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STORY MODE Batman: Arkham Origins is latest entry in the Batman Arkham series, but it is not a story concerning the origins of Batman, as one might suspect. The narrative actually takes place after Bruce Wayne’s return from a long absence. After Batman has spent two years of fighting crime in his role as a vigilante, the Gotham City Police Department treats him as a criminal. He simply wants to clean up the streets of his city and believes he alone must get it done. Thus far, Batman has been a serious threat to the plans for many criminals of Gotham City. So, for one night only, a bounty of $50,000,000 has been placed on Batman’s head. Black Mask’s Kill the Bat Christmas Eve Challenge has brought out eight of the deadliest assassins—each one gunning for the the masked vigilante of Gotham City. The biggest storm of the winter has blighted the city, and many criminals have hit the streets for what they think is an easy take. It is now up to Batman to get to Black Mask, stop the crime spree, and avoid the constant attacks of criminals who are seeking to claim the bounty on his head. This section of the guide focuses only on the main objectives of the Story Mode. New Most Wanted side missions or Casefiles are briefly discussed, but for full details, please refer to their respective chapters. This walkthrough is based on the Normal difficulty of the game. The enemies you face on Hard difficulty, New Game Plus, and I am the Night mode are tougher and may consist of different combinations of foes. LOCATE BLACK MASK AT BLACKGATE PRISON Bruce Wayne enters the Batcave while a news report plays on the monitor. After switching channels, it is revealed that this is the day that one of Gotham City’s most heinous criminals, Julian Gregory Day, is being executed. At that moment, a police report informs you that Black Mask is holding Commissioner Loeb captive at Blackgate Prison. Alfred implores Bruce to remember that it is Christmas Eve and that he should take the night off, but Bruce’s decision is already made. Batman must seek out Black Mask. 28 ©2013 DK/BradyGAMES®, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC Comics. (s13) >>LOCATE BLACK MASK LOCATION: Blackgate Prison 1 14 13 12 11 B LOCATE 2 3 10 L ACK MASK AT B AT ACK MASK 8 6 4 9 7 5 L ACKGATE PRISON ACKGATE 1 START 6 Prisoner Processing 11 Execution Chamber 2 Stairs to Lower Level 7 Elevator to Lower Level 12 Security Corridor 3 Cell Block A 8 Death Row 13 Boss Fight 4 Holding Cells 9 Execution Chamber Access 14 Watch Tower 5 Nexus 10 Medical Ward Follow the trail of debris under the Blackgate West Wing sign on the left. Hold the Crouch button to duck underneath. Run down the steps, then move through the crumpled-up bars. Follow the hall to the right and duck under the busted pipe. There, you observe Warden Joseph being attacked. At this point, the villain turns around and attacks Batman. Press the Counter button to grab the weapon and throw the thug to the ground. RUN Hold the Run button to make Batman move faster. You have infinite stamina to work with, so unless you are trying to sneak up on a potential foe, you can opt to use this control option to run everywhere. STORY MODE 29 ©2013 DK/BradyGAMES®, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC Comics. (s13) TRACK DOWN COMMISSIONER LOEB COUNTERS COMBAT ENCOUNTER Whenever you see the lightning bolt markings appear over an attacker’s THREAT: Very Low 4 Enemies head, press the Counter button for Go through the gate Batman to block the blow and perform at the end of the hall an attack. This move is vital for to enter Cellblock A. building up big combos. Get used to Feel free to make a anticipating enemy strikes and learn lap around the cage which foes you can counter. There are ahead to spook some three different colors of markings that of the locked-up can show up above an adversary. Blue criminals, then run bolts mean that you can counter with a down the central press of the button. Yellow signifies that stairs to reach the your foe is striking with a knife. Move lower level. Proceed away, and press the button whenever through the door the enemy lunges with a weapon. Red to find two of Black Mask’s thugs, along with two more prisoners. Use strikes and counters to marks mean that the enemy attack build up a nice combo while taking out the three foes. Approach the remaining cowering