This game over has the additional tip of using the "middle stick" to dodge the Joker's bullet. It eventually ends with the Joker shooting Batman from a first-person perspective, giving players a fake game over. Sticking through the cutscene will reveal that it is instead a strange parody of the opening, with the Joker driving the Batmobile in order to imprison Batman in Arkham Asylum. It will begin to play Batman: Arkham Asylum's opening cutscene as if players need to play through the game all over again from the start. The fake reset hallucination breaks the fourth wall and makes players believe the game itself has reset. However, there is one hallucination meant to invoke a specific fear in any player going through the game without knowing what to expect. Some of the highlights of the Scarecrow hallucinations include Batman regressing back to a child and witnessing the murder of his parents, finding his parents in Arkham Asylum's morgue, and Scarecrow coming out of a body bag to jump scare unsuspecting players. While they occur multiple times throughout the game, each of these have a lasting impact on those who witness them for the first time.
After inhaling it, players will begin to see hallucinations that plague Batman's mind. Knowing that Batman won't attack again, Harley fills Batman in on the situation with the Joker just slightly before leaving.Īs Batman travels through the various dangers presented by his rogues' gallery in Batman: Arkham Asylum, some of the most horrifying events are caused by the Scarecrow and his fear gas. This doesn't end the conflict at hand, due to the henchmen still holding the hostages captive via firearms. Instead, starting combat with Harley will just cause Batman to easily throw her to the side, ending the altercation on a rather comedic note. Normally in this situation, players may expect a brawl to start with Harley and the nearby goons. Upon seeing him, Harley Quinn begins to approach Batman via acrobatic flips. Instead of sneaking into the building through an alternate entrance, Batman enters through the front door. There he must deal with the criminal factions that have risen in a place of no order, emergency workers taken as hostages, and a dying Joker looking to have his last laugh.Įarly in the game, Batman discovers that Harley Quinn and some of Joker's henchmen have taken the medical staff at the Church and Medical Center hostage. After being thrown into the prison by Doctor Hugo Strange as Bruce Wayne, Bruce investigates Arkham City as Batman. Interrupting Harley Quinn - Batman: Arkham Cityīatman: Arkham City takes place in a section of Gotham that has been closed off from the rest of the world while operating as a prison for Gotham's worst criminals.
This variety is what has helped the series stay in the minds of many even now.
These moments vary from the epic, to funny, to heart-breaking, and all the way to horrifying. RELATED: Behind-The-Scenes Photos Reveal Affleck's Batsuit (And New Ride) In The FlashĬonsidering how much story is spread throughout the BatmanArkhamverse's games, the series is filled with many iconic and memorable moments that are still praised to this day. Some of these titles were less well received than others, but the ones that shined prove their worth for all to see. The series spans over many different games, comics, and a straight-to-video movie, with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League being the next upcoming game in the series.Įven without considering the upcoming Suicide Squad game, there are nine different games that make up the bones of the Arkhamverse proper. Starting with Batman: Arkham Asylum in 2009, the Batma n: Arkham series of games remains one of the most highly praised depictions of the dark knight and superheroes as a whole in video game history.