Batman: Arkham City is the sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum, both by Rocksteady games. In it, a section of Gotham City has been quarantined as an expansion of Arkham Asylum, hence the name of the game. Batman goes in to deal with the nefarious plans of his rogue's gallery, including Two-Face, Penguin ...
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How are high scores achieved?
In Batman: Arkham City, there are Riddler challenges, which comprise of things like predator (stealth) and combat challenges. Combat challenges have a scoring system which tallies up your score based ...
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Can't change Batman skin with code
I'm trying to change the skin on Batman Beyond Arkham City by using this code and it doesn't work.
Press the following combination on the Main Menu screen (after you have selected your save slot):
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How do I get the Riddler trophy above the wooden panelling in the collapsed streets? [duplicate]
In the eastern-most collapsed streets on the way to Wonder City, just near the exit to the subway terminal, there’s a Riddler trophy hidden above some wooden panelling.
How do I break through the ...
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Batman Arkham City Watcher in the Wings side mission is impossible?
I have recently started the Watcher in the Wings side mission. I have found all four locations for Azrael and found his final location, but I didn't scan the symbol behind him. Now, when I try to scan ...
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In Batman: Arkham City, how do activation and installation limits work?
I am considering a purchase of the Game of the Year edition of Batman: Arkham City on Steam but I have heard a lot of rather negative information regarding the number of installations and activations ...
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How to effectively deal with armed thugs as Catwoman?
I've gotten to the late portions of the game, and I have trouble dealing with armed thugs as Catwoman. Okay, I can do ledge takedowns and corner takedowns and behind-the-back takedowns, but I can't ...
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Batman Arkham City crashes when interrogating riddler informants
Every time I want to interrogate a Riddler informant, the game crashes with some fatal error.
I interrogated 3 or 4 Riddler informants at the very beginning of the game. But then, I tried ...
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How to get Steam to recognize existing game files from a different source?
Let's say I have a game bought on retail/other digital download and installed on my hard drive. I buy the same game (or a minor variant of it, say the GOTY edition) on Steam. It should be possible to ...
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Arkham City: Enable catwoman midway through story mode
I have been playing a used copy of Arkham City and am thinking of purchasing the Catwoman DLC. Thing is I am already about 57% through the main story, (just defeated Mr Freeze).
If I download ...
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Do the thugs on the streets respawn?
I just started Batman: Arkham City, and I notice a lot of thugs on the streets. If I take a group down, will it respawn later? And if it does,
How long does it take it to respawn? Is it a matter of ...
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How to enable GFWL overlay on Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012?
I have Batman: Arkham City through Steam on Windows Server 2012, but unfortunately I cannot get the GWFL overlay when playing. That means that although the game works perfectly, it does not save my ...
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Batman Arkham City freezes when searching for Mr. Freeze
Oh, the irony!
I'm at the part where you search for Mr. Freeze. On my way to the museum, the game freezes, and sometimes crashes with an error message about missing files.
I've Googled and found ...
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Batman Arkham City doesn't launch on Windows
I've just installed Batman: Arkham City GOTY from Steam for the first time. Immediately after launching the game I'm getting a "has stopped working" crash, with the details "APPCRASH" for ...
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Batman Arkham City third hostage puzzle
I'm at the third hostage's location. The first parts of the puzzle were quite easy, but now I'm at the part where I need to use the Electrical Charger somehow (since there are three electromagnets).
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100% completion of Batman: Arkham City
Is there any reward for 100 percent completion of Batman: Arkham City, including all Riddler challenges and new game plus?
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The application was unable to start correctly 0xc00007b
I have been encountering the following error when I try to launch Batman Arkham City;
The application was unable to start correctly 0xc00007b
I have tried reinstalling the Game.
Installed ...
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How do I get the Catwoman trophy in the room with Nora and Mr Freeze?
I'm trying to get the trophy for Catwoman that is where Mr Freeze and Nora are. I did the side mission for those two but it still won't let me into the building to get the trophy for the cat.
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Can I use an Elecom game controller with Batman: Arkham City?
I am playing Batman: Arkham City on a Windows 7 PC, purchased using Steam. The keyboard controls seemed less than ideal so I thought I'd bite the bullet and get a USB game controller.
At the store, ...
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Why have I only thwarted 30% of Harley's Revenge?
So, I got Harley's Revenge this morning, and decided I'd play through it. Overall, not very long, so I ended up beating it... or so I thought. The credits rolled and so I assumed I was done. I didn't ...
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Is it possible to get the “Catch” achievement on PC?
While looking around for information on other achievements, I've found this one that doesn't show up in the Steam achievements list. Thinking that it was a "secret" achievement, I've tried to do as ...
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How do I glide in “Batman: Arkham City” during the “Demon Trials”?
I am playing Batman: Arkham City on the PC (Windows). I am stuck on the Demon Trials level where one has to follow a blue path through the air by alternating between gliding and dive bombing.
I have ...
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Where is the Riddler's hideout?
Where do I find the Riddler's hideout? I just got the last trophy and there's a blue question mark on my map, but I can't figure out where I'm supposed to go.
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Arkham City 'full screen on' does not fill the screen
Running Radeon HD6800, Win7 64-bit Home Premium - cannot get rid of black border around the game on fullscreen.
Arkham Asylum did not have this problem. DX9 and DX11 both have the problem. ...
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Where are the thugs who reveal the Riddler trophy locations?
In Batman: Arkham City, you had to interrogate a thug and he would give you the Riddler trophy locations, but I'm playing in hard mode and I cant find any thugs to interrogate... so how can I find all ...
