Overview:
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 6/10
- Offline: 50 [1000]
- Online: 0 [0]
- Approximate amount of time to 1500: 30-35 hours
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 2 [New Game+]
- Missable achievements: Yes ["Catch", "Party's Over", "Snap to it", "Bomb Squad"]
- Do cheat codes disable achievements?: None
- Does difficulty affect achievements?: Yes [Normal or Hard unlock New Game+]
- Unobtainable or glitched achievements: None
- Extra equipment needed?: None
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Catwoman Bundle Pack DLC
- Difficulty: 8/10
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Time to 250
: 7 Hours
- Unobtainable: None
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Robin Bundle Pack DLC
- Difficulty: 7/10
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Time to 250
: 3-5 Hours
- Unobtainable: None
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Nightwing Bundle PackDLC
- Difficulty: 7/10
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Time to 250
: 3-5 Hours
- Unobtainable: None
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Harley Quinn's Revenge DLC
- Difficulty: 2/10
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Time to 250
: 2 Hours
- Unobtainable: None
Introduction:
The sequel to the 2009 GOTY, Batman Arkham Asylum. Unlike its predecessor, Arkham City allows Batman to roam free in his environment. The open world experience compliments the gameplay by giving one the freedom necessary to reign terror on the villains and thugs that are encountered throughout the game. There are many villains taking up the star roles, however there are even more in the side quests which will take up most of your time, especially the Riddler Trophies/Riddles.
Step 1, Story:
Play through the story and experience everything that the game has to offer. Play on Normal or Hard in order to unlock New Game+. You can work on grabbing some of the easier Riddler things while you play, but you will need all your gadgets to get the final ones and it is easier to do this post-game, so you may as well wait. Same goes for side-quests. See Step 2.
Step 2, Side-Quests/Collectibles:
After beating the game you are allowed to free roam the city. Use this time to do all the side missions, collect all the Trophies/Riddles and do all the physical challenges.
Step 3, New Game+:
Play through the game one more time but this time the difficulty is basically Very Hard Mode. Enemies are smarter, they have better weapons and equipment, much more difficult encounters, challenging boss fights and to top it all off no counter attack indicator. However, you do start with all your gadgets and power ups so no need to fret.
Step 4, Challenges:
Complete all of the Riddler's Revenge challenges to gain 100% completion in the game, and this should also round out your original 1000 Gamerscore.
Catwoman Bundle DLC
The Catwoman Bundle Pack includes a few interim chapters to the story that adds some filler, allows you to free roam Arkham City, and play as her in the Challenges and Campaigns.
Catwoman plays very differently to Batman, which makes navigating Arkham City a bit of a chore and adds a brand new level of difficulty to the challenge mode. Be sure to take some time to learn how she works, especially her grapple jumps.
Step 1: Story Mode (2 achievements 50)
If you've had the Catwoman DLC from the beginning of the game, these will come naturally as you play through the main game with Batman. If you got the DLC after the fact, you can use a chapter select function and play through her segments.
Step 2: Story Mode mop-up (2 achievements for 50)
After you complete the main game you'll be able to switch freely between Catwoman and Batman. Catwoman has one postgame mission that consists of beating up specially marked thugs, and then her own set of Riddler trophies to collect.
Step 3: Challenges and Campaigns (2 achievements 50)
Now for the hardest part, the Challenges and Campaigns. All the maps are identical to Batman's, but the way she plays makes it an entirely different task.
For Combat Challenges with bosses, Catwoman lacks any electric attacks to keep the Twins at bay, so the best approach is to just pound on them and jump over them when you're in trouble; if thugs are giving you trouble, use Whip Trip (+
) to give you some breathing room. Titans are still manageable with Ultra Stun (
), but Catwoman can't rodeo them to weaken other henchmen and pump up your score, so you'll need to prioritize Titans or they'll harass you the entire time.
At times she seems uncooperative and unwilling to do what you want, but with enough persistence and practice you'll be able to complete these.
Robin Bundle Pack
The Robin Bundle Pack is very basic and straightforward, as Robin is only made available in the challenge modes. The DLC comes with two new Challenge maps and one new Campaign, which are tied into the achievements.
Step 1: Challenges and Campaigns (2 achievements for 50)
Robin is fairly similar to Batman, with a few less toys but a few unique tricks, so if you've completed these with Batman then you shouldn't have too much trouble here. Don't forget to complete his DLC maps as well.
Like Catwoman he lacks an electric attack for the Twins in Combat Challenges, so you'll need to just hammer away at them and dodge when necessary; you can use Explosive Gel (+
) or Group Attack (
+
) to clear out thugs that are crowding you.
A few of his Predator medals require some intricate setups, particularly using Explosive Gel to take out multiple henchmen, so use videos to learn the best way to set these situations up. Power through these and the achievements are all yours.
Nightwing Bundle Pack DLC
Nightwing is the final playable character released for the game and the DLC comes with two new maps and one new Campaign, which loosely tie into his whereabouts during the events of Arkham City.
Step 1: Challenges and Campaigns (2 achievements for 50)
Pretty much self-explanatory, just complete the main game Challenges and Campaigns, as well as his specific DLC content, to unlock the achievements.
Nightwing plays quite differently to Batman and Robin, mostly due to his inability to glide. It can make dismantling from vantage points quite difficult. He shares a few gadgets with Batman but has a few unique ones, such as the Dart Gun for an instant KO, that can be quite useful in Predator Challenges.
Nightwing does have an electric attack (+
) that can stun the Twins in Combat Challenges, but it's one of his combo attacks which makes it slightly difficult to use consistently. Still, it makes them a little less difficult to manage since the attack grants invisibility during the animation.
Just like Robin there's a few Predator medals that are quite difficult to set up, and even worse there's a degree of luck to one of them (Triple Ricochet), so follow a video guide to learn how to make these as manageable as possible. Prove you've truly mastered these maps and modes and you'll bank these achievements.
Harley Quinn's Revenge
Harley Quinn's Revenge is a bit of story related content set after the main game. It features Robin as a playable character, and allows you to use his unique gadgets to get around an enclosed environment. It's a refreshing change of pace after playing the challenge modes multiple times over, but sadly the content is quite short and doesn't contribute much to the story, making it a rather forgettable experience.
Step 1: Story Mode (10 achievements for 250)
There are a lot of missable achievements because there is no postgame, requiring a restart of the content should you miss anything. However, three of the six missable achievements are combat-based, which should come naturally if you completed the challenge DLCs.
The three achievements you really need to look out for are "Snap To It", "Bomb Squad" and "Party's Over". "Snap To It" is easy to get if you keep it in mind, while a convenient glitch takes the difficulty out of "Bomb Squad". Refer to the guide for specifics on these achievements.
If you missed anything, just start again. The content is really short so it won't take long to mop-up. Enjoy your easy 250.
Conclusion:
The biggest keys to this game are learning the controls and timing. Once you have those down, the full 1500 can easily be yours with a few hours of effort.
[x360a would like to thank Xx Overkill VR and Trecena for this Roadmap]
[x360a would like to thank Veedrock for the DLC Roadmaps]