<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Arkham	I-General_Concept
VR	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rocksteady	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	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
part	O
of	O
the	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
to	O
use	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
headsets	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
experience	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
from	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkham	O
VR	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
for	O
VR	O
headsets	O
(	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
and	O
Valve	O
Index	O
VR	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
2011	O
's	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
City	I-Application
and	O
2015	O
's	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
and	O
follows	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
as	O
he	O
investigates	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
his	O
allies	O
Nightwing	O
and	O
Robin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
presented	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
primary	O
focus	O
on	O
using	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
skills	O
and	O
gadgets	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
immediate	O
environment	O
and	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Arkham	I-General_Concept
VR	I-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
using	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
,	O
or	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
headsets	O
and	O
associated	O
controllers	O
to	O
see	O
through	O
the	O
eyes	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
look	O
around	O
the	O
environment	O
freely	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
reachable	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
access	O
three	O
gadgets	O
from	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
utility	O
belt	O
:	O
the	O
throwable	O
batarang	O
,	O
the	O
grapnel	O
gun	O
—	O
a	O
grappling	O
hook	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
forensic	O
scanner	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
examine	O
evidence	O
and	O
recreate	O
crime	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkham	O
VR	O
features	O
an	O
ensemble	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
Bruce	B-General_Concept
Wayne	I-General_Concept
/	I-General_Concept
Batman	I-General_Concept
(	O
Kevin	O
Conroy	O
)	O
—	O
a	O
superhero	O
trained	O
to	O
the	O
peak	O
of	O
human	O
physical	O
and	O
mental	O
perfection	O
and	O
an	O
expert	O
in	O
martial	O
arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
crusade	O
against	O
crime	O
brings	O
him	O
into	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
weapon-dealing	O
Penguin	O
(	O
Ian	O
Redford	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
mutated	O
cannibal	O
Killer	O
Croc	O
(	O
Steven	O
Blum	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
puzzle-obsessed	O
Riddler	O
(	O
Wally	O
Wingert	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
nemesis	O
,	O
the	O
psychopathic	O
Joker	O
(	O
Mark	O
Hamill	O
)	O
,	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
hallucination	O
following	O
his	O
death	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
after	O
succumbing	O
to	O
a	O
fatal	O
disease	O
caused	O
by	O
his	O
previous	O
consumption	O
of	O
the	O
Titan	O
formula	O
(	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Asylum	I-Application
)	O
,	O
an	O
unstable	O
steroid	O
serum	O
which	O
turns	O
people	O
into	O
maddened	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkham	O
VR	O
features	O
minor	O
appearances	O
from	O
reporter	O
Vicki	O
Vale	O
(	O
Jules	O
de	O
Jongh	O
)	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
parents	O
Thomas	O
(	O
Kevin	O
Conroy	O
)	O
and	O
Martha	O
Wayne	O
(	O
Andrea	O
Deck	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
killer	O
Joe	O
Chill	O
(	O
Glenn	O
Wrage	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activating	O
a	O
secret	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
Batcave	O
beneath	O
his	O
manor	O
,	O
Wayne	O
puts	O
on	O
his	O
Batsuit	O
and	O
gadgets	O
to	O
become	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Batcave	O
,	O
Alfred	O
informs	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
both	O
Robin	O
and	O
Nightwing	O
have	O
disappeared	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
unable	O
to	O
contact	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
activates	O
Nightwing	O
's	O
tracker	O
,	O
which	O
reveals	O
he	O
is	O
in	O
Central	O
Gotham	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heading	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
Batmobile	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
arrives	O
to	O
find	O
Grayson	O
beaten	O
to	O
death	O
in	O
an	O
alleyway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
travels	O
in	O
the	O
Batwing	O
to	O
confront	O
the	O
Penguin	O
in	O
his	O
Iceberg	O
lounge	O
club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
infiltrates	O
the	O
Gotham	O
morgue	O
to	O
examine	O
the	O
victims	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
piece	O
together	O
shrapnel	O
from	O
the	O
explosive	O
;	O
it	O
belonged	O
to	O
a	O
demolitions	O
company	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
sewer	O
project	O
beneath	O
Founders	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
focusing	O
his	O
search	O
in	O
this	O
area	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
radio	O
contact	O
with	O
Robin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
warns	O
he	O
is	O
being	O
held	O
captive	O
to	O
lure	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
into	O
a	O
trap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
moves	O
through	O
the	O
sewers	O
,	O
he	O
hears	O
intercom	O
announcements	O
from	O
the	O
deceased	O
Joker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
finds	O
Robin	O
in	O
a	O
cage	O
,	O
but	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
free	O
him	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
also	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
Robin	O
are	O
prevented	O
from	O
escaping	O
by	O
Killer	O
Croc	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
electrified	O
cages	O
to	O
temporarily	O
stave	O
off	O
his	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
cage	O
suddenly	O
transforms	O
into	O
an	O
elevator	O
descending	O
into	O
the	O
depths	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
Asylum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
interacts	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
prison	O
cells	O
before	O
the	O
last	O
reveals	O
a	O
captive	O
Joker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
soon	O
locked	O
alone	O
in	O
a	O
cell	O
himself	O
,	O
which	O
begins	O
to	O
change	O
,	O
displaying	O
scrawled	O
and	O
bloody	O
accusations	O
of	O
"	O
killer	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
HA	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
finally	O
revealed	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
himself	O
murdered	O
Nightwing	O
,	O
blew	O
up	O
the	O
witness	O
,	O
and	O
lured	O
Robin	O
into	O
the	O
sewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joker	O
had	O
temporarily	O
seized	O
control	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
mind	O
and	O
body	O
through	O
a	B-Application
transfusion	I-Application
of	I-Application
his	I-Application
infected	I-Application
blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Left	O
utterly	O
horrified	O
at	O
this	O
discovery	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
looks	O
into	O
his	O
cell	O
's	O
mirror	O
to	O
see	O
Joker	O
as	O
his	O
reflection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
clues	O
pointing	O
towards	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
events	O
depicted	O
are	O
merely	O
a	O
nightmare	O
,	O
likely	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
Joker	O
's	O
infected	O
blood	O
in	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
further	O
confirmed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
taking	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
where	O
both	O
Nightwing	O
and	O
Robin	O
are	O
alive	O
and	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
dealing	O
with	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
Joker	O
's	O
infected	O
blood	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
severe	O
and	O
constant	O
hallucinations	O
like	O
those	O
seen	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2016	O
at	O
E3	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Rocksteady	O
was	O
developing	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Arkham	I-General_Concept
VR	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
players	O
"	O
utilize	O
 [ Batman's ] 	O
legendary	O
gadgets	O
to	O
unravel	O
a	O
plot	O
that	O
threatens	O
the	O
lives	O
of	O
his	O
closest	O
allies.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
five-month	O
period	O
of	O
exclusivity	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
and	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Arkham	I-General_Concept
VR	I-General_Concept
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
Punctuations	O
Ben	O
Croshaw	O
called	O
the	O
PSVR	B-Device
version	O
"	O
incredible	O
garbage	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
half	O
hour	O
CD-ROM	O
virtual	O
tour	O
from	O
mid	O
to	O
late	O
90s	O
"	O
,	O
later	O
nominating	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
games	O
of	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
best	O
PSVR	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
Direction	O
in	O
Virtual	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
biggest	O
selling	O
PSVR	B-Device
game	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
