It came after a slightly lengthy delay, a lot of speculation and much anticipation. Now, you can ‘Be the Bat', as the ad campaign promised, and assume the mantle of The Dark Knight in a last ditch effort to save Gotham.

If this is in fact the last Rocksteady-developed Batman game, the series will end on a high note. Arkham Knight is the biggest Batman game yet, not just in map size, but in the wide range of different types of gameplay, and its collection of characters.

Excellent gameplay variety; Strong performances; Detailed open world; Brawls and Predator fights

Tank feels out of place

Is this the finale Batman deserves? It's almost perfect, it's about as close as you can imagine…if only the Batmobile wasn't forced upon us, it would definitely be the best of the Rocksteady Trilogy.

Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City are two of the greatest games ever made. Not only do they empower the player in ways that most games (much less superhero games) don't, but they feel like essential enrichment of the Batman mythos.

Unlike Arkham Origins , which felt like the Arkham story's unwelcomed little brother, Arkham Knight earns its position as the end of this triolgy. It goes out hard and fast, carrying one of comics most iconic characters into an unknown twilight, and leaving us with Rocksteady's undisputed triumph...

Age Rating: 18+ Other console/handheld formats: Xbox One With each new game, Rocksteady Studios' Batman: Arkham series has evolved nicely. Arkham City, the second game in the series, took you out of the confines of the asylum environment in the first game and placed you in a small, open-world city...

Arkham Knight is definitely no Arkham City. It may be bigger, but Arkham City didn't rely on frequent cinematics to explain the story. And let me tell you. There's a LOT. The Batmobile is overused way too much. It can interrupt the flow of the action.

Reviewer's notes: Due to review NDA stipulations, Warner didn't want us to discuss particular story beats - nor would we want to - for fear of spoiling the game. But everything else is on the table.

The Dark Knight walks across the room slowly, holding the cure to Scarecrow's fear toxin, as the building around him begins to give way. Alfred offers him sage advice: "Master Bruce, you must get out of there. Save yourself...

Introduces the Batmobile; Psychologically dark; Leans on Batman folklore; Excellent fighting dynamic

Limited playback appeal

This is undoubtedly Rocksteady's biggest and best game world. The story might just be too ambitious for its own good, getting clumsy in certain sections before picking back up again for some truly memorable moments.

+ Polished; tight gameplay; + Beautiful; detailed and dense game world; + Ambitious addition of gameplay features and Batmobile

- Occasional story clumsiness; - Force Batmobile elements make it a chore