The Best Batman Games to Play Before Gotham Knights Releases

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Gotham Knights releases in less than a few weeks, and its marketing has been superb for the past few months. Myriad coverage has shared new looks at Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, and Red Hood as Gotham Knights’ four playable protagonists. Likewise, Gotham Knights recently revealed that Harley Quinn and Clayface will accompany Mr. Freeze as supervillain antagonists. Its multiple special editions have been detailed with pre-orders available, and Gotham Knights’ latest announcement revealed high-end PC features that players can enjoy.As Gotham Knights hastily approaches, it may be in some fans’ interest to take a nostalgic look back at its Batman game predecessors.

Gotham Knights is an original IP with distinct RPG features, but there are a few seminal Batman games that players should be introduced to or revisit in the meantime. Gotham Knights would likely not exist if it were not for the Batman games that came before it, particularly the Batman games that feature Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, and Red Hood as playable characters.

Gotham Knights Batman Family Trailer Explores the Main Characters’ Comic Book Inspirations

One cannot discuss the Bat Family’s importance in games without putting Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu on its proper pedestal. Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu is a co-op beat-’em-up adapted from The New Batman Adventures’ animated series, featuring Batman, Nightwing, Robin, and Batgirl as playable characters. Each character is playable from the beginning, meaning that players can choose the dynamic duos they want, or a lone character if in single-player. Batman and Nightwing are comparable as a larger pair while Robin and Batgirl are comparable as a smaller pair, which has an effect on attacks, animations, and frame data.

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