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Is there a point to destroying Mr. Freeze's wives?
In New Game Plus I finally beat Mr. Freeze, but this time I noticed that there were various statues of Nora around that I could destroy with a baterang or by dodging when he shot at me with one behind ...
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In Arkham City, how do you interact with Azrael? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can the Mystery Watcher still be found?
In Arkham City I know that Azrael appears in the game as a side quest. I have compelted the game and have not found anything that ...
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Is it possible to re-enter the Joker's factory to get the Titan canister?
After getting drugged by Joker and being sent on the Mr. Freeze mission is it possible to re-enter the Joker's factory to get the Titan canister inside. I've not been able to find a re-entry point.
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What's the deal with the cure delivery on the rooftop in Arkham City?
So I've been playing Arkham City recently. Near the beginning of the game,
Much of the rest of the game is spent
What did I miss?
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What are the cues that enemies are going to attack you in Plus Mode?
I got tempted to attempt 100% completion on Arkham City, and, wow, not having the little squiggly lines coming off enemies when they're about to attack makes the game really, really hard. I'm up to ...
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How do I do an inverted ledge takedown?
To earn one of the medals in Batman: Arkham City's Police Brutality (Extreme) Predator Challenge, I'm supposed to do an inverted ledge takedown. I've tried standing on ledges above enemies, but never ...
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How do I scare the pants off some henchmen?
In Batman: Arkham City, to earn The End of the Line predator challenge's Scare Tactics medal, you have to
Appear out of nowhere to surprise a terrified henchman.
What are the best techniques to ...
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How do you enable Big Head mode?
In Batman: Arkham City, there is apparently a secret big head mode. How is that mode enabled on each platform?
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At what milestones do I get to tackle a Riddler puzzle room?
Periodically, I'll get a notification that I can use the Enigma machine to determine the location of one of Riddler's hostages. This seems tied to the number of the Riddler challenges I've completed ...
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How can I fix the Batsuit?
As I played through the campaign, Batman started looking a bit rough around the edges. His cape is torn, and he's got tons of damage to his Batsuit. I realize this is all cosmetic, but now that I've ...
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Batman Arkham city line launcher
I'm stuck at a particular part of Batman: Arkham City, because the Line Launcher isn't an option in my gadgets. How do I get the Line Launcher?
Here's the part I'm stuck on:
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How do I melt the Frozen Riddler Trophies?
I've come across a Frozen Riddler Trophy in a place under Wonder Tower. The gadgets I've acquired so far did not work to melt it. How can I melt the ice on Frozen Riddler Trophies?
The frozen riddler ...
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Can the Mystery Watcher still be found?
I have played through the main storyline of Arkham City, and somewhere along the course of the game I missed the mission for the Mystery Watcher. According to this website, he still spawns after the ...
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How do I use smoke pellets in the Search and Destroy campaign?
To earn the Smoke Detector medal in the Search and Destroy campaign, I have to
Use the Smoke Pellet to create a smoke cloud and take down a henchman as he panics in the smoke.
I've hit ← ...
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How do I get to Riddler's second hostage in the Enigma Conundrum side mission?
I've rescued Riddler's first hostage from the courthouse, and gone to the location of the second hostage, outside the Black Canary. However, I've search all over the building and can't find any doors ...
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How to use the boats as Batman in Free Roam Mode
Basically, I have beaten the games' campaign, so I am in Free Roam/sandbox mode. As Batman, I try to go across that huge lake, yet can't because the two rafts are out of reach of my batclaw. How do I ...
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In Arkham Asylum, are there Riddler informers?
In Batman: Arkham City there are "green" criminals that you can interrogate for the Riddler's stuff.
Are these same green criminals available for interrogating in Batman: Arkham Asylum?
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What determines Batman's movements when gliding?
When you are pulling out of a dive, what factors determine whether or not you will pull upwards (thus gain some more height) or just glide forwards?
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How can I always enable the tutorial popups for Batman's special combos?
I always miss Batman's "special combos" enabled by keys like R,T,Y etc.
Is there a way to always display the tutorial messages?
Every time I play, I manually activate the tutorial with Ctrl-Right, ...
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I am only 70% complete, but have finished all the side missions, what am I missing?
I have finished all secondary campaigns in Batman: Arkham City (including Riddler trophies/challenges) and have almost everything (level 41), but am only 70% complete. What major things could I be ...
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Where can I find electricity for this fuse box?
The position on the map is:
the screen is:
I can't find electricity for it though.
Also
I need the electricity for this:
I saw one source of power on the far right side of metro, but it's ...
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How do I get Batman Riddler trophies blocked by Catwoman gates?
A couple of times now (once in the Museum area) I saw a Batman and Catwoman trophy both blocked by a grate in the ceiling that Catwoman can go through. I haven't been past these gates as Catwoman ...
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How to get this trophée blocked by a destructible wall?
I can't destroy this destructible wall placed on top of me.
This is about at the start of wonder city
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How to get in Wonder Tower after explosion?
I completed the main campaign of Batman Arkham City.
Now looking at the map, I have 2 riddles remaining on Wonder Tower, but I can't find a way up after the explosion.
Do I lose access to these ...
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How do I hit these Riddler switches that are blocked when I step on a pressure plate?
I can't find a solution to this enigma.
When I am over the button, grates rise which keep me from shooting the 3 question marks:
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Can I restore Batman's health out of combat?
Sometimes I screw up and lose health to an environmental hazard, but it seems like then the next time I get into a fight, I've still got missing health. This is something of a disadvantage.
I get my ...
