Overall, the story is very well packaged and presents a sense of urgency no matter what mission you undertake. Randomly appearing taunts from the Riddler are incentive enough to switch on Batman's "Detective Mode" and go hunting for the "Riddler Trophies" The Riddler is back in a much more sinister avatar and has hidden riddles, puzzles and collectables all over Arkham City. There are many of these missions throughout the story and you can come back to the side quests even after completing all the main story missions. Two noteworthy side missions include tracing the sinister Zsasz to his hideout and the other, fighting alongside Bane and destroying the Titan Virus. There are a whole lot of villains who aren't a part of the main story but their subplots are so cleverly intertwined with the game flow that you will subconsciously drift into these side missions leaving the main quest at bay. Freeze, the Joker, Penguin and Two Face to name a few. Expect to encounter quite a few of them in the main story including Mr. Hugo Strange sets the mastermind plot but the story brings in all the antagonists from the Batman universe. As expected, things don't go according to plan and the caped crusader is on hand to save the day.
Without spoiling anything, Mayor Sharp has closed off one section of Gotham City quarantining it with prison. DC comics have released a comic book linking the events of both the games for the loyalist fans to read. The story of Batman Arkham City is a follow up to 2009's Arkham Asylum. Is it enough to keep the Dark Knight rising? The environment is five times larger and "open world" to traverse and virtually every Batman supervillain imaginable has been added to the mix. Two years later, Rocksteady Studios has added a plethora of content to this anticipated sequel. An obscure studio called Rocksteady brought us the caped crusader in a way we had never imagined before in Batman Arkham Asylum. In 2009, critics were blown away by a game that finally bucked the trend of bad superhero games.