Freeze, Arleen Sorkin’s Harley Quinn and Tara Strong’s Batgirl. Why It’s Here: The first 3D game based on Batman: The Animated Series was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and featured an original story performed by the excellent voice cast from the show - including Kevin Conroy’s Batman, Mark Hamill’s Joker, Michael Ansara’s Mr. Consequently the back-and-forth gameplay soon loses its spark and the whole thing becomes boring. Why It’s Not Higher: Sadly unlike Arkham Asylum Blackgate is incredibly dull to explore with every area looking the same, all black and drab and lifeless. It’s certainly an interesting adventure and the gameplay actually has been translated well from 3D to 2D - plus it has all the Origins voice actors, including Troy Baker’s excellent Mark Hamill Joker impression. On paper it’s superb – the Arkham gameplay translated to 2D in the form of a proper Metroidvania by a team made of veterans from the excellent Metroid Prime series, set in the other Gotham prison - that also had been taken over by villains such as the Joker, Penguin and Black Mask. Originally a handheld-only tie-in for Arkham Origins, Blackgate was given an improved PC and console port. Why It’s Here: Please welcome the first Arkham game on this list. Release: 2013 (handhelds) / 2014 (PC & consoles) Developer/Publisher: Armature Studios/Warner Bros Interactive
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