Batman: Arkham City GOTY

Batman: Arkham City GOTY

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How to easily complete combat maps
By Mario
Very detailed guide on how to master each character, enemy, combat map, how to know how to do each attack and how many points they give us on both Xbox, PlayStation and PC controls.
   
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Introduction
This is a guide about the Riddler's Revenge Combat Maps and how to properly use every character against every enemy in every map. Don't worry if you don't know how to do a certain attack, I will explain it in a table later.
Characters and their tricks
Batman
Is the easiest one of the four since he has many especial combo takedowns wich are very useful during combat, the best are:
  • Special Combo Takedown: This knockdown is very useful since it helps us gain time when we are under pressure or we want to look around us to know how many enemies are left, and it also makes us invincible to the strikes of any thug. It is performed by pressing B+Y (Xbox), Triangle and Circle (PlayStation) or E (PC)

  • Disarm and Destroy: It is good for Thugs with weapons, shields and electric rods, as it will destroy them and no other thug will be able to use it. As long as there are no henchmen already mentioned, it is not worth using it since the weapons that can be broken (bat and knives) are counterable. You can do it using X+Y (Xbox), Square and Triangle (PlayStation) or Y (PC)

  • Batswarm: We can do it to stun enemies and drive away them. We have to press X+A (Xbox), Square and X (PlayStation) or R (PC)

Catwoman
Selina and the next characters dont have many special takedowns but have other advantages. For example, she is faster attacking and moving, also has good movements like:

  • Special Combo Trip with Whip: In my opinion it is one of the best combos of all the characters, this is because it knocks down the inmates, and the closer they are to us the impact will be greater and they will drop their weapons. You can do it with A+B (Xbox), X and Circle (PlayStation) or T (PC)

Robin
Robin is a little bit slow, but don't worry, it's not that hard, you can use:
  • Group Attack: Very convenient, just like Catwoman's whip combo, it helps us clear areas. X+A (Xbox), Square+X (PlayStation) or R (PC)

  • Zip Kick:It is efficient for escaping from enemies or for hitting an armed thug, although I don't highly recommend it since when you activate it, Robin will stop moving for a moment to shoot it, at which point the thugs can hit us. LT+Y (Xbox), L2+Triangle (PlayStation) and 2+2 (PC)

Nightwing
This character is almost as fast as Catwoman, so it won't be that difficult to use. Like the previous ones, here are the best Nightwing moves:
  • []: I couldn't find the name of this combo, the others when executed in combat are shown as "group attack" x2 or things like that but this one has no name. For reference, Nightwing crouches and electrocutes enemies around him. A+B (Xbox), X and Circle (PlayStation) or T (PC)


Enemies
Here I am going to talk about all the possible enemies on the maps and how to eliminate them easily.

Regular thugs
(Joker, Penguin, Two-Face and Tyger goons)
  • All the characters: Just strike them.

Thugs who grabbed an element from the map
(Extinguishers, boxes)
  • All the characters: Be very careful with these, sometimes we go straight towards them and before we can connect a hit they will throw an object at us. To avoid this, we must jump between enemies, or jump over the one who picked up something so that he drops it, also jump to open space and grab them with our grapple gun or whip is a good option.


Martial Artists
  • All the characters: You can stun them but I don't recommend it since the other thugs will interrupt us, instead it is better to do a Special Combo Takedown.

Knife guys
  • Batman: You can Disarm and Destroy them so no one can use the knife again.
  • All the characters: I suggest that we simply hit them but if we want them not to bother us we can do a Special Combo Takedown although I prefer to counter them because even if they are a little difficult they multiply our combo by 100.

Assasins
(The ladies from The League of Assasins)
  • All the characters: Unlike the Knife guys, you can’t disarm and destroy their blades, instead it will trigger the special combo takedown, so just hit them or counter them. Very important to mention that you can’t do Ground Takedowns or use quickfire gadgets against them so avoid it.

Lieutenants
(Abramovici Twins: Mr. Hammer and Mr. Sickle)
  • All the characters: Again, they may seem difficult but they are very useful to raise our combo, the only thing we have to do is hit them repeatedly and when they are going to make their attack or another enemy wants to hit us, we will jump on top of them to continue hitting them from behind.

Armed guys
  • Batman: Just Disarm and Destroy.
  • Nightwing: Grapple grab and hit them.
  • Robin: Zip kick so they drop their gun.
  • Catwoman: Grab them with your whip.
  • All the characters: If we dont have enough space to grab them, we will have to simply hit them. Do a Critical Strike so they drop to the ground or get stunned.

