That Harley Quinn is as mad as a box of frogs. She is proper mental . There's something about the black makeup streaked down her cheeks and the fading dye in her hair that makes her seem like far more of a formidable foe than in the past.

If you haven't heard about Batman: Arkham City or its 2009 predecessor, Batman: Arkham Asylum, you just might be living in a cave. Not the batcave mind you, but some dingy moss-lined cave complete with centipedes and icky little creatures that scuttle across you while you sleep on the stone floor.

Batman: Arkham City is the sort of game people will be talking about for years to come. It's the sort of title you'll measure others by. It's an old school approach to value in a time when most games seem to race to the finish line. If it's the sort of game you want, it's exactly what you want.

Believe the hype. Arkham City is one of the most important games made for this generation and it's also a masterclass in design, execution and treatment.

Arkham Asylum rocked my expectations of what a game based on an established franchise can be, if handled properly. One moment, videogames based on comic book superheroes are all dumb and doomed to mediocrity at best, the next, we're looking to the next game based on Batman as a probable contender...

The Good: Fantastic, Seamless gameplay and combat, great visuals. Catwoman is a worthy addition to the series, with all new gameplay built around her unique moves and playstyle. The Bad: Story is a wee bit convoluted at times, I think we've seen enough from this series now.

As we got going with our review of Batman: Arkham City, a thought crossed our minds. Two...

We all know the rule: games based on mainstream licenses almost always suck. Occasionally we get one that's not half-bad, but only on a few rare occasions can we find a movie, cartoon, or comic book-based game that stands up with the very best non-licensed releases.

still a fantastic game. Strange to play a game that is skating the edge of an M rating but going out of its way to stay in T territory. You'll know what I mean by listening to the idle chatter between the street punks.

Arkham City is a really good GTA clone with the various super villains and their thugs filling in as the gangs; The stealth gameplay is well done; The fighting system is superb as well; At @$40, the value of all the DLC stuff in the GOTY version makes it a steal.

The story is weak; Go ahead and downvote me for saying so, but its true; There are cliched parts where Batman comes across as amateurish getting knocked over the head unconscious and mentally ill going out of his way to save evil violent murderers.

It's rare for any game to receive unanimous praise, but when Arkham Asylum came out in 2009, players and critics alike were wowed by a superlative Batman experience that transcended the thoroughly stale superhero genre. Unsurprisingly, then, expectations for the sequel are high.