Graphics on everyone else but Batman are less than great.

Faithfully captures classic Batman gloominess.

The music is dour and high-quality, as one would hope from a Batman game. On the other hand, the voice acting is much better than in the Amazing Spider-Man Batman is appropriately throaty, Alfred is nice and generically British - even Bane with some of his cheesier monologues is a nice representation of the voice in the movie. Despite that, The Dark Knight Rises still takes up 1.81 GB, so make sure you have enough storage on your device and time to download and install. Selina Kyle's out-of-costume model had a perfectly flat face, and the main villain, Bane, lacks the details to sufficiently counterpoint Batman. Much like The Amazing Spider-Man, the protaganist's visuals are all incredibly well done at the expensive of many others. The menu system and UI has a high degree of polish with lots of smooth transition animations. Sometimes it feels like the game goes overboard with the slow-mo effects, especially considering most of the time you're just tapping attack repeatedly and occasionally the counter button, but there's hardly anything wrong with theatrics for a title based on a movie. Combat motions move seamlessly from one attack to the next, and amply display Batman's agility and power. The animation in Dark Knight Rises is particularly great.

There are 6 chapters containing a total of 20 missions, and even once you've wrapped up the campaign, there's a bunch of collectible hidden items throughout Gotham that can be acquired in free roam mode. I won't go too far into the storyline (especially since I haven't seen the movie yet), but it seems like there are at least few spoilers in the game - you've been warned. If in-app purchases allow a developer to release a game for free, super, but it really grates when devs try to double-dip.

I already paid for the game, don't nickel and dime me to death.

IAPs really don't need to be in $6.99 games, even if they amount to little more than progress acceleration. There's a ton of customizability on this front that can be fast-tracked with in-app purchases. You also earn credits throughout gameplay that are used on smaller upgrades and consumables. Progression is standard fare as well - beat up bad guys, complete primary and secondary missions, earn experience points, level up, unlock new gear, and improve equipment with upgrade points.

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