Batman Arkham Shadow review – a masterclass in immersion that makes you feel like a part of Gotham

There’s a moment a couple of hours into Batman Arkham Shadow when the prologue ends abruptly and the main game kicks off. It’s here where the experience turns from what seems like a traditional, straight forward and fairly linear Batman game in the style of Rocksteady’s Arkham series into something else entirely. It took me a little while to put my finger on it, but as I wandered freely around the interior of Blackgate penitentiary, listening to prisoners’ conversations as I tried to find some contraband to bribe a guard with, it clicked. This is a Batman Arkham game in every possible way, but it oozes some absolutely delicious Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay vibes, too.

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Source: Eurogamer.net