Batman Arkham Shadow has been given an update to stabilise and tweak some of the game’s wobbles while also adding in a new character viewer and four Challenge maps
Batman Arkham Shadow has had an 1.2 update to make one of the best VR games this year even better.
The Dark Knight opus is an action-adventure video game set in the brilliant Arkhamverse for the Meta Quest headsets, a narrative sequel to the hit Arkham Origins for PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013.
You play Bats in first-person for the first time in the series, flying your way around Gotham and beating up baddies as you battle to stop the Rat King from bumping off public office officials such as District Attorney Harvey Dent.
While generally welcomed as a great game on its October release, some critics moaned about the instability of Arkham Shadow on the virtual reality headsets.
The new update, which is now live, fixes some of these niggles and also adds in a load more content.
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After fan feedback, the makers at developer Camouflaj have now installed a new character viewer, which allows you to fully explore the character modelling for all the key folk in the game in 3D.
There are also four new Challenge maps to enjoy; The Disorderlies and Rumble on Deck for Predator mode, and Stowaway Brawl and Arkham’s Finest for Battle mode.
These modes are all about the best part of Arkham Shadow, the fighting, and you’ll find yourself nipping around small-scale sandboxes, taking out baddies by stealth and face-on fury and generally getting one big workout with your fist-flinging acrobatics.
Note to all: Please give yourself plenty of space in the living room when punching out as Batman, as you’ll end up smashing a real-life mirror otherwise.
Another major new feature is localised language versions for the game in French, German, Italian, European Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Japanese, and Korean.
This opens up the title to millions of players in their native languages for the first time away from English.
They’ve also added in various new sound FX and haptic feedback improvements to the game and improved weather effects and skyline views across Gotham to boost immersion.
A spokesman for the game said: “Much of the team’s work is thanks to the helpful feedback provided by players.”
The update is hefty at 8.9GB of data for your Meta Quest 3 or 3S, so give yourself plenty of time for downloading before you give this Game Awards ‘Best VR Game’ winner a go.
You can buy it now on the Meta store in your headset.