Black cannot be countered. For this attack, Mask thug, and press the Counter button to interrogate him. You learn that Black Mask is evade out of the way, or redirect the heading to the execution chamber with Loeb. thug by flipping over his head. SCORE AND RATING After you clear a Combat or Predator room of enemies, you receive a letter grade from D up to S, which is based on the difficulty of the enemies and how well you did. First, you are given a set amount of XP for each foe defeated, and a threat level is determined. At this point, the warden moves to pick up Then, based on how well you performed, you a pipe lying on the ground and swings it. earn a set percentage of bonus XP. Therefore, if you get a perfect rating, or S, you earn Again, counter the attack. At this point twice as much experience. Batman presses for information about Black Mask’s location, but all the warden can offer up is a directive to find Commissioner Loeb or GAIN ACCESS TO THE EXECUTION CHAMBER one of his men. COMBAT ENCOUNTER THREAT: Very Low 3 Enemies Go through the south gate to access the Block A Holding Cells. Inside, you find a drone, but as you turn the corner to the right, it rises into the air—crashing through a skylight above. As you follow it into the next area, three prisoners are released from their cells. Eliminate them with some well-timed counters, along with strikes and finishing moves. Once you’ve defeated them, grapple up to a small opening to the west. 30 ©2013 DK/BradyGAMES®, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC Comics. (s13) Grapple up to the ledge, where Killer Croc GRAPPLE POINT recently stood, and move into the prisoner processing area. Use Detective Vision to spot When you see a circular icon with three a control switch on the far wall. You may also green lines paired with a button icon, you can notice that four unarmed hostiles wait on the use your Grapnel Gun to rapidly ascend to other side of the wall, and they’re holding the rooftop or vantage point by pressing the hostages. Press Down to select your Batarang, Grapple button. If you see a circle around a then aim it at the switch. Fire the device to green arrow, it means there is a Grapple Point slightly raise the nearby gate. in the direction that it faces. Not only is this a great way to get around Gotham City, but it is also useful for escaping a tough battle. COMBAT ENCOUNTER THREAT: Very Low 1 Armored Enemy Crawl straight ahead and drop back down to the floor. Approach the next gate as it opens up to reveal the prison’s nexus. Step into the middle of the room to spot Killer Croc ahead as he finishes off a prison guard, just before he escapes through the far door. An armored Black Mask thug notices your presence and approaches your location. You can counter his attack, but this won’t be able to take him out because he is wearing armor. Therefore, you must use a Cape B LOCATE Stun before finishing him off with a series of body strikes. DETECTIVE VISION L ACK MASK AT B AT ACK MASK Tap the Detective Vision button to enter a special mode that highlights a variety of important targets. You can also read information about items that you can interact with, such as weak flooring/ walls, enemies, Enigma’s DataPacks, L and more. Thugs with guns are PRISON ACKGATE shown in red, while unarmed foes are depicted in blue. ARMORED ENEMY Use a Cape Stun against an enemy with body armor to open BATARANG the opponent up to a body attack. Immediately follow up the Cape The Batarang is useful for triggering Stun with body blows by rapidly unreachable switches, but it is also pressing the Strike button. great in combat. Tap the Aim Gadget Keep attacking until you knock button to quick-fire a Batarang in the out the target. Be careful when direction Batman is facing. This is you perform this move, because great for keeping a combo going when Batman is vulnerable to attacks from other foes. Counter the adversary, and continue additional foes are not within reach. with your body blows. You may need to stun your foe again before pummeling him This technique also boosts your score into submission. by adding some variety to your fights. STORY MODE 31 ©2013 DK/BradyGAMES®, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC Comics. (s13) COMBAT ENCOUNTER EXPLOSIVE GEL THREAT: Very Low 4 Enemies Explosive Gel allows you to bust Run toward the door, and press the Crouch button to slide underneath.