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Gotham Knights (2022)

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Gotham Knights is an action role-playing game developed by WB Games Montréal and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Inspired by the Batman: Gotham Knights comic series based on the DC Comics character Batman and his supporting cast, the game focuses on the characters Nightwing, Batgirl, Robin, and Red Hood as they attempt to restore justice to Gotham City during a period of decline in the immediate aftermath of Batman's death. While investigating the events that led to their mentor's demise, the heroes become embroiled in an ancient conflict between two secret organizations fighting for control of Gotham: the Court of Owls and the League of Shadows.

Gameplay is presented from the third-person perspective with a primary focus on using each playable character's traversal and combat abilities to defeat enemies and explore the environment. Players can freely move around Gotham City, interacting with characters, undertaking missions, and gaining experience points and other resources to level up their characters and equipment. Outside of the story, players are able to complete side missions to unlock additional content and collectible items. A cooperative online multiplayer mode is also included, allowing two players to play through the single-player campaign together while progressing in their own game.

First announced at DC FanDome in August 2020, Gotham Knights was released on October 21, 2022, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Versions for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were also planned, but were ultimately cancelled. The game received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism for its general gameplay design and story, although its co-op mode and the characterization of the lead characters received praise.

Gotham Knights is an action role-playing game set in an open world Gotham City.The game features four playable characters: Nightwing, Batgirl, Robin, and Red Hood. Each character has their own unique playstyle and abilities,such as Robin being able to teleport via the Justice League's satellite.Players can level up their characters, but enemies will be automatically leveled up as well.They can also use vehicles such as the Batcycle to explore the city.During the daytime, players will occupy the Belfry, which acts as the team's base of operations and allows players to switch characters and prepare for the next mission by managing progression, and upon leaving the Belfry, the game will fast forward to the nighttime.

While the narrative campaign can be played solo, the game also features a two-player cooperative multiplayer mode, wherein the second player can drop in and out at any time without affecting the other one.A separate four-player cooperative mode named "Heroic Assault" will be introduced in November 2022. In this mode, players must battle enemies in an arena-like environment while completing various objectives.

The game is set in Gotham City after the deaths of Bruce Wayne / Batman (Michael Antonakos)and Police Commissioner James Gordon, which has resulted in a rise of crime and police corruption.Players assume the role of four of Batman's former protégés—Dick Grayson / Nightwing (Christopher Sean),Barbara Gordon / Batgirl (America Young), Tim Drake / Robin (Sloane Morgan Siegel)and Jason Todd / Red Hood (Stephen Oyoung)—as they attempt to continue his legacy by protecting Gotham upon receiving a pre-recorded message from Batman.[During the game, the Knights come into conflict with several supervillains, primarily the Court of Owls, a secret society dating back to colonial times that seeks to take over Gotham with their legion of assassins called Talons, and the League of Shadows, led by Talia al Ghul (Emily O'Brien) after the death of her father, Ra's al Ghul (Navid Negahban). The Knights also have altercations with Mr. Freeze (Donald Chang),[Harley Quinn (Kari Wahlgren),Clayface (Brian Keane),the Man-Bat Commandos, and the Penguin (Elias Toufexis).

Supporting characters include Bruce's former butler Alfred Pennyworth (Gildart Jackson), who provides technical assistance and moral support to the Knights; Police Captain Renee Montoya (Krizia Bajos),one of the few honest cops left in Gotham;Bruce's uncle and wealthy industrialist Jacob Kane (Tommie Earl Jenkins) and his wife Catherine Kane (Liz Burnette); former WayneTech employee-turned-CEO of Foxteca Lucius Fox (Peter Jay Fernandez); Noor Rashid (Zehra Fazal), Jada Thompkins (Keisha Castle-Hughes); Arturo Rodriguez (Mateo d'Amato); and Brandon Tsai (David Shih).

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