It improves and expands on everything Arkham Asylum did. The story is pretty good and the gameplay is much more refined than its predecessor. Arkham City is a good map, though it lacks the atmosphere that Arkham Asylum had, and despite being a prison, it's a beautiful city with distinct districts.

Now, was it really necessary for this game to have 440 Riddler trophies? I don't think so. It's a hassle.

Catwoman DLC is good and while she was fun to play, navigating through Arkham as her wasn't, I really really hate how her quick-time events just slows you down. I do wish we got more sections with Catwoman though.

Harley Quinn's Revenge is good, but nothing too noteworthy, it was cool playing as Robin tho, I do wish we could've seen more of him in the main game.

Cara, tô sem palavras pra descrever esse jogo. Uma obra de arte, indispensavel, e obrigatorio, para aqueles que se dizem fans do Morcegão. E você que não é fã(oque eu acho bem dificil), e está procurando se divertir, e se viciar, meu amigooo, esse jogo é pra você! A ambientação, trilha sonora, jogabilidade, tudo tudo, casa perfeitamente com a proposta.
O gameplay é bem facil de aprender, inclusive na questão combate, que é um dos melhores, se não o melhor ponto desse jogo. O modo detetive, é super importante para planejar o ataque, e assim, achar o melhor jeito de acabar com os bandidos.
As missões secundarias são bem radicais, você se diverte as fazendo. e se você as fizer, ganha XP, para melhorar seu traje, que aliás, é outro ponto super positivo no jogo que é super importante para poder progredir ao longo do jogo.

In an era where video game sequels seem to adopt the philosophy of bigger and louder, Arkham City takes this approach far more intelligently. It takes all of the mechanics that made Asylum so great and fine-tunes them to near perfection. The world is bigger but not so bloated as to lose the thick atmosphere this series is known for. The world is dense, it's detailed and it feels alive in a way very few open worlds do.

I have my criticisms though. A lot of the side missions feel half-baked. The main story is excellent but not always excellently told. By switching from one super-villain to the next throughout the game, the narrative spreads itself a little thin and most of the villains, apart from the joker, just don't have that much of an emotional impact for me, especially Hugo Strange who was hyped up to be a powerful antagonist by virtue of knowing Batman's true identity, a plot point that never pays off in a satisfying way. The game is also weirdly horny with its female characters. Very juvenile really.

Anyway, I wasn't expecting to say so much about this game. (I just have so many thought about it). None of these shortcomings detract from how incredible it is and the positives outweigh the negatives by a wide, WIDE margin. It's a masterpiece.