Batman: Arkham City - Ultimate Edition

Before Arkham Asylum, Batman games followed the template of everything from Mortal Kombat to Monkey Island. After Arkham Asylum, other superhero games followed in The Dark Knight's footsteps.

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knights lists Arkham developer Rocksteady in its credits.

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has a lot to live up to, but early reviews indicate that it's exactly what Batman: Arkham fans are looking for.

The new Lego Batman takes clear inspiration from the Batman Arkham series. However, Legacy of the Dark Knight's beats those games in a particular way.

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight owes a lot to the Arkham series. Many core gameplay elements and even occasional plot points are direct references to Rocksteady's best-in-class superhero action games. And that's no coincidence, as Rocksteady is listed as a co-developer on the production. All of this raises the question: Is this the true Arkham successor we've been waiting for? Does it succeed where Gotham Knights failed?The answer is a resounding and generally positive "yeah kinda."In my Legacy of the Dark Knight review, I refer to its gameplay broadly as "Arkham Lite." The timing-based