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The game takes place 18 months after the events of ''Arkham Asylum''; Quincy Sharp is now Gotham's mayor, having won the election after taking credit for stopping Joker's assault on Arkham. Sharp has arranged for all of the former residents of Arkham Asylum, as well as the prisoners of Blackgate Penitentiary, to be moved to a walled-off and heavily-guarded area of Gotham City (located in the slums). Psychiatrist Professor Hugo Strange is brought on to oversee the city. In a complicated series of events, Bruce Wayne gets taken into the city, learning that Strange knows the identity of Batman and has a mysterious plan in motion. Escaping and suiting up, Batman dives into the gangs of Arkham City to rescue Catwoman and encounter many of his Rogues Gallery, who have carved out their own territories -- including [[The Joker]], who (true to form) has some wicked plans of his own...
Kevin Conroy and [[Mark Hamill]] return from the previous game to portray the roles of [[Batman]] and [[The Joker]]. Besides the characters mentioned above, Poison Ivy, Victor Zsasz, [[Harley Quinn]], and The Riddler return (Riddler in a much bigger role than he had in the previous game, and is given a physical appearance this time around); newcomers to the series include [[Robin]], Two-Face, [[Catwoman (
Rocksteady refined the original gameplay in such a way that it embodies a true sequel, rather than just being a comfortable rehashing of what was already done. The combat includes more options and integrated gadgets, there are more enemy types, detective mode involves more forensic deduction, the Riddler Challenges involve more varieties of puzzles, the battles are more expansive and the [[Wide Open Sandbox|environments are much larger]] -- but the story is still in a confined setting so that there is a focus to the game and doesn't require you to wander around aimlessly.
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** This isn't the first time {{spoiler|Harley Quinn [[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker|sings]] a variation of "Hush, little baby."}}
** Penguin has a Robotic Tyrannosaurus Rex in his trophy room too.
** Arkham City's church (or maybe it's the natural history museum, I forget) features some [[Arkham Asylum:
** The Krank Co. Toys building ( {{spoiler|Bane's hideout}}) is a reference to Cosmo Krank, A.K.A. the Toymaker, a [[Canon Foreigner]] villain from ''[[The Batman]]'' and the former C.E.O. of Krank Co. Toys. He became a villain [[Create Your Own Villain|because Bruce successfully petitioned the close of his company]] [[My Little Panzer|due to Krank's toys being too dangerous]].
** One of the newspapers that can be found throughout the city is about a "Criminal Couple" being killed, with the subhead reading "Boy Watches as Parents Die". This can refer to ''plenty'' of so-called "Anti-Batman" characters, most notably Prometheus (who had a easter egg in [[Arkham Asylum]]) or the Wraith.
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