Back in the early 2010s, Batman was all the rage. Actually, what am I saying? Batman is still all the rage, but at the time, it was a particularly popular title.In the world of video games, Rocksteady’s Arkham As Christopher Nolan’s critically acclaimed Batman film trilogy starring Christian Bale is about to be released, the series is taking off. Meanwhile, Monolith Productions, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Games, was developing its own Batman game set in the Nolan universe, which never quite got off the ground and was eventually remade into the effort Room’s breakout hit game, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.
Now, a ton of the game’s gameplay and assets have been revealed. Twitter user SpideyRanger noted that they found the videos on the Internet Archive, and replies to them were attributed to a user named Back2Life who found and posted the videos. It’s unclear how they got it, but there’s still a lot to be done.
leaked Apollo program Footage shows Batman jumping from a building and sliding onto an elevated train track above the crime taking place. Before he jumps, some UI pops up, leading players to an early version of the game’s menu, which shows missions that can be tracked and a loading screen divided into four sections: Combat, Stealth, Gadgets, and Vehicles. Players click through to the stealth section, where they may be able to purchase or unlock abilities such as new knockdown positions, silent glide attacks, and more.
A map of the area can also be seen in the leaked video, showing Bat-symbol icons that could be indicative of active crimes or missions Batman may be pursuing. As he slides down to deal with an “environmental crime,” police chatter can be heard, but the gameplay fades away and transitions to the aftermath of the fight before we see the fight. This is early footage, so you can’t really blame them for not having everything in the game.
Another clip shows what could be a follow-up version of the same menu, now with a sleeker interface and some stealth gameplay.In it, Batman hugs a wall and deploys Apollo programversion of Detective Vision (a distinguishing feature Arkham game) to scan nearby things. He then threw a smoke bomb into the next room, stunning some thugs, and used Detective Vision to find them in the smoke and take them out. Not surprisingly, this also looks very similar to Rocksteady’s game.
Although this leaked gameplay footage is brand new, it’s not the first time we’ve heard about the canceled game.A previous survey Liam Robertson of did you know game Countless details were discovered a few years ago Apollo program, for example the game was in development for about 18 months before it was eventually canceled, and it was an open-world game.The most important tidbit, however, is that this canceled Batman game was also Shadow of MordorThe famous Nemesis system, which randomly generates unique Gotham City thugs who will take on Batman and emerge stronger than the last time you fought.
According to Robertson’s investigation, the game was ultimately canceled because it never had the support of Christopher Nolan. WB Games made it clear to Monolith that the game could not continue development without his consent, as the game was inspired by and set in the universe of his film trilogy. Monolith had problems connecting with Nolan, who was busy but also believed to simply not have enough focus to pay attention to, which ultimately led to the game’s demise. Monolith eventually changed direction and turned to Lord of the Rings property. The rest, as they say, is history.
Since then, Monolith has made sequel arrive Shadow of Mordor, There is their Nemesis system patented Developed by WB Games and currently in development Want to know Miss game.