'Batman: Arkham Origins' Reveals Another Assassin; Free-to-Play Game Coming to iOS, Hands-on Available
The villains list for Batman: Arkham Origins just keeps on growing. Another one has been revealed at the New York Comic Con over the weekend.
Joining the likes of Copperhead, Death Stroke, Bane, Deadshot and Firefly is Electrocutioner. While the release date for "Batman: Arkham Origins" is less than two weeks away, more details are slated for reveal in the coming weeks leading to the launch.
For now, Coming Soon reports that the Electrocutioner will have the power of an electrified suit that can stun and kill his opponents. Another report from Batman-News.com revealed that the story line for Electrocutioner has him going after Batman's head for the $50 million reward offered by Black Mask.
Check out the trailer below, care of Batman-News, to see Electrocutioner in action. The trailer reveals, so far, the villains Batman will be facing. It's a one night face-off between Electrocutioner and the Bat in the ring.
Free-to-play Game Coming to iOS
In the fashion of "Injustice: Gods Among Us," the New York Comic Con also revealed that another DC brawler, this time focused on the Dark Knight, will be heading to iOS devices.
From the same developer, NetherRealm Studios, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment have announced that "Batman: Arkham Origins" will also have its own brawler on mobile devices.
It's highly likely that unlockables from the mobile version may complement the console game offered for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC. There are no release dates for the mobile game, but according to GameSpot, it will be a timed exclusive for the iOS before the Android version is released during the holidays.
Digital Trends got a closer look at the possible concepts and story lines that the mobile game will be going for. A brawler from a pretty well-known maker of brawler games, "Batman: Arkham Origins" is reported to have a more arcade feel than a story-driven one on the mobile version.
Four of the eight assassins will be mainstays in the mobile version, but it's not unlikely that NetherRealm Studios will follow the model that it has already developed for "Injustice: Gods Among Us," where you can either purchase or keep playing to unlock a number of characters.
Considering that it will be a pure fighting game, adding missions at the end or having bonus- or time-based unlockables are also a possibility.
Unlike "Injustice: Gods Among Us," "Batman: Arkham Origins'" mobile version may take on the "Mortal Kombat" style of one-on-one fights. It may be the perfect on-the-road companion game for its console counterpart.