I won't lie, I grew up playing the DS version of this game. Every moment of playing this on a full version felt somewhat familiar, yet I could tell something was really off. It genuinely felt like I was going through uncanny valley, and it definitely affects how I view this version of the game. I just wasn't able to enjoy it as much because of the fact it was not what I grew up with. I also didn't notice it before, but Batman's voice actor sounds really off in this one. I don't know if they replaced the VA or the VA got better for Batman 3, but either way I'm glad a change was made. It's not a bad game at all, and it's definitely an improvement over the DS version I grew up with, but it's a version I wish I had never checked out by only making me nostalgic for the shitty Nintendo DS one. Definitely will be the only Arkham game I play though.

Reviewed on May 27, 2024


3 Comments


28 days ago

Did the DS version fix the awful flying controls?

28 days ago

@RedBackLoggd Yes, but at the cost of free roam. Honestly not a bad trade-off, especially since it added some unique boss fights the game was sorely lacking before and removed the entire maze section from what I remember.

28 days ago

Wow, that actually makes it a relatively different game. Reminds me of the different versions of Spider-Man 3 on Xbox vs Wii vs PS3 haha