Arkham City is more than just an incredible Batman adaptation and Arkham Asylum successor, it's also a great video game. The gameplay formula being already perfect, this entry makes sure to add in some new simple mechanics and expansion upon it's sets to really add more to the already fun playstyle. Controls are tight, albeit unresponsive at times, but is much more fluent in different areas and the difficulty is much more enjoyably increased. The much more gritty and grounded art direction is appreciated, futher improved audio and iconic music. The level design is greatly changed up due to the now city landscape setting really allowing to creatively add more to this universe and providing many fun opportunities. Though the story is a little bit shorter, the pace does flow nicely and manages to pull off everything, especially with more side quests and better boss fights. Where the game really shines is within the more developed and variety of characters, as well as the simple superhero story that really knows how to make the game non-stop fun from beginning to end.