<s>
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
Blackgate	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Armature	O
Studio	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
companion	O
game	O
and	O
sequel	O
to	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
three	O
months	O
after	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
as	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
prison	O
riot	O
at	O
the	O
Blackgate	O
Penitentiary	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
three	O
of	O
Gotham	O
City	O
's	O
most	O
notorious	O
crime	O
bosses	O
:	O
the	O
Joker	O
,	O
the	O
Penguin	O
,	O
and	O
Black	O
Mask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
also	O
depicts	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
first	O
encounter	O
with	O
Catwoman	B-Application
,	O
who	O
aids	O
the	O
Dark	O
Knight	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
hiding	O
a	O
secret	O
from	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
 '	O
release	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
as	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
deluxe	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShop	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origins	O
Blackgate	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
successfully	O
transitioning	O
the	O
Arkham	O
games	O
to	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
setting	O
,	O
navigation	O
system	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
inconsistent	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
fixed	O
2.5D	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
animated	O
sequel	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
:	O
Assault	O
on	O
Arkham	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
cannot	O
jump	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
grapnel	B-Application
gun	I-Application
is	O
used	O
to	O
access	O
higher	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
still	O
moves	O
from	O
left	O
to	O
right	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
foreground	O
or	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
sightlines	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
,	O
which	O
immediately	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
know	O
whether	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
seen	O
or	O
not	O
by	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
in	O
detective	O
mode	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
changes	O
color	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
proximity	O
or	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
close	O
he	O
is	O
to	O
being	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
different	O
suits	O
for	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
attributes	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
made	O
available	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
order	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origins	O
Blackgate	O
features	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
(	O
Roger	O
Craig	O
Smith	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
superhero	O
trained	O
to	O
the	O
peak	O
of	O
human	O
physical	O
perfection	O
and	O
an	O
expert	O
in	O
martial	O
arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
also	O
has	O
altercations	O
with	O
the	O
seductive	O
Catwoman	B-Application
(	O
Grey	O
DeLisle	O
)	O
,	O
expert-marksman	O
Deadshot	O
,	O
prison	O
fights	O
champion	O
Bronze	O
Tiger	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
monstrous	O
zombie	O
Solomon	O
Grundy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
explosion	O
at	O
Blackgate	O
Prison	O
allows	O
the	O
inmates	O
to	O
escape	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
massive	O
riot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
informed	O
that	O
Blackgate	O
has	O
been	O
separated	O
into	O
three	O
sections	O
:	O
the	O
Cell	O
Block	O
,	O
the	O
Industrial	O
Area	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Administration	O
Offices	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
goes	O
to	O
investigate	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
three	O
crime	O
bosses	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
quickly	O
learns	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
more	O
to	O
this	O
than	O
your	O
average	O
uprising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
also	O
meets	O
Catwoman	B-Application
and	O
others	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
begins	O
to	O
forge	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
a	O
young	O
Captain	O
James	O
Gordon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
patrolling	O
Gotham	O
one	O
night	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
spots	O
Catwoman	B-Application
stealing	O
from	O
a	O
governmental	O
building	O
and	O
gives	O
chase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Department	O
of	O
Extranormal	O
Operations	O
agents	O
mistake	O
him	O
for	O
Catwoman	B-Application
's	O
accomplice	O
and	O
try	O
to	O
capture	O
both	O
,	O
but	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
avoids	O
them	O
and	O
eventually	O
defeats	O
Catwoman	B-Application
,	O
leaving	O
her	O
to	O
be	O
arrested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
weeks	O
later	O
,	O
Captain	O
James	O
Gordon	O
contacts	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
for	O
help	O
on	O
a	O
prison	O
riot	O
at	O
Blackgate	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
explosion	O
;	O
the	O
inmates	O
have	O
taken	O
numerous	O
hostages	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
prison	O
has	O
been	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
main	O
territories	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
Joker	O
,	O
Penguin	O
,	O
and	O
Black	O
Mask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
entering	O
the	O
prison	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
encounters	O
Catwoman	B-Application
,	O
who	O
informs	O
him	O
of	O
hostages	O
held	O
inside	O
the	O
maximum	O
security	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
prison	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Arkham	O
Wing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
may	O
choose	O
to	O
go	O
after	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
crime	O
bosses	O
;	O
before	O
leaving	O
,	O
Catwoman	B-Application
also	O
informs	O
him	O
that	O
Joker	O
has	O
cut	O
the	O
air	O
supply	O
to	O
the	O
wing	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
hostages	O
with	O
minimal	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
Joker	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
encounters	O
Warden	O
Martin	O
Joseph	O
,	O
whose	O
office	O
has	O
been	O
rigged	O
with	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
attempting	O
to	O
free	O
Joseph	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
Deadshot	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
hired	O
separately	O
by	O
all	O
three	O
crime	O
bosses	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Deadshot	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
rescues	O
Joseph	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Joker	O
is	O
