$19.99Batman™: Arkham VR Be the Detective in VR
Solve an all-new Arkham mystery from inside the cowl, using Batman's gadgets to piece together the truth.
Is Batman™: Arkham VR worth it?
Batman™: Arkham VR is worth it if…
- you want to stand in Batman's boots and work a case with his gadgets
- you like slow, careful investigation over action and combat
- you know the Arkham games and want one more chapter in that world
- you prefer a short, dense story you can finish in an evening
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Deduction over fists
There is no combat here at all: the case is solved with eyes, hands and gadgets. You examine crime scenes, scan evidence and run it through the Batcomputer, where you can pull up character profiles and turn their models on a display panel. Movement is by teleporting between marked points, so the puzzles and the places they hide in carry the pace. The story runs about an hour, and it stays dense: each scene is its own set piece, from the Batcave to a certain alley in Gotham. Once the credits roll, the game changes: the same chapters hide new clues, Riddler trophies are scattered around, and locked profiles on the computer wait to be filled. The short run is the main trade-off, and it matters if you want a long game. Come for the detective work and the atmosphere, and the hour earns its keep.
Can you play it seated?
How long does it take to finish?
The story itself takes roughly an hour, a bit longer if you stop to inspect every clue and read every file. That is not the whole package: finishing the story unlocks hidden clues in the chapters you already played, plus Riddler trophies to hunt and locked Batcomputer profiles, which stretch the total well past a single sitting.
Do you need to know the other Arkham games first?
It helps. The story stands on its own as a mystery, but it sits in the Arkham universe and leans on its characters and history, so knowing the earlier games makes the plot and its twists land harder. Newcomers can still follow the case; fans get the most out of it.
Is there any combat or free roaming?
No. There is no combat at any point and no free roam: the game is an investigative adventure where you advance by finding the right clues and operating machinery. If you are after the series' fighting system, this is not that game; if you want the detective side of Batman, it is exactly that.
