<s>
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
Mobile	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NetherRealm	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
DC	O
Comics	O
superhero	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
to	O
the	O
2013	O
video	O
game	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Arkham	B-Application
City	I-Application
Lockdown	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
tie-in	O
with	O
its	O
console	O
and	O
PC	O
counterpart	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
an	O
original	O
storyline	O
,	O
it	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
premise	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
versions	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
operating	O
system	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
store	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
surpassed	O
5	O
million	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
Mobile	O
received	O
its	O
last	O
update	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
relies	O
heavily	O
on	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
heavily	O
story-driven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
quick	O
,	O
penetrated	O
attacks	O
by	O
swiping	O
and	O
tapping	O
the	O
screen	O
with	O
their	O
fingers	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
blocking	O
and	O
altering	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
stance	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
unleash	O
a	O
combo	O
of	O
strikes	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
one	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
upgrade	O
Batsuits	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
acquire	O
certain	O
items	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Tier	O
1	O
Armor	O
or	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
Cowl	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
upgrade	O
requiring	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
the	O
items	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
different	O
items	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Son	O
needs	O
a	O
Red	O
Son	O
Cowl	O
,	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
needs	O
an	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
Cowl	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Batsuit	O
upgrade/a	O
better	O
Batsuit	O
acquisition	O
will	O
upgrade	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
stats	O
,	O
an	O
example	O
being	O
that	O
the	O
Long	O
Halloween	O
suit	O
has	O
5	O
more	O
Speed	O
than	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
the	O
starter	O
suit	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
an	O
upgrade	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
can	O
also	O
let	O
the	O
player	O
acquire	O
5	O
more	O
Speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
suit	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
certain	O
perk	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
more	O
fire	O
defense	O
,	O
poison	O
defense	O
,	O
or	O
basic	O
attack	O
defense	O
,	O
or	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
suits	O
)	O
simply	O
upgrading	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
natural	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
Mobile	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
premise	O
as	O
its	O
console	O
and	O
PC	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
eight	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
2009	O
's	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Asylum	I-Application
,	O
the	O
story	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
younger	O
and	O
less-refined	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
(	O
Roger	O
Craig	O
Smith	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
vigilante	O
fighting	O
crime	O
in	O
Gotham	O
City	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
establish	O
himself	O
as	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
protector	O
and	O
is	O
hunted	O
by	O
the	O
police	O
and	O
criminals	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
his	O
mistrust	O
in	O
others	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
aided	O
in	O
his	O
quest	O
for	O
justice	O
only	O
by	O
his	O
loyal	O
butler	O
Alfred	O
Pennyworth	O
(	O
Martin	O
Jarvis	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
provides	O
him	O
with	O
intelligence	O
and	O
tech	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Christmas	O
Eve	O
,	O
a	O
bounty	O
is	O
placed	O
on	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
by	O
crime	O
lord	O
Black	O
Mask	O
,	O
drawing	O
eight	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
greatest	O
assassins	O
to	O
Gotham	O
(	O
although	O
only	O
five	O
of	O
them	O
—	O
Bane	O
(	O
JB	O
Blanc	O
)	O
,	O
Deathstroke	O
(	O
Mark	O
Rolston	O
)	O
,	O
Deadshot	O
(	O
Chris	O
Cox	O
)	O
,	O
Copperhead	O
(	O
Rosa	O
Salazar	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Electrocutioner	O
(	O
Steven	O
Blum	O
)	O
—	O
are	O
featured	O
outside	O
the	O
opening	O
cutscene	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
must	O
bring	O
Black	O
Mask	O
to	O
justice	O
while	O
contending	O
with	O
each	O
assassin	O
sent	O
after	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
stopping	O
additional	O
crimes	O
around	O
Gotham	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
City	I-Application
Lockdown	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
offer	O
players	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
roam	O
the	O
environment	O
freely	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
each	O
district	O
features	O
its	O
own	O
set	O
of	O
missions	O
and	O
boss	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
at	O
New	O
York	O
Comic	O
Con	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
NetherRealm	O
Studios	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
created	O
Arkham	B-Application
City	I-Application
Lockdown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Boon	O
serves	O
as	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
creative	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
version	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
PC	O
version	O
to	O
unlock	O
exclusive	O
content	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Red	O
Son	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
suit	O
,	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
both	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exclusive	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
skins	O
for	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
include	O
designs	O
from	O
JSA	O
:	O
The	O
Liberty	O
Files	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
Beyond	I-Application
,	O
Blackest	O
Night	O
,	O
and	O
Injustice	B-Application
:	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
and	O
TouchArcade	O
praised	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
 '	O
graphics	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
lacked	O
depth	O
,	O
lamenting	O
its	O
freemium	O
structure	O
that	O
required	O
grinding	B-Application
from	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