Titans
  • Robin: When the titan is still, we can do a group attack that will stun him just like an ultra stun
  • All the characters: It is best not to try to ride them, since it takes a long time to activate this animation and we are prone to another enemy attacking us. Instead, let's leave it for last. To avoid losing the combo we must move away so that when he is walking he doesn't hit us. When he makes an ambush, it is best to jump over an enemy or to the other side so do not try to make an attack or jump on top of him (while the ambush) as this will only make us lose health and the combo.




How to get all the medals on every map
After reviewing the easiest ways to deal with enemies, this strategy will work for any map. So it is not necessary to make a tutorial for every one of them.

Precautions
In summary, we shouldn’t:
  • Get hit by any enemy
  • Attack titans, martial artists and goons without stunning them
  • Hit goons with electric rods
  • Ground takedown Assasins
  • Let thugs pickup guns from the boxes
  • Let goons pickup things from the map

Variations
The more variety of movements we have, the greater the reward they will give us at the end of the round. While we are in combat, we can improve the score according to the difficulty of an attack:

Attack/Combo
Multiplier
Xbox
PlayStation
PC
Zip Kick
x5
LT+Y
L2+Triangle
2+2
Special Combo Whiplash
x5
A+B
X+Circle
T
Special Combo Whip Trip
x5
A+X
X+Square
R
Strike
x10
X
Square
Left Click
Counter
x10
Y
Triangle
Right Click
Special Combo Bat Swarm
x10
A+X
X+Square
R
Batarang Combo
x10
LT
L2
1+1
Shuriken
x10
LT
L2
1+1
Group Attack
x10
A+X
X+Square
R
Throw Knockdown
x10
A+B
X+Circle
T
Escrima Stick
x10
LT+B
L2+Circle
3+3
Wing-Ding
x10
LT
L2
1+1
Bola
x10
LT+X
L2+Square
3+3
Special Multi Combo Ground Takedown
x20
A+B
X+Circle
T
Batclaw Slam
x20
LT+Y+X
L2+Triangle+Square
2+2+Left Click
Aerial Attack
x25
B+A+A
Circle+X+X
Mouse Wheel+Space+Space
Special Combo Disarm and Destroy
x25
X+Y
Square+Triangle
Y
Ground Pound
x75
RT+Y
R2+Triangle
Ctrl+Right Click

Specific variations
I write these separately because they need an explanation and would take up a lot of space in the table.
  • Collateral Damage: After having hit a titan about 8 times, the animation where we ride it will activate. Here we must ride the titan to hit the goon. It is important to remember that it will only happen if there is at least one thug remaining.
    Multiplier: x10. B x3+X x8+Left Stick (Xbox), Circle x3+Square x8+Left Joystick (PlayStation), Mouse Wheel x3+Right Click x8+WASD (PC).

  • Rodeo Strike: When we are riding the titan, we must make an ambush by pressing A(Xbox), X (PlayStation) or Space (PC). Multiplier: x10.

  • Rodeo Shockwave: Also when we are riding the titan, we must press B (Xbox), Circle (PlayStation) or Mouse Wheel (PC). Multiplier: x10.

  • Directed Aerial Attack: Before finishing an aerial attack, while we are in the air, we will change objective with the stick or wasd. B+A+A+Left Stick+X (Xbox), Circle+X+X+Left Joystick+Square (PlayStation) or Mouse Wheel+Space+Space+WASD+Left Click (PC). Multiplier: x25.

  • Beat Down Finisher: Depending on the enemy and how much health he has, we will have to hit him more or less times. B+X repeatedly (Xbox), Circle+Square repeatedly (PlayStation) or Mouse Wheel+Left Click repeatedly (PC). Multiplier: x50.

  • Blade Dodge Takedown: Regular enemies will attack us 3 times, unlike assassins who will attack us 4 times. Dodge them with Y+Y+Y (Xbox), Triangle+Triangle+Triangle (PlayStation) or Right Click+Right Click+Right Click (PC). Multiplier: x100.

  • Titan Takedown: We will do the same as with Collateral Damage only this time we will make sure that there are no thugs left. Multiplier: x100.

Conclusion
That's all you need to know to master the maps and characters. I appreciate you reading my guide and I would appreciate your support as it took me quite a while to finish it, thank you :).
I would also like you to tell me if I made a mistake in the order or in the grammar, English is not my native language and I always try to improve!
Bibliography
Sources from where I got information to complement my guide:
Arkham City Wiki: https://arkhamcity.fandom.com/wiki/Arkham_City
Batman Arkham Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl2Ae8IzmEusR43OL9HNcKQ
GameFAQs: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/
Hobby Consolas: https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/
2 Comments
Mario  [author] 4 Apr @ 9:51am 
thanks ronwindy :batsilo:
ronwindy 2 Apr @ 10:00pm 
Nice guide :steamthumbsup: