined to one location filled    The world’s greatest detective is back on the PS4 and Xbox One in an HD collection; the collection consists of Arkham Asylum and, Arkham City. Does this series need an HD collection or should it have just with the last generation of consoles? let’s find out.

    Arkham Asylum (2009) and Arkham City (2011) come storming in on the PS4. In Arkham Asylum you are confined to one location filled with Gotham most notorious criminals, you have one target in the game though the Joker. After an incident at the mayor’s office in Gotham city, Batman captures the Joker without any fight, upon the arrival at Arkham immediately the Joker breaks free to un-foil a plan to poison Gotham’s water supply and to get to Dr. Young and the titan; a drug that DR. Young developed which is a stronger venom than what bane uses. So your job as the caped crusader is to find an antidote to the titan and stop the Joker, along with your journey you will have encounters with other “famous” Batman villains such as Scarecrow, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Poison Ivy, and Bane, but your main objective defeat the Joker.
    In Arkham City, you start playing as the irregular billionaire Bruce Wayne tied up in a room being beaten by DR. Hugo Stranges henchmen (Tyger). Leaving the room you realize you have become a prisoner in Arkham City, strange then talks about protocol 10 and to make matters worse in this case he knows you are Batman. You are in an open world this time in the Arkham franchise, during your time here you will have your main quests with side missions and content. In this installment of Batman Arkham franchise, you have your main story bringing down Hugo Strange and, stopping protocol 10 ,but there are stories on the side like the Joker dying with a severe illness and, Ra’s al Ghul and the league of shadows that you can complete as you progress through the main story.

    When it comes to gameplay Rocksteady revolutionized a combat style that we see many games do today the free flow combat style, where you can bounce from enemy to enemy unleashing devastating attacks. While you are not using hand to hand combat you are using stealth takedowns using your gadgets like the Batarang, explosive gel. When you are not in combat you are flying around using your grappling hook and collecting riddler trophies.

    Verdict: Batman return to Arkham has its appeal to people if you have not played them on the previous consoles, but after the Arkham Asylum you feel a little burned out and are in no rush to go right into Arkham City. These games are really fun and good to play but you get burned out on them after the first game

    Score: 7/10 Batman Return to Arkham.    … Expand
  5. Elite_Soldier
    Nov 21, 2020
    7
    I'm just writing at least 150 characters because I wanted to save this review in a more convenient way to look back at scores that I had given stuff as a user
  6. BrianDavid94
    Oct 17, 2022
    7
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s rarer for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find somethingQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s rarer for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I own a PC (built by me), Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, PS3, PS4, PS5, and a Switch. I prefer Playstation due to their focus on narrative games. For scoring, I’ll be using the Gameinformer review scale and of course influenced by my personal opinions.

    (7) Average. The game’s feature may work, but are nothing that even causal players haven’t seen before.

    I tried the Batman series out for the first time in 2022. I've heard many good things about the series and was looking forward to trying it out. It's been in my back log since I usually don't like superhero games. Usually because of bad writing. I thought the villains were well written with good voice actors but they did a horrible job with Batman and I can't stand the voice actor they picked for him. Batman voice actor made it a struggle for me to keep going. Everyone says the combat is fun but I don't see it but this game is ten years old so maybe it was good for the time. I only recommend if your a hardcore Bat fan wanting something to do but this wont convince people that are not fans to convert.    … Expand
  7. chaputom
    Oct 20, 2019
    6
    A great package deal for the new-gen consoles and to experience (or re-experience) the Arkham games. Some of the mechanics, boss fights, animations have aged a bit - but overall the game(s) got polished up and are enjoyable especially for fans. Again, the boss battles are tedious and anti-climatic, but the lore, cameo appearances of characters, side missions, and above-average storyA great package deal for the new-gen consoles and to experience (or re-experience) the Arkham games. Some of the mechanics, boss fights, animations have aged a bit - but overall the game(s) got polished up and are enjoyable especially for fans. Again, the boss battles are tedious and anti-climatic, but the lore, cameo appearances of characters, side missions, and above-average story telling keeps things entertaining. Just went through Arkham Asylum and it was a great trip back to 2009!… Expand
  8. aatish
    Jul 26, 2020
    7
    Both games looks good and it contain all dlc but when it comes to frame rate its not good even ps3 versions had stable frame rate
  9. Cacasecaxxx
    Nov 14, 2020
    7
    Un gran remaster de los juegos originales, todo esta prácticamente igual y falla en que no han mejorado casi nada del juego, este remaster seria muchísimo mejor si hubieran mejorado y actualizado los gráficos, un gran juego para los que no hayan jugado los anteriores o quieran darle un repaso a la saga pero no tiene nada de espectacular y es como jugar a los originales, así que ten enUn gran remaster de los juegos originales, todo esta prácticamente igual y falla en que no han mejorado casi nada del juego, este remaster seria muchísimo mejor si hubieran mejorado y actualizado los gráficos, un gran juego para los que no hayan jugado los anteriores o quieran darle un repaso a la saga pero no tiene nada de espectacular y es como jugar a los originales, así que ten en cuenta que estarás jugando a juegos de 2009 y 2011, nada del otro mundo, el remaster podría haber mejorado muchísimo la jugabilidad anticuada y los gráficos que no han envejecido bien, una lastima.… Expand
  10. Bernard_18
    Sep 16, 2020
    6
    I finished Arkham Asylum and it really is very good. I haven't finished Arkham City yet, but I'm already very disappointed due to the excessive FPS drop in the game. Frustrating and shameful! A PS3 game running poorly on PS4. Arkham Asylum was fine, but Arkham City was poorly remastered.
  11. JayLennox
    Jul 22, 2021
    6
    Es un mal remaster. Y sigue la mala tendencia sobre cómo remasterizar un videojuego: sobresaturar la paleta de colores y hacerlo todo más brillante. Las texturas en su mayoría lucen con mayor detalle y resolución, pero hay otros problemas gráficos no presentes en las versiones originales: la iluminación es pésima, se ve todo muy brillante y eso cambia significativamente la atmósfera delEs un mal remaster. Y sigue la mala tendencia sobre cómo remasterizar un videojuego: sobresaturar la paleta de colores y hacerlo todo más brillante. Las texturas en su mayoría lucen con mayor detalle y resolución, pero hay otros problemas gráficos no presentes en las versiones originales: la iluminación es pésima, se ve todo muy brillante y eso cambia significativamente la atmósfera del gameplay. También hay modelos y texturas que parecen empeorar, como la cara del Joker sano, el rostro de Talia y el de Catwoman. Fuera de eso, todo es mejor en cuanto a gráficos, el Pingüino se ve más detallado y el traje de Catwoman luce genial. El otro problema es el framerate, en Arkham City ni siquiera mantiene los 30 en espacios abiertos! (No ocurre todo el tiempo, solo en partes muy concretas) Esto no lo hace injugable ni de lejos, pero es algo malo considerando ya que ni llega a los 60 cuando debería ser así.
    Si no tienes otra forma de jugar a los dos títulos, compra Return to Arkham; este remaster puede considerarse mejor que las versiones para ps3, pero la versión de PC para ambos juegos salida hace una década sigue siendo la mejor forma de jugar la saga Arkham. Los juegos son fantásticos y aunque este remaster tenga defectos, no llega a deslucir la obra de arte que es Asylum/City, aunque pudo haber sido mejor.    … Expand
  12. Blue-Jack-25
    Jan 30, 2022
    7
    I liked the Batman Arkham games on PS3. I thought Return to Arkham on PS4 would improve on that. It's just a barely noticeable difference between the two. Only buy if you're a hardcore Bat fan. It's not bad, but not really worth it.
  13. Gehep
    Jun 29, 2022
    7
    if you are a fan of the series you will like this game. if not maybe still give it a try
  14. Jtjrs
    Sep 6, 2022
    7
    it's alright but I was expecting better graphics but still pretty tight in other areas
  15. SpiderCider
    Sep 19, 2022
    7
    Asylum is amazing, City is okay for me. I love the story of both (minus the fan service :V) but City is glitchy, achievements don't pop up sometimes even though you've done the requirements to get said achievements. Bad. Batman will break his own combo by punching air instead of a grunt. Models being invisible during cutscenes. Poor indicators of direction when you're trying to find whereAsylum is amazing, City is okay for me. I love the story of both (minus the fan service :V) but City is glitchy, achievements don't pop up sometimes even though you've done the requirements to get said achievements. Bad. Batman will break his own combo by punching air instead of a grunt. Models being invisible during cutscenes. Poor indicators of direction when you're trying to find where to go. Anyway, I enjoy the story of Arkham City way more than the gameplay. Again, Asylum I enjoyed much more. (BUT I love Arkham Knight the most)… Expand
  16. lfir
    Sep 20, 2022
    7
    it's pretty solid and looks good at the time, a good game for the weekend if you are a fan

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 11 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Hobby Consolas
    Dec 6, 2016
    80
    Batman is back on its two first iterations from Rocksteady. Both game keeps being awesome in its mechanics and storytelling, but Virtuos has added new colors that made the games less darker. The games shows new textures and lighting, but its frame rate is less stable than on the original games. Anyway, worth playing if you haven't already.
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  2. Worth Playing
    Nov 9, 2016
    75
    Batman: Return to Arkham is a good, but not great, package. The games have both aged very well and are still plenty of fun to play, and the remaster allows newcomers to experience them. However, the inconsistent remastering job means that it's tough to be overly impressed. Return to Arkham is effectively a mediocre port of two excellent games. If you've never experience the Arkham games before, then this is a good starting point, but returning fans may be more disappointed than excited by some of the changes. There's still a lot to like in the collection, and the nagging flaws aren't enough to distract from the excellent games.
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  3. XGN
    Nov 1, 2016
    80
    Return to Arkham contains two fantastic games, with a visual upgrade. Both games are still fantastic, but Asylum has lost some of it's charm. Also both games suffer from occasional framedrops, but nothing drastic. So this is definitely worth your money!
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