If you enjoy single player open-world games at all, you’ve probably played through the Batman: Arkham games.
While the Arkham series wasn’t the first to maximize the specific brand of fast-paced combat, it set the trend. And it paved the way for games like Shadow of Mordor and the newer Spider-man (one of many amazing Spider-Man games).
Batman: Arkham City is the second game in the series, and is without a doubt a worthy sequel to Arkham Asylum. Everything is bigger, with more locations to explore and enemies to fight. And yet… it still feels like we want more.
So whether you’re picking up this game for a first try or jumping back into Arkham after a while, this list is sure to tickle your fancy. Plenty of mods, really all the best ones you could install, basically at your fingertips.
This next mod doesn’t really make any visual improvements. Rather it adds a new graphics option that wasn’t previously available in the game.
While the Dark Knight isn’t known for roaming the streets (or rooftops) during the day, this mod lets you do exactly that.
Take a glimpse over the city of Gotham in a completely new light (quite literally) with the Daylight mod by thebatmanhimself. Hell of a username…
While it’s not as dark as it used to be, Gotham still maintains that overall gloomy vibe, even with the mod installed. Just the right balance.
Most of the community focuses on creating skins for some of the characters in the game. Which is great, since there have been so many different iterations of Batman over the years.
Modding makes it possible to try out the different batsuits in the game, and lucky for you, I’ve already picked out the best ones.
Let’s start off with a simple one here – the Black Cape and Cowl mod from FastN1CK.
Suits are often the first thing fans notice in a superhero game, and many seemed to dislike the dark blue cape and cowl in this particular version.
The mod brings back the original colorway from Asylum, giving the batsuit a true black makeover.
This next one isn’t exactly a skin, but offers the chance to play the game as any of the different playable characters included in vanilla.
In case you haven’t played the game yet, consider this your warning that there are spoilers up ahead.
Skip down to the next mod if you want to avoid any plot points!
The mod simply unlocks the other characters you eventually play throughout the campaign, which means you’ll be able to free roam with either Catwoman, Robin, or Nightwing. All pretty much instantly!
This next one takes the suit from the undoubtedly better Batman film series: The Dark Knight.
The suit features a hardened Kevlar exterior separated into multiple pieces, which as explained in the films, was a decision made to improve Bruce’s mobility.
I’d say this seems to be one of the more popular suits from Batman films as well, as demand for this one was high even when other suits were released for Arkham: Knight.
Luckily, we won’t have to worry about that. You can download this mod unlimited times! God bless the Internet.
The list of Star Wars-related mods wouldn’t be complete without mention of the quintessential Star Wars villain.
Who else would I be talking about, other than Lord Vader himself?
Masterliamy’s mod gives us an interesting crossover, merging a hero with a villain with the Darth Vader-themed batsuit.
While you still play as Batman, you’ll notice that the suit includes details from Vader’s – including the main chest computer designed to keep him alive.
Batman’s eyes have been replaced with red dots as well, giving him a much more sinister look overall.
Heroes aren’t the only ones getting makeovers, as there are skins out there for some of our favorite villains as well.
Penguin has taken on many different forms in many different movies. From Danny Devito’s dark troubled portrayal in Batman Returns, to the more sophisticated look he takes on in Arkham City vanilla.
This mod looks to combine the original base game’s version of The Penguin with that of the recent TV series Gotham, swapping out the black coat with the purple one seen in the show.
As with Luke’s rival in Star Wars, we can’t forget about Batman’s archnemesis as well.
Fans are particularly critical of how the Joker is portrayed in media, as the character has come a long way from the earlier depictions as well.
Heath Ledger’s Joker seems to have set the bar pretty high. But fans were generally pleased with the more recent Joaquin Phoenix take on the iconic villain.
If you enjoyed the more humanized version of DC’s most well-known villain, you’ll be happy to know that you can have that version in Arkham: City as well.
Earlier we transformed Robin into a dual-blade lightsaber wielding Star Wars antagonist, but we haven’t really offered a proper reskin for the boy wonder.
Well with this mod, you can get the Robin suit from The Dark Knight Rises to go along with that of Bale’s batsuit perfectly.
The mod features the all-black hooded suit as seen in the film.
