The PlayStation Recap — Dark Knight Edition

[Commander Fury]

Like many of you, I suspect, I'm spending this weekend curled up with an old friend: The Dark Knight. So far, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/batman-arkham-city/">Arkham City</a> is proving to be a delight. Gotham has never looked better (I'm told it dazzles in <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/3d/">3D</a>!), and Batman himself has learned a host of powerful new techniques, from plunging off buildings to whiplashing over rooftops to some fancy new melee strikes and throws. Based on what I've played, Arkham City is the rare sequel that ups the ante in every conceivable way <em>without</em> compromising the series' fundamental strengths. Nice job, <a href="http://www.rocksteadyltd.com/">Rocksteady</a>! If you're playing Arkham City, be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.

 

In other news, this week saw the release of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/PlayStation-Move/">PlayStation Move</a>-fortified party game <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/10/18/everybody-dance-launches-today-check-out-party-play-with-the-49ers-cheerleaders/">Everybody Dance</a>, the four-player frenemy feuding of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/10/18/ratchet-clank-all-4-one-launches-today-see-how-it-starts/">Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One</a>, PSN exclusives <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/10/18/its-okabu-launch-day/">Okabu</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/10/18/rocketbirds-hardboiled-chicken-is-only-on-psn-starting-today/">Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken</a> (among many others; see the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/10/18/playstation-store-update-209/">PlayStation Store update</a> for the full list) and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/10/18/socom-4-dlc-packs-announced-demolition-free-for-new-players/">new SOCOM 4 DLC</a>.

 

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