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are no pedestrians
going about their
daily business, and
it can take less than
a few minutes to get
from one side of the
world to the other.

section of Gotham’s slums built to hold
inmates of the decidedly inadequate Arkham
Asylum and Blackgate Penitentiary.

As a result of the
added verticality of
a city, there is a very
different dynamic
to navigating the
environment.
Building on the basic, descent-slowing
glide from Batman: Arkham Asylum, Bats
is given the ability to dive bomb, pulling
up at the last moment and using the

The area - known as Arkham City - was a
drastic change
from what was
on offer in the
first game:
open areas of
land with just
a few scattered
buildings were
replaced by
sprawling
city streets
and towering
skyscrapers.
Fans expecting a
location on par
with GTA IV will
Deployed to cause an ice-based explosion that will freeze an
be disappointed
enemy in position for an extended period of time. This can be used
though, as the
effectively in combat situations. Additionally, the Freeze Blast is
place is still a
powerful enough to freeze water of any temperature, creating a
prison - there
temporary platform capable of supporting Batman’s weight.

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