Batman: Arkham City is a 2011
action-adventure video game developed by
Rocksteady Studios and released by
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the
PlayStation 3 and
Xbox 360 video game consoles, and
Microsoft Windows. Based on the
DC Comics superhero
Batman and written by
Paul Dini with Paul Crocker and Sefton Hill, it is the sequel to the 2009 video game
Batman: Arkham Asylum. Incarcerated in Arkham City, a massive new super-prison enclosing the decaying urban slums of fictional
Gotham City, Batman must uncover the secret behind the sinister scheme "Protocol 10", orchestrated by the facility's warden,
Hugo Strange. The game's leading characters are predominantly voiced by actors from the
DC Animated Universe, with
Kevin Conroy reprising his role as Batman and
Mark Hamill as the
Joker. Using
third-person perspective, the game focuses on Batman's combat and stealth abilities, detective skills, and gadgets for combat and exploration. The game was praised for its narrative, characters and world designs and for Batman's combat and navigation abilities. It was tied for the highest-rated video game of 2011 according to review aggregator
Metacritic, and was the recipient of several awards. (
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