Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate

Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate is a 2013 side-scrolling video game developed by Armature Studio and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is a companion game and sequel to Batman: Arkham Origins, and part of the Batman: Arkham series. Set three months after Arkham Origins, the game follows Batman as he attempts to stop a prison riot at the Blackgate Penitentiary, which has been taken over by three of Gotham City‘s most notorious crime bosses: the Joker, the Penguin, and Black Mask.

The story also depicts Batman’s first encounter with Catwoman, who aids Batman throughout the game with ulterior motives. Three months after the events of Arkham Origins, a mysterious explosion at Blackgate Prison allows the inmates to escape, resulting in a massive riot. The Joker, Penguin and Black Mask manage to each gather enough henchmen in order to take over their own section of the prison.

After being informed that Blackgate has been separated into three sections: the Cell Block, the Industrial Area, and the Administration Offices, Batman goes to investigate and defeat the three crime bosses, though he quickly learns that there is more to this than your average uprising. Batman also meets Catwoman and others for the first time, and begins to forge a partnership with a young Captain James Gordon. Armature looked through the back log of the previous Arkham games to see what features would work for Origins Blackgate.

The developer took many features from the main console games, such as grappling, gliding, crouching and climbing, and were able to implement them in the 2.5D space, while supplementing them with gadgets that include: the Batarang, a throwing weapon; the Batclaw, used for hooking on to surfaces; and Explosive Gel that can now be shot over a distance. As Batman cannot jump in the game, the grapnel gun is used to access higher points in the environment. The game does not feature an experience point system, with the entire game being item-based.