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Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition amplifies the 2.5-D game developed by Armature Studio with new maps, enemy encounters, difficulty levels, and batsuits, all with enhanced visuals. A companion…

61 1 April 2014 ESRB T

Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition is an adventure developed by Armature Studio, released 1 April 2014 on Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 16 hrs to finish.

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What Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition is

Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition is an adventure game developed by Armature Studio and released in 2014. It was published by WB Games. It is available on Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition amplifies the 2.5-D game developed by Armature Studio with new maps, enemy encounters, difficulty levels, and batsuits, all with enhanced visuals. A companion game to Batman: Arkham Origins, players can continue the storyline of the console version and discover more details of the Dark Knight’s past.
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How it plays

Its themes are action and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 30 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition holds a critic score of 61 out of 100. That places it above 20% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 8 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 16 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 24 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz; AMD Athlon X2, 2.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS; AMD Radeon HD 3850. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 3GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition launched on 1 April 2014, within three weeks of Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls and Titanfall. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Titanfall.

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Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition — frequently asked questions

When did Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition come out?
Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition was released on 1 April 2014 for Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition?
At minimum, Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition needs Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz; AMD Athlon X2, 2.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS; AMD Radeon HD 3850 graphics, 3 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition?
The main story of Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition takes around 16 hrs, or 24 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition?
The PC version needs about 3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("3 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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