Torturous Hugo Strange Shows Up in Batman: Arkham City

[Tom Goldman]

Torturous Hugo Strange Shows Up in Batman: Arkham City

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The arch-villain shown in Batman: Arkham City's latest trailer could have the upper hand on the Dark Knight from the get-go.

If you thought Batman's annoyed face looked great in Batman: Arkham Asylum [http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Arkham-City-Playstation-3/dp/B002I0F5M8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292169100&sr=8-1] sequel look amazing, but the trailer also reveals a villain that is likely Batman's primary nemesis in the game.

The person the soldier was talking to in the teaser has turned out to be Hugo Strange, known in the Batman comics as an evil psychologist that figures out Bruce Wayne is under the mask and uses this information to toy with him. The team of mercenaries shown was apparently working for Strange.

Strange is seen torturing the captain of what is likely a Tyger mercenary squad, the group that keeps order in the walled-off city prison of Arkham City. The captain's attempt to take down Batman didn't work, but it was all just a part of Strange's plan due to an apparent obsession with the caped crusader. Still, he electrocutes and injects the captain to death to get as much information about Batman out of him as he can. Note to self: Do not become a henchman in the Batman universe.

Strange is using all of the weapons at his disposal, like Tyger, to test Batman and push him to the edge for a currently unknown endgame. After all, the trailer also reveals that Arkham City's Hugo Strange knows that Batman is Bruce Wayne just like in the comic books (and possibly [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/105427-Rumor-Inception-Co-Star-is-Hugo-Strange-in-Dark-Knight-Rises] Chris Nolan's upcoming Dark Knight Rises).

This is yet another VGA trailer that has lack-of-gameplay syndrome this year, but Batman is seen taking enemies out in CGI just as he did in Arkham Asylum, so I wouldn't expect anything less than the quality of the previous title. If Rocksteady has put this much effort into these drop-dead gorgeous cutscenes, it must have a pretty big budget for gameplay as well. Arkham City is expected in 2011.

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[Daystar Clarion]

Ah hell yes, this game is gonna rock. Wondering how Strange knowing Batman's identity will play out in the game.

 

[capacollo]

That CGI was sweet. The story seems very good buy yah I'm disappointed with no gameplay footage

 

[Armored Prayer]

Good lord the cutscenes are beautiful. It felt like they were using actual actors.

 

[Distorted Stu]

This looks rather yum. Cant wait

 

[For.I.Am.Mad]

Can't wait, can't wait, Batman AA was the first game I ever got 100% achievements. This is how you hype a game, make every little reveal an event.

 

[Fuselage]

Well I have been waiting for this game and it has finally shown it will be AWESOME.

 

[Vault Citizen]

is that Christopher Lee voicing Hugo Strange or am I imagineing it?

 

[Truly-A-Lie]

Still no gameplay. The screens look great but I really want to see it in motion and cool CGI Batman beating people up just makes me want to see in-game Batman even more. It's a good trailer, but I can't say I'm not disappointed.

 

[Tom Phoenix]

Good lord the cutscenes are beautiful. It felt like they were using actual actors.

Indeed. It's actually rather terrifying to think that we have reached the point where CGI is capable of skipping the Uncanny Valley and producing such life-like images that they are difficult to distinguish from live-action footage.

I bet Square Enix is kicking itself for not realising that Spirits Within was made almost a decade too early.

 

[Tom Phoenix]

Double posting to avoid post bug.

 

[rayen020]

I've always wondered "what is the mortality rate of henchmen in the batman universe?" with what 50 different major supervillians and about half of them with henchmen and the mob and street gangs, and most of them getting wrecked by batman and co. or wrecking eachother, even if the mortality rate is like 30% thats like hundred people a day. And i figure the rate is like 80%. Joker kills what? 20 of his own henchmen in the dark knight? and he has about ten at the skyscraper battle? so thirty henchmen like 3 die at the skyscraper so 23 out of thirty? around 75%? and lets not even talk about scarecrow and the black hand in batman begins...

 

[The_ModeRazor]

And where is that clown guy? I thought he was important or something.
/trololololol

 

[manythings]

is that Christopher Lee voicing Hugo Strange or am I imagineing it?

If it isn't him then it is some guy who sounds exactly like him. Very fitting voice, though I don't like the look of strange it seems at odds with the voice.

Still no gameplay. The screens look great but I really want to see it in motion and cool CGI Batman beating people up just makes me want to see in-game Batman even more. It's a good trailer, but I can't say I'm not disappointed.

It's been less than 6 months since this was announced (pretty sure it's less anyway) so it is way too early to be putting out in-game footage. I'd say summer of next year before any non-story content reveals.

 

[MasterSplinter]

The person the soldier was talking to in the teaser has turned out to be Hugo Strange, known in the Batman comics as an evil psychologist that figures out Bruce Wayne is under the mask and uses this information to toy with him.

I'm no comic buff, but taking into account the use of injections and the lab coat that looks more like a Psychiatrist than a Psychologist.

(I just learned the difference a few months ago and i've been waiting for an opportunity to use it.)

 

[Jaebird]

Damnit all... I just creamed my work pants.

Seriously though, this was just awesome. Cannot wait for the game. And if the Collector's Edition comes with more cheap plastic, I'm gonna get it anyway.

 

[Jaebird]

The person the soldier was talking to in the teaser has turned out to be Hugo Strange, known in the Batman comics as an evil psychologist that figures out Bruce Wayne is under the mask and uses this information to toy with him.

I'm no comic buff, but taking into account the use of injections and the lab coat that looks more like a Psychiatrist than a Psychologist.

(I just learned the difference a few months ago and i've been waiting for an opportunity to use it.)

Strange is, or was, a psychologist, before going kookoo for Cocoa Puffs and Batman. I would tally up the use of syringes to his early "mad scientist" origins.

 

[TerribleAssassin]

is that Christopher Lee voicing Hugo Strange or am I imagineing it?

I got that vibe too.


Also this game looks immense, looks beautiful, can't wait for Q4 2011.