in	O
his	O
office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
defeats	O
the	O
Joker	O
and	O
acquires	O
the	O
codes	O
needed	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
gas	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
hostages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
leaving	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
notices	O
that	O
the	O
air	O
supply	O
was	O
not	O
cut	O
as	O
Catwoman	B-Application
had	O
stated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
Penguin	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
again	O
encounters	O
Catwoman	B-Application
,	O
who	O
informs	O
him	O
of	O
a	O
fighting	O
contest	O
hosted	O
by	O
the	O
Penguin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
forced	O
to	O
battle	O
the	O
Penguin	O
's	O
champion	O
Bronze	O
Tiger	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
reluctant	O
to	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Bronze	O
Tiger	O
,	O
the	O
Penguin	O
orders	O
his	O
men	O
to	O
kill	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
Bronze	O
Tiger	O
fights	O
them	O
off	O
,	O
allowing	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
to	O
pursue	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
Penguin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Black	O
Mask	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
learns	O
that	O
the	O
latter	O
is	O
attempting	O
to	O
overload	O
Blackgate	O
's	O
power	O
generators	O
and	O
cause	O
a	O
chain	O
reaction	O
that	O
will	O
kill	O
his	O
rivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Solomon	O
Grundy	O
in	O
the	O
prison	O
's	O
sewers	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
subdues	O
Black	O
Mask	O
and	O
thwarts	O
his	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
Joker	O
,	O
Penguin	O
,	O
and	O
Black	O
Mask	O
have	O
all	O
been	O
dealt	O
with	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
able	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Arkham	O
Wing	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
hostages	O
,	O
just	O
a	O
weakened	O
Bane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catwoman	B-Application
appears	O
and	O
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
lied	O
about	O
the	O
hostages	O
so	O
that	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
would	O
help	O
her	O
reach	O
Bane	O
,	O
whom	O
she	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
recover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
pursues	O
Catwoman	B-Application
to	O
the	O
prison	O
's	O
docks	O
and	O
defeats	O
her	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
he	O
begins	O
to	O
interrogate	O
her	O
about	O
her	O
employer	O
's	O
identity	O
,	O
a	O
SWAT	B-Application
team	O
led	O
by	O
Rick	O
Flag	O
arrives	O
to	O
arrest	O
Catwoman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
leave	O
with	O
her	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
flies	O
off	O
into	O
the	O
night	O
,	O
questioning	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Waller	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
hired	O
Catwoman	B-Application
to	O
break	O
Bane	O
out	O
of	O
Blackgate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Per	O
Waller	O
's	O
orders	O
,	O
Catwoman	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
did	O
not	O
complete	O
her	O
mission	O
,	O
and	O
Flag	O
's	O
team	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
return	O
Bane	O
to	O
police	O
custody	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Waller	O
's	O
helicopter	O
flies	O
away	O
from	O
Blackgate	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
trackers	O
is	O
seen	O
on	O
its	O
underbelly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
came	O
over	O
from	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
,	O
which	O
developed	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
Armature	O
Studio	O
worked	O
closely	O
with	O
WB	O
Games	O
Montréal	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
and	O
not	O
spoil	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
material	O
from	O
either	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matthews	O
further	O
stated	O
that	O
Armature	O
has	O
custom	O
tools	O
to	O
help	O
generate	O
ideally	O
sized	O
models	O
and	O
textures	O
for	O
each	O
platform	O
from	O
a	O
common	O
source	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
run	O
at	O
30fps	O
in	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
camera	O
can	O
zoom	O
in	O
over	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
shoulder	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
zipline	O
or	O
swoop	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
top-down	O
vantage	O
point	O
when	O
on	O
a	O
gargoyle	O
for	O
an	O
inverted	O
takedown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
linking	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
skin	O
based	O
on	O
Beware	O
the	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
becomes	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
Blackgate	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
68/100	O
and	O
the	O
Vita	O
a	O
61/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
and	O
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
Blackgate	O
successfully	O
distilled	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Navigating	O
the	O
levels	O
was	O
noted	O
as	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
difficulty	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
in-game	O
map	O
failing	O
to	O
clearly	O
define	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
location	O
,	O
sometimes	O
making	O
it	O
appear	O
that	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
in	O
a	O
room	O
he	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
is	O
in	O
fact	O
multiple	O
levels	O
above	O
or	O
below	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
during	O
combat	O
was	O
noted	O
to	O
be	O
less	O
precise	O
and	O
responsive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
2.5D	O
perspective	O
would	O
see	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
often	O
target	O
the	O
closest	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
intended	O
,	O
enemy	O
across	O
multiple	O
planes	O
,	O
preventing	O
effective	O
combat	O
strategies	O
as	O
more	O
varied	O
enemies	O
begin	O
to	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
boss	O
fights	O
were	O
imaginative	O
,	O
while	O
Game	O
Informer	O
said	O
they	O
were	O
the	O
best	O
part	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
Blackgate	O
,	O
utilizing	O
specific	O
traits	O
of	O
each	O
villain	O
in	O
their	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
strategies	O
for	O
defeating	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
reviewers	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
fights	O
frustrating	O
,	O
poorly	O
explained	O
,	O
and	O
punitive	O
,	O
featuring	O
attacks	O
that	O
can	O
instantly	O
kill	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
requiring	O
lengthy	O
loading	O
times	O
to	O
place	O
the	O
player	O
at	O
an	O
earlier	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
then	O
requiring	O
some	O
backtracking	O
before	O
the	O
fight	O
can	O
again	O
be	O
attempted	O
.	O
</s>
