Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate

Overview

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Armature Studio and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is a companion game and sequel to Batman: Arkham Origins (2013), and part of the Batman: Arkham series. Set three months after Arkham Origins, the game follows Batman as he attempts to stop a prison riot at the Blackgate Penitentiary, which has been taken over by three of Gotham City's most notorious crime bosses: the Joker, the Penguin, and Black Mask. The story also depicts Batman's first encounter with Catwoman, who aids Batman throughout the game with ulterior motives.

The game was released on October 25, 2013, for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita handheld game consoles, to coincide with Arkham Origins' release for home consoles and Microsoft Windows. The 3DS version was delayed to November 8, 2013, in Europe. In Japan, the game was released on December 5, 2013, the same date as Arkham Origins for home consoles, exclusively for the PlayStation Vita. A deluxe edition of the game was announced and released for Windows, the Wii U eShop, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade on April 1, 2014, in North America and April 2, 2014, in Europe. It features new maps, enemy encounters, difficulty levels, batsuits, and enhanced visuals compared to the original.

Origins Blackgate received mixed reviews; it was praised for successfully transitioning the Arkham games to handheld consoles, but was criticized for its setting, navigation system, controls, inconsistent difficulty, and fixed 2.5D camera. A non-canon animated sequel, Batman: Assault on Arkham, was released in July 2014, while a direct video game continuation, Batman: Arkham Shadow, was released in October 2024 for the Meta Quest 3.

Official trailer

Cell Block Gameplay Video. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Industrial Gameplay Video (Official), IGDBcom. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

Developer

Armature Studio

Publisher

WB Games, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Series

Batman: Arkham

Engine

Bluepoint Engine

Platforms

PlayStation Vita

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

PEGI

16

ESRB

T

Release dates

Trophies

Trophies31

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

6

Silver

7

Bronze

17

Total

31

Points

1305

• The Dark Knight Unlock All Other Trophies Platinum 10.9% of players
• The Collector Find all detective cases and have all pickups and upgrades Gold 10.95% of players
• Last Laugh Defeat Joker Bronze 14.7% of players
• Cobblepot's Plot Was All For Naught Defeat Penguin Bronze 14.86% of players
• Face Off Defeat Black Mask Bronze 14.75% of players
• Cage Match Defeat Bronze Tiger Bronze 17.43% of players
• Born on a Monday Defeat Solomon Grundy Bronze 16.86% of players
• The Man Who Sometimes Misses Defeat Deadshot Bronze 16.39% of players
• Domestic Disturbance Catch Catwoman in Gotham City Bronze 21.18% of players
• Cat Scratch Fever Defeat Catwoman Gold 13.61% of players
• Bad Case of the Mondays Defeat Grundy using the Shock Batarang and water Gold 12.95% of players
• CSI: Blackgate Complete your first detective case Bronze 15.38% of players
• Party Pooper Defuse all Joker presents Silver 12% of players
• Flew the Coop Rescue all Penguin hostages Silver 12.01% of players
• Circuit Breaker Disarm all Black Mask junction boxes Silver 11.9% of players
• Now You're Getting It Get a 12 hit combo Bronze 19.53% of players
• In the Flow Get a 25 hit combo Bronze 16.14% of players
• Unnecessary Roughness Get a 50 hit combo Silver 13.23% of players
• LEAGUE OF SHADOWS Get a 100 hit combo Silver 12.21% of players
• Fresh Beats Beatdown 10 thugs Bronze 16.39% of players
• He's Sleeping Perform 20 stealth takedowns Bronze 16.13% of players
• Breathless Die from inhaling gas Bronze 16.36% of players
• Grave Digger Unlock the Zombie Suit Gold 12.6% of players
• World's Greatest Detective Complete all detective cases Gold 11.73% of players
• Oral Hygiene Find and destroy all Joker teeth Silver 15.37% of players
• Bird on a Wire Find and destroy all Penguin bird cages Silver 13.51% of players
• Unmasked Find and destroy all of Black Mask's masks Bronze 12.94% of players
• World's Snazziest Dresser Obtain all Batsuits attainable through gameplay Gold 10.95% of players
• Armored Edition Find all armor upgrades Bronze 12.88% of players
• 2112 Find all RUSH upgrades Bronze 13.8% of players
• Talk to the Hand Find all gauntlet upgrades Bronze 13.43% of players

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 1.2 GB

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Credits

Publisher

WB Games, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Developer

Armature Studio

Released

2013-10-25

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US

Time to beat

about 7.4 